Week in Politics: Truancy presents delicate problems for the government

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

• Scarred UNESCO World Heritage site Jiuzhaigou recovers after quake
• Two killed in shooting at Ferguson, Missouri, gas station; officer fired shots
• UN chief calls for restraint after Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel
• Mideast countries call for restraint after Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel
• 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona
• South Africa's former president Zuma survives road crash
• Beijing half marathon results under investigation after runners appear to hand win to Chinese star
• The Paris Games' grandiose opening ceremony is being squeezed by security and transport issues
• Martin Freeman breaks his silence on the fierce backlash surrounding THAT X
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,414
• Lucy Boynton turns heads in two eye
• Latest I'm A Celebrity eviction sees campmates at a loss as they struggle to feed themselves
• Overseas Chinese history museum opens new branch in S. China
• Chinese lawmakers submit 298 proposals to annual legislative session