9 Jun 2017

The Week In Review for week ending Fri June 9 2017

From The Week In Review, 6:00 pm on 9 June 2017

A review of the week's news including... The oyster industry says a crisis is imminent, the US Secretary of State drops in for a short visit, the controversial question of whether people with terminal illness should be able to take their own life has dropped like a bomb into election year, the head of the Salvation Army's social services says the Prime Minister asked for his help to tackle a looming housing crisis in Auckland six years ago, the Transport Minister is caught trying to block an Official Information request, Shane Jones comments on the Government's withdrawal from negotiations with Ngapuhi, the President of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party defects, the Government is in no rush to demand big online companies share encryption secrets at the next Five Eyes meeting, overseas visitors lodge nearly thirty claims a day with ACC, this week sees the 100th anniversary of The Battle of Messines and Team New Zealand are through to the finals of the challenger series of the Americas Cup.