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Police have taken on an unusual rescue today - saving a stranded sheep from the mud flats in Nelson

25 November 2021

The alarm was raised after 5pm, with reports of a sheep trapped in a ditch on Whakatu Drive.

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Other Upper South Island News

11 Sep: A dolphin has been decapitated on a beach north of Kaikoura

09 Sep: A new open ocean aquaculture farm's anticipated to bring in annual revenue of 350 million dollars when fully operational

05 Sep: Frustration in Nelson, as the South Island's biggest sawmill closes down

05 Sep: Residents have been allowed to return home in Nelson, after being evacuated due to the discovery of a suspicious item

04 Sep: Police have closed down a section of road in Nelson, after a suspicious item was found this afternoon

04 Sep: More staff on the way for Nelson Hospital, but it will be months before they start

27 Aug: Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning

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