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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, 6 August 2021
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All Blacks' season ahead questioned as Covid-19 spreads in AUS
6 Aug 2021There are question marks around the All Blacks upcoming season, with players only wanting to do one stint in MIQ.
They're getting ready to face the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup test at Eden… Read more Audio
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Crowds queue for NZ's first rural mass Covid-19 vaccination
6 Aug 2021Hundreds of central Taranaki residents have taken advantage of the country's first rural mass covid-19 vaccination event at Stratford today.
The Taranaki District Health Board is hoping to deliver… Read more Video, Audio
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Ellesse Andrews in disbelief after silver win, but keen for more
Ellesse Andrews has stamped her mark as one of the world's elite cyclists, becoming the first NZ woman to clinch a track cycling medal since Sarah Ulmer in 2004.
The 21-year-old claimed silver in… Read more Audio
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'I did not hump that railing' - swimming coach Dean Boxall recalls Titmus' win
His swimmers broke records but he almost broke the internet with a personal best for free style celebrations.
Dean Boxall coached our own Eve Thomas and half a dozen Australian Olympic swimmers… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington ready to bite into biggest food festival
The biggest food festival in the southern hemisphere is being plated up once again to the delight of foodies and burger-lovers.
More than 300 venues taking part in Wellington On a Plate - from all… Read more Video, Audio
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National claims govt mental health review to be 'whitewash'
The National party is panning a review of the government's mental health spending before it's even been released.
A government unit is carrying out an inquiry into how two-billion dollars in mental… Read more Audio
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Muslim, Jewish groups criticise govt work on hate speech reform
Friday is the deadline for public submissions on the hate speech reforms. But a Muslim advocacy group says the government's approach has been seriously dysfunctional.
The Federation of Islamic… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 6 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6266751029001 Video, Audio
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NZ resident for nearly a decade 'helpless' after Immigration stalls, refuses wife's visa
6 Aug 2021A New Zealand resident who's been here nearly a decade says he's quitting the country because his wife can't get in.
Shlok Kant believes he's shown Immigration New Zealand his marriage is genuine… Read more Audio
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'We've felt a tight bond' - NZ team's Rob Waddell in Tokyo
New Zealand's greatest Games to date - the Olympic team are bringing home our biggest ever medal haul from Tokyo - placing us 11th on table.
So far NZ athletes have won seven golds, six silver and… Read more Video, Audio
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Campbell Stewart on pushing through the burn, winning silver
It is the race that had cyclist Campbell Stewart in screaming agony from about the halfway mark, but he pushed through the pain barrier with the help of his cheering teammates to win silver.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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Health leaders consider Covid-19 Pfizer booster shot
Health officials are mulling the prospects of a Pfizer booster shot, and a longer wait between the first two doses.
The doors are flinging open for over 55s to get their Covid-19 vaccine from today.
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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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