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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 19 November 2014
Roger Sutton is placed on gardening leave as the harrassment scandal rolls on. Two trout poachers could be sent to jail and depressing dairy prices for farmers. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 18 November 2014
Andrew Little squeaks past Grant Robertson to take the Labour leadership. Cabinet Minister Gerry Brownlee won't quit despite being fined and CAA says will now release its report on the security… Audio
Civil Aviation interview excerpt
Gerry Brownlee has been fined $2000 for breaching airport security rules. Civil Aviation Authority initially refused to release the full report of the inquiry into the minister but director Graeme… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 17 November 2014
Earthquake chief quits over his hugs and jokes. A ministerial inquiry is ordered into how Phillip Smith escaped and 200 take to higher ground after a big shake off the North Island's east coast. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 13 November 2014
Phillip Smith sits in a Rio jail waiting to be deported. An ambulance officer who stupefied a teenager and sexually abused patients is found guilty and a warning that kiwi could be lost from mainland… Audio
St John Ambulance interview
An ambulance officer who stupefied and sexually abused a teenage patient, as well as abusing others, is found guilty. Stephen Smith of St John Ambulance in Hawke's Bay tells of how Christopher King's… Audio
New developments in investigation of Phillip Smith
New developments in the investigation into the escaped prisoner Phillip Smith. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 12 November 2014
The latest from Brazil on Phillip Smith and how his capture could take years. No let up for home lending controls and New Zealand's worst serial stalker heads back to jail. Audio
Brazil correspondent interview
Getting the fugitive killer and paedophile Phillip Smith back from Brazil where he fled last week could take at least 18 months. Our correspondent in Rio Matt Sandy has been talking to the police… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 11 November 2014
Fugitive killer Phillip Smith tells his lawyer his victim's family has nothing to fear. Air New Zealand axes three regional routes and hundreds of polytech students are told their qualifications are… Audio
Tony Ellis interview
The fugitive murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith has made contact with his New Zealand lawyer Tony Ellis from South America. Audio
Tony Ellis interview
The fugitive murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith has made contact with his New Zealand lawyer Tony Ellis from South America. Audio
DIA comments on Smiths' passport
The Department of Internal affairs has released a press statement on Smiths' passport Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 10 November 2014
A killer and child abuser tricks prison officers and flees to Chile. Is the Pacific free trade deal about to fail? And Aucklanders crash a website on how much their houses are worth. Audio
Evening Business for 7 November 2014
A portfolio manager at Harbour Asset Management, Craig Stent, says Mighty River Power's announcements were a highlight of the day. Audio
Paul Mabey interview
A charge of attempting to procure murder against the AC/DC drummer, Phillip Rudd, is being dropped by the Crown solicitor. Lawyer Paul Mabey says Mr Rudd has suffered unnecessary and extremely… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 6 November 2014
Legal action back on the agenda as hopes of re-entering the Pike River mine are dashed. AC-DC drummer charged in Tauranga with trying to procure a murder and one dead in a boating accident off Mahia… Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 5 November 2014
The government reveals how many people are on its terror-watch list. Christchurch rebuild workers owed thousands in unpaid wages and a bigger than expected rates rise for Auckland. Audio
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 4 November 2014
We cross to Flemington for The Melbourne Cup. John Key warns terrorists could target Cricket World Cup matches in NZ and couple died on highway where delays surrounded closure. Audio
Jamal Daoud interview
Islamic State is being blamed for the shooting of a man outside an Islamic centre in Sydney today. The police won't say if religious tensions are behind the attack just after midnight on the Shiite… Audio