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Nelson Asofa-Solomona has confirmed the date for his first boxing bout since leaving the Melbourne Storm and quitting the NRL

4 December 2025

Nelson Asofa-Solomona has confirmed the date for his first boxing bout since leaving the Melbourne Storm and quitting the NRL

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Kiwis and former Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is set to pursue his dream of becoming a champion heavyweight boxer
	2 Dec 2025: Kiwis and former Melbourne Storm prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona is set to pursue his dream of becoming a champion heavyweight boxer... more

State Highway 1 between Kaikoura and Blenheim is likely to be closed for several hours after a fatal motorcycle crash
	27 Nov 2025: State Highway 1 between Kaikoura and Blenheim is likely to be closed for several hours after a fatal motorcycle crash... more

The West Indies have lost three wickets but are scoring at a respectable rate in today's final one-day dead rubber at Seddon Park in Hamilton
	22 Nov 2025: The West Indies have lost three wickets but are scoring at a respectable rate in today's final one-day dead rubber at Seddon Park in Hamilton... more

A fire has closed a rubbish transfer station in Blenheim
	20 Nov 2025: A fire has closed a rubbish transfer station in Blenheim... more

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 Nov 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... more

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

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

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

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 ++++++++++

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 +++++++++

26 Jan: A man's appearing in court - after a kidnapping incident in Blenheim over the weekend +++++++++

10 Jan: MetService has issued a severe weather warning for the South Island West Coast +++++++++

15 Jan: A 7-year-old has crashed a van on the West Coast after taking the vehicle for a spin +++++++

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24 Jan: Wellington cliff erosion leads to $2m project to protect a main sewer pipe (RadioNZ)

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)

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