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Checkpoint for Tuesday 10 October 2017
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 10th October 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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Why did Morrocco Tai die?
5:08 PM.Morrocco Tai died in a police pursuit. He was just 15. Why did he die this way? We can't ask him, so John Campbell asked others who might help us understand. Read more Audio
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Construction caused massive slip, businesses claim
5:18 PM.A massive landslide has destroyed part of a carpark on Auckland's North Shore, and local business owners are furious because they say warning signs appeared months ago. Video, Audio
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Vague adjectives flow as coalition talks continue
5:23 PM.Serious, productive, meaningful: The adjectives flowed along with the biscuits today as Labour and National continued to try to woo New Zealand First into forming a government. Video, Audio
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Nine arrested as protesters block Defence Forum in Wellington
5:27 PM.About 300 protesters blocked all the entrances to Westpac stadium this morning in a bid to stop delegates from attending what they say is a weapons trade fair. Audio
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Evening business for Tues 10 Oct
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Las Vegas gunman shot security guard before opening fire
5:36 PM.Police have revised their timeline of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's mass shooting, revealing they had six minutes to reach him. Video, Audio
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Fatalities after serious crash north of Taupo
5:38 PM.Four people are dead and eight are injured after two cars collided in a tourist spot north of Taupo. Taupo District Mayor David Trewavas joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Kids excluded from school 'crying for help'
5:42 PM.Children with high needs, such as autism, are being denied a full and fair education due to a lack of specialised teacher training and resources, parents and educators say. Read more Audio
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Petition calling for mental health inquiry delived to Beehive
5:53 PM.A family who lost their 15-year-old daughter to suicide has delivered a 30,000 signature petition to Parliament asking for an urgent inquiry into the country's mental health crisis. Read more Video, Audio
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Last loop for Wellington's iconic trolley buses
5:56 PM.Work started late last night to take down the decades-old overhead lines, and in three weeks the final switch will be flicked, and the power shut off once and for all. Video, Audio
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Accord's failed promise of affordable homes
6:09 PM.Fewer than 3 percent of new houses built under the Housing Accord are affordable to first home buyers and some Auckland councillors say it's time for the Government and developers to step up. Audio
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Petition to move Taranaki pedestrian crossing
6:13 PM.An online petition is calling for the New Plymouth District Council to move the crossing in Inglewood where seven-year-old Emma Warren was killed last month. Read more Video, Audio
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More police resources needed to monitor roads, police association says
6:22 PM.Police Association president Chris Cahill says there are fewer police working on New Zealand's roads, and they have been calling for more front line staff "for some time". Audio
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Former coach of Morrocco Tai says he was good natured boy
6:27 PM.The former rugby coach of teenager Morrocco Tai, who died after fleeing police in a stolen car yesterday, says the 15-year-old was a good-natured boy with a rocky past. Audio