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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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Thursday, 21 October 2021
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Victoria University looks to expand vaccination mandate
A growing number of workplaces are considering bringing in Covid vaccine mandates. The Warehouse Group has begun consulting with staff about a directive for staff to be vaccinated.
Victoria… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ in desperate need of more nurses as Covid cases rise
21 Oct 2021With the country recording triple figure cases for the first time since Covid arrived in New Zealand, the focus is going on how the health system will cope with Delta firmly entrenched in the… Read more Audio
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Painful waits over for Allied Health patients as rules relaxed
21 Oct 2021People who have waited patiently - and often painfully - for weeks in lockdown are finally able to access face to face care from dentists, physios and other allied health professionals.
The… Read more Audio
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Engineering boss looks forward to travel self-isolation trial
A group of lucky businesses have been chosen for a government trial that will see them by pass MIQ and isolate at home when returning from overseas travel.
605 businesses applied for just 150 places… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 21 October 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6278105711001 Video, Audio
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NZ secures historic free trade agreement with UK
21 Oct 2021New Zealand's secured an historic free-trade agreement with the United Kingdom that will eventually eliminate all tariffs on New Zealand exports.
Industry leaders have welcomed the agreement, saying… Read more Audio
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Suspected anti-vaxxers behind bogus vaccination bookings
21 Oct 2021Suspected anti-vaxxers have been making bogus vaccination bookings in one of the most unprotected areas of the country.
They've been targeting Tairāwhiti, where only 74 percent of people have had at… Read more Audio
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Daily Covid Delta cases hit triple figures for first time
21 Oct 2021Daily Covid numbers have hit triple figures today, with 102 cases recorded in the community.
94 of them are in Auckland and eight in Waikato. 40 of today's cases are so far unlinked.
Deputy Prime… Read more Video, Audio
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Woman desperate to help dying nephew denied Auckland entry
21 Oct 2021A Palmerston North woman is pleading for a one-way compassionate exemption to cross the Auckland border to see her terminally ill nephew in his final days.
Andrew Spier, 36, is dying from bowel… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
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300 spots in MIQ welcomed by health workers
20 Oct 2021From the end of November 300 health workers will be given spots in MIQ each month but the big question is who will get those spots.
The Ministry of Health will work with DHBs and Primary Health… Read more Audio
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Auckland parents, students respond to seniors' return to school
20 Oct 2021It's hello classroom, goodbye online learning for Auckland and Waikato's year 11, 12 and 13 students.
Despite Auckland's high Delta case count, seniors can head back to school from next Tuesday. But… Read more Video, Audio
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Free coffee, kai with vaccine offered to Ara students in Ōtautahi
20 Oct 2021Walk in vaccinations paired with free coffee and kai are on offer for students at Ara institute of Canterbury this week.
It's part of the the region's race to hit 90 percent for first doses by Labour… Read more Video, 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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