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Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

23 October 2025

Several thousand people have lost power across the upper half and west coast of the South Island

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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

A new service connecting Marlborough and Christchurch takes off today
	19 Oct 2025: A new service connecting Marlborough and Christchurch takes off today... more

Wet and wild weather's set to lash the South Island's West Coast today
	18 Oct 2025: Wet and wild weather's set to lash the South Island's West Coast today... more

The trial for a man accused of killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson on New Years Day, is being moved to Christchurch
	17 Oct 2025: The trial for a man accused of killing Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson on New Years Day, is being moved to Christchurch... more

Kiwis league coach Stacey Jones has applauded forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona's resilience after being named in the 17 to take on Samoa in Sunday's Pacific Championships match at Mt Smart
	15 Oct 2025: Kiwis league coach Stacey Jones has applauded forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona's resilience after being named in the 17 to take on Samoa in Sunday's Pacific Championships match at Mt Smart... more

State Highway 1 south of Ward in Marlborough has re-opened, after a person died in a crash just before 3 yesterday afternoon
	15 Oct 2025: State Highway 1 south of Ward in Marlborough has re-opened, after a person died in a crash just before 3 yesterday afternoon... more

Three people have been injured - one critically - in a three-vehicle crash about 3pm on State Highway 1, south of Picton, closing the road near Ward in both directions
	14 Oct 2025: Three people have been injured - one critically - in a three-vehicle crash about 3pm on State Highway 1, south of Picton, closing the road near Ward in both directions... more

Mixed emotions for Kiwi Nelson Asofa-Solomona as he parts ways with the Storm in league's NRL
	13 Oct 2025: Mixed emotions for Kiwi Nelson Asofa-Solomona as he parts ways with the Storm in league's NRL... more

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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 +++++++++++

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

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 ++++++++++

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 +++++++++

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

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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