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Wednesday, 9 November 2016
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Kevin McAleese with latest results and reaction
9 Nov 2016Kevin 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
9 Nov 2016The 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
9 Nov 2016American 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?
9 Nov 2016After 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
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
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Today In Parliament for 8 November 2016
8 Nov 2016Resource 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"
8 Nov 2016A 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
8 Nov 2016Man 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
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
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
8 Nov 2016The 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
8 Nov 2016A 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
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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