7 Dec 2019

The Week In Review for week ending Fri Dec 6 2019

From The Week In Review, 12:00 pm on 7 December 2019

A review of the week's news including... Kris Faafoi apologises for offering to help in a friend's immigration case, shock as Samoan toddler denied MMR vaccine in Auckland, Samoa shut down as mass vaccination begins, cartoonist's work cut from Otago Daily Times after racist cartoon, government to act on fuel market report, haze surrounding cannabis referendum begins to lift, Paula Bennett brandishes 14g of cannabis lookalike in Parliament, mixed views on cannabis in Nelson, government unveils funding for freedom camping, foreign donations bill passes third reading, parents of children abused by Peter Ellis want his appeal thrown out, RBNZ has underestimated borrowing changes impact - economist, incest porn popularity raises concerns from chief censor, shark divers back in the water after legal fight, cruise company sorry after staff wear fake moko and perform a powhiri and historic carvings of Hinemihi set to return to Aotearoa.