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Checkpoint for Tuesday 1 November 2016
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Lack of a national Erebus memorial a glaring omission, says aviation chaplain
6:26 PM.A group of volunteers is working on plans for a national memorial to those killed in the Mount Erebus crash. They want one erected by 2019. Audio
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Clinton says FBI welcome to look at her emails
6:23 PM.Hillary Clinton says the FBI is welcome to look at her emails. Americans will head to the polls in just over one week's time. Video, Audio
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Steven Adams contract is about the game, not the money - manager
6:21 PM.Steven Adams' manager says he's not in the game for money but because he loves the game of basketball. Video, Audio
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Food processor risking NZ's clean, green brand by buying coal mines
6:11 PM.Conservationists and brand specialists are both confused as to why food-giant Talley's wants to buy Solid Energy's mines. Audio
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Tears collected outside film in effort to develop new breast cancer
5:55 PM.An American company collected women's tears outside an Auckland movie theatre today, in the hope it can use them to develop new test for breast cancer. Video, Audio
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Meth dealer jailed for 12 yrs had promising career as a jockey
5:52 PM.A methamphetamine dealer has been jailed for 12 years and four months after pleading guilty to supplying and manufacturing the drug, as well as unlawfully possessing firearms. Audio
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Redcliffs School to return to suburb, in new location
5:49 PM.Staff and parents of Redcliffs School in Christchurch have learned their schools final fate - same suburb, new location. Audio
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Inquest begins into Napier pirmary school death
5:37 PM.A coronial inquest has heard of a lack of health and safety rules at a Napier School where a nine-year-old boy died after getting stuck in a toilet cubicle. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 1 November 2016
5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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TAB on the outcome of the Melbourne Cup
5:30 PM.Mark Stafford of the TAB says Almandin was the fourth favourite to win the Melbourne Cup today, but is still a healthy payout for anyone who bet on it. Video, Audio
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Department of Corrections gives green light to Scott Watson and victims' father
5:28 PM.The Department of Corrections has given the go-ahead to a meeting between convicted murderer Scott Watson and the father of one of his victims. Watsons' father, Chris Watson, joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Patients facing long wait for public eye clinics worry they could lose their sight
5:24 PM.Eye specialists are warning that people could go blind waiting for appointments, unless urgent changes are made to the public system. Audio
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OKC Thunder extends Adams' contract for an estimated $140m
5:18 PM.Steven Adams' contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team has been extended for four years, Oklahoman newspaper sports reporter Erik Horne talks to Checkpoint about the deal. Video, Audio
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NZ Racing Broadcaster Des Coppins on the Melbourne Cup
5:15 PM.Almandin has won the Melbourne Cup. Veteran racing broadcaster Des Coppins joins Checkpoint to discuss the result. Audio
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Cow-dragging video given to officials a year ago
5:07 PM.Footage of a cow being dragged face-first along the ground by a tractor was given to the Ministry for Primary Industries a year ago, but there has still been no decision on possible charges. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 1st November 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video