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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning
     27 August 2025
    Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning
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    Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died in Nelson, aged 39
    27 Aug: Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died in Nelson, aged 39... more
    An Air New Zealand flight between Auckland and Blenheim had to be diverted to New Plymouth, today because of an electrical issue on board
    24 Aug: An Air New Zealand flight between Auckland and Blenheim had to be diverted to New Plymouth, today because of an electrical issue on board... more
    Police have arrested three Greenpeace activists, after they occupied a Talley's bottom trawling vessel in Nelson this morning
    23 Aug: Police have arrested three Greenpeace activists, after they occupied a Talley's bottom trawling vessel in Nelson this morning... more
    A 22-year-old Nelson man's pleaded to guilty to 50 charges relating to possessing and sharing extremely graphic material
    20 Aug: A 22-year-old Nelson man's pleaded to guilty to 50 charges relating to possessing and sharing extremely graphic material... more
    Fire crews are working to put out a large building fire near Hokitika on the South Island's West Coast
    10 Aug: Fire crews are working to put out a large building fire near Hokitika on the South Island's West Coast... more
    Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson
    9 Aug: Former All Black Leicester Fainga'anuku's led Tasman to a 49-17 NPC trouncing of Manawatu in his return to Trafalgar Park in Nelson... more
    A dog team and searchers will be out in another area of interest, in hopes of finding Roy Arbon, who's missing on the West Coast
    4 Aug: A dog team and searchers will be out in another area of interest, in hopes of finding Roy Arbon, who's missing on the West Coast... more
    State Highway 8 in Alexandra has reopened after a two vehicle crash at about 7:40 this evening
    3 Aug: State Highway 8 in Alexandra has reopened after a two vehicle crash at about 7:40 this evening... more
    Searchers have put more than 750 hours into the hunt for Roy Arbon - missing on the West Coast
    31 Jul: Searchers have put more than 750 hours into the hunt for Roy Arbon - missing on the West Coast... more

     Most Popular Recent Upper South Island News
     04 Sep: More staff on the way for Nelson Hospital, but it will be months before they start ++++++++++++++++
     05 Sep: Frustration in Nelson, as the South Island's biggest sawmill closes down +++++++++++++++
     05 Sep: Residents have been allowed to return home in Nelson, after being evacuated due to the discovery of a suspicious item ++++++++++++
     04 Sep: Police have closed down a section of road in Nelson, after a suspicious item was found this afternoon ++++++++++++
     19 Sep: Another jolt to the Nelson community, reeling already from blows to their regional economy ++++++++++
     09 Sep: A new open ocean aquaculture farm's anticipated to bring in annual revenue of 350 million dollars when fully operational +++++++++
     24 Sep: 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 ++++++++

     Upper South Island NewsLinks
      30 Sep: Fast-moving front set to bring cold snap to south island and lower north (Stuff.co.nz)
      29 Aug: Weekend weather: winter to end with thunderstorms, 'significant' wind gusts (RadioNZ)
      29 Aug: Weather: a windy, cold start to the weekend (RadioNZ)
      28 Aug: Metservice warns of wet, windy weather for new zealand (NewstalkZB)
      28 Jul: Atmospheric river to bring more heavy rain, strong winds to northland, auckland, upper south island (NZ Herald)
      16 Jul: ‘we haven’t come to terms with it yet’: manager of country’s largest farm quits suddenly (Stuff.co.nz)
      20 Jun: Forecast suggests best chance of seeing matariki stars on east coast (RadioNZ)
      31 May: North and south korea are in an underground war - kim jong un might now be winning (BBCWorld)
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