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Nominate a sporting great for Sports Hall of Fame

Published on 14 October 2025

Nominations open on Monday for the Whanganui Sports Hall of Fame. The Whanganui Sports Hall of Fame celebrates the contributions of local sportspeople who have represented New Zealand, as well as supporters and officials who, through their involvement in sport, have made a significant impact on our sporting heritage.

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Award for Whanganui Airport infrastructure project

Published on 26 November 2024

Whanganui Airport and Fulton Hogan have been recognised with the Small Airport Infrastructure award at the annual New Zealand Airports Awards held in Hamilton

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Nominate a sporting great!

Published on 23 October 2024

Nominations are now open for the Whanganui Sports Hall of Fame, with a new category added this year acknowledging the region’s dedicated sporting administrators

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Long service to Whanganui Civil Defence recognised

Published on 19 August 2022

More than 180 years’ collective service to civil defence in the Whanganui district was recognised by Emergency Management Minister, Kieran McAnulty, at a special awards ceremony held in the Cooks Gardens Events Centre this week

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Whanganui joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Published on 09 November 2021

Creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity and strength of artistic tradition have won Whanganui recognition as an internationally significant UNESCO City of Design

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Finalists of New Zealand’s most beautiful towns and cities announced

Published on 16 August 2021

Whanganui has been named as one of two finalists in the Most Beautiful Small City category for the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards this year

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National recognition for Whanganui War Memorial Centre

Published on 22 July 2021

Following Whanganui’s success in holding the Downer New Zealand Masters Games in February this year, the Whanganui War Memorial Centre has been named as a finalist in the Support – Best Venue 2021 category in the 2021 New Zealand Event Awards

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2020 Whanganui Community Awards call for nominations

Published on 25 November 2020

Nominations for the 2020 Whanganui Community Awards will now close on Thursday, 14 January 2021.

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Whanganui wins New Zealand’s most beautiful small city award

Published on 30 October 2020

For the second consecutive year, Whanganui has been crowned a winner in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards by taking out the Most Beautiful Small City title and Progress Castlecliff was chosen as the winner of the Community Group Award

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Whanganui a finalist again for Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards

Published on 17 August 2020

For the second year in a row, Whanganui has been selected as a finalist in both the Most Beautiful City and Best Street categories in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards – in addition, Progress Castlecliff has been selected as a finalist in the Community Group Award

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Nominate a sporting great for Sports Hall of Fame

Award for Whanganui Airport infrastructure project

Nominate a sporting great!

Long service to Whanganui Civil Defence recognised

Whanganui joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network

Finalists of New Zealand’s most beautiful towns and cities announced

National recognition for Whanganui War Memorial Centre

2020 Whanganui Community Awards call for nominations

Whanganui wins New Zealand’s most beautiful small city award

Whanganui a finalist again for Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards

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