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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    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
    Stacey Jones
    Stacey Jones
     15 October 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
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    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
    The Grey Emergency Operation Centre has been activated as floodwaters rapidly rise on the West Coast
    10 Oct 2025: The Grey Emergency Operation Centre has been activated as floodwaters rapidly rise on the West Coast... more
    Two people have been arrested in Marlborough today, as Police crackdown on meth in the region
    9 Oct 2025: Two people have been arrested in Marlborough today, as Police crackdown on meth in the region... more
    Fisheries New Zealand is stepping in with new bylaws to protect nine West Coast areas, exclusive to local Maori
    5 Oct 2025: Fisheries New Zealand is stepping in with new bylaws to protect nine West Coast areas, exclusive to local Maori... more
    Two people have been arrested at the Picton ferry terminal after one was found in possession of methamphetamine
    2 Oct 2025: Two people have been arrested at the Picton ferry terminal after one was found in possession of methamphetamine... more
    The Police watchdog's found a Motueka officer was justified to drive his patrol car into an armed man
    25 Sep 2025: The Police watchdog's found a Motueka officer was justified to drive his patrol car into an armed man... more
    The Department of Conservation is trialing paid car parking at three high-use sites - the West Coast's Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, Franz Josef Glacier and White Horse Hill in Aoraki Mount Cook
    24 Sep 2025: The Department of Conservation is trialing paid car parking at three high-use sites - the West Coast's Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, Franz Josef Glacier and White Horse Hill in Aoraki Mount Cook... 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 +++++++++++
     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 +++++++++
     24 Dec: A Christmas miracle in Nelson - a cat stolen in a break-in at the SPCA ten months ago has been found +++++++++

     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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