1After months of pressure the Government has backed down and announced an overhaul of how mines are inspected. It had said it wouldn't move until the Pike River Commission had finished its work.

2Dennis Wood of Greymouth spent 17 years as a mines inspector, stepping down in the late 90s partly in protest at the overhaul that weakened the inspection regime

3The convicted paedophile Graham Capill, former leader of the Christian Heritage Party, is being released on parole next month after being hailed for nine-years.

4Business News

5The emperor penguin, known as Happy Feet, is to head home aboard the country's only deepwater, ice-strengthened ship the Tangaroa.

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7The Government has backed down and begun an overhaul of how mines are inspected instead of waiting till after the inquiry into the Pike River disaster is finished.

8Dozens of volunteers turned out in their four-wheel drives today to help the Meals on Wheels team deliver more than 700 hot lunches around Christchurch. Heavy snow has obstructed normal deliveries.

9Continuation of Item 7. Interview with the mayor of Greymouth re the reintroduction of Mine's Inspectors.

10Food and fuel deliveries have finally arrived in Queenstown, after the biggest snowfall in 50 years, cut supply routes for three days. The ongoing effect of no transport has led to some farmers dumping milk and their effluent ponds are full.

11The outgoing Governor-General, Sir Anand Satyanand, has called for better voter turnouts, at his official farewell at Parliament.

12Manu Korihi News, including; The Waitangi Tribunal has been hearing evidence today on why Kohanga Reo supporters should be granted a hearing under urgency; One of the country's oldest Maori general practitioners has died; A tribal-led body examining the basic rules that New Zealanders should live by is being inspired by the status of indigenous people in Latin America.

13All Blacks fans want Telecom to put its campaign urging them to abstain from sex during the Cup, to bed

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15After months of pressure from opposition parties, the National-led Government has moved to increase the number of mines inspectors with a new High Hazards section with more inspectors. It will be funded from the surpluses from Health and Safety in employment levy and will cost about 42.2-milllion per annum.

16The convicted paedophile and former Christian political leader Graham Capill will be released on parole next month after 6-years in jail.

17A former AUT manager has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 600-thousand dollars from the university. Keywords; Jonathan Kirkpatrick; Business Innovation Centre; Anglican Priest;

18All Eurozone members should commit to balanced finances and enshrine that in their constitutions, said Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy at their meeting today. They also planned for closer euro zone integration and said euro bonds may be a longer-term option.

19Business News, including; The country's largest listed company, Fletcher Building, says home building is at its weakest level in more than 70 years, when the country was in depression.

20There are questions being raised about whether the UK courts are being asked to adopt a draconian approach to sentencing those caught in the recent riots. The courts say they are always independent of politics.

21Every hour an adult spends sitting in front of the television could be shortening their life span by 22 minutes according to new research.

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23The 90 year battle to sell apples in Australia is finally over. The fear was that this would introduce fire blight and other diseases.

24The Prime Minister has criticised the official measure of unemployment as he tries to rebut Labour Party claims about the rise in young people without jobs.

25A campaigner against 1080 poison says he is sure his group has nothing to do with the deaths of six kea found shot dead near Arthur's Pass.

26Manu Korihi News, including; Kohanga Reo supporters from around the country have been putting their case to the Waitangi Tribunal today for an urgent hearing; The Trustees of Te Rakato marae on Mahia Peninsular in Northern Hawke's Bay, have failed in a bid to overturn resource consents for a sewerage and roading project; A tribal-led body examining the basic rules that New Zealanders should live by, is being inspired by the treatment of indigenous people in Latin America.

27The World Bank says that the increase in food prices is affecting the poor, prices are 33%-more expensive than at this time last year.

28New Zealand's top inventors and entrepreneurs have gathered in Wellington for the official opening of the new Ministry of Science and Innovation building. This is for products are both low and high tech products.