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Tuesday, 16 March 2021
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Denver Chance murder trial: Detective describes finding body
16 Mar 2021Warning: Contents of this report may distress some listeners.
The detective who discovered Auckland man Denver Chance's body in a chest freezer says his gut feeling told him what he would find.
Jay… Read more Audio
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Ovarian cancer an ignored crisis - petition
16 Mar 2021Last year deaths from ovarian cancer topped the road toll, yet people with the disease say it's an ignored crisis.
Today a petition with more than 7,000 signatures, calling for national diagnostic… Read more Audio
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Discover Waitomo rejects extra $2m strategic tourism loan
A Waikato business that was first to benefit from a controversial government fund to protect tourism assets has turned down another $2 million of help it was due.
More than 90 percent of Discover… Read more Video, Audio
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America's Cup Race 10 abandoned for the day
16 Mar 2021RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter joins Lisa Owen with analysis of Race 9 as spectators wait for the Race 10 start.
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'Egg Boy' Will Connolly on two years since Fraser Anning crack
16 Mar 2021Two years after cracking an egg on the bald head of an Aussie politician who made anti-Muslim statements on the same day as the Christchurch mosque attacks, the teenager known as 'Egg Boy' is… Read more Video, Audio
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America's Cup: Latest from Auckland Viaduct
16 Mar 2021Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is at Auckland Viaduct with the latest details on America's Cup Race 10 as spectators anticipate the start time. Read more Video, Audio
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Police bias research hoped to drive transformational change
16 Mar 2021A research project into police bias is being described as a watershed moment and could help drive transformational change.
But some advocates are apprehensive, saying it could just become another… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 16 March 2021
16 Mar 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6240854243001 Video, Audio
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Teen deported from Australia not a 501 - Foreign Minister
16 Mar 2021Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has defended her decision not to give the Prime Minister a heads up about the deportation of a teenager from Australia.
The 15-year-old is in managed isolation and is… Read more Audio
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'Political scratchiness' maybe behind trans-Tasman delay - forum
"Political scratchiness" could be behind delays in a getting a trans-Tasman bubble to fly, according to a group tasked with getting it off the ground.
The Australia New Zealand leadership forum has… Read more Video, Audio
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Trans-Tasman travel was close, but Australia backed out - govt
16 Mar 2021The government has confirmed officials were close to finalising a trans-Tasman bubble last month, but Australia backed out of the deal and changed its position.
Talks between the two countries have… Read more Audio
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America's Cup Race 9 Team NZ vs Luna Rossa - analysis of a tight race
16 Mar 2021RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter joins Lisa Owen in the studio with analysis of a dramatic race between Team NZ and Luna Rossa in Race 9 of the America's Cup. 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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