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Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

28 December 2025

Crews are cleaning up an oil spill along a stretch of State Highway 73, between Christchurch and the West Coast

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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 Dec 2025: The holiday drowning toll stands at one - after a person was swept out to sea on Auckland's West Coast yesterday afternoon... more

The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day
	25 Dec 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: 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 2025: An early Christmas present for West Coast Department of Conservation rangers... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News

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 +++++++++++++++

03 Jan: The Central Stags are looking to get their Super Smash title defence back on track in Nelson this afternoon +++++++++++++++

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 +++++++++++

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 +++++++++

Upper South Island NewsLinks

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)

28 Jul: Mon, 28 Jul 2025: Atmospheric river to bring more heavy rain, strong winds to northland, auckland, upper south island (NZ Herald)

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