Whanganui parents and whānau with primary-aged tamariki will soon have a new option for before and after school care.

This month’s newsletter includes:

Eight outstanding young Whanganui athletes have been awarded with grants to support them in their international sporting endeavours.

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

Every week, parents and supporters walk the sidelines of local sportsgrounds encouraging and cheering on their kids. But not all of what they are saying is positive, and it’s having a detrimental effect. Sporting organisations have long struggled with the issue of negative sideline behaviour, with surveys of schools and players showing the impact on those who play, referee and

New and aspiring sports coaches and committee members are invited to a new series of workshops for volunteers.

REPLAY is changing gears with new local businesses getting behind the initiative.

The spotlight is on youth this month with a range of activities and events planned for, and by, rangatahi. Pink Shirt Day on Friday 17 May encourages New Zealanders to help eliminate bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting kindness and inclusion. There are many ways to support this day, from having a ‘wear something pink’ day, promoting the day on

The Board of Sport Whanganui is delighted to announce the appointment of Tania King as its new Chief Executive.

This month:– New staff member– Upcoming events– Play Stations

We are very pleased to welcome Miriama to our team as Healthy Active Learning Advisor in the Ruapehu region.  Miriama is working with the Ruapehu HAL schools to help improve the wellbeing of their tamariki through healthy eating, drinking, and quality physical activity.  

After more than 30 years’ service with Sport Whanganui, Danny Jonas is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive in early-2024.

We are pleased to share our Annual Report for the 2022/2023 year!

Just under a year ago, we were proud to work alongside Whanganui Basketball Association to install two new hoops at Castlecliff Domain as part of Basketball New Zealand’s Hoops in Parks initiative.  Community kaitiaki embraced the new hoops and since their installation there has been a massive increase in rangatahi using the court to play basketball and be active.

Close to 3,000 tamariki and rangatahi from across the region tackled the 2023 Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui Tough Teen and Tough Kid challenge at Cooks Gardens.