PPTA Paid Union Meeting - Students released at 11:05am
June 25, 2019
A Paid Union Meeting on Tuesday 25 June 2019 Tēnā kotou katoa I have received notification from the Secretary for Education and the PPTA General Secretary that Paid Union Meetings are...
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Henley Royal Regatta races beckon
June 24, 2019
Thomas Monaghan, left, Luke Watts, Hugh Pawson and Hamish Maxwell flew out today to compete at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames in early July. PHOTO / Patrick...
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Hillary Challenge Adventure Race
June 23, 2019
Hillary Challenge Adventure Race This year, we took a team of 9 up to Rotorua on Sunday 23 June to complete in Hillary Challenge Adventure Racing event. We knew the weekend would be very...
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Success at Artistic Roller Skating Competition
June 23, 2019
Congratulations to Aspen Fell (left) and Callista Booth-Richards on their recent success at the Upper Hutt Open Day, Artistic Roller Skating Competition, 22 and 23 June 2019. Aspen...
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Awards celebrate outstanding Kiwis
June 22, 2019
Kea World Class New Zealand awardsSupreme Award winner Peter Gordon! A chef, former All Whites captain, entrepreneurs, CEOs and a neuroscience researcher were among Kiwis lauded at Friday night's Kea...
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Councillor proud of decade-long water fight
June 22, 2019
Soraya Peke-Mason was the first Maori woman to be elected to Rangitikei District Council.PHOTO / Bevan Conley Rangitīkei District Council's first Māori woman councillor Soraya Peke-Mason is...
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Matariki celebrated at WHS
June 22, 2019
Chris Friedel and Maihi Brown tuck into some eel at the Whanganui High School Hangi. PHOTO / Bevan Conley A hāngī pit was dug, food was cooked and a meal was shared at Whanganui High School...
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New premises for Kip McGrath Education Centre
June 20, 2019
Owner, Caroline Burrows, former WHS teacher. The Whanganui Kip McGrath Education Centre is now based in purpose-built new premises at 28 Somerset Road, Springvale and everyone including...
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Special debut weekend
June 20, 2019
Special Olympics Whanganui basketballers tested their skills against a Whanganui High School girls team ahead of their first tournament in Palmerston North this weekend.Photo / Supplied...
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Two athletes flying Whanganui flag at World Roller Games
June 20, 2019
Whanganui athletes Dean Fitness, left, and Jimi Blinkhorne will fly the River City flag with the New Zealand Roller Hockey team at the World Roller Games in Spain next month.Photo / Supplied...
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Brown cements his K2 spot for World Champs
June 19, 2019
Whanganui paddler Max Brown (left), and Kiwi K2 teammate Kurtis Imrie have made the New Zealand team for the Canoe Sprint World Championships in Hungary in August.Photo / Supplied Whanganui's...
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Commission for local ATC cadet
June 19, 2019
Kalib Matthews (pictured) recently completed an eight-day New Zealand Cadet Forces Commissioning Course at the Royal New Zealand Air Force base at Ohakea. The course concluded with a passing...
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Debut show mimicks paintings
June 19, 2019
Lily Claypole's exhibition Mimesis is on at Fine Arts Whanganui.PHOTO / Paul Brooks Mimesis is Lily Claypole’s debut solo exhibition at Fine Arts Whanganui. The 2018 Young Artists...
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Experienced cast set for Dibley
June 19, 2019
Chris McKenzie on set at Amdram. PHOTO / Paul Brooks Chris McKenzie is directing Amdram's production of The Vicar of Dibley, which opens this week at Amdram Theatre. "It's going very...
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Fast-paced action on roller skates
June 19, 2019
West Coast Bombers, including former student Lily Claypole.PHOTO / Jacs Rush Whanganui Roller Derby League the West Coast Bombers will once again host their foremost roller derby event All-Day...
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