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An overview of Hillary Clinton's election campaign
4:14 PM.Hillary Clinton has spent almost 25 years at the top level of American politics. Nick Harper looks back on her rocky road. Audio
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US correspondent Steve Mort reports from Miami, Florida
4:08 PM.Correspondent Steve Mort is in Miami, Florida, where he has the latest on the US election results, and reactions to it. Audio
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Jemma Brackebush live from outside Trump HQ in New York
3:57 PM.Reporter Jemma Brackebush joins Checkpoint live from outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown New York, where she has been talking to Trump supporters Video, Audio
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Katie Vogel on Trump's chances in Ohio
3:54 PM.Katie Vogel, of the Cincannati Enquirer. was on the editorial team that decided the newspaper would endorse a Democratic candidate for the first time in a century. Video, Audio
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Democrats gather at Auckland sports bar to watch election
3:51 PM.Auckland's Customs Street. RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly reports from the bar. Video, Audio
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Professor Nichola Gutgold on US election
3:46 PM.Professor Nichola Gutgold is an expert on women and the US presidency, and author of the book 'Madam President Five Women who paved the way'. She joins Checkpoint Video, Audio
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What's happening in the swinging state of Virginia
3:40 PM.The state of Virginia has a history of swinging between Democrat and Republic. New River Valley Bureau Chief with Virginia Public Radio, Robbie Harris, joins Checkpoint. Audio
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US election campaign: How it unfolded
3:33 PM.It's been a bitter and unpredictable election campaign. Harry Horton looks back at how it's unfolded. Audio
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Market reaction to the US election
3:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report Audio
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Max Towle reports from US Embassy function in Wellington
3:27 PM.The US elections are watched all over the world. RNZ reporter Max Towle is at a function hosted by the US Embassy at the St John's Bar in Wellington Video, Audio
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Kevin McAleese with latest results and reaction
3:23 PM.Kevin McAleese is at the Clinton headquarters in New York. He updates Checkpoint on the latest results and reaction. Video, Audio
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CNN's Jon Mann at Trump HQ, New York
3:15 PM.The United States will soon have a new president - either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. CNN's Jon Mann joins Checkpoint from Trump HQ in Manhattan, New York. Video, Audio
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US voters explain their hopes for the new US president
3:13 PM.American voters tell Checkpoint about the kind of President they're hoping for, what issues are important to them and what they think US President Barack Obama's legacy will be Video, Audio
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Will it be Clinton or Trump?
3:06 PM.After months of campaigning, today is the day either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump find out if they will be president. We look at what they have been up to on election day. Video, Audio
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Today In Parliament for 8 November 2016
6:55 PM.Resource Legislation Amendment Bill is back in the chamber after spending the past ten months with the Local Government and Environment Committee - which was supposed to report it back by Monday. The… Read more Audio
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Ruru special school defends its "safe room"
6:25 PM.A school which has come under fire from parents for its use of a seclusion room has written to parents, defending the room's use. Audio
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Man jailed for at least 16 years for murder of foster daughter
6:21 PM.Man jailed for life and ordered to spend at least 16 years behind bars for the murder of 17-year-old Te Awhiahua Toko in April. Audio
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Corrections warned in 2014 about fightclubs
6:08 PM.It's been revealed that the Corrections Department was warned back in 2014 that fightclubs were probably being run in its Rimutaka and Ngawha prisons. Audio
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Cheaper housing option for capital's vulnerable residents
5:56 PM.The Government's income related rent subsidy will be offered through council housing for the capital's most vulnerable residents. Audio
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Labour defends youth job scheme costings 3 days after launch
5:51 PM.The Labour Party is defending the costings behind a new policy to get young people in the work, after media reports questioned the $60m figure. Audio
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Repeat child sex offender sentenced to preventive detention
5:47 PM.A repeat child sex offender giggled in court, before he was sentenced to preventive detention. Audio
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Evening Business for 8 November 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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How much would NZers pay to catch Parker's Auckland fight?
5:33 PM.How much would New Zealanders pay to watch Joseph Parker's upcoming Auckland fight? Audio
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Parker's former manager says NZ fight won't be for world title, despite promoter's claims
5:31 PM.Joseph Parker's promoters have confirmed details of his upcoming Auckland bout - but his former manager says it will not be a world title fight. Audio
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Commerce Commission says no to Fairfax NZME merger
5:27 PM.The Commerce Commission is putting the brakes on a proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax Media. Audio