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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    A Nelson court's found a woman not guilty by reason of insanity in a body-tampering case, after police found a dead man on his deck with what appeared to be a 'shrine' around his body
     15 November 2025
    A Nelson court's found a woman not guilty by reason of insanity in a body-tampering case, after police found a dead man on his deck with what appeared to be a 'shrine' around his body
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    A very large Sauvignon Blanc harvest is hurting Marlborough wine makers' pockets
    11 Nov 2025: A very large Sauvignon Blanc harvest is hurting Marlborough wine makers' pockets... more
    A brief moment to reflect for Black Caps leg spinner Ish Sodhi in between games three and four of their T20 series against the West Indies in Nelson
    10 Nov 2025: A brief moment to reflect for Black Caps leg spinner Ish Sodhi in between games three and four of their T20 series against the West Indies in Nelson... more
    A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases
    10 Nov 2025: A measles case has popped up in Nelson, with currently no known links to previous cases... more
    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

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

     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

    Politics:
    Prime Minister Chris Luxon says the weather events of the past 48 hours have been a profound tragedy 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Valentino has died at the age of 93 21:40

    Accident and Emergency:
    Two bodies have been found at a house on Papamoa's Welcome Bay Road - after a large landslide caused extensive damage early this morning 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Lily Allen is "happy to be alive" after a lorry ran her new Porsche "off the road" 21:10

    Auckland:
    What we know about the landslide at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand 21:07

    Environment:
    Young girl among missing campers at New Zealand's Mount Maunganui after landslide — as it happened 20:47

    Entertainment:
    Valerie Bertinelli claims she was "fired" as a spokesperson for a diet company because she gained weight 20:40

    Entertainment:
    Stellan Skarsgard has branded Donald Trump a "little man who got megalomania" 20:10

    Entertainment:
    Chris Pratt has admitted he won't keep the giant painting of his father-in-law Arnold Schwarzenegger on the wall all year round 19:40

    Entertainment:
    Drew Starkey has been appointed brand ambassador for Dior 19:10

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