Checkpoint for Tuesday 16 October 2018
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expecting a baby
6:26 PM.Just hours after arriving in Sydney for their tour down under, it was announced the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their first child. Video, Audio
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Mainzeal couldn't secure money due to regulatory issues in China
6:20 PM.Dame Jenny Shipley concedes she and the rest of the board of failed construction firm Mainzeal never sought legal advice about whether they'd be able to secure money they needed from China. Audio
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Tau Henare: 'NZ has never seen anything like this'
6:11 PM.Former politician Tau Henare joins Alex Perrottet in the Checkpoint studio to discuss an extraordinary two days in Parliament, Jami-Lee Ross' allegations and Simon Bridges' fate. Video, Audio
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Jami-Lee Ross plans to make police complaint against Bridges
6:08 PM.In an extraordinary day at Parliament, the rogue MP Jami-Lee Ross went nuclear, resigning from the National Party and accusing its leader of corruption. Craig McCulloch reports. Video, Audio
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Air NZ plans to bring world's first air taxi to NZ
5:55 PM.Once touted as the stuff of futeristic cartoons, automated pilotless planes are a step closer to becoming a reality in this country....as a taxi. Audio
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Christchurch City Council's water division criticised
5:47 PM.Christchurch City Council's water division has been slammed by an independent report for withholding information from management about the risk of contamination and on how it sought to make the city's… Read more Audio
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Stewart Murray Wilson found guilty of rape again
5:46 PM.It can now be revealed the 71-year-old man who's been on trial for raping three women and a girl nearly 50 years ago is serial rapist Stewart Murray Wilson - infamously known as the Beast of Blenheim.
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Breast cancer patients beg govt to fund new drugs
5:43 PM.Women with advanced breast cancer went to Parliament today to beg the government to fund new drugs for the disease and quickly. They say that it's disgraceful and unfair that unless they can afford… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 16 October 2018
5:41 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch locals quizzed on Bridges, Ross scandal
5:34 PM.People in Christchurch told reporter Logan Church they weren't very impressed with Simon Bridges or Jami-Lee Ross. Audio
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Jami-Lee Ross says he'll run as independent in by-election
5:31 PM.Reporter Zac Fleming asked Botany locals if they would vote for Jami-Lee Ross without the support of the National party. Video, Audio
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Jami-Lee Ross threatening, intimidating - local board chair
5:25 PM.Howick local board chair David Collings says Jami-Lee Ross threatened local board members over their political careers and employment, and said even he was intimidated by the Botany MP. He said he… Read more Video, Audio
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Simon Bridges had dinner at Zhang Yikun's home
5:23 PM.Zhang Yikun's wife Annie says National leader Simon Bridges had dinner at their home in Auckland and she wouldn't be surprised if he donated $100,000 to the National party. Video, Audio
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Simon Bridges: Jami-Lee Ross 'leaking, lying and lashing out'
5:20 PM.National's leader Simon Bridges described Jami-Lee Ross as a "lone wolf MP", whose was now "irrelevant" to the party, which unanimously voted to expel him. He said Mr Ross' allegations against him… Read more Video, Audio
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Jami-Lee Ross claims Simon Bridges is a 'corrupt politician'
5:08 PM.Jami-Lee Ross has announced he will resign from his seat and National, and declared Simon Bridges isn't fit to be prime minister. He claimed the party leader was involved in corruption, underhand… Read more Video, Audio
