Home / New ZealandUpdatedLochlan LinehamJournalist·NZ Herald·3 Aug, 2026 04:10 AM3 mins to read‌NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Monday, August 3, 2026.

NZ First announces new childbirth funding policy. Act announces new classroom controlling policy. Video / NZ HeraldTwo young New Zealanders are trapped on the highest mountain in the Solomon Islands.Keanu Isaksson, 25, and Luca Zylstra-Law, 19, were hiking Mt Popomanaseu before the weather turned, on their way down from the summit, trapping the pair in a remote ravine.

Torrential rainfall has caused severe flooding and

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