Updated‌NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Saturday, August 1, 2026.

There are concerns illegal immigration is being used to stir political division. The wildfires in Europe rage on.Aucklanders are set for a “notably frosty morning” as a cold southerly outbreak spreads across the country.MetService forecaster Gerard Bellam said Tāmaki Makaurau and a lot of the North Island will see significantly colder-than-usual temperatures tomorrow and into next week.

“We’ve got this cold southerly flow that’s spreading up