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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, 22 May 2025
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Smith and Caughey's shutting down after 145 years
22 May 2025It's all over for Auckland's iconic department store Smith and Caughey's. Last year, the store permanently closed its Newmarket location and reduced its flagship Queen Street store to a single floor… Read more Audio
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The Salvation Army on parental assistance Jobseeker test
22 May 2025Out of work 18 to 19 year olds may be forced to rely on mum and dad for financial support with the government planning to effectively means test parents of unemployed teenagers before allowing young… Read more Audio
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Trump ambushes South Africa's President during meeting
22 May 2025United States President Donald Trump has ambushed South Africa's President Cyril Rama-phosa during a meeting in the oval office, by playing a video that he claimed proved genocide was being carried… Read more Audio
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Maximum govt contributions to Kiwisaver halved to $260
22 May 2025The amount the government adds to Kiwisaver accounts is being halved to a maximum of 260 dollars a year. People earning more than $180,000 a year will receive no government contribution at all from… Read more Audio
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Finance Minister Nicola Willis on Budget 2025
22 May 2025The government's halving its contribution to kiwisaver. Businesses will have to up theirs from 3 to 4 percent over time. They get a tax break in return. Theres an average $14 a fortnight increase to… Read more Audio
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Parental assistance test for 18 to 19 year olds on Jobseeker
22 May 2025Out of work 18 to 19 year olds may be forced to rely on mum and dad for financial support with the government planning to effectively means test parents of unemployed teenagers before allowing young… Read more Audio
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Govt claws back savings from pay equity, Kiwisaver in Budget
In its budget the coalition's clawed back money from three main areas - Pay equity, Kiwisaver and Best Start payments. The bulk of the 5.3 billion dollars saved - in fact about half of it - has come… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Kiwi-captained superyacht Bayesian debris brought to surface
21 May 2025United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about how the first pieces of a superyacht that capsized off the coast of Italy with Kiwis on board, have been brought to the surface and… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 21 May 2025
21 May 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Olympian Erika Fairweather moves to Auckland
21 May 2025Olympian Erika Fairweather has moved to a new city, with a new coach and new training partners as she sets her sights on getting on the podium in Los Angeles in 2028. Fairweather will be competing her… Read more Audio
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Mixed feelings among Pasifika about Budget 2025
The Pasifika community is bracing for what is expected to be tightened government spending. From community support at home to aid for the wider region, Pasifika are hoping for the best, but many of… Read more Audio
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Nurses Organisation calls for solution to safety concerns
21 May 2025Te Whatu Ora has upped security for staff at the birthing unit and Christchurch Hospital after the latest assault. Waitaha Canterbury director of operations Hamish Brown says the staffer involved is… 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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