2026-07-21 - Auckland Council votes in favour of intensified housing plan and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The plan put to councillors today was a compromise between two options that had been sent to local boards for consultation. The amount of money spent on temporary doctors to plug gaps in the health system has risen, passing $200m for the third year in a row. "The nature and origin of the substance is not yet known," says FENZ. Police do not believe the figures indicate a widespread problem across the organisation. Mayors are considering a plan that could me…