Late Edition

In the programme tonight, Pike River, why good food ettiquete is good for you and in Dateline Pacific, mixed feelings about Murray McCully's tenure as New Zealand's foreign minister. Audio

Scientists have slammed the belief that saturated fats clog up the arteries, causing coronary heart disease; a warning to Australian Banks to put customers first; inadequate support for many families… Read more Audio

Fish and Game says proposed changes to the way fresh water is managed by councils will lead to economic growth being prioritised ahead of the environment. The Christchurch City Council is considering… Read more Audio

P is for public health, but there's not enough public health focussed on P, The Queen of Riverside Castle and in Dateline Pacific a mysterious property boom in Palau. Audio

The Cave scientist who has dedicated 5 decades to documenting over two hundred lava caves which lie beneath Auckland and in Dateline Pacific negotiations for the Pacific regional trade agreement PACER… Read more Audio

In the programme tonight; second guessing North Korea, millions being spent on cleaning up waterways, and we meet the man known as Professor Caveman at Washington College, in Maryland. In Dateline… Read more Audio

In the programme tonight, keeping Queenstown's dirty water out of Lake Wakatipu; ticket re-selling - the sky's the limit, and in Dateline Pacific reaction to Samoa's pastor tax proposal. Audio

In the programme tonight, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon runs it again - 50 years later; the winner of this year's Taite music prize and in Dateline Pacific Samoa tackles its stray dogs… Read more Audio

Updates on Cyclone Cook. Yesterday, a small daycare centre in Ngatea, near Thames, posted a video on Facebook of children sliding down a slide in the rain. In Dateline Pacific, the International… Read more Audio

Last Thursday, when the flooding hit Edgecumbe, Checkpoint spoke to Tau Hahipene, who went into the flood zone to rescue his mother-in-law. There's a political push for gang affiliates to be allowed… Read more Audio

The Government weighs up its options in the wake of the Edgecome flood; who speaks for people with Downs Syndrome and in Dateline Pacific the impact of Cyclone Cook on Vanuatu. Audio

Tonight, New Caledonia is cleaning up after Cyclone Cook; belief in sorcery remains entrenched in PNG culture and Guam's governor says the US military is 'cannabilising' the territory's work force. Audio