Coming up on Te Karere... New Zealand's unemployment rate fell from a 13-year high in the last three months, however, companies are still going bust and unemployment is still high amongst Maori. Was Te Awaawa o Manaia's protest efforts successful? Te Puia's largest carving heads off to Te Matatini festival stage frontage. Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. One of the country's largest construction companies has gone bust, and more than 400 jobs are now under the knife. Mainzeal is expected to go into receivership with workers hearing of their fate this morning. This comes as new figures released today show unemployment is stubbornly high. Here's Tina Wickliffe's report. We're unable to provide subtitles. Tina Wickliffe, Te Karere. According to Labour MP Shane Jones, many Maori families will be affected by the Mainzeal fallout. We spoke to him earlier. We're unable to provide subtitles. A good outcome has resulted for the group Nga Kaitiaki o te Awaawa o Manaia. Last week they protested on the land that was granted in a mining exploration permit. Now the company who holds the permit, Broken River, has informed them that they will hand it back if the iwi are so concerned. The people's voices have been heard. Te Karere followed this issue last week and not long after our story went to air, Stuart Rabone, the holder of the exploration permit for this land, contacted local Maori. Mr Rabone said he did not think his permit would have that much of an effect on the local people But the people know the battle will not end here. A fight that their young people will continue to drive. Irena Smith, Te Karere. A mining company is prospecting in Albury, South Canterbury in the hopes of mining coal. But Te Runanga o Arowhenua strongly opposes the move. They say the land is sacred and that no jobs for locals will be created. Albury is South of Christchurch, and just inland of Timaru. An Australian mining company has a permit to prospect with the hope of opening a coal mine. But it's being strongly opposed by Te Runanga o Arowhenua as they say it's a scared area. If a mine is opened King says it will prove problematic for the environment and people alike. He's concerned about the jobs as well. Arowhenua is talking with other runanga who have mana whenua rights to concerned land. Anzac Pikia, Te Karere. After the break, can the Ministry of Education fix Novopay? That's the question on everyone's lips. Te Puia's largest carving heads off to Te Matatini festival stage frontage. KIDS SHOUT Should we be getting more kids into apprenticeships? Will we have enough retirement villages close to our families? What should we be doing with our waste water? Does everyone count in the future of our country? Yeah, we do. Tuesday the 5th of March is Census Day. Census information is used by businesses, iwi, councils and the government to make decisions on issues that affect us all. Fill in your forms online or on paper, because you count. Waikato-Tainui descendants gathered over the past two days to discuss the iwi's future. King Tuheitia called the conference, and the disbandment of the iwi's governing groups was one of the topics discussed. Tuku Morgan, a spokesman for the King is with me now. Tena koe, Tuku. We're unable to provide subtitles. Tuku Morgan, thank you for your time. Top people in education met this afternoon to hammer out details of the pending ministerial inquiry into failed payroll system Novopay. However, a school administrator has a solution to the issue - she suggests they return to the old pay system to save everyone the stress. A suggestion to remedy the Novopay problem. Put things back how they used to be under the Pay Serve system. She's working as an administrator at TKKM o Mangere for over 10 years. Of the 20 people employed here, five are affected by the debacle, and it's still a problem. Some have finished working there, but are still being paid, while others are being underpaid. But it doesn't end there if you call the Novopay help-line, it goes from bad to worse. You have to wait a long time. Some need answers strait away, but it's not possible with Novopay. The new pay system was launched in July last year, but trouble with the system has affected schools all over the country. Almost half-a-million dollars will be spent on fixing the system due to technological glitches. And schools continue to struggle. I don't know how it can be fixed, but its adding to my workload. It seems something is always going wrong. Anzac Pikia, Te Karere. There are fears the death toll could rise in the Solomon Islands after a powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami. Six people were killed when the one metre wave surge swept through coastal communities yesterday afternoon. There are still a number of people missing. In the town of Lata, up to 100 homes have been destroyed. And in Nela, 95% of homes are completely gone. Last night, Civil Defence lifted the tsunami-watch in NZ, but says a minor threat still remains on the West Coast, from Taranaki to Milford Sound. It's warning that there may be unusual water conditions, so people should exercise caution before entering the water today. The largest carving in NZ was relocated to its new home today, to the Rotorua International Stadium as a spectacle for the attendants of Te Matatini 2013 set to take place in two weeks' time. Here's Kereama Wright with this story. A glorious day, one that's been over 20 weeks in the making. Despite the tight time frame, endless efforts by carvers from Te Puia's Arts and Crafts Institute, along with architects and engineers, they produced the world's largest awning to date. The convoy was lead 3kms from Te Puia to its new home, by members of Te Arawa kapa haka. The carving will be stationed here at the Rotorua International Stadium until the end of the competition which kicks off in two weeks. As the competition nears, festival organisers are confident preparations are on track. In 13 days, the stage and all else will be set, for the big show down. Kereama Wright, Te Karere. After the break, the weather. Let's take another look at today's top stories. NZ's unemployment rate fell from a 13-year high in the last three months, however, companies are still going bust and unemployment is still high amongst Maori. Mining permit holder will withdraw if iwi are so concerned. Te Puia's largest carving heads off to the Rotorua International Stadium to be erected for the Te Matatini national kapa haka competition. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ on Air. Copyright TVNZ Access Services 2013.