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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, 7 September 2015
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NZ to take 750 more refugees from Syria
New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria, 600 of them over and above the existing annual quota. Audio
Friday, 4 September 2015
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2015
4 Sep 2015Church campaigns furiously to keep Turakina Maori Girls' College open;Tertiary education enrolments remain high; Eye kept on paua and crayfish catch for iwi. Audio
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Focus on Politics for 4 September 2015
4 Sep 2015Numerous petitions, canvassing such diverse topics as banning shark cage diving to cannabis reform, are presented to Parliament every year for MPs to consider, but very few lead to law changes. So… Read more Audio
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More GPS tampering here - and California plagued too
4 Sep 2015Another criminal has absconded after taking off his electronically monitored ankle bracelet. Audio
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Hello Sailor frontman dies
4 Sep 2015Hello Sailor's frontman, Graham Brazier, has died aged 63. Audio
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NZ told to show leadership in refugee crisis
4 Sep 2015A lawyer specialising in refugee claims says New Zealand has a good record with refugees, and should show leadership in the current international crisis with displaced people. Audio
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French tourists lucky to be alive
4 Sep 2015A suspension bridge failure has plunged four tourists eight metres down into a river on one of the Great Walks tracks. Audio
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New vaccine slashes serious gut infections in Waikato
4 Sep 2015A free vaccine available in New Zealand for a year has slashed the number of young children being hospitalised with serious gut infections. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2015
4 Sep 2015Mourners have farewelled Emily, Lady Latimer at a funeral service in the Far North; Tertiary education enrolments remain high; Embattled iwi leader withdraws from competition to be elected as Hapu… Read more Audio
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Jury fails to reach a verdict in stabbing case
4 Sep 2015The jurors deciding the case of a 17-year-old accused of stabbing another man with a broken bottle during a street fight have been discharged, after failing to reach a verdict. Audio
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Oil industry faces off against Customs Service
4 Sep 2015The oil industry is facing off against the Customs Service over duties on petrol dating back to 1986. Audio
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Police custody officer not guilty of raping woman he met online
4 Sep 2015An Auckland police custody officer has today been acquitted of raping a woman he met on the dating website Zoosk. 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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