Checkpoint for Friday 24 August 2012

6:56 PM.Offers of help poured in this week for two New Zelanders down on their luck. Audio

6:48 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal says the sale of shares in some state owned assets must be delayed, until Maori water rights are resolved; The Maori Council is praising the Waitangi Tribunal's interim water… Read more Audio

6:38 PM.United Future is holding its Annual General Meeting in Auckland this weekend. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:22 PM.Telecom profits have fallen more than 8 percent. Audio

6:20 PM.New Zealand's Olympic athletes have been given a rowdy reception by thousands of fans in Christchurch today. Audio

6:18 PM.Three men have appeared in a Tongan court following the death of a New Zealand police officer. Audio

6:15 PM.The whereabouts of nearly four million dollars remains a mystery even after the sentencing today of the two runaway millionaires. Audio

6:12 PM.The Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee spoke further with our political editor Brent Edwards this afternoon, and was asked about the amount of money going into Kiwirail over the next three years. Audio

6:08 PM.State-owned KiwiRail has now released its business plan, revealing it needs to cut 200 million dollars from its spending over the next three years. Audio

5:55 PM.The Maori owners of Poroti Springs near Whangarei say all water applications should go on hold - following today's Waitangi Tribunal interim report on freshwater. Audio

5:47 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal says the sale of shares in some state owned assets must be delayed, until Maori water rights are resolved; The Tribunal says it's long overdue for the Crown to recognise its… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.It's just confirmed the troubled Snapper ticket system is being cut out of Auckland's new 100 million dollar ticketing system. Audio

5:42 PM.The defence lawyer for a man found guilty of killing his young daughter says his family has forgiven him for his crime. Audio

5:38 PM.A Wellington man who shot dead another hunter in the Wairarapa bush earlier this year has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Audio

5:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:27 PM.Nearly four million dollars remains unaccounted for - even after today's sentencing of the two runaway millionaires. Audio

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

5:20 PM.Listening to that is our Political Editor Brent Edwards. Audio

5:16 PM.State-owned KiwiRail has now released its business plan, revealing it needs to cut 200 million dollars from its spending over the next three years. Audio

5:12 PM.The Government says it will talk over the tribunal's findings with the Maori Party, which it has been in danger of falling out with over the water rights case. Audio

5:05 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has told the Government it should stop the partial sale of state owned power companies until it's sorted out Maori water rights. Audio