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Wednesday, 6 November 2024
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Wellington brew pub launches new beer 'The Candidate'
6 Nov 2024How are you spending election night? Maybe you're holding a watch party at your house or maybe you've headed down to your local pub. Lauren Crimp is at Fortune Favours brew pub in Wellington where… Read more Audio
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Treaty Principles Bill to be made public tomorrow
6 Nov 2024Back home where the contentious Treaty Principles Bill has had its timeline accelerated - meaning the prime minister will be out of the country during its first reading. The bill will be made public… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 6 November 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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US Elections: Every percentage point under scrutiny
6 Nov 2024Corin Dann spoke to Lisa Owen from Washington DC. Audio
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Democrat supporters in Washington DC
6 Nov 2024Correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Lisa Owen from a bookshop and restaurant called Busboys and Poets with Democrat supporters in Washington DC. Audio
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Mainland voting finishes across United States
6 Nov 2024Mainland voting has finished across the United States with most people holding their breath as the results come tumbling in. So far - it's Donald Trump leading the charge for the White House. He's on… Read more Audio
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Corin Dann speaks from Washington DC
6 Nov 2024Corin Dann and Simon Marks spoke to Lisa Owen from Washington DC. Audio
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US Ambassador speaks on elections
6 Nov 2024Thomas Udall was nominated to be the U.S Ambassador to New Zealand by President Joe Biden in 2021. He spoke to Lisa Owen from the U.S Embassy in Wellington. Audio
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Trump predicted to win Iowa
6 Nov 2024Correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen from Washington DC. Audio
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Growing number of Republicans voting blue
6 Nov 2024As we wait for more polling results to come in, it could be days before we know the result in Arizona. A swing state - it was courted heavily by both parties with eleven electoral votes up for grabs… Read more Audio
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Sport team owners have donated millions to federal elections
6 Nov 2024In a sport-US election crossover, The Guardian newspaper has anaylsed political donations of sport team owners in the United States. Owners in the major North American leagues have donated sums in the… Read more Audio
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What are the key voting groups in Arizona?
6 Nov 2024Correspondent Toni Waterman in Arizona spoke to Lisa Owen about how Arizona was a heavily republican state before being won by Biden in the last election, the key voting groups in Arizona, and key… Read more Audio
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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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