Whanganui War Memorial Centre

01/04/2026

Looking forward to hearing amazing music in the Concert Chamber next week. Have you got your ticket?

🎶 ✨TRIO OBSCURA ✨🎶
Tuesday 7 April 7.30pm
Concert Chamber - Whanganui War Memorial Centre, Watt Street

Chamber Music Whanganui Series Concert 1
Bede Hanley (oboe), Robert Ashworth (viola), Sarah Watkins (piano) join forces to present a dynamic and colourful, virtuosic, evocative and thought-provoking programme.

Tickets can be purchased from the Opera House Box Office
Or online https://RWOH.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/161214

22/03/2026

We are excited to have a legend at our centre tomorrow.
Kia ora Whanganui! 👋

Westpac New Zealand are excited to bring Sir John Kirwan (JK) to our community for a free talk on resilience and mental health. JK is a long time Westpac Ambassador who openly shares his own mental health journey to help others feel supported and informed.

This is a great chance to hear practical wellbeing tips from one of Aotearoa’s most respected voices. Don’t miss it!

🎟️ Register here for this free event here 👉

JK in Whanganui

16/03/2026

Some lush tunes coming our way in July…

Following the critically acclaimed release of ‘Asphodels’ in 2025, The Veils quickly return with a bold and invigorated new album titled ‘Fragile World’, out June 19 on V2 Records. To celebrate, The Veils alongside Banished Music announced a 10-date New Zealand tour including 6 band shows and 4 solo performances, including an intimate solo in the Concert Chamber at Whanganui War Memorial Centre.

“It feels right to start our Fragile World tour back home in dear Aotearoa. These are some of our favorite towns to play in on earth and we can’t think of a better way to dust off this moth-bitten black suit and hat and get the show on the road. Come along, be merry, and as always come up and say hi” says Finn Andrews.

Arriving just over a year after their last release, ‘Fragile World’ marks a striking shift in tone and energy for the band. Recorded live to tape in New Zealand by Paddy Hill, with production by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, The Chills, Folk Bitch Trio), ‘Fragile World’, captures The Veils in an urgent and instinctive mode.

With its immediacy, intensity, and emotional clarity, ‘Fragile World’ stands as one of The Veils’ most compelling releases to date. Tickets are on sale today:

https://moshtix.co.nz/v2/event/the-veils-solo-fragile-world-whanganui/192911

28/02/2026

We are proud to be supporting Glowing Up & Showing Up for Rare Disorders New Zealand.
Look out for a glowing War Memorial Centre! 🧡

“Did you know, 300,000 New Zealanders live with one or more of the over 7,000 known rare disorders? It can feel lonely and isolating living with a disorder not many people understand. That is why tonight we're glowing up and showing up for Kiwis living with rare disorders, to show them that they are valued, and we care”.

15/02/2026

We are looking forward to this event in our centre.
All the Ladies get ready!

Join us on 21st February 2026 at the Whanganui War Memorial Centre from 10am – 4pm for a fabulous day out celebrating women, community, and connection 💕

Enjoy a wonderful mix of guest speakers, inspiring exhibitors, shopping, treats, and plenty of laughs with friends. It’s the perfect excuse to gather the girls, take a break from the everyday, and enjoy something special right here in our own backyard.

This is a brand-new event for Whanganui, and we would love your support as we launch what we hope will become a much-loved annual day out. 💗

🎟 Don’t miss out - grab your tickets, invite your friends, and be part of something exciting for our community.

Come along, have fun, and help us make the very first 'Bournes -Ladies Day Out' one to remember! 🌸
https://www.trybooking.com/nz/17874
The Bournes - Renee and Michael Whanganui Real Estate

18/12/2025

28/06/2025

Chamber Music Whanganui is delighted to host the Melbourne-based Flinders Quartet on their NZ tour, bringing with them two of NZ's favourite musicians, violinist Wilma Smith and pianist Michael Houstoun.
Their programme begins with Beethoven’s Opus 95 String Quartet followed by a work from eminent Aboriginal composer/singer, Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, especially written for Flinders Quartet.
The major work on the programme will be Dvořák’s popular Piano Quintet and who better to play the brilliant piano part than Michael Houstoun. Join us on Friday July 4th at 7.30pm in the Concert Chamber of the Whanganui War Memorial Centre for this concert, which promises to be one of the season’s highlights.
Tickets for this concert are available in advance from the Box office of the Royal Whanganui Opera House, or at the door (cash only). Adults 40.00, Seniors 35.00, CMW Subscribers 25.00, Students 5.00.
Chamber Music Whanganui thanks Dalgleish Architects for their sponsorship of this concert.

24/06/2025

Get your tickets now!!
World # 1 Comedy Hypnosis Show!
Friday 27th June @ 7.30pm
Concert Chamber, War Memorial Hall.
Will you be hypnotised?
Tickets from Royal Whanganui Opera House Box Office
Monday to Friday 10am-1.30pm: 69 St Hill Street : Ph: 06 349 0511
https://RWOH.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/147978

14/06/2025

World #1 Comedy Hypnosis Show!
Friday 27th June @ 7.30pm, Concert Chamber, War Memorial Hall
Will you be hypnotised??
Tickets from Whanganui Opera House Box Office
Monday to Friday 10am-1.30pm : 69 St Hill Street : Ph 06 349 0511
Or online https://RWOH.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/147978

The Whanganui War Memorial Centre is a wonderful multi-purpose venue nestled in the very heart of Wanganui CBD.

11/06/2025

It isn't too late to get your tickets to come and listen to the wonderful music of John Chen.

Tickets from the Opera House Box Office
Monday to Friday 10am-1.30pm : 69 St Hill Street : Ph 06 349 0511
Or online https://RWOH.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/144686