Checkpoint for Monday 20 October 2014

6:54 PM.Can you overcome prejudice thoughts - and stop being racist? An American University professor has carried out a three-month test on a group of students and found that like any habit, the habit of bias… Read more Audio

6:51 PM.Tens of thousands of people filled a soccer stadium in Seoul yesterday, not to watch a soccer match, but to watch the world championship for League of Legends, one of the world's most popular video… Read more Audio

6:49 PM.The police investigating a cold-case double-homicide say the father of the dead toddler never called police and hired a private investigator instead. Audio

6:45 PM.A hapu in the Far North in the Bay of Islands is considering taking legal action against the Northland Regional Council and independent commissioners granting consent to allow a multimillion dollar… Read more Audio

6:42 PM.Australian scientists think they've unearthed the origins of sex. Audio

6:39 PM.The Swedish military is searching for evidence of a Russian submarine after several possible sightings off its coast. Audio

6:26 PM.After the most tumultuous week in Australian rugby, and with less than a year until the Rugby World Cup, Ewen McKenzie has quit leaving the team without a coach. Audio

6:20 PM.The Nelson Marlborough DHB has apologised for failures which resulted in a woman's death from blood loss after a low risk gallbladder operation at Wairau Hospital. Audio

6:11 PM.In Australia two men have been arrested and charged with murder and rape in the 40-year-old cold case of a woman and her two daughters who vanished from their Brisbane home in 1974. Audio

6:06 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:56 PM.A retirement village owner has been told to get rid of a smell that has been annoying neighbours for two and a half years. Audio

5:52 PM.The Australian Federal Police are poised to seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials in an unprecedented joint operation. Audio

5:49 PM.Far North hapu in the Bay of Islands are considering taking legal action against the Northland Regional Council and independent commissioners granting consent to for a multimillion dollar extension of… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Firefighters think a large blaze that has burned almost seven hectares of pine plantation in Marlborough was started by two boys playing with matches. Audio

5:40 PM.Australia has reached a deal with Iraq to send in 200 special forces troops as advisors. Audio

5:35 PM.He was good enough to win the cliffhanger for the All Blacks on Saturday night, but Colin Slade ISN'T good enough to make the end of year tour to America and Europe. Audio

5:33 PM.New Zealand shares rose today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index gaining 51 points, or one percent, to 5198. Audio

5:26 PM.A man who has lived in Wellington council flats for nearly thirty years says community organisations don't have what it takes to be landlords and keep the rent down for thousands of tenants. Audio

5:23 PM.Within an hour of MPs being sworn in and the Speaker elected, barbs were being traded across the floor of the House. Audio

5:19 PM.A 12-year-old Dunedin boy with a seriously injured arm after his rowing coach ran over him with a power boat has been transferred to Christchurch Hospital. Audio

5:17 PM.The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board has since apologised. Audio

5:13 PM.A woman who died from blood loss after a gallbladder operation at Wairau Hospital was never told about the risks of refusing blood transfusions because the surgeon didn't know she wouldn't have them. Audio

5:10 PM.The Prime Minister faces a tough task getting cross-party support for possible military action to help in the fight against Islamic State insurgents. Audio

5:07 PM.The police investigating a cold-case double-homicide say the father of the dead toddler hired a private investigator instead of calling police. Audio

5:00 PM.Why police weren't told about a seven year old double-homicide until last year? John Key raises the rhetoric on the fight against Islamic State and surgeon operates on patient without knowing she… Read more Audio