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Meanwhile in South Auckland more than two thousand people have been queuing for several hours to vie for 150 jobs at a new Countdown supermarket in Manukau. Audio

Unemployment figures released today show the number of people collecting the dole rose from 58,000 in November to 66,000 at the end of December, a 13 percent increase. Audio

South Korea has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, and increasing the population has for some time been a priority for the government. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key has formally opened the re-developed AMI stadium in Christchurch, the first of the country's stadiums to be ready for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Audio

The Australian Greens are proposing a two year interim emissions trading scheme in a bid to break the political deadlock in Canberra. Audio

It's day four at the Australian Open, and we get updates from correspondent Dave Luddy. Audio

A former mortgage broker who faked documents to enable her clients to obtain more than $15 million in home loans has escaped a jail sentence after what a judge described as a misguided attempt to help… Read more Audio

The United Nations climate change chief admitted for the first time today that last month's Copenhagen meeting failed to deliver. Audio

A mast from the ferry the Wahine, which sank in Wellington harbour more than 40 years ago, was erected today in the suburb of Eastbourne as a monument to the disaster. Audio

The New Zealand Herald and Fairfax chose to publish a photograph of two SAS troops on duty in Kabul, one of whom is identifiable as Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The US President Barack Obama's political agenda has been put in jeopardy by a stinging election defeat in what was once Democrat heartland. Audio