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The holiday drowning toll stands at one - after a person was swept out to sea on Auckland's West Coast yesterday afternoon

27 December 2025

The holiday drowning toll stands at one - after a person was swept out to sea on Auckland's West Coast yesterday afternoon

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The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day
	25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day... more

The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag
	24 Dec: The South Island's West Coast is set to be lashed by rain this Christmas....for the rest of the country it's a mixed bag... more

A Christmas miracle in Nelson - a cat stolen in a break-in at the SPCA ten months ago has been found
	24 Dec: A Christmas miracle in Nelson - a cat stolen in a break-in at the SPCA ten months ago has been found... more

Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior
	23 Dec: Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior... more

A stubborn pattern of drownings is continuing at Auckland's black-spot beaches
	22 Dec: A stubborn pattern of drownings is continuing at Auckland's black-spot beaches... more

The Police Commissioner will be working Lyn Fleming's Nelson New Years shift in her memory - one year after her death
	21 Dec: The Police Commissioner will be working Lyn Fleming's Nelson New Years shift in her memory - one year after her death... more

A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved
	17 Dec: A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved... more

An early Christmas present for West Coast Department of Conservation rangers
	8 Dec: An early Christmas present for West Coast Department of Conservation rangers... more

One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast
	7 Dec: One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News

04 Dec: Kiwis rugby league hard man Nelson Asofa-Solomona knows he's in for a tough time switching to boxing full-time +++++++++++

02 Dec: Kiwis and former Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is set to pursue his dream of becoming a champion heavyweight boxer ++++++++++

05 Dec: Australian boxing promoter George Rose is relieved Nelson Asofa-Solomona can finally be rewarded for belting opponents ++++++++++

04 Dec: Nelson Asofa-Solomona has confirmed the date for his first boxing bout since leaving the Melbourne Storm and quitting the NRL ++++++++++

07 Dec: One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast +++++++++

17 Dec: A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved +++++++++

25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day ++++++++

Upper South Island NewsLinks

30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)

29 Aug: Weekend weather: winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts (RadioNZ)

29 Aug: Weather: a windy, cold start to the weekend (RadioNZ)

28 Aug: Metservice warns of wet, windy weather for new zealand (NewstalkZB)

28 Jul: Atmospheric river to bring more heavy rain, strong winds to northland, auckland, upper south island (NZ Herald)

16 Jul: ‘we haven’t come to terms with it yet’: manager of country’s largest farm quits suddenly (Stuff.co.nz)

20 Jun: Forecast suggests best chance of seeing matariki stars on east coast (RadioNZ)

31 May: North and south korea are in an underground war - kim jong un might now be winning (BBCWorld)

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