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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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Tuesday, 22 September 2015
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Thieves make off with 170 motorbikes and scooters
Waitakere Police are hunting a gang of thieves who've stolen 170 motorbikes from a warehouse in Kelston on Sunday night or early Monday morning. Audio
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Christmas Island being used to soften us up - NZ detainee
22 Sep 2015An immigration detainee near Darwin who witnessed a fellow New Zealander seized and sent to Christmas Island says it's being done to soften them up so they'll sign the papers to be deported. Audio
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Rising rental costs force overcrowding in Auckland
Renters in Auckland say some people are overcrowding apartments illegally, and that others are being forced to move because of rising rental prices. Audio
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Lawyer for Ioane Teitiota disappointed by Key's comments
The lawyer for Ioane Teitiota Michael Kidd, says his family are terrified of going back to Kiribati. Audio
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PM dashes any hopes of Kiribati man staying in NZ
The Prime Minister has dashed any hope of a Kiribati man being able to stay in New Zealand as a climate change refugee. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 22 September 2015
22 Sep 2015PM dashes any hopes of Kiribati man staying in NZ, Lawyer for Ioane Teitiota disappointed by Key's comments, Rising rental costs force overcrowding in Auckland, Christmas Island being used to soften… Read more Audio
Monday, 21 September 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 21 September 2015
Waikato Tainui says it is considering buying the Waikato assets of Solid Energy; The Maori Party is being accused of pushing an agenda for Maori land reforms through a new bill introduced to the… Read more Audio
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Maori and Pacific Island men taking gangster stories to Oz
21 Sep 2015Maori and Pacific Island young men visiting this country from Australia are taking gangster stories back with them and making the street gangs there worse. Audio
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Te Papa sheds events staff and it
New Zealand's National Museum Te Papa has shed nearly half its events and education staff. Audio
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Claims World Cup is rigged against lower ranked teams
Japan may have pulled off the biggest upset in World Rugby history but its chances of making the quarterfinals are impeded by its schedule. Audio
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"Climate change refugee" on a flight out of NZ this week
The man at the centre of a deportation battle has been told he's booked on a flight out of New Zealand on Wednesday. Audio
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Dunedin council pulls out of online voting trial
The Dunedin city council has withdrawn from next year's online voting trial after a debate lasting three-and-a-half hours. 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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