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Checkpoint for Monday 6 November 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 6th November 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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26 dead in Texas church massacre
5:08 PM.Devin Kelly killed 26 people, including children and a pregnant woman, when he opened fire in the First Baptist Church in the tiny Texas town of Sutherland Springs. Video, Audio
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'Nobody knows why he opened fire'
5:13 PM.KSAT 12 journalist Erica Hernandez was one of the first people at the scene of the Sutherland Springs massacre. She talks to John Campbell about what she discovered after rushing to the scene. Video, Audio
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Paid parental leave to increase to 26 weeks by 2020
5:18 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the paid parental leave extension will cost $325 million over the four year forecast period, which fits within Labour's fiscal plan. Video, Audio
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Heavy rain, winds, possibly even snow coming
5:24 PM.A significant weather system bringing heavy rain, winds and even November snow is due to hit the South Island from tomorrow moving north tomorrow night and into Wednesday. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Mon 6 Nov 2017
5:31 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Call for more university openness on suicide
5:37 PM.Five students from Otago University are suspected to have taken their own lives in the past year, meanwhile the number of students needing mental health support has also surged at the university. Video, Audio
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Nelson landlord's trust shattered by dirty, messy tenant
5:40 PM.Barry Thompson, 81, says he'll find it difficult to trust another tenant after a woman turned his property into a rubbish dump. Video, Audio
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Govt slashes MP numbers on select committees
5:46 PM.The number of MPs who will sit on select committees has been reduced, but the Leader of the House, Labour's Chris Hipkins, says all political parties agreed to it in the last Parliament. Video, Audio
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Road closures hit Whanganui River Road businesses
5:50 PM.Major roadworks will close the road for several hours a day for the next month at least, as repairs continue in the wake of the 2015 flood. Read more Audio
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Kiwi connections optimistic for Melbourne Cup
5:54 PM.Kiwi horse Humidor sits third favourite for the Cup behind last year's winner Almandin and Marmelo, meanwhile 28-year-old jockey Cory Parish makes his cup debut riding Boom Time. Audio
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Hurimoana Dennis on trial for mock arrest & threat
6:12 PM.Police inspector and Te Puea Marae chairman Hurimoana Dennis organised a mock arrest of a teenager, had him locked in a police cell and threatened him with a charge of rape, the Crown says. Video, Audio
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Pike River families say they're finally being listened to
6:17 PM.The Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry, Andrew Little, met with some of the miners' families at Parliament to set up a legal entity to run the re-entry project. Video, Audio
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Wellington City Council wants $50k back
6:22 PM.It's been three years since Wellington City Council paid $50,000 for a fashion show that didn't happen and it wants it's money back. Audio
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Sutherland Springs man shot gunman following massacre
6:25 PM.A man who lived near the First Baptist Church is being hailed as a hero after he shot at Devin Kelly, the gunman who opened fire at worshipers, killing 26. Video, Audio