The Week In Review for week ending Fri Dec 14 2018

A review of the week's news including... The man charged with murdering British backpacker Grace Millane appears in court for the first time, Air NZ engineers strike notice withdrawn, midwives accuse ministers of interference in pay talks, Steve Hansen to leave All Blacks in 2019, a man's long wait for an apology from MSD, Paula Bennett discusses Hardcore's text to the PM supporting a convicted drug smuggler, synthetics suppliers told: 'We'll come after you and we'll find you', medicinal cannabis users call for growing at home, concern buses and trucks are also caught up in the road safety crisis centred on dodgy warrants of fitness for cars, for the first time a report reveals how many Greyhound racing dogs were euthanised this season, the Maori Council says a culture change needed in SOE leadership and women dominate NZ Rugby Awards.