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Northland's rail network to get $800 million upgrade
The government will prioritise the revival of Northland's rail network at a cost of up to $800 million, the Minister for Regional Economic Development says. Read more Audio
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No smoking gun in newly released JFK documents
Almost 3000 documents about former US President John F. Kennedy have been released, but so far no one has found the answer to what everyone wants to know - did Lee Harvey Oswald really kill JFK? US… Read more Video, Audio
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MSD argues solo mum's loans were income
27 Oct 2017The Ministry of Social Development says loans taken out by a woman on the benefit to make ends meet count as income. Read more Audio
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Five Aus politicians disqualified from Parliament
27 Oct 2017Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been disqualified from Parliament because he is a New Zealand citizen. Australian correspondent Jason Morrison joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell: Friday 27th October 2017
27 Oct 2017Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
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Unanimous council support for Queenstown housing developments
More than 2000 new houses may soon be built, and Queenstown Lakes District Council also unanimously voted in support of building affordable houses for the area's workforce. Read more Audio
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Aucklanders have their say on petrol tax
26 Oct 2017Zac Fleming asked people at a Mobil petrol station in central Auckland what they thought of the new petrol tax which will be introduced in the next few months. Video, Audio
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Petrol tax bad for north Auckland petrol station
Heemanshu Jain owns the most northern petrol station in Auckland - in Te Hana. He says his business will be hit hard by an Auckland petrol tax as customers will head north to fill up. Audio
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‘I want the government ... to bring kindness back’
26 Oct 2017Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to John Campbell while on her way to being sworn in. She says she wants New Zealanders to know the government is empathetic, kind and has the right goal and focus… Read more Video, Audio
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Commemorations for New Zealand wars this weekend
New Zealand War commemorations are being held this weekend to remember those who died and acknowledge how those battles throughout the country shaped our history. Video, Audio
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Man who killed two people at pawn shop claims insanity
26 Oct 2017The Crown says Zarn Tarapata was in a state of delusional jealousy but not legally insane when he fatally stabbed two people at an Auckland pawn shop in July 2014. Audio
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Lack of rentals in Kaikoura forcing residents to leave
26 Oct 2017Many of the homes that survived the earthquake have been rented to construction workers, squeezing the rental market so tightly, there is simply nowhere to live. Audio
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