15 Aug 2014

The Week In Review for week ending August 15 2014

From The Week In Review, 6:00 pm on 15 August 2014

A review of the week's news including... The Prime Minister dismissing claims made in a new book by investigative writer Nicky Hager, the Police apologise to the people of Tuhoe for illegal roadblocks and detentions but not everyone is accepting it, cancer survival in this country is lagging far behind Australia according to medical researchers, a flurry of listings on the stock exchange boosts NZX profits, opposing MPs go head to head on local Government, New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, courts controversy by using a joke about Asians and New Zealand film maker Vincent Ward pays tribute to actor Robin Williams who was found dead at his home near San Francisco this past week.