The Week in Review - week ending 13 December 2013+

A selection of news and interviews from Radio New Zealand news including: new report confirms one in four New Zealand children lives in poverty, Pike River families appalled charges against mine boss are dropped, Westpac charging higher interest rates for low deposit mortgages, Reserve Bank indicates interest rates increases not far off, no agreement yet on Pacific trade deal, Wellingtonians pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, Government refuses to pay extra compensation to Nepata brothers, family members of Helen Milner tell court she offered them money to help kill husband, second Hobbit instalment hits New Zealand screens.