Checkpoint for Friday 11 November 2016

5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video

5:07 PM.The Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has died, aged 82. Checkpoint looks back at his life. Audio

5:12 PM.Ira Nadel authored the first biography of Leonard Cohen. He spoke to Checkpoint about the musician's life - and death. Video, Audio

5:21 PM.United States president Barack Obama has met with president-elect Donald Trump at the White House, where the two discussed the transition of power. Video, Audio

5:24 PM.National President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Samer Khalaf, discusses Donald Trump's policies, including preventing Muslim immigration. Video, Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:39 PM.Dustin La Mont fatally stabbed his neighbour in the street - but today he walked free from court. Audio

5:44 PM.A 96-year-old Horowhenua woman - whose home-help services have been cut by the MidCentral District Health Board - says the move has taken away her individuality. Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.Families of Pike River victims are to protest against authorities' refusal to retrieve their families bodies. Organiser Anna Osborne speaks to Checkpoint. Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The "miracle" Takahē egg of proud parents Quammen and Paku has hatched. Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.A helicopter company contracted to drop 1080 in Fiordland accidentally dropped the toxin on takeoff because it left a bucket open, new documents reveal. Video, Audio

6:28 PM.In August of this year we brought you a very special performance by Selevasio Tu'ima singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Here it is again, on the day the music legend died. Video, Audio