Checkpoint for Friday 20 October 2017

6:27 PM.Two former US Presidents have taken veiled swipes at their successor, Donald Trump. Audio

6:21 PM.Tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup test in Brisbane marks the end of an era for the All Blacks as assistant coach Wayne Smith coaches the team for the final time. Audio

6:18 PM.NZME and Stuff argue they need to merge because they are threatened by new media, including social media. But the Commerce Commission says it is not the competition news managers say it is. Audio

6:15 PM.Dene Barnes, 44, who goes by the moniker LSD Fundraiser, has been cleared of wrongdoing over a bomb scare in June. Audio

6:12 PM.Reporters fanned out across the country to find out what voters want from their new government. Audio

6:08 PM.Prime Minister designate Jacinda Ardern has revealed who Labour has elected to be ministers in the next government, but says she not happy with the gender imbalance. Audio

5:55 PM.After nine years of work, and 31 weeks of hearings, there was anger, laughter and tears on the last day of the massive Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the grievances of northern Maori. Audio

5:44 PM.The parties that make up the new Labour-led government have 18 Maori MPs. Te Manu Korihi reporter Shannon Haunui-Thompson looks at what Maori may gain. Audio

5:19 PM.Labour's long "to-do list" includes cutting immigration, building more homes, re-entering Pike River, and some kind of ban on foreign buyers purchasing existing houses or land is also looking likely. Audio