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The missing tramper found dead on the West Coast over the weekend, is understood to be a 27-year-old German

4 November 2025

The missing tramper found dead on the West Coast over the weekend, is understood to be a 27-year-old German

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People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed
	4 Nov 2025: People in Kaikoura are being urged to look for nationally vulnerable Hutton's shearwater birds, which may have crash landed... more

Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors
	3 Nov 2025: Hopes care will speed up at Nelson Hospital's emergency department - as an extension opens its doors... more

A man's been sentenced to two months community detention and 12 months supervision - after assaulting a Nelson dairy owner over a pack of cigarettes
	26 Oct 2025: A man's been sentenced to two months community detention and 12 months supervision - after assaulting a Nelson dairy owner over a pack of cigarettes... more

A man will remain in custody after a standoff with Nelson police and allegedly threatening to blow up buildings
	24 Oct 2025: A man will remain in custody after a standoff with Nelson police and allegedly threatening to blow up buildings... more

A person's been arrested following a Police incident in Nelson
	23 Oct 2025: A person's been arrested following a Police incident in Nelson... more

Nelson Hospital's currently running on generator supply while the network power is being re-established
	23 Oct 2025: Nelson Hospital's currently running on generator supply while the network power is being re-established... more

Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island
	23 Oct 2025: Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island... more

Windy conditions look set to hang around, and pose a significant risk for fire affected areas
	22 Oct 2025: Windy conditions look set to hang around, and pose a significant risk for fire affected areas... more

State Highway 73 at Rocky Point, in the South Island's West Coast is reopen after a slip
	19 Oct 2025: State Highway 73 at Rocky Point, in the South Island's West Coast is reopen after a slip... more

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Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News

25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day ++++++++++

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

07 Dec: One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast +++++++++

17 Dec: A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved +++++++++

06 Dec: A four-vehicle crash is bringing weekend traffic to a halt in Auckland's central city - with one man believed to have been trapped +++++++++

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 ++++++++

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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