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Malcolm Turnbull plans to quit Parliament 'not before too long'
24 Aug 2018Malcolm Turnbull clung on to the top job after a leadership challenge from Peter Dutton earlier this week, but was forced out after calling a party meeting. He says he will leave parliament all… Read more Audio
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PM had ‘no choice’ to demote Clare Curran
24 Aug 2018Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stripped Ms Curran of her Government Digital Services portfolio and her Open Government responsibilities, after she failed to properly declare a meeting for the… Read more Audio
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All Blacks hoping to retain winning streak for 16th year
24 Aug 2018With 1 trans-Tasman rugby trophy already wrapped up by the Black Ferns, the All Blacks can claim another when both teams host their Australian counterparts at Eden Park in Auckland tomorrow night. Video, Audio
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Farming in a fishbowl: The impact of open tracks and tourism
24 Aug 2018After the stoush over demands for greater access over a farm owned by American TV personality, Matt Lauer, farmers say the surge in visitors wanting to roam across their land is making them feel like… Read more Video, Audio
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Siblings jailed for supplying methamphetamine
24 Aug 2018A brother and sister have been jailed for 13 and seven years respectively for supplying methamphetamine linked to a boat that washed up on Ninety Mile Beach. Audio
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Dunedin power pole on lean needed replacing in 2015
24 Aug 2018Aurora, the lines company owned by Dunedin City Council, says a power pole which is on a precarious lean on a main road and near a primary school, told Checkpoint it was red-tagged for replacement in… Read more Video, Audio
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Suicide deaths at all time high
24 Aug 2018668 people died by suicide in the year to June, 62 more than the year before. It's the highest number of suicide deaths on record, and continues a devastating upward trend. Audio
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Evening business for 24 August 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Inquiry into Bridges’ expenses leak called off
24 Aug 2018The inquiry into who leaked National leader Simon Bridges' expenses has been canned after a person claiming to be a National MP confessed in an anonymous text and pleaded for the inquiry to end for… Read more Video, Audio
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Scott Morrison wins vote to become Australia's new PM
24 Aug 2018Scott Morrison is the new leader of the Liberal Party and the 30th prime minister of Australia after winning a leadership spill. Audio
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Clare Curran taking demotion ‘on the chin’
24 Aug 2018Clare Curran said she's taken accountability for her error but says she can still be trusted and her demotion is "proportionate" to her mistake. She spoke with Checkpoint producer Bridget Burke. Audio
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Prime Minister removes Clare Curran from Cabinet
24 Aug 2018Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to John Campbell shortly after she announced she had removed Clare Curran from Cabinet after she failed to record a meeting with Derek Handley about the Chief… Read more Video, Audio
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