Nicola Willis speaks on unemployment rate

The unemployment queue just got a whole lot longer. Another 33,000 people, pretty much a capacity crowd at Wellington's Sky stadium, have joined the ranks of the unemployed in the past year. The unemployment rate has hit 5.1 percent; a four year high. That is 156,000 people out of work. The number of people who want more work but can't get it is also on the rise. Stats NZ said that reflects a a substantial fall in male dominated jobs like technicians, trade worke, machinery operatrs and drivers. Minister for finance and economic growth, Nicola Willis spoke to Lisa Owen.