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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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Friday, 27 January 2017
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Donald Trump vows to force Mexico to pay for wall
27 Jan 2017US President Donald Trump says he will put a 20 per cent tax on imports from Mexico if the country refuses to pay for a border wall. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 27th January 2017
27 Jan 2017Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
Thursday, 26 January 2017
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Auckland family describe Rotorua 'hotel hell'
26 Jan 2017An Auckland woman has taken to social media to try and get a Rotorua hotel shut down, saying it was moudly, dirty, and run down to the point of being a health risk. Video, Audio
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Two days out, 15k Sevens tickets still to sell
26 Jan 2017Despite sluggish ticket sales at the Wellington Rugby Sevens, tournament director Steve Dunbar is still upbeat about the event. Video, Audio
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Engineers needed in Wellington for quake strengthening work
26 Jan 2017Engineers may have to be brought in from outside Wellington, to complete Government-ordered strengthening work on building facades in the inner city and Lower Hutt. Video, Audio
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Elderly man attacked in front of grandchildren at Auckland park
26 Jan 2017Police won't reveal what was said to a 72-year-old man before he was attacked in front of his young grandchildren at a park in the Auckland suburb of Remuera yesterday. Video, Audio
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Grave fears for impact Trump will have on Central American families
26 Jan 2017CNN Worldwide's Senior Latin American Affairs Editor, Rafael Romo, says Donald Trump's move to isolate Mexico and Central America will have a grave financial impact on the countries. Video, Audio
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Trump to push ahead with Mexico wall & crack down on immigrants
26 Jan 2017US President Donald Trump is forging ahead on some of his most controversial promises, including restrictions on Muslim immigration. Audio
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Usain Bolt stripped of gold medal after teammate caught doping
26 Jan 2017The Jamaican sprinter is being forced to return one of his nine golds after one of his teammates in the mens 4x100 metre relay at the 2008 Beijing Games tested positive. Video, Audio
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New Marlborough salmon farms could cutdown pollution
26 Jan 2017The Government has chosen six spots in the Marlborough Sounds to shift salmon farms to, in an effort to cut down seabed pollution. Audio
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Former youth detainee says police cell was like "torture"
A former youth detainee says being held in a police cell when she was 15 was like "torture". More than 150 youths spent nights in police cells in the 2016/16 year, against UN guidelines. Audio
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Peter Dunne launches petition to move summer holidays
26 Jan 2017United Future leader Peter Dunne says New Zealand should shift its summer holidays to February and March to make the most of good weather. Video, Audio
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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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