Rangitīkei tamariki swapped the classroom for the outdoors as they put their navigation skills to the test at the Give It a Go Orienteering event at Tūtaenui Reserve in Marton.

Nominations now open for the 2026 Mitre 10 MEGA Whanganui Secondary School Sports Awards. 

Nominate a volunteer and tell us why they make a difference to win them a shout!

A wrap up of another fantastic year at Sport Whanganui! Thank you to all of our partners, funders, sponsors and volunteers – we appreciate you all.

Nominations are open from Monday 20 October until Friday 28 November. A judging panel will decide on the winners with two inductees formally recognised in a ceremony in March 2026.

A new partnership between Sport Whanganui and the For Our Kids Trust aims to boost adult volunteering. For Our Kids Trust aims to help all children and youth in the community reach their potential.

An initiative using sport and physical activity to improve student engagement is now calling for long-term support to ensure its sustainability.

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.

Sport Whanganui is saddened to announce the end of its Fit for Surgery programme.

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.