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Checkpoint for Tuesday 18 October 2016
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Heritage rich Dunedin ponders cost of protecting old buildings
6:26 PM.Dunedin has New Zealand's largest concentration of Victorian and Edwardian buildings - but how much is too much to spend on keeping them up to scratch? Video, Audio
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Maths teacher who wrote national standard says exam was "disastrous"
6:20 PM.A retired maths teacher who wrote the national standard for the subject says a 'disastrous' NCEA exam last month has brought the NZQA into disrepute. Audio
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Junior doctors explain why they have to strike
6:13 PM.2,500 junior doctors from around the country went on strike today in protest of long working hours. Checkpoint spoke to doctors on strike in Auckland and Christchurch. Video, Audio
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Jarrod Gilbert on why the govt is spending up large on prisons
6:07 PM.Most new prison beds will be at a new 1500 bed facility at the existing Waikeria Prison in Waikato. Dr Jarrod Gilbert joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Children among the targets in Aleppo, as strikes could stop
5:58 PM.Civil defense workers have rescued a boy from the edge of a building destroyed by airstrikes in Aleppo as Russia and Syria announced plans to halt strikes so civilians can flee. Video, Audio
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'Fertile' endangered birds hatch a chick
5:51 PM.Conservationists are shocked after a Takahe couple, believed to be infertile, hatched a chick together against all odds. Video, Audio
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All Blacks have moved on from Aaron Smith saga
5:50 PM.The All Blacks camp say they have moved on from the Aaron Smith saga, following his announcement that he will withdraw himself from this weekend's Bledisloe Cup test. Audio
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Extra police officers sent to wrong Far North town - Labour
5:41 PM.Extra police officers are needed in crime-struck Kaitaia, but they've been sent to a different Far North town, MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis says. Audio
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Man dies after being dropped at St John's in Whangarei
5:38 PM.Friends and family of a man who was dropped off at the St John Ambulance headquarters in Whangarei and died soon after have gathered outside the building. Lois Williams joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Evening business for 18 October 2016
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Young Dunedin cleaner guilty of murdering supervisor
5:25 PM.A young Dunedin cleaner has been found guilty of murdering his supervisor. RNZ's Otago reporter, Ian Telfer, has been in court. Audio
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Police crack down on euthanasia supporters
5:22 PM.An elderly Nelson woman was stunned police had a search warrant to seize her helium balloon kit, which she says she bought years ago to end her life should she need to. Audio
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Christchurch earthquake class action heads to court
5:15 PM.A class action taken by 40 Canterbury earthquake claimants against Southern Response heads to court tomorrow. Audio
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Junior doctors walk off the job around the country
5:11 PM.Junior Doctors walked off wards in hospitals around the country today in a 48-hour strike over rosters. Our Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Video, Audio
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Opposition MPs slam government's prison planning
5:07 PM.Opposition MPs say a $1 billion spend on new prison beds shows the government has dropped the ball on prison planning - but the Corrections Minister says the spike in prisoners came as a surprise. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 18th October 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video