The Week In Review

A review of the week's news including... The tragic fatal capsizing of the Francie as it attempted to cross the Kaipara Harbour bar, tourism tremours from the Kaikoura earthquakes hit Picton hard… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... more of RNZ's continuing coverage of the aftermath of the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, a company which was supplying concrete to seal the Pike River pulls out of… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... This week's RNZ News coverage of the 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, the family of a woman killed as she jogged in Remuera says they will never be able to forgive her… Read more Audio

Terminally ill prisoner Vicki Letele is released from prison, the world wakes up to the next President of the United States, December's heavyweight boxing title in Auckland will be the most expensive… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... The case of a terminally ill woman serving a prison sentence for fraud, Gareth Morgan promises to shake up New Zealand politics, schools are to be banned from… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... Police admit they used a drink drive checkpoint to identify and trace people who had been at a meeting organised by a voluntary euthanasia group earlier this… Read more Audio

The family of Warriena Wright cried in court when Gable Tostee was cleared of all charges in the death of the 26 year old Wellingtonian, about two and a half thousand junior doctors didn't show up to… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... The Labour MP Phil Goff delivers his valedictory speech to Parliament after 35 years in the house before taking up the Auckland mayoralty, the battle lines are… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... Maori leader Sir Ngatata Love is jailed for obtaining property by deception, All Black Aaron Smith is suspended in disgrace after an incident with a woman in a… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... New Zealand Rugby concedes it has lessons to learn from the handling of a rugby player's discharge without conviction for a vicious assault on four people, Don… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... An email trail reveals how top bureaucrats were intent on prosecuting fishermen for dumping until they got worried about being publicly embarrassed in court, a… Read more Audio

A review of the week's news including... An immigration lawyer says 'paying for jobs' is so rampant in New Zealand there needs to be a fresh look at powers available to officials, criminals are using… Read more Audio