Melissa NightingaleSenior Reporter, NZ Herald - Wellington·NZ Herald·25 Jun, 2026 07:03 AM2 mins to readNZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | National's solar loan election pledge, winter blast hits lower South Island and Eru Kapa-Kingi mocks Luxon | Thursday, June 25, 2026A Porirua teenager has awoken from an induced coma in Bali after catching bacterial meningitis during his family’s “trip of a lifetime”. Ashen, 16, is in emergency care with swelling in his brain and is fighting multiple infections.
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