9 Dec 2017

The Week In Review for week ending Fri Dec 8 2017

From The Week In Review, 1:00 am on 9 December 2017

A review of the week's news including... we meet the man who's the Government's longest ever motel tenant, hundred of thousands of people may be forced to have their water chlorinated, cancellations and delays to Air New Zealand long haul flights lie ahead for weeks as Rolls-Royce does urgent maintenance to it's Boeing 787 engines, the Foreign Minister speaks following Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, New Zealanders being held in Australian detention centres claim they're being offered a cash incentive to leave before the end of the year, Fonterra cuts its forecast milk price, a medical trial shows Pharmac was right to initially fund the breast cancer drug Herceptin for just nine weeks of treatment, Aucklanders could be in for more train disruption before Christmas, New Zealand is being urged to follow Australia's lead and tighten security laws to prevent foreign governments influencing domestic politics, several Taupo lakeside settlements have had their water supplies shut down over fears of a potentially toxic algae bloom, Christchurch swelters in 30 degree heat all week and environmentalists are disappointed at the Auckland Council's decision not to close the Waitakere Ranges in a bid to stop the spread of kauri dieback.