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  • First day of DNC held in Philadelphia

    6:08 PM.At the DNC today, all of the factions of the party came together to hear their leaders: First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. Video, Audio

  • Changes needed for public notices

    5:56 PM.A failure by a Palmerston North newspaper to print a public notice has brought into sharp focus the need for councils to be more proactive about getting information to the public. Audio

  • Helicopter joins search for missing Upper Hutt woman

    5:53 PM.A private helicopter company has joined a huge community-led search for the missing Upper Hutt woman Mary Berrington. Audio

  • Chinese student numbers bounce back

    5:50 PM.The number of study visas granted to Chinese students has topped 30,000 for the first time in a decade, following several years of recovery from a big fall in the mid 2000s. Audio

  • Supermarket closure impacts small communities

    5:48 PM.Hauraki district mayor John Tregidga says supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises' move to close supermarkets has a big impact on small communities with job losses and the risk of prices rising. Audio

  • Nick Smith in the Auckland studio

    5:35 PM.The Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith joins John Campbell live in the Auckland studio. Video, Audio

  • Evening business for 26 July 2016

    5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

  • No affordable housing in Huapai

    5:29 PM.Huapai, the largest Special Housing Area in the Auckland region, has no homes completed in that designated affordable price range. Audio

  • Building in Browns Bay

    5:26 PM.Browns Bay, on the North Shore, is abuzz with building - but not in its Special Housing Area. Economist Donal Curtin joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio

  • Are SHAs helping first home buyers?

    5:24 PM.First Home Buyers spokesperson Lesley Harris joins Checkpoint to discuss the impact SHAs had had on people hoping to buy their first homes. Video, Audio

  • Where are the affordable homes within SHAs?

    5:19 PM.Special Housing Areas are blocks of land set aside by local and central government - but where are the affordable homes that their developers are legally bound to provide? Audio

  • Knife attack kills 19 at hospital near Tokyo

    5:16 PM.The worst mass murder in Japan in 70 years has left 19 people dead and 45 injured at a facility for the disabled near Tokyo. Washington Post correspondent Anna Fifield joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio

  • Critical acclaim for FLOTUS' speech

    5:10 PM.First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention that pundits say will replayed, quoted and anthologised for years to come. Video, Audio

  • Sanders endorses Clinton in DNC speech

    5:08 PM.To applause from many and booing from some, former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders finally delivered a passionate endorsement of Hillary Clinton and urged supporters to vote for her. Audio

  • Retired probation officer takes claim against Corrections

    6:23 PM.The man who brought a Waitangi Tribunal claim against the Department of Corrections says it is failing in its duty of care. Audio

  • McClay apologises to PM over steel dumping

    6:16 PM.The Trade Minister has apologised to the Prime Minister for his initial response to reports of trade retaliation by China over possible steel dumping. Video, Audio

  • NZ aims to become predator-free by 2050

    6:09 PM.The Government has announced it wants to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050, investing $28m in a new joint venture company called Predator Free NZ Ltd. Video, Audio

  • Hansen to stay on as ABs coach

    5:52 PM.Steven Hansen is to stay on as All Black coach until the end of 2019, giving him another shot at the Rugby World Cup. Video, Audio

  • Bernie supporters speak out at DNC

    5:46 PM.Kim Crozier and Karen Suykins say the Sanders supporters, and American voters they know, don't want Hilary Clinton as President even if that means the risk of President Trump. Video, Audio

  • Email leak may prove disastrous for Democrats

    5:40 PM.The chair of the DNC has resigned on the eve of the convention after leaked emails reveal Party officials were actively favouring Hillary Clinton. Democratic Strategist Mary-Anne Marsh joins… Read more Video, Audio

  • Evening business for 25 July 2016

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

  • Six Countdown supermarkets to close

    5:25 PM.Six Countdown supermarkets are set to close as the chain's Australian parent company shuts stores and slashes hundreds of jobs. Audio

  • Beach settlement feels abandoned post-storm

    5:21 PM.A Taranaki beach settlement is in clean up mode again today after storm surges washed up rotting animal carcasses and tossed huge logs through fences. Audio

  • Professional cricketer on trial for rape

    5:18 PM.Professional cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn has gone on trial in the Hamilton District Court accused of raping a woman after being out with her in May last year. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio

  • CYF apologises to Nelson landlord

    5:12 PM.Child Youth and Family has been forced to apologise to a Nelson landlord after it ignored her concerns for the welfare of two children living in her rental property. Video, Audio

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