Turakina Highland Games back for 157th year 22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read William Evans (left) and Fergus Dempsey compete at the Turakina Highland Games in 2020. Photo / Bevan Conley Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui [email protected] The Turakina Highland Games is all set to go next weekend, bringing music, sport, and dance to the area for the 157th time. Turakina Caledonian Society chief Durry Benton said the Covid-19 pandemic hadn't affected the planning of the event and entries for piping and drumming had remained similar to previous years. "We've actually had a group of 100 dancers enter, so that's an increase," Benton said.