Checkpoint for Tuesday 19 November 2013

6:55 PM.Funeral costs, more choice and burial disputes are some of the main talking points at meetings being held around the country as part of a review of the Burial and Cremation Act. Audio

6:47 PM.A Maori woman has lobbied MPs for help in getting her Indian husband back to New Zealand to re-join his Maori family; Taranaki iwi say they're not surprised that a Stratford District Council hearing… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.A public service for the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine disaster is underway on the West Coast. Audio

6:42 PM.The jury at the murder trial of Rae Portman, whose body was found in a farm pit, three months after she disappeared, is now considering it's verdicts. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.A retail expert says all retailers will have to go digital to survive the fast pace of change in the industry. Audio

6:18 PM.More now on the case of 68 year old Wellington teacher Brian Pool who has died carrying a superbug that couldn't be cured by any antibiotic. Audio

6:15 PM.The noose has been tightened around cyber paedophilia with the world's two largest internet search engines moving to block online searches for child pornography for the first time. Audio

6:12 PM.Both women's immigration consultant is John Delamere. Audio

6:08 PM.Security guards have ejected more than a dozen protesters from Parliament this afternoon after they began yelling at MPs about a woman whose husband is stuck in India. Audio

5:55 PM.The Immigration Minister is investigating claims made on the ABC's Four Corners programme last night that people smugglers in Malaysia are selling visas which enables entry to Australia and New… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.On the third anniversary of the Pike River Mine disaster the Labour Party has pledged to pay compensation to the families of the 29 men killed. Audio

5:49 PM.More than a dozen people protested in the public gallery of parliament today - calling for MPs to help get an Indian man back to New Zealand to re-join his Maori whanau; Taranaki iwi say they are not… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.It's been revealed that an investigation uncovered failings at the south Christchurch police station where a corrupt senior constable who's admitted seeking sex for favours, used to work. Audio

5:39 PM.Indonesia has given Australia two days to respond, to revelations it spied on its president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Audio

5:37 PM.The Christchurch police officer who assaulted an assistant football referee has been let off without conviction despite being described by the judge as the spectator from hell. Audio

5:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:28 PM.The Government has sold its 20 percent shareholding in Air New Zealand for 365 million dollars. Audio

5:25 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:20 PM.A man has died in Wellington carrying a superbug that couldn't be cured by any antibiotic, possibly the first time this has happened to a New Zealander. Audio

5:17 PM.The Manager of the Anadarko New Zealand Alan Seay comments. Audio

5:11 PM.The Associate Immigration Minister Nikki Kaye turned down our request for an interview. Audio

5:11 PM.A protest vessel is refusing to move beyond an exclusion zone around a drillship off the Taranaki coast, despite several warnings. Audio

5:07 PM.In extraordinary scenes in Parliament this afternoon more than a dozen members of one whanau were ejected after holding a rowdy protest about an immigration dispute. Audio

5:00 PM.A dozen people are ejected from parliament for holding a rowdy protest. Protesters and Anadarko's drilling ship face off at sea and a Superbug couldn't be cured by any antibiotic. Audio