25 Aug 2017

The Week In Review for week ending Fri Aug 25 2017

From The Week In Review, 6:00 pm on 25 August 2017

A review of the week's news including... Why Peter Dunne wasn't willing to fight to the end in Ohariu and what political commentators made of it, the new Labour Party leader launches 'the campaign of their lives', the National Party announces more roads of national significance, the Act Party leader David Seymour uses an expletive ridiculing a New Zealand First candidate, The TOP Party founder defends his 'lips on a pig' tweet, a standoff between the Northland DHB and the Ministry of Health, the Maori Party wants Mike Hosking to be dumped from his role as election debate moderator, a union says bus driver pay and conditions are being pushed down to save money, Auckland Council will not allow more shops to open on Easter Sunday, tributes pour in from fans friends and family in Colin Meads' King Country hometown who has died.