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Monday, 13 November 2017
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Parents discovered daughter dead in her home
13 Nov 2017Police say a 24-year-old woman who was killed in her South Auckland home yesterday likely knew her killer and let them into her home. Video, Audio
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Chocolate crowdfunding campaign hits $1 million in one day
13 Nov 2017In August, Jim O'Malley, the man behind the 'Own the Factory' initiative, unveiled a new concept focusing on premium chocolate-making, by joining forces with an existing Dunedin artisan chocolate… Read more Audio
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Ed Sheeran puts heat on Dunedin's Easter Trading debate
13 Nov 2017The star is playing three concerts in Dunedin over the Easter weekend next year, and there are fears the city will struggle to host an extra 65,000 concert goers if shops are shut. Audio
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Lone Māori woman candidate victim of billboard vandalism
Huhana Lyndon is wondering whether her support for Māori boards on the council is why her Whangarei by-election billboards are repeatedly being vandalised. Video, Audio
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Texas church reopens as memorial after mass shooting
13 Nov 2017The blood-stained interior of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs was painted white and 26 chairs were placed inside the sanctuary, each with the name of a victim and a rose. Video, Audio
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Iwi wants businesses to pay to use Lake Taupō
13 Nov 2017The tribe that owns Lake Taupō wants to charge all commercial operators that use the lake. Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board chief executive Topia Rameka talks to Guyon Espiner. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 13 November 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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$190m cost for America's cup village in Auckland
It could cost up to $190m to build a village to host the America's Cup on Auckland's waterfront. Steve Armitage from ATEED says he expects the cost would be split 50/50 with the government, but they… Read more Audio
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Babysitter found guilty of manslaughter
13 Nov 2017Shayal Upashna Sami has been found guilty of killing Aaliyah Ashlyn Chand in January 2015, after the one-year-old was found with head fractures and internal bleeding. Audio
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Ambitious plan for Dunedin shows anything is possible
13 Nov 2017An ambitious plan to future-proof and develop Dunedin's waterfront with a conference centre and hotel has been unveiled by local architect, Damien van Brandenburg. Read more Video, Audio
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Children sleeping on floors, sharing toothbrushes, towels
13 Nov 2017Children's Charity KidsCan has partnered with the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, for a six month pilot to target children living in severe hardship in Hamilton. Read more Video, Audio
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Winston Peters wants reporters' phone records, emails, notes
The Deputy Prime Minister is trying to find out who leaked information to the media about his over-payment of superannuation. Edward Gay was in court. 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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