Checkpoint for Friday 5 September 2008

6:55 PM.In Britain a man has been reunited with the father he thought he cremated five years ago after spotting him on television. Audio

6:45 PM.Business NZ held its pre-election forum, where the political parties outlined their policies on lifting economic performance. Audio

6:33 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.A guitar played and set alight by Jimi Hendrix more than 40 years ago has been sold in London for nearly half a million. Audio

6:25 PM.The governing MPLA party is expected to retain power. Audio

6:23 PM.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch says it's most likely that an ice blockage brought the plane down. Audio

6:20 PM.Ministers from more than one hundred countries have signed an agreement on how to make aid more efficient. Audio

6:18 PM.The UN Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD says in an annual report that developing countries remain highly vulnerable. Audio

6:14 PM.A former Rotorua police officer linked to the Louise Nicholas case has lost his bid to overturn his convictions. Audio

6:14 PM.The United States Vice President Dick Cheney is now in the Ukrainian capital Kiev fresh from a trip to Georgia. Audio

6:11 PM.In the last few hours, the Republican John McCain has made his case to be the President of the United States. Audio

6:07 PM.It is the second round of sharp falls in the Kiwi dollar in a fortnight after the currency hit a high of 72 cents US. Audio

5:57 PM.People are being asked to have their say on rules banning drivers from using hand-held cell phones. Audio

5:49 PM.Parliament's Social Services Committee began investigating the quality of services for disabled people. Audio

5:47 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:44 PM.Hokianga parents have held a protest over the management of Opononi Area School. Audio

5:41 PM.Court documents show police in Auckland twice encountered the 54-year-old in the days before he fled to Melbourne. Audio

5:36 PM.Teachers say they're dealing with increasing numbers of badly behaved children, citing sexualised behaviour among pre-schoolers. Audio

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

5:29 PM.Teenage kaka have gone on a rampage in the Karori Sanctuary in Wellington, vandalising their own nesting boxes. Audio

5:26 PM.A bid by a farmer action group to get the two big meat companies back into talks on a Fonterra style mega merger has failed. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.Haitian authorities say the number of people killed by tropical storm Hanna has now risen to more than 130. Audio

5:18 PM.The New Zealand dollar continued its roller coaster ride today falling to a twenty-two month low. Audio

5:12 PM.John McCain has taken the stage at the Republican convention, billing himself as a battle-scarred reformer. Audio

5:09 PM.It's the country's third largest seizure of illegal pseudoephidrine and customs say they've made a major dent in the P market. Audio