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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

13 Feb: There's now more options for Christchurch residents, keen to visit Nelson ++++++++++++++

22 Feb: A third person has died following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 near Marlborough's Redwood Pass +++++++++++++

16 Feb: Potential for cost-cutting in the 1.8 billion dollar Interislander replacement plan +++++++++++

11 Feb: The Office of the Auditor-General's cleared Health New Zealand of claims it misrepresented Nelson Hospital's waiting list numbers +++++++++

03 Feb: The Office of the Auditor General's quashed claims about Health New Zealand removing patients from waitlists in Nelson +++++++++

02 Feb: A cyclist's died after colliding with a car on State Highway 1 near Marlborough's Grassmere this morning +++++++++

18 Feb: A woman's on trial in Nelson, accused of medically abusing her child +++++++++

Upper South Island NewsLinks

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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International:
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Motorsports:
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Law and Order:
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Business:
Rates are set to rise in Dunedin - as the city council releases its draft Annual Plan 7:27

Dunedin:
One person's died and another person's in a critical condition in hospital, after a late night crash in the central North Island 6:57

Golf:
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