Checkpoint for Friday 3 October 2008

6:58 PM.Times have been tough for banks everywhere, but a San Diego-area Wells Fargo branch had an especially difficult day this week. Audio

6:53 PM.Waatea News Audio

6:38 PM.Focus On Politics for 3 October 2008 looks at the Maori Party's strategy. Audio

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

6:26 PM.Pacific Island countries mayn't feel any immediate impact of the global financial crisis but economists say there will be. Audio

6:25 PM.There's still been no sign of Arthur Booker who is thought to have been taken by a large crocodile. Audio

6:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:16 PM.The agreement between Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai looks on the brink of collapse. Audio

6:12 PM.Tumbling world dairy prices should mean some relief for shoppers at the supermarket chiller. Audio

6:11 PM.A massive project to ease Auckland's congested motorway has the green light, but it's costing $50 million than estimated. Audio

6:08 PM.National's Immigration spokesperson, Lockwood Smith says the report raises questions about the culture within the department. Audio

5:58 PM.The popular Internet and telephone chat application Skype has admitted that some Chinese users have had text messages monitored. Audio

5:53 PM.Police say a man who caused a North Canterbury beach area to be evacuated by yelling"tsunami"had good intentions. Audio

5:49 PM.The children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch says a continued global slowdown is to blame for it's first redundancies. Audio

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

5:44 PM.A member of the Porirua Mongrel Mob who admitted fatally bashing his partner has been jailed for 14 and a half years. Audio

5:43 PM.It's been a historic day for Maori in Hawke's Bay with the signing of a contemporary grievance claim. Audio

5:35 PM.The Labour Department's current chief executive Christopher Blake talks about the Mary-Anne Thompson report. Audio

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

5:28 PM.Exposure to Agent Orange has been listed on a death certificate as a contributing cause of death. Audio

5:25 PM.A liquor store owner involved in a brawl with youths outside his business has been arrested and charged with assault. Audio

5:22 PM.The market update. Audio

5:16 PM.Federal investigators in California are to test a piece of bone near the wreckage of the plane flown by explorer Steve Fossett. Audio

5:10 PM.Republican Sarah Palin appeared to hold her own against her Democratic rival, Joe Biden in the only vice-presidential debate. Audio

5:06 PM.An investigation into the former Immigration head Mary-Anne Thompson has revealed multiple failures. Audio