Top Stories for Thursday 25 February 2016

Auckland Councillors last night voted against last minute proposals to increase housing density in a number of the city's suburbs. It took a philanthropic trust more than an hour to convince the organisers of the campaign to buy Awaroa Beach its offer of financial help was not a hoax and five days after Cyclone Winston tore through the west of Fiji's main island, there are no signs of any substantial aid reaching those in need.