Checkpoint

New Zealand researchers have shown a mother's diet while pregnant can raise the risk her child will be obese. Audio

The ANZ Bank is planning to sell the rights to manage the property portfolios of Argosy Property Trust and Vital Healthcare Management. Audio

Indonesia is having to cope with what counter-terrorism officials are calling a worrying new trend. Audio

The Palau government is reconsidering an agreement to have the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd provide maritime surveillance in its waters after receiving a counter offer from Japan. Audio

The Telecommunications Users' Association of New Zealand, or TUANZ, says the record fine imposed on Telecom by the High Court has come a decade too late. Audio

The police have revealed the rescue and subsequent recovery operations at Pike River have so far cost nearly 11-million-dollars. Audio

The Pentagon has cleared General Stanley McChrystal of any wrongdoing after Rolling Stone reported he and his staff had made scathing remarks about top US officials. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Nearly one in three people intend to use their credit cards to pay for otherwise unaffordable expenses sometime in the next three months. Audio

A government review will examine whether the Family Court is serving all the needs of vulnerable New Zealanders, in light of steadily increasing costs. Audio

The Wellington property developer and Phoenix football club owner Terry Serepisos, has rescued three of his companies from liquidation with an eleventh hour payment. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio