Checkpoint for Friday 26 September 2008

6:58 PM.Paul McCartney in Israel. Audio

6:55 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:45 PM.Focus On Politics For 26 September 2008. Audio

6:42 PM.Behind the scenes footage of the actor Marilyn Monroe on the set of 'Some Like It Hot' has sold for just over $21 thousand. Audio

6:39 PM.World leaders and philanthropists are meeting at the United Nations, to discuss ambitious targets to end world poverty by 2015. Audio

6:35 PM.The Australian PM Kevin Rudd told world leaders to get their financial systems in order as he addressed the United Nations. Audio

6:33 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:18 PM.The awards ceremony for the 2008 World of Wearable Arts is tonight. Audio

6:14 PM.The Institution of Professional Engineers says authorities need to charge households more for water use to encourage savings. Audio

6:06 PM.Negotiations over a $700 billion dollar bailout package for Wall Street have fallen into disarray. Audio

5:56 PM.Tasman and Northland have been reprieved from relegation from the National Championship by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Audio

5:52 PM.A former Master of the Bells has been jailed for seven and a half years for historical sexual offending. Audio

5:50 PM.The Kawakawa-Clevedon road near Auckland has reopened this afternoon more than a month after a major landslip closed it. Audio

5:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

5:41 PM.The Maori Party has signaled it's prepared to go into coalition with the National Party after the November 8th election. Audio

5:34 PM.The Food Safety Authority says that a safe level of melamine contamination is widespread in our food. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:23 PM.The head of the rescue team called to yesterday's fatal jetboat accident is defending the time taken to lift the upturned boat. Audio

5:22 PM.The market report. Audio

5:17 PM.The country is officially in recession for the first time in just over a decade. Audio

5:17 PM.The Warriors and the Manly Seaeagles will be bracing themselves for a tough test tomorrow night in Sydney. Audio

5:12 PM.Republicans have refused to support the US $700 billion bailout plan backed by their own President. Audio

5:11 PM.The forty-eighth Parliament has held its last session before the election, with a rousing debate involving all parties. Audio

5:08 PM.The selfless actions of an Auckland businessman have left his family mourning a hero. Audio