12 February 2012 - 5:20 am NZ time
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Jobless figures better than predicted; minister says job situation improving; opposition continues against ETS deal; Maori Authorities say ETS deal stunts job prospects; Supreme Court grants rare hearing for Crown appeal; political massacre rocks Philipines; Australia tightens security on Christmas Island after brawl; and body of principal to return to school. (31′35″)
The latest from the Pacific region. (3′51″)
News from the Waatea team. (2′35″)
New figures show the number of people going on the dole is dropping, and the total number is well below Treasury's forecasts. (3′05″)
Legislation amending the emissions trading scheme will come back to Parliament today after the Government won the support of the Maori Party. (3′00″)
News from the business sector including a market report. (13′29″)
New figures show the number of people collecting the unemployment benefit is dropping, at the same time as the Government is poised to make an announcement about one of its job schemes. (3′47″)
The Minister of Social Development Minister Paula Bennett comments on the job situation. (2′37″)
The previous Government's emissions trading scheme, which is barely more than a year old, will be consigned to history this week after Parliament pushes through a replacement. (3′38″)
The Federation of Maori Authorities represents 153 Maori authorities across the country and administers about 800,000 hectares of land. (2′22″)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal against a murder aquittal for the first time in New Zealand's legal history. (4′49″)
The mutilated bodies of twenty one politicians, journalists and civilians have been discovered in the southern Philippines, just hours after they were abducted by gunmen. (4′35″)
Australia has tightened security on Christmas Island following a brawl there between 150 Afghan and Sri Lankan asylum seekers. (5′23″)
The body of Bay of Plenty regional councillor and Rotorua principal Hawea Vercoe is expected to be taken to his school this morning. (4′10″)
An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (2′47″)
Medsafe is warning people to watch out for herbal products being sold online that claim to have been clinically tested in New Zealand. (3′25″)
A racing industry taskforce has recommended forming a single racing body in a move it says would save $11 million a year. (2′34″)
The words "31 degrees" and "Dunedin" do not, as a rule, go together. (1′59″)
The private life of the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is about to come under more scrutiny with the publication this week of a book by a female escort. (1′57″)
The Government is set to announce an extension of its Jobs Ops scheme later today. (7′01″)
Far North Maori with large tracts of low-value pine forest say the carbon-credit deal for iwi foresters is a ray of hope for their hapu. (3′54″)
An update from the team at RNZ Sport. (3′12″)
The ACT Party says National has been both too lazy and too hasty in its push to amend the ETS. (4′10″)
There's a growing debate in Britain about whether MPs should be paid higher salaries in the wake of the recent expenses scandal. (3′12″)
News from the Waatea team. (2′30″)
Job losses are expected in the taxi industry as it weathers tough times. (3′03″)
New rules governing what can go on the label of Scotch whisky come into force in Britain today. (3′10″)
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