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Thursday, 15 May 2025
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Have attitudes changed to the C-word?
15 May 2025A sweary few days in politics has raised questions about the use of the C word. Minister Brooke van Velden dropped the verbal grenade in Parliament in protest over the slur being directed at her and… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
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UK man wrongly convicted of murder freed after 38 years
14 May 2025United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about a man wrongly convicted of murder being freed after spending almost 38 years in prison and how Kim Kardashian has given evidence at… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 14 May 2025
14 May 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Pakistan Super and Indian Premier Leagues to resume
14 May 2025The kiwi cricketers who left Pakistan and India will make their own decisions about whether to return. The Pakistan Super and Indian Premier Leagues will both resume this weekend after the two… Read more Audio
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Lawyers present evidence in Regulatory Standards bill hearing
14 May 2025Claimants in an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing say the ACT Party's Regulatory Standards Bill is a more aggressive and stealthier version of the Treaty Principles Bill. Their lawyers presented… Read more Audio
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Friend of driver of car in Martinborough bike crash speaks out
14 May 2025A close friend of the driver of a car involved in a tragic collision in Martinborough said his remorse weighed heavily on him in his final months following the crash. 48-year-old Alison Robyn Korny… Read more Audio
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Increase in dogs tenants can't care for sent to dog rescue
14 May 2025A dog rescue working with Kāinga Ora tenants on desexing their animals said some have multiple breeding dogs and authorities are simply not doing enough. Saving Hope said its increasingly being asked… Read more Audio
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Businesses shouldn't serve children in uniforms - Seymour
Businesses have a moral obligation and should do their bit and not serve school kids in school uniforms during school hours. The minister in charge of getting absent kids back to class made the… Read more Audio
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Allegations hundreds Awanui blood tests missing in transit
14 May 2025Thousands of lab tests are being sent from Auckland to wellington for analysis after an equipment failure at the private lab operator Awanui. There are allegations some of the samples went missing. An… Read more Audio
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Govt increases funding to tackle serious truancy
In a pre-Budget announcement, associate education minister David Seymour said he wants to overhaul and improve the attendance services charged with getting chronically absent kids back to class. He… Read more Audio
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Brooke Van Velden says c-word in Parliament in protest
14 May 2025The Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden has dropped the c-bomb in Parliament in protest over the slur being directed at her and other female ministers in a newspaper column. It's thought to… Read more Audio
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Shake-up possible for free Queenstown school bus service
The wheels on the school bus might not go round much longer in Queenstown. The Ministry of Education is considering a shakeup to the free service that takes hundreds of kids to school each day. But… 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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