ONE NEWS. 05/08/2010

News, sport and weather.
Main stories:

Preparations are underway to return the body of fallen NZ soldier Tim O'Donnell and his two wounded mates back to NZ from Afghanistan.
Michael Parkin (TVNZ Reporter - live from Trentham); Air Vice Marshall Peter Stockwell (Joint Forces Commander); John Key (PM - National).

Latest unemployment figures have revealed there are more jobless in NZ than expected.
Orlando Lutero (Job Seeker); Jane Kennelly (Frog Recruitment Director); Paula Bennett (Social Development Minister); Dominick Stephens (Westpac Economist); David Cunliffe (Labour MP).

Chief executives of Government Departments have been warned to cut back on their staff entertainment budgets.
Iain Rennie (State Services Commissioner); Gerry Brownlee (State Services Minister).

The fight against plans to cut neurosurgical procedures from Dunedin Hospital has galvanised Southerners.
Lorelei Mason (TVNZ Reporter - live from Dunedin); Pam Adams (Intensive Care Nurse); Brian Rousseau (CEO Southern DHB); Peter Chin (Dunedin Mayor); Dr Matt Bailey (Intensive Care Consultant).

BP has confirmed that it has finally put a halt to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Barack Obama (US President); Robert Gibbs (White House Press Secretary).

NZ and Australia are the riches countries in the South Pacific Forum, but are being criticised for not doing enough to help our less wealthy neighbours tackle climate change.
Barbara Dreaver (TVNZ Pacific Correspondent - live from Vanuatu); Anote Tong (Kiribati President); Toke Talagi (Niue Premier); John Key (PM - National).