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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, 14 November 2016
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PM witnesses extensive damage in Kaikoura
14 Nov 2016Prime Minister John Key says the damage to Kaikoura and the surrounding areas is much worse than he first thought. He's just returned from an aerial survey of the area. Audio
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Quake moves house 10-15 metres
14 Nov 2016Our reporter Alex Perrotet has just returned from a chopper trip to Kaikoura and joins us now from our Wellington studio. (. Video, Audio
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House severely damaged by 7.5 earthquake
14 Nov 2016Anthea Prentice lives in Hundalee, just south of Kaikoura. She says the quake felt as if "giant hands" were shaking her house, which she believes is beyond repair. Audio
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GNS seismologist Bill Fry on 7.5 quake
14 Nov 2016GNS seismologist Bill Fry joins Checkpoint to discuss the 7.5 magnitude earthquake this morning, and the aftershocks which have followed. Audio
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7.5 quake kills 2, destroys homes and closes roads
14 Nov 2016A 7.5 quake which struck near Culverden, North Canterbury, just after midnight has caused significant damage, killed two people and closed roads. RNZ reporter Andrew McCrae has the latest. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 14th November 2016
14 Nov 2016Watch Monday's full show, here. Video
Friday, 11 November 2016
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Selevasio Tu'ima sings Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
11 Nov 2016In August of this year we brought you a very special performance by Selevasio Tu'ima singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Here it is again, on the day the music legend died. Video, Audio
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All Whites to play New Caledonia
11 Nov 2016The All Whites' next step towards the 2018 Football World Cup in Russia starts this weekend, with a match between New Zealand and New Caledonia in Auckland. Audio
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Helicopter accidentally dropped 1080 on takeoff, new documents
11 Nov 2016A helicopter company contracted to drop 1080 in Fiordland accidentally dropped the toxin on takeoff because it left a bucket open, new documents reveal. Video, Audio
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Tasman district to lose $700m if dam doesn't go ahead
11 Nov 2016A report into a proposed dam in the Tasman District says the region stands to miss out on $700m if it doesn't go ahead - but it will need a substantial contribution from ratepayers. Audio
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Miracle chick for infertile Takahē couple
11 Nov 2016The "miracle" Takahē egg of proud parents Quammen and Paku has hatched. Read more Video, Audio
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Woman found critically injured in Auckland paddock
11 Nov 2016A woman in her 20s has been found critically injured in a paddock south of Auckland, but police won't confirm reports she was stabbed. 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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