The Week in Review - week ending 30 August 2013

A snapshot of the week's news including: New Zealand's potential role in any Syria intervention, botulism turns out to be botch-up, Labour MPs eyeing leadership woo caucus, party members and unions, no criminal charges over Dotcom spying, Ponzi fraudster pleads guilty, New Zealand's trade to Middle East looking good, Pike River Mine re-entry plan before Government, Totara-feller fined $32,000, golfing teen Lydia Ko makes history, World War 1 recollections go online.