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Checkpoint for Thursday 3 November 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 3rd November 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
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'There's enough hatred in the world'
5:07 PM.The daughter of the couple killed in their Waikato home last month by Ross Bremner forgives him, but wants to know why he wasn't under better supervision. Jo Kukutai speaks exclusively to Checkpoint.
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Parents of autistic child say Education Minister knew about seclusion rooms
5:18 PM.The parents of an autistic child say the Education Minister knew about the use of seclusion rooms last year, but the Minister is denying the claim. Audio
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Hekia Parata maintains she only knew about seclusion rooms from July
5:22 PM.Education Minister Hekia Parata is adamant she only knew about seclusion rooms from July. She joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Child killer seeks sentence discount for mental health issues
5:32 PM.The lawyer for one of the killers of three year old Moko Rangitoheriri says their client's sentence should be reduced due to their mental problems, a court has heard. Audio
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Evening business for 3 November 2016
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Prisoner advocate says precedent there for terminally ill
5:43 PM.Terminally ill prisoner Vicky Letele should be released on compassionate grounds, according to a man who helped free another sick prisoner in 2005. Video, Audio
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Tauranga principal discusses Novopay privacy breach
5:48 PM.The controversial Novopay school payroll system is causing problems again, and this time it appears to involve a major privacy breach. Audio
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PM says public should be more worried about Google than spy age
5:50 PM.The Prime Minister says the public should be more worried about companies like Google or Facebook than anything New Zealand's spy agencies are doing. Audio
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Could the America's Cup be held in Queenstown
5:53 PM.Sir Russell Coutts' suggestion that the America's Cup could take place on Lake Wakatipu is exciting Queenstown locals. Audio
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Light at end of tunnels gets penguins through underpass
5:56 PM.A few weeks ago we brought you the story of New Zealand's first penguin underpass in Oamaru. Video, Audio
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Bremner family friend on Jo Kukutai's forgiveness to her parent
6:07 PM.Geoff Benefield has known Ross Bremner's father Keith for a long time ...even before he married Clare. Video, Audio
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Mother angry at Parata's claims
6:13 PM.The mother of an autistic child says she has been trying to get the Education Minister to ban seclusion rooms for years - and is furious she claims to have only known about their existence since the… Read more Audio
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NZ drug importer in prison in Indonesia found with drugs in cell
6:15 PM.Drugs have been found in the cell of New Zealander Antony De Malmanche, who is serving 15 years for smuggling drugs. His lawyer speaks to Checkpoint. Read more Video, Audio
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Te Puea chair pledges to fight for truth as he pleads not guilt
6:21 PM.The senior police officer and chair of Te Puea Marae, Hurimoana Dennis, has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping charges. Audio
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Māori couple create first Te Reo speaking dolls
6:23 PM.Disappointed by the lack of a Māori speaking doll on the market to gift their daughter, a Rotorua couple created their own. Read more Video, Audio
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Today In Parliament for 3 November 2016
6:55 PM.Legislation designed to ratify the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement passes its second reading - with the TPPA also the subject of Opposition questions to the trade minister. Audio