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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, 25 January 2021
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Bay of Plenty warned more earthquakes likely to come
25 Jan 2021Residents in Bay of Plenty are being warned rumbles they experienced this morning, may continue for weeks.
The Bay was jolted by a series of seven earthquakes in the space of 20 minutes today.
A… Read more Audio
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Rātana 2021 celebration subdued with mōrehu-only event
25 Jan 2021This year's celebration of the Rātana faith founder has been subdued with fewer followers making the annual pilgrimage.
Monday marks the 148th birthday of Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana, but festivites… Read more Video, Audio
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Microbiologist returnee to NZ identifies weak spots in MIQ
25 Jan 2021A microbiologist who completed a stint in managed isolation believes there's a number of weak spots in MIQ.
It has been confirmed a Northland woman caught the more infectious South African Strain of… Read more Video, Audio
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Jack Russell returned to elderly Napier owner after months
25 Jan 2021Late last year, we brought you the curious case of 80-year-old Doug Hodgetts and his missing companion, a seven-year-old Jack Russell named Tabatha.
Hodgetts believed his best friend was stolen on… Read more Audio
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Huge fire threatens homes at Pines Beach near Kaiapoi
25 Jan 2021A huge fire is threatening homes at Pines Beach, near Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch.
Christchurch reporter Conan Young is at Pines Beach and joins Lisa Owen with the latest. Read more Video, Audio
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Central Otago orchardists grieve 'write-off' season
Some Central Otago orchards are describing this season's crop as a 'write-off' while others struggle to find enough workers.
It's been a tough season for the growers with Covid-19 border restrictions… Read more Audio
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Covid-19 isolation at the Pullman Hotel, described
25 Jan 2021A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed, with guest restricted to their rooms unless they're sporting a wristband that shows they've tested… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 25 January
25 Jan 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Pressure grows on govt to change law for contaminated waste
25 Jan 2021Pressure is piling on the government to urgently fix a law so companies caught dumping contaminated waste water down the drain can be fined.
It comes after RNZ revealed hundreds of companies have… Read more Audio
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New classroom immersion training starts for student teachers
25 Jan 2021As students get ready to head back to the classroom, some teachers-in-training will be part of a pilot programme this year to learn on the job.
Instead of going through the usual route to get their… Read more Audio
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Ashley Bloomfield on MIQ transmission of new Covid-19 case
25 Jan 2021There was a four-day cross over in managed isolation between a returnee with the more infectious South African strain of Covid-19 and the Northland woman they passed the virus to.
Genome testing… Read more Video, Audio
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7-hour wait for some at Northland Covid-19 testing stations
25 Jan 2021In Northland, some people waited more than seven hours to get Covid-19 tests on Monday, describing the process as "chaos".
A woman in Northland has contracted Covid-19 after testing negative twice… 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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