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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck the top of the South Island
     4 February 2026
    A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake has struck the top of the South Island
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    >> Environment News 

    The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson
    3 Feb: The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson... more
    A cyclist's died after colliding with a car on State Highway 1 near Marlborough's Grassmere this morning
    2 Feb: A cyclist's died after colliding with a car on State Highway 1 near Marlborough's Grassmere this morning... more
    Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks
    30 Jan: Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks... more
    The West Coast Regional Council is upping their game on flood protection - to ensure Westport can continue to insure their homes
    30 Jan: The West Coast Regional Council is upping their game on flood protection - to ensure Westport can continue to insure their homes... more
    A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney
    29 Jan: A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney... more
    A person's moderately injured after a ute drove off State Highway 6 and crashed - on Lower Buller Gorge Road
    27 Jan: A person's moderately injured after a ute drove off State Highway 6 and crashed - on Lower Buller Gorge Road... more
    Three people have been injured in a car crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough
    27 Jan: Three people have been injured in a car crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough... more
    A man's appearing in court - after a kidnapping incident in Blenheim over the weekend
    26 Jan: A man's appearing in court - after a kidnapping incident in Blenheim over the weekend... more
    Prince Harry takes the Daily Mail to the High Court, but some say the result will be a judgement on him
    25 Jan: This week, Prince Harry traded the sunny West Coast for London to give evidence in a "super claim" against the publishers of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, Associated Newspapers.... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News
     26 Jan: A man's appearing in court - after a kidnapping incident in Blenheim over the weekend +++++++++++
     16 Jan: Former Kiwis and Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is donning the gloves for the first of his nine contracted boxing matches tonight, against fellow former league player Jeremy Latimore ++++++++++
     10 Jan: MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island West Coast +++++++++
     25 Jan: Prince Harry takes the Daily Mail to the High Court, but some say the result will be a judgement on him ++++++++
     29 Jan: A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney ++++++++
     15 Jan: A 7-year-old has crashed a van on the West Coast after taking the vehicle for a spin ++++++++
     17 Jan: Nelson Asofa-Solomona has made an explosive professional boxing debut against ex-rugby league journeyman Jeremy Latimore +++++++

     Upper South Island NewsLinks
      24 Jan: Wellington cliff erosion leads to $2m project to protect a main sewer pipe (RadioNZ)
      15 Jan: Weather: severe thunderstorms, heavy rain warnings for north island, upper south (RadioNZ)
      15 Jan: Heavy rain and thunderstorms on the way, with metservice warning issued (Stuff.co.nz)
      31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: 'quite heavy in localised areas ': more rain on the way for new year's eve (RadioNZ)
      30 Sep: Tue, 30 Sep 2025: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
      29 Aug: Fri, 29 Aug 2025: Weekend weather: winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts (RadioNZ)
      29 Aug: Fri, 29 Aug 2025: Weather: a windy, cold start to the weekend (RadioNZ)
      28 Aug: Thu, 28 Aug 2025: Metservice warns of wet, windy weather for new zealand (NewstalkZB)
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