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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, 8 March 2021
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Govt buys another 8.5 million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
8 Mar 2021The government has secured enough of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the entire country.
An advance purchase agreement for another 8.5 million doses has been signed. The original agreement with… Read more Audio
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Harry, Meghan detail royal problems in Oprah interview
8 Mar 2021In the highly anticipated two hour sit down interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have laid bare their version of events over the past three years.
It includes claims of… Read more Audio
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Marine sector in crisis with no superyacht visits
The marine sector is warning it's at crisis point - with few superyacht owners booking refits because they can't travel to New Zealand to do them.
Currently the only way to get a foreign vessel here… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington pedestrians, cyclists dominate injury numbers
8 Mar 2021Wellington pedestrians and cyclists are disproportionately injured and killed on the city's roads, according to official statistics.
The data from Wellington City Council shows nearly half of all… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji's Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins
Fiji's government is beginning to focus on its public vaccination campaign.
Over the weekend,12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine touched down, making Fiji the first Pacific island country to get… Read more Audio
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How the Covid-19 vaccine works
8 Mar 2021The Air New Zealand member who tested positive for Covid-19 days after getting the vaccine says there is no reason to fear the vaccine.
The Ministry of Health says the person cannot have caught the… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 8 March 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6237850323001 Video, Audio
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Suicidal thoughts, racism revealed in Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview
8 Mar 2021Claims of suicidal thoughts, racism, and confirmation the royal coffers snapped shut for Prince Harry and Meghan a year ago.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex laid bare their version of events in a… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 Response Minister on vaccine purchase, Air NZ case
8 Mar 2021The Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest purchase of 8.5 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Read more Video, Audio
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Air NZ chief medical officer discusses Covid-19 case
The Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive was "incredibly diligent" in taking precautions during a layover, the airline's chief medical officer says.
The government has revealed it is… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 5 March 2021
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Alert level changes good news for Crowded House
5 Mar 2021A change in alert levels means Crowded House can actually have a crowded house when their tour kicks off next week in Christchurch.
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Israel Adesanya aims to claim second UFC belt
5 Mar 2021More history awaits New Zealand's reigning sportsman of the year in Las Vegas this weekend.
Already the middleweight world champion, mixed martial arts star Israel Adesanya will attempt to claim a… Read more 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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