Checkpoint for Tuesday 29 October 2013

6:47 PM.A Waikato-Tainui Kaumatua who's been involved in translating the Islamic holy book, the Koran into Te Reo says it will help with a better understanding between Maori and the Islamic world; A survey of… Read more Audio

6:43 PM.A copy of the first Koran to be translated into Te Reo Maori has been presented to the Maori King by the Spiritual Leader of a persecuted Muslim sect. Audio

6:40 PM.Does religion make you less scared of death, what can liquefaction in Christchurch tell us about earthquakes, and can autism be treated with zinc? Audio

6:36 PM.The Children's Commissioner will publish an annual measure of child poverty, which he says will be a world-first. Audio

6:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.Fifty grave sites in a children's section of a cemetery in Rotorua have been vandalised. Audio

6:24 PM.New Zealand's largest bank says cost savings and better credit quality are behind its 8 per cent lift in annual net profit to a record. Audio

6:19 PM.An independent inquiry has found Fonterra failed to recognise the explosive reputational risk of its food scare and didn't "join the dots" between botulism bacteria, infant formula and consumers. Audio

6:08 PM.An airforce helicopter has flown the bodies of two climbers off Mount Taranaki. Audio

5:54 PM.A woman who left her baby alone in the bath while she was on the phone for nine minutes has gone on trial at the High Court in Wellington. Audio

5:49 PM.The Defence Minister says he didn't ask the United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel if America spies on New Prime Ministers because he's sure it doesn't. Audio

5:46 PM.A survey of 500 people in the Te Tai Hauauru electorate shows more than half say they are worse off under the current government; A Waikato-Tainui Kaumatua who's been involved in translating the… Read more Audio

5:42 PM.A judge has sent a woman to prison for at least seventeen years for murdering her one-year-old godson, saying she committed a gross breach of trust. Audio

5:40 PM.More on Meridian Energy which began trading on the stock exchange today. Audio

5:37 PM.The United States Secretary of Defense has given clearance today for a New Zealand navy ship to dock at Pearl Harbour for the world's largest joint-navy exercise next year. Audio

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

5:29 PM.The prosecutor in the Rae Portman murder trial says she was killed partly to seal a deal over a 13 year-old yellow Holden ute. Audio

5:26 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:23 PM.The country's largest power company, Meridian Energy, has made its debut on the stock market this afternoon, its share price edging higher to the relief of investors. Audio

5:18 PM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is confident New Zealand's electronic spy agency has not been part of eavesdropping on foreign leaders. Audio

5:14 PM.The bodies of two climbers have been flown off Mount Taranaki. Audio

5:07 PM.An independent inquiry has found Fonterra failed to recognise the explosive reputational risk of its botulism scare. Audio