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  •   Home > News > National >  Subscribe to NZCity's Upper South Island articles  Upper South Island
    Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior
     23 December 2025
    Nelson Asofa-Solomona's return to the boxing ring will come against a fellow former rugby league player - and a former Warrior
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    A stubborn pattern of drownings is continuing at Auckland's black-spot beaches
    22 Dec 2025: A stubborn pattern of drownings is continuing at Auckland's black-spot beaches... more
    The Police Commissioner will be working Lyn Fleming's Nelson New Years shift in her memory - one year after her death
    21 Dec 2025: The Police Commissioner will be working Lyn Fleming's Nelson New Years shift in her memory - one year after her death... more
    A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved
    17 Dec 2025: A historic land dispute dating back to the 1800s - is finally resolved... more
    An early Christmas present for West Coast Department of Conservation rangers
    8 Dec 2025: An early Christmas present for West Coast Department of Conservation rangers... more
    One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast
    7 Dec 2025: One hiker's died, and another's been rescued from a track on the South Island's West Coast... more
    A four-vehicle crash is bringing weekend traffic to a halt in Auckland's central city - with one man believed to have been trapped
    6 Dec 2025: A four-vehicle crash is bringing weekend traffic to a halt in Auckland's central city - with one man believed to have been trapped... more
    Australian boxing promoter George Rose is relieved Nelson Asofa-Solomona can finally be rewarded for belting opponents
    5 Dec 2025: Australian boxing promoter George Rose is relieved Nelson Asofa-Solomona can finally be rewarded for belting opponents... more
    Boxing promoter George Rose believes Nelson Asofa-Solomona can be his true aggressive self now he's ditched rugby league for prizefighting
    5 Dec 2025: Boxing promoter George Rose believes Nelson Asofa-Solomona can be his true aggressive self now he's ditched rugby league for prizefighting... more
    Kiwis rugby league hard man Nelson Asofa-Solomona knows he's in for a tough time switching to boxing full-time
    4 Dec 2025: Kiwis rugby league hard man Nelson Asofa-Solomona knows he's in for a tough time switching to boxing full-time... more

     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 ++++++++++++
     29 Jan: A person has died in a crash on Nelson Road, east of Taupaki in Auckland's Rodney ++++++++++
     16 Feb: Potential for cost-cutting in the 1.8 billion dollar Interislander replacement plan ++++++++++
     30 Jan: Insurers are getting increasingly sophisticated about where they offer cover - particularly in areas most affected by climate risks +++++++++
     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 +++++++++

     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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