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Shearer to leave Parliament for UN job in South Sudan
8 Dec 2016Labour MP David Shearer looks likely to leave Parliament to take up a top United Nations job in South Sudan - leaving the Mt Albert seat empty. Audio
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Kaikoura cuts government surplus as half year books revealed
8 Dec 2016The government's projected bumper surplus has been cut back significantly by the cost of the Kaikoura earthquakes. Audio
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Competition for deputy role alive, English says
8 Dec 2016Bill English's early victory in the leadership battle leaves just the deputy's job up for grabs when the National Party caucus meets on Monday. He says the battle is very much alive. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint plays Nats in the Hat to find NZ's next deputy PM
8 Dec 2016Checkpoint heads to Auckland streets to ask who should serve as Bill English' deputy, in a completely unscientific game of (mostly) Nats in a Hat. Video, Audio
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Tiny settlement of Rakautara marooned after quake
8 Dec 2016People living in Rakautara, north of Kaikōura, have been cut off since the 7.8 quake struck last month. And authorities have told them it could be months before slips are cleared. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Former Telford horse students say closing it a tragedy
8 Dec 2016Former students of the South Island's only residential horse-training course say shutting it down will stop others getting into the industry. Audio
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Quake-damaged Lancaster Park set to face the wrecking ball
8 Dec 2016Christchurch's quake-damaged stadium Lancaster Park will most likely be demolished after the city's mayor Lianne Dalziel said it would be uneconomic to repair it, at a cost of $250m. Video, Audio
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Napier police officers found not guilty of assault
8 Dec 2016Four Napier police officers will remain on full duties, after being cleared of assaulting a man during an arrrest. Edward Gay reports. Audio
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News from the business sector, including a market report.
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Lydia Ko's dumped coach concerned about golfer's future
8 Dec 2016New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has dumped her coach David Leadbetter. Mr Leadbetter told Checkpoint the 19-year-old's father should stop interferring in her career. Audio
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Power restored to Far North after towers damaged
8 Dec 2016Power is back on in the Far North after three transmission towers went out of action this morning. Transpower suspects the towers were vandalised. Lois Williams reports. Audio
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Bill English the only one left in race for PM
8 Dec 2016Three MPs put their names forward to lead National and New Zealand after John Key resigned earlier this week, but Bill English is only one left. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the latest. Video, Audio
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