Checkpoint for Thursday 3 September 2009

6:58 PM.Pages from the world's oldest surviving Bible appear to have been found in the binding of another book at a monastery in Egypt. Audio

6:55 PM.The Obama adminsitration is facing a new delay in getting it's climate change legislation passed. Audio

6:51 PM.Poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan are said to have decreased sharply. Audio

6:49 PM.In Afghanistan, the Taliban inflicted a significant blow to the government by killing the deputy head of intelligence in the relatively peaceful eastern province of Laghman. Audio

6:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:43 PM.A new fleet of environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art buses was unveiled today at a factory in Rolleston, just out of Christchurch. Audio

6:40 PM.The Minister for Social Development, Paula Bennett, has announced new child abuse prevention initiatives, including re-launching the 'Never Ever Shake a Baby' campaign. Audio

6:36 PM.Australia and the United States are to ask China to take part in unprecedented joint military exercises in a bid to strengthen diplomatic ties and allay fears about Beijing's current build up of sea… Read more Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:24 PM.The Association of Secondary Schools Principals say head teachers are becoming increasingly worried about the use of weapons in secondary schools following recent violent episodes. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:18 PM.The state-owned energy company, Mighty River Power has made a record annual profit, triggering a wave of anger among consumers. Audio

6:11 PM.A two day inquiry into whether banks are ripping off their customers has finished without hearing from any of the main industry players. Audio

6:07 PM.Emergency workers in Indonesia have found more bodies under buildings destroyed in yesterday's magnitude seven earthquake. Audio

5:57 PM.Five students from Auckland's Mt Roskill Grammar have been suspended following an attack on a Lynfield College student which took place in front of a teacher and his classmates on Monday. Audio

5:52 PM.The rate of hospitalisation from close contact infectious diseases in New Zealand has doubled in the past 20 years. Audio

5:48 PM.A company that employed two men who drowned while working on Christchurch's new wastewater ocean pipeline has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure their safety. Audio

5:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.The police say the exhibits from the Bain case have to remain available for any other inquiry that might be contemplated. Audio

5:40 PM.The principal of Otaki School says students at its kura kaupapa unit have been"blown away"by a letter sent to them from the Mayor of Wanganui, Michael Laws. Audio

5:37 PM.Youthline says New Zealand's bad attitude towards its young people is to blame for this country having the highest teen suicide rate of 30 developed countries. Audio

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

5:25 PM.Another coroner is now calling for the type of snow tyres commonly found on imported Japanese cars to be banned, saying they can be lethal on New Zealand roads. Audio

5:19 PM.An undischarged bankrupt and trustee of a group which claims to prevent mortgagee sales says it is not fraudulent or a scam. Audio

5:12 PM.The state-owned energy company, Mighty River Power has generated a record annual profit at a time when major power companies have been accused of profiteering. Audio

5:10 PM.Indonesian disaster officials say heavy rescue equipment has arrived in the Javanese city of Cianjur, where many people are feared buried by a landslide, one day after a magnitude 7 earthquake struck… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.The company that employed two men who drowned while working on Christchurch's new wastewater ocean pipeline has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure their safety. Audio