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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    A water pipe has burst on Nelson's Washington Road - Police are assisting with traffic control
     30 March 2025
    A water pipe has burst on Nelson's Washington Road - Police are assisting with traffic control
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    There's no threat of a tsunami following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in waters below Southland - but residents can expect strong and unusual currents
    25 Mar 2025: There's no threat of a tsunami following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in waters below Southland - but residents can expect strong and unusual currents... more
    Much of the centre of the country has been shaken by a strong earthquake this morning
    21 Mar 2025: Much of the centre of the country has been shaken by a strong earthquake this morning... more
    A pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle north east of Picton
    15 Mar 2025: A pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle north east of Picton... more
    The White Ferns have claimed a 2-nil series win over Sri Lanka, after winning the third and final one-dayer in Nelson by 98 runs
    9 Mar 2025: The White Ferns have claimed a 2-nil series win over Sri Lanka, after winning the third and final one-dayer in Nelson by 98 runs... more
    21-year-old Georgia Plimmer has scored her first international century as the White Ferns head for a big total in the third and final one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Nelson
    9 Mar 2025: 21-year-old Georgia Plimmer has scored her first international century as the White Ferns head for a big total in the third and final one-dayer against Sri Lanka in Nelson... more
    White Ferns batter Maddy Green has applauded an all-round team performance in their 78-run win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI in Nelson
    8 Mar 2025: White Ferns batter Maddy Green has applauded an all-round team performance in their 78-run win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI in Nelson... more
    A fresh lead in a near three-decade long West Coast murder cold case
    6 Mar 2025: A fresh lead in a near three-decade long West Coast murder cold case... more
    Police are seeking the public's help following a serious crash in Nelson earlier this month
    28 Feb 2025: Police are seeking the public's help following a serious crash in Nelson earlier this month... more
    Health New Zealand says it has a robust contingency plan to deal with staff shortages at Nelson Hospital
    28 Feb 2025: Health New Zealand says it has a robust contingency plan to deal with staff shortages at Nelson Hospital... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News
     03 Jan: The Central Stags are looking to get their Super Smash title defence back on track in Nelson this afternoon +++++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Central Hinds have claimed a second win over the Canterbury Magicians in three days to move into third on the women's Super Smash ladder +++++++++++++++++++
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast ++++++++++++
     30 Dec: Officials are closely monitoring strong winds across the West Coast, upper South Island, and lower North Island, which have left thousands of people without power +++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     26 Jan: A man's appearing in court - after a kidnapping incident in Blenheim over the weekend +++++++

     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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