Checkpoint for Thursday 29 August 2013

6:57 PM.An online game that lets scientists and the public imagine a future together for 24 hours has been launched today. Audio

6:50 PM.A tribal education group predicts a revised Ministry of Education learning programme to lift Maori student achievement will be picked up by more schools; A coalition helping to develop Maori potential… Read more Audio

6:45 PM.The diaries of New Zealand soldiers caught up in the First World War are being put online, along with photos and veterans' recollections of the trenches. Audio

6:41 PM.Auckland Council's first three-year term has been given a pass mark, in the first independent assessment of the city's reforms. Audio

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

6:26 PM.The Destiny Church's haka at a Martin Luther King memorial rally in Washington DC has raised eyebrows. Audio

6:23 PM.The speciality milk producer, A2 Corporation's annual profit has fallen, largely due to tax payments, but its sales have risen dramatically following strong growth in Australia. Audio

6:20 PM.Parliament is once again being asked to consider banning the testing of legal highs on animals. Audio

6:09 PM.The Wellington financial advisor who ran a Ponzi scheme, which lost some investors millions of dollars, is behind bars tonight after pleading guilty to fraud charges Audio

5:57 PM.The Christchurch City Council has unanimously voted to save the Town Hall in its entirety Audio

5:54 PM.The Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is not just fighting for the future of his government; he could also be in a fight to retain his own seat of Griffith. Audio

5:48 PM.A tribal education group predicts a revised Ministry of Education learning programme to lift Maori student achievement will be picked up by more schools; A coalition helping to develop Maori potential… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Charges of forgery and attempting to pervert the course of justice laid against the Civil Aviation Authority's former safety manager have been thrown out. Audio

5:40 PM.Fonterra's chief executive Theo Spiering is with us. Audio

5:36 PM.Up to 20 infant formula exporters have lost at least one million dollars each due to Fonterra's botulism false alarm, with one company having to lay off 25 temporary staff. Audio

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

5:28 PM.After a fiery debate, Auckland's council has voted to impose restrictions on higher density housing in the city's suburbs. Audio

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

5:22 PM.The Prime Minister is not ruling out New Zealand involvement in a military intervention into Syria, even if it's not under a United Nations mandate. Audio

5:18 PM.More now on the police decision not to charge anyone over the government surveillance of Kim Dotcom, carried out by the GCSB. Audio

5:15 PM.Gary Turkington is David Ross's lawyer. Audio

5:11 PM.The Wellington financial advisor who ran a Ponzi scheme, which lost some investors millions of dollars, is behind bars tonight after pleading guilty to fraud charges. Audio

5:08 PM.The police say no criminal charges will be laid against anyone over the Government's spying on Kim Dotcom for the FBI. Audio

5:00 PM.No criminal charges will be laid against any one who spied on Kim Dotcom, for the GCSB. The director of a Ponzi scheme which lost 400-million dollars pleads guilty to fraud and PM says if allies… Read more Audio