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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    Health New Zealand says it has a robust contingency plan to deal with staff shortages at Nelson Hospital
     28 February 2025
    Health New Zealand says it has a robust contingency plan to deal with staff shortages at Nelson Hospital
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    Major concerns that ongoing staff shortages at Nelson Hospital are putting patients at risk
    28 Feb 2025: Major concerns that ongoing staff shortages at Nelson Hospital are putting patients at risk... more
    Issues with social media platform X are holding up the removal of name suppression for the man accused of murdering police officer Lyn Fleming
    28 Feb 2025: Issues with social media platform X are holding up the removal of name suppression for the man accused of murdering police officer Lyn Fleming... more
    Fresh information on a nearly three-decades-old West Coast cold case death
    26 Feb 2025: Fresh information on a nearly three-decades-old West Coast cold case death... more
    Nelson Airport's given notice to its city council, of a plan to extend the main runway
    25 Feb 2025: Nelson Airport's given notice to its city council, of a plan to extend the main runway... more
    Nelson's courthouse could be out of action for up to a year, after suddenly closing last week
    24 Feb 2025: Nelson's courthouse could be out of action for up to a year, after suddenly closing last week... more
    Earthquake risks have forced a sudden upheaval at Nelson's courthouse, which is now closed until at least June
    24 Feb 2025: Earthquake risks have forced a sudden upheaval at Nelson's courthouse, which is now closed until at least June... more
    House prices are continuing to fall, but some parts of the country keep bucking the trend
    19 Feb 2025: House prices are continuing to fall, but some parts of the country keep bucking the trend... more
    Three people with moderate injuries have been flown to Christchurch hospital after a two-vehicle crash near Kaikoura
    19 Feb 2025: Three people with moderate injuries have been flown to Christchurch hospital after a two-vehicle crash near Kaikoura... more
    Three animals have been stolen during a break-in at the Nelson SPCA
    18 Feb 2025: Three animals have been stolen during a break-in at the Nelson SPCA... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News
     28 Dec: Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast +++++++++++
     25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day +++++++++++
     17 Dec: A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved +++++++++
     23 Dec: Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior ++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     24 Dec: A Christmas miracle in Nelson - a cat stolen in a break-in at the SPCA ten months ago has been found ++++++++
     21 Dec: The Police Commissioner will be working Lyn Fleming's Nelson New Years shift in her memory - one year after her death ++++++++

     Upper South Island NewsLinks
      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)
      28 Jul: Mon, 28 Jul 2025: Atmospheric river to bring more heavy rain, strong winds to northland, auckland, upper south island (NZ Herald)
      16 Jul: Wed, 16 Jul 2025: ‘we haven’t come to terms with it yet’: manager of country’s largest farm quits suddenly (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Jun: Fri, 20 Jun 2025: Forecast suggests best chance of seeing matariki stars on east coast (RadioNZ)
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