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Checkpoint for Tuesday 7 November 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 7th November 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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Parliament swearing in turns to shambles over majority claims
5:08 PM.The vote to elect a Speaker in Parliament turned into a shambles today after National forced Labour to accept a hasty deal over select committee numbers. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
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Winston Peters files legal action against MPs, journalists
5:12 PM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is launching legal action against National MPs, including Bill English, their staff and two journalists over leaked superannuation over-payments. Video, Audio
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Manus Is refugees' plea for restored services rejected
5:16 PM.Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has refused a last ditch bid to restore power, water and medical services to Manus detention centre. Refugees' lawyer Ben Lomai talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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US Air Force failed to enter Texas killer's offence
5:20 PM.The gunman who killed 26 people at a church in Texas was convicted for domestic violence in 2012, but the US Air Force failed to enter that into a database used to check gun users' backgrounds. Video, Audio
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Man stole from woman seriously injured in crash
5:26 PM.Police are hunting for a man who stole a woman's wallet while she was still inside her car after a collision in which she sustained serious injuries. Inspector Tony Wakelin talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tues 7 Nov
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Carers asked if enough was done to ensure safety of man
5:36 PM.Darryl Kitto, 47, had an intellectual disability and was subject to a compulsory care order when he fell from a cliff while having his photo taken by a person responsible for looking after him. Audio
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Mother reported son to police for underage sex
5:39 PM.Inspector Hurimoana Dennis and Sergeant Vaughan Perry have denied charges of kidnapping a teenager in what they've described as a mock arrest. Video, Audio
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Airbnb operators and Queentown Council prepare to square off
5:43 PM.Councillors will vote on a raft of measures which, if approved, will clamp down on people who want to regularly let their property using Airbnb, but the company says it won't back down without a… Read more Audio
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Peruvian football team in Auckland ahead of World Cup qualifier
5:46 PM.Despite being ranked 10th in the world, it's been 35 years since Peru last qualified for a World Cup. The team arrived in Auckland with an entourage of 60 journalists plus sponsors and officials. Video, Audio
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British horse Rekindling wins Melbourne Cup
5:51 PM.Horse racing personality Des Coppins talks to John Campbell from the Melbourne Cup, where Rekindling broke the mould, winning the race. Audio
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Lawyers make closing arguments in Tarapata double murder trial
6:15 PM.A man on trial for murdering two men in 2014 says he was doing God's work, but the Crown argues he killed them in an angry rage. Audio
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New mums cheer paid parental leave extension
6:18 PM.A group of first-time mothers in Kapiti, near Wellington, wish paid parental leave was extended earlier so they could spend more time with their babies before returning to work. Audio
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Refugees say PNG court decision was expected
6:21 PM.Refugees detained on Manus Island say they are accustomed to being deprived of justice and today's court decision came as no surprise. Audio
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Winners and losers of the Melbourne Cup
6:24 PM.British horse Rekindling has won the 2017 Melbourne Cup - the first Cup victory for Australian jockey Corey Brown. Anthony Niterl from the TAB joins Checkpoint live. Audio