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US correspondent Mitch McCann joins Jim with the latest from the campaign trail, the races to watch, and what's at stake for Trump.

This morning's top stories and other headlines

A wrap of the day's big stories

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

Sam Kemp and Waikoru Wikaira, are part of a group of rangatahi, Te Mahuri o te Taiao, in the Kaipara region who will soon decide which projects to fund which are aimed at climate change, climate resilience, food sovereignty and environmental health. They will distribute from a fund of $150,000.

In Wellington this week Professor Tom Roa won Te Tohu Oranga Angitu at the Maori Language Awards. He was one of the key figures in the 1972 Maori language petition, and wider movement that lead to the official status of the language. He's also a prominent historian and educator.

In Wellington this week Professor Tom Roa won Te Tohu Oranga Angitu at the Maori Language Awards. He was one of the key figures in the 1972 Maori language petition, and wider movement that lead to the official status of the language. He's also a prominent historian and educator.

The top stories and other headlines at midday

Ahead of this week's release of Black Sheeps, actor Nathan Meister is here to talk about reprising his role from Black Sheep twenty years ago and Weta Workshop's Stephen Crowe tells us about creating the titular ovine monstrosities.

Academic and pop culture history expert Lorna Piatta-Farnell is here to talk about Halloween and its origins, particularly whether it's an example of an Americanising influence on our culture or a link back to our Celtic social history.