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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, 16 December 2016
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Special Housing Areas, but where are all the houses?
A Special Housing Area was launched three years ago with great fanfare, but not a single house has been built. Zac Fleming reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Bennett says she's proud of getting homeless into homes
Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett says one of her greatest achievements this year is getting homeless people into homes, but Labour MP Carmel Sepuloni says Bennett has nothing to be proud of. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 16th December 2016
16 Dec 2016Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
Thursday, 15 December 2016
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Marama Fox sings a Christmas song for Checkpoint
Marama Fox performed a Christmas song in Parliament yesterday, which amused her colleagues, delighted New Zealanders and made international headlines. Today, she visited RNZ to perform another song… Read more Video, Audio
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Sports groups win and lose in funding shake-up
15 Dec 2016High Performance Sport New Zealand has released it's funding for next year, with Yachting New Zealand and Athletics winning, but sevens, cycling, football and swimming losing out. Audio
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ANZ staff evacuate Wellington premises
ANZ staff have evacuated their offices in central Wellington's Tory Street over fears that concrete panelling on the building could fall off. Michael Cropp joins Checkpoint from the scene. Audio
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Fishing club upset over locals using the boat ramp
A row's broken out in Houhora in the Far North over moves by the local gamefishing club to charge for the use of its boat ramp. Lois Williams reports. Audio
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Father, grandfather discharged without conviction over death
A judge says he exercised compassion when he let a father and grandfather off over the accidential drowning of a toddler in an inflatable swimming pool on Christmas Day in 2014. Audio
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Govt to rebuild coastal Kaikoura road and rail corridor
Kaikoura businesses have welcomed news that the government will rebuild the coastal road and rail route, and will spend $5 million restoring the Kaikoura Harbour. Audio
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Residents rescue treasured belongings from Wellington apartment
15 Dec 2016About 70 residents were allowed into an off-limits quake-damaged, central Wellington apartment block to retreive some of their precious belongings, including a hungry but alive goldfish. Video, Audio
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Living wage for Auckland Council staff clears another hurdle
The possibility of a Living Wage of more than $20 an hour is a step closer for thousands of Auckland Council workers. Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall reports. Audio
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40 minutes to drive from central Auckland to the airport
15 Dec 2016So, how long does it take to get from central Auckland to Auckland Airport during peak hour traffic? Our reporter left just before 5pm and arrived by 5.40pm. 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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