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Thursday, 19 October 2017
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Jacinda Adern will be the 40th New Zealand Prime Minister
19 Oct 2017Former Labour Party Cabinet Minister Clayton Cosgrove comments on the Labour Party's unlikely comeback. Audio
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Labour Party, Green Party and NZ First will be government
19 Oct 2017Former Green co-leader Russel Norman and former Labour Party president Mike Williams give their thoughts on the new coalition. Audio
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NZ First will be in coalition with Labour & Greens
19 Oct 2017Political Editor Jane Patterson reports from a lift right after NZ First leader Winston Peters announced that his party will be in coalition with the Labour Party and Green Party. Audio
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‘We could and should be doing far better’ – NZ First chooses Labour
NZ First leader Winston Peters arrives at the Beehive Theatrette and announces his coalition choice is the Labour Party and Green Party. Video, Audio
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Political commentators talk coalitions under MMP
19 Oct 2017Political commentator Matthew Hooton, former United Future leader Peter Dunne and former Alliance leader Sandra Lee discuss the coalition talks. Video, Audio
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Final Waitangi Tribunal hearings for Northland claim underway
The claim by Te Paparahi O Te Raki cover a range of issues from tino rangatiratanga, to te reo Maori, to socio-economic issues. Audio
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Girl gang assault on teen prompts police investigation
19 Oct 2017Dunedin police and at least two local high schools are investigating after a group of school girls attacked a 15-year-old girl while other teens - some of them filming - watched on. Audio
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Climate report paints bleak picture of a changing country
19 Oct 2017A new report by the Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand says there are already potentially irreversible effects for New Zealand including for its glaciers. Audio
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Evening Business for 19 October 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Crown says brain tissue on shirt incontrovertible evidence
The presence of Christine Lundy's brain tissue on her husband's shirt is incontrovertible evidence, but Mark Lundy's lawyer argues it may have gotten there through contamination during the police… Read more Audio
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Northland Regional Council thinks it knows who damaged pipeline
Northland Regional Council says it has strong lines of inquiry into who damaged the vital fuel pipeline that broke last month, stopping fuel supplies from the Northland refinery, and grounding… Read more Audio
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Greens leader James Shaw: latest on coalition talks
19 Oct 2017Green Party leader James Shaw tells John Campbell his party is on stand-by to ratify any decision via teleconference with its delegates. Video, 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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