10 Dec 2016

The Week In Review for week ending Fri Dec 9 2016

From The Week In Review, 2:00 am on 10 December 2016

A review of the week's news including... John Key announces he is stepping down as Prime Minister, we'll hear from Mr Key and reaction to his surprise Monday announcement, Labour MP David Shearer heads for a top job with the United Nations while a landslide victory in the Mt Roskill by-election gives Labour a huge morale boost, Kaikoura tourist operators accuse authorities of leaving them in the dark, new figures show just how serious last month's earthquakes have been for the people who work in the capital, Solid Energy releases an open letter saying it is reckless for uninformed people to claim the Pike River Mine could be safely re-entered, we hear from the NZ first MP who's 'Broadcasting Games of National Significance Amendment' Bill has been drawn from the ballot for debate, a vigilante tyre slasher has struck again in the Wellington suburb of Miramar near the Airport and New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko's dumped coach says her father should stop interfering in her career.