Checkpoint for Wednesday 3 September 2008

6:59 PM.A book which offers girls advice on how to play the didgeridoo has sparked outrage from some Aboringal leaders in Australia. Audio

6:57 PM.Millions of Muslims around the world are fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. Audio

6:55 PM.Talks have begun on how to reform the UN. Audio

6:50 PM.The latest from Eru and the news team. Audio

6:48 PM.Britain's Scotland Yard is stepping up it's campaign against knife crime with a graphic advertising blitz. Audio

6:45 PM.Spain's Government is offering lump sum payments to foreigners who return to their countries of origin. Audio

6:40 PM.Scientists at Otago discovered five years ago that the molecule - dubbed kisspeptin - was critical in kicking off puberty. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.Today 80 people from health and social agencies around the country met to thrash out some solutions. Audio

6:28 PM.Authorities have credited the massive evacuation of just under 2 million people with saving lives. Audio

6:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:20 PM.A blanket suppression order has been put in place for the depositions hearing of those caught up in police raids in 2007. Audio

6:09 PM.Bush said Senator McCain's record of service as a politician and a soldier had prepared him to be commander in chief. Audio

6:05 PM.The National Heart Foundations medical director Porfessor Norman Sharpe comments. Audio

5:58 PM.Tonight the ABs face Manu Samoa in New Plymouth. Audio

5:55 PM.The National Party says the Government has been sneaky by slipping in an amendment to Kiwisaver. Audio

5:50 PM.The nurse faces charges as the medicine, Botox, can only be prescribed by a doctor. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:45 PM.The main political parties have given a glimpse of their election year economic policies at a business forum in Wellington. Audio

5:40 PM.Detective Sergeant Andy King who led the inquiry says the man's actions were abhorrent and he's pleased with the outcome. Audio

5:35 PM.NZ hospitals perform fewer potentially life-saving heart operations than in most other comparable countries. Audio

5:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:29 PM.George Bush appeared at the convention via a video link from the White House to endorse John McCain. Audio

5:28 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:25 PM.Head of the Electoral Commission has described the controversial EFA as having a"chilling effect"on campaign activity. Audio

5:20 PM.John Key is calling on Helen Clark to go to the polls - so that the public can have its say on the controversy. Audio

5:10 PM.A new report has identified major failings in the way primary healthcare is funded and delivered. Audio

5:05 PM.A court's heard that the murder accused Nai Yin Xue killed his wife and left her in his car boot for up to two days. Audio