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A Blenheim man who murdered his mother has been sentenced to life imprisonment

5 June 2025

A Blenheim man who murdered his mother has been sentenced to life imprisonment

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State Highway 1 has re-opened at Clarence, north of Kaikoura, after an early morning vehicle fire
	3 Jun: State Highway 1 has re-opened at Clarence, north of Kaikoura, after an early morning vehicle fire... more

A man's facing multiple charges -- including arson -- following a house fire in Nelson
	27 May: A man's facing multiple charges -- including arson -- following a house fire in Nelson... more

The Health Minister says Labour's approach to Nelson Hospital would've cost up to 1.8 billion dollars
	26 May: The Health Minister says Labour's approach to Nelson Hospital would've cost up to 1.8 billion dollars... more

Flooding chaos in Nelson, as heavy rain continues to fall
	26 May: Flooding chaos in Nelson, as heavy rain continues to fall... more

Flooding is causing some issues on the South Island's West Coast
	26 May: Flooding is causing some issues on the South Island's West Coast... more

A boost for Nelson Hospital is the Government's largest ever investment in the city
	23 May: A boost for Nelson Hospital is the Government's largest ever investment in the city... more

A house which has gone up in flames in Nelson, had no working smoke alarms
	22 May: A house which has gone up in flames in Nelson, had no working smoke alarms... more

Four people have been injured - two seriously - after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough's Seddon
	20 May: Four people have been injured - two seriously - after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough's Seddon... more

The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier
	17 May: The Nelson Giants have notched up a second win of the NZ NBL season - beating the Hawke's Bay Hawks 98-to-82 in Napier... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News

27 Nov: State Highway 1 between Kaikoura and Blenheim is likely to be closed for several hours after a fatal motorcycle crash ++++++++++++

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

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

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

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

22 Nov: The West Indies have lost three wickets but are scoring at a respectable rate in today's final one-day dead rubber at Seddon Park in Hamilton ++++++++

15 Nov: A Nelson court's found a woman not guilty by reason of insanity in a body-tampering case, after police found a dead man on his deck with what appeared to be a 'shrine' around his body +++++++

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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