Checkpoint Top Stories for Friday 6 November 2015

NZer facing deportation upon return from Syria, Auckland polytechnic to axe 300 jobs, Training tightened on helicopters after crashes, Pleas get brush-off as Afghan hospital bombed, Higher tax take boosts govt books, German interpreters give evidence in Dotcom case, Pastor jailed for almost 5 years for sex offences against girls, and Labour leader says TPP deal does not meet bottom line.