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Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
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Monday, 20 January 2020
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Vodafone gives employees an early Friday knock-off
20 Jan 2020Telecommunications company Vodafone is giving its more than 2,000 workers an extra incentive to finish the summer weeks early. It has announced it will let employees leave at 2pm on Fridays during… Read more Audio
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What is fuelling New Zealand's 'severely unaffordable' housing?
20 Jan 2020Red tape, inflated land prices, rock-bottom interest rates, migration and speculation are fuelling New Zealand's runaway property market.
The 16th annual Demographia International Housing… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 January 2020
20 Jan 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Huge dust storms cloud Australian city
20 Jan 2020A huge dust storm has swept through the Australian city of Dubbo, with a cloud hundreds of metres high causing damage to a school and local businesses.
Dramatic footage shows a wall of dust… Read more Video, Audio
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Harry speaks on 'great sadness' of giving up royal duties
20 Jan 2020For the first time Prince Harry has spoken publicly about his great sadness at being forced to give up his royal duties as part of an official exit deal.
At the weekend Buckingham Palace announced… Read more Video, Audio
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National Party office burglary a 'sinister' start to election year
20 Jan 2020The National Party says a burglary at its Auckland headquarters is a sinister start to election year.
Three laptops were taken from the office in Greenlane in the break in - yet other other items… Read more Video, Audio
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Bay of Plenty tsunami alert blamed on old IT system
20 Jan 2020Fire and Emergency say last night's accidental Tsunami warning was the result of an old IT system, that is no longer in use.
Sirens started sounding at about 9:15pm on Sunday from Te Puke to Waihi… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 24 December 2019
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Manhattan apartment gets load of letters addressed to Santa
24 Dec 2019For reasons unknown, a Manhatten apartment recieves an avalanche of letters addressed to Santa - and the couple on the recieving end decided to do something about it. Jim Glaub and Dylan Parker set up… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint: The Best of 2019
24 Dec 20192019 has been a massive year, we've seen the worse terrorist attack in New Zealand's history, the re-entry of Pike River mine, and more recently, the Whakaari Island disaster. Checkpoint has brought… Read more Audio
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US man with 75 percent burns to body faces marathon recovery
24 Dec 2019The family of a US man who recently came out of a coma after suffering burns to 75 percent of his body say he faces a marathon recovery not disimilar to those burned on Whakaari-White Island. Pierre… Read more Audio
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Boxing Day sales not always a bargain
24 Dec 2019Traditional boxing day sales are pratically a bloody sport; one that some can't resist, while others would rather put their knuckles to a cheese grater. Either way the big question is. are you… Read more Audio
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Pets being abandoned ahead of festive break
24 Dec 2019Animal charities are bracing themselves for a busy Christmas, with people already giving up their pets rather than pay for catteries and kennels over the festive period. Helping You Help Animals… Read more Audio
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About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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