Late Edition Podcast Options

10:17 PM.In today's programme, struggling businesses in Edgecumbe, US president Donald Trump fires FBI director James Comey and in Dateline Pacific, unease over mining runs deep in Solomon's Temotu Province. Audio

10:15 PM.In the programme tonight, old tyres - it's a burning issue; a woman who drinks wine on the job and in Dateline Pacific, aid agencies begin to assess the impact of cyclone Donna. Audio

10:15 PM.The police force disputes it withheld information from pike river families; The Duke of Edinburgh prepares for a late retirement; and in Dateline Pacific where the Mormans are. Audio

10:15 PM.The astronaut and the Bermuda triangle; bringing wildlife back into the city; and in Dateline Pacific a brief summary of the 2017 cyclone season. Audio

10:17 PM.Letting girls be boys - while remaining girls, bringing cheap healthy food to Invercargil, and in Dateline Pacific, keeping the art of traditional canoe building alive in Nuie. Audio

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

11:17 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:17 PM.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

10:17 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.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

10:15 PM.In the programme tonight, US air strikes on Syria; the collapse of a support scheme for the parents of autistic children and in Dateline Pacific sending in the New Zealand Navy to protect Fijian… Read more Audio

10:15 PM.The remnants of tropical cyclone Debbie, and helping girls to grow in confident women. Audio

10:17 PM.Meditation in prison - what better thing to do when you're doing time. Breastfeeding in the house and in Dateline Pacific, Papua New Guinea leader Sir Michael Somare ends his political career. Audio

10:18 PM.In the programme tonight, the Typhoid outbreak in Auckland claims a life; bringing whitebait back to Canterbury and in Dateline Pacific pirate attacks off Papua New Guinea. Audio

10:15 PM.In the programme tonight, Checkpoint turns 50 and in Dateline Pacific, government debt on the rise in Papua New Guinea. Audio

10:15 PM.A roundup of the day's news on RNZ National. Getting ready for the school winter sports season, Jem Traylen talks about world transgender visibilty day, and in Dateline Pacific rising demend for… Read more Audio

10:15 PM.More on lead's legacy in New Zealand passing university students to keep them paying fees and in Dateline Pacific a teacher shortage in Vanuatu Audio

10:15 PM.A roundup of the day's news on RNZ National. Terrible weather in Queensland, Auckland, and Wellington. Research from the University of Otago's Dunedin Study shows children's exposure to lead is linked… Read more Audio