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Battle lines drawn around Environment Canterbury table
5:47 PM.Canterbury's newly elected regional council is divided between environmentalists and those from farming backgrounds - but that could change, with four more councillors due to be appointed. Audio
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First home buyers building their own place, as prices rise
5:44 PM.The Real Estate Institute says more New Zealanders are turning to new builds as a first home - but an Auckland estate agent says buyers still face an uphill battle. Audio
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Andrew King has won the mayoralty in Hamilton
5:37 PM.Andrew King has won the mayoralty in Hamilton after an extremely tight race. Checkpoint spoke to him just after he had heard the news. Audio
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Evening business for 13 October 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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18 traffic lights fitted out at CHCH intersection
5:31 PM.A single intersection in the Christchurch CBD has been fitted with 19 traffic lights - bafflying passersby. Audio
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Warriena Wright suffered severe injuries in fatal fall
5:28 PM.A forensic pathologist has described the horrific injuries suffered by New Zealand woman Warriena Wright, who fell 14 floors from a Gold Coast apartment, as Gable Tostee stands trial for her murder. Audio
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Donald Trump's campaign team firing over groping allegations
5:25 PM.Donald Trump's campaign team has come out swinging over allegations that he groped women in the 1980s. Audio
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Govt budget surplus reaches $1.8b
5:19 PM.The government's budget surplus has quadrupled to $1.8 billion in the year to June, due to a higher tax take. Finance Minister Bill English speaks to Checkpoint. Audio
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Ministry discusses Miramar Central School's seclusion room
5:13 PM.David Wales is the Ministry of Education's National Director of Special Education and joins Checkpoint to discuss the use of a seclusion room at Miramar Central School. Audio
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Six-year-old autistic boy held in a cell-like room as punishment
5:07 PM.The parents of a six-year-old autistic boy say staff at Miramar Central School held their son in a room the size of a toilet as punishment. The accusation comes days after similar revelations. Video, Audio
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Collins' comments typical of govt's response, professor says
6:27 PM.University of Auckland associate professor of social work, Mike O'Brien, says Judith Collins' comments are typical of this government's response to poverty. Audio
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Nelson retailers start hanging out washing in protest over vagrant
6:21 PM.Retailers in Nelson are hitting back at the lack of action over long-time vagrant Lewis Stanton, who has been camped outside a central city store for months. Video, Audio
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Yazaki Samoa to close after 25 years
6:18 PM.Samoa's biggest private employer, Yazaki Samoa, has announced it will be shutting down operations in Apia after 25 years. Audio
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Samsung scraps its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
6:15 PM.Electronics giant Samsung has scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after failing to resolve safety concerns, less than two months after its launch. Video, Audio
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Labour appalled by Judith Collins comments on child poverty
6:10 PM.Labour's Jacinda Ardern is appalled by Judith Collins comments on child poverty. She joins Checkpoint in the studio. Video, Audio
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Judith Collins under fire for comments on poverty
6:08 PM.Police Minister Judith Collins is under fire for comments implying that bad parenting is the cause of child poverty, and that there is money available to everyone who needs it. Audio
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Petition calls on govt to make medicinal cannabis more available
5:56 PM.A petition with 17,000 signatures urging the Government to make medicinal cannabis more readily available was presented to Parliament today. Video, Audio
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Govt rejects accusations people are abusing immigration clause
5:53 PM.The government says the immigration category that allows children who have settled in New Zealand to bring in their parents is not being "grossly abused" as claimed. Audio
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Last images of Warriena Wright's life from CCTV shown to court
5:49 PM.A jury has been shown CCTV footage of New Zealand tourist Warriena Wright's final hours. Gable Tostee is on trial for Ms Wright's murder in Brisbane. ABC reporter Sharnie Kim joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Samsung issues global recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
5:42 PM.Tech giant Samsung has issued a global recall of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after failing to resolve safety concerns around some devices spontaneously exploding. Video, Audio
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People voice their opinion on euthanasia to select committee
5:37 PM.Emotionally graphic and disturbing stories were told today to a health select committee hearing submissions on voluntary euthanasia. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 12 October 2016
5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Snow falls on central Otago and more is on its way
5:25 PM.Heavy snow has fallen on central Otago, closing major state highways, bringing down trees and cutting power to 1800 homes. Video, Audio
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Principal responds to Judith Collins' comments on child poverty
5:20 PM.Police Minister Judith Collins says money is available in New Zealand, it's bad parenting that's the problem. Finlayson Park School principal Shirley Maihi responds. Audio
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Compass upping prices for DHBs by 5.5%
5:13 PM.Compass has increased its prices for the six DHBs which signed up to a nation-wide hospital food contract. The savings from the contract fall $110m short of what was expected. Read more Audio
