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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases
     10 November 2025
    A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases
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    Rain has denied the Black Caps their first opportunity to wrap up their T20 international cricket series against the West Indies
    9 Nov 2025: Rain has denied the Black Caps their first opportunity to wrap up their T20 international cricket series against the West Indies... more
    New Zealand lead the five-match T20 cricket series against the West Indies 2-1 after a nine-run victory in Nelson
    9 Nov 2025: New Zealand lead the five-match T20 cricket series against the West Indies 2-1 after a nine-run victory in Nelson... more
    Severe thunderstorm watches are in place for the west coast of Northland and Auckland from 1pm today
    8 Nov 2025: Severe thunderstorm watches are in place for the west coast of Northland and Auckland from 1pm today... more
    The missing tramper found dead on the West Coast over the weekend, is understood to be a 27-year-old German
    4 Nov 2025: The missing tramper found dead on the West Coast over the weekend, is understood to be a 27-year-old German... more
    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

     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 +++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++
     25 Dec: The West Coast is in for a soaking this Christmas, with heavy rain expected all day +++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Central Stags are looking to get their Super Smash title defence back on track in Nelson this afternoon ++++++++++
     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 +++++++++

     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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     Today's News

    International:
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    Entertainment:
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    International:
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    Politics:
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    Politics:
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    Entertainment:
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    Environment:
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    Entertainment:
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