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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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Wednesday, 1 February 2017
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Confusion and condemnation swirls around immigration policy
1 Feb 2017People affected by Donald Trump's travel ban say they're still confused as to whether they'll be allowed to enter the US. Audio
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Parents furious over Akld dental clinic contamination scare
1 Feb 2017About 2500 children are being tested for HIV and hepatitis after they were treated with contaminated equipment at Pukekohe Intermediate's dental clinic. Video, Audio
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NZ to go to the polls on Sept 23 in what PM says will be the "growth" election
1 Feb 2017Prime Minister Bill English says National will be campaigning on its record as a Government and New Zealand's economic performance. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 1 Febuary 2017
1 Feb 2017Watch Wednesday's full show here.
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Could Dunedin revive the Rugby Sevens?
Former New Zealand turned Samoa coach Gordon Tietjens has suggested Fiji or Samoa should host the Sevens next year, and Dunedin's mayor is keen, but what do locals think? Audio
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US man deported after arriving with medicinal cannabis
31 Jan 2017A film director was deported from Auckland airport after being caught out by a recent law change banning anyone travelling from America from entering New Zealand with medicinal cannabis. Video, Audio
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US lawyers are standing against Donald Trump
31 Jan 2017US lawyers have spoken out against their president's executive order, saying it's inhumane and encouraging people to "not back down to bullies". Video, Audio
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Wellingtonians are divided over Bill English's response
31 Jan 2017Opposition parties have called Bill English's response weak. Wellingtonians are divided. Audio
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SPCA calls for ban on selling non-desexed cats
31 Jan 2017With breeding season underway, the SPCA is calling on pet stores to stop selling cats and kittens that haven't been desexed, saying it sometimes desexes up to 40 cats a day. Video, Audio
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David Shearer leaves family in NZ to take on UN role in Sudan
31 Jan 2017David Shearer has arrived in South Sudan and begun his new job as head of its UN operations, but his family remain in New Zealand. John Campbell visits Anushka Shearer while she Skyped with her… Read more Video, Audio
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Opinions divided on memorial to quake victims in Christchurch
31 Jan 2017Made up of 185 empty chairs - one for each victim - the work currently sits over the road from where the CTV building once stood, but there is a proposal to move it onto the currently empty lot. Audio
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Earthquake survivor says Wgtn must cordon around unsafe sites
31 Jan 2017A woman crushed to within milimetres of her life in the Christchurch earthquake says it is murderously cavalier for Wellington's council not to cordon off weak or prone buildings. Video, Audio
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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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