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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, 24 December 2014
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Two men accused of planning a terrorism attack in Sydney
24 Dec 2014Counter-terrorism police in Sydney have seized documents they say outline a planned terrorist attack on Government buildings. Audio
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
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Controversial documentary on what it means to be white
23 Dec 2014Earlier this year we heard about a controversial documentary series on white americans talking about what it means to be white. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 23 December 2014
The police are appealing to the public to help them find a taonga stolen from a Rotorua cemetery. A Maori Dentist says the government needs to step in to help prevent high rates of children getting… Read more Audio
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Khmer Rouge survivor talks
23 Dec 2014Earlier this year, two top Khmer Rouge leaders were jailed for life after being convicted by Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal of crimes against humanity. Audio
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Smarter machines are making people dumber
We're revisiting some of 2014's stories and themes, and the writer and academic Simon Head told us this year that the age of smarter machines is making people dumber. Audio
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Police launch homicide inquiry into tawa death
A 49-year-old man has died three days after he was assaulted near a friend's party in Tawa north of Wellington on Saturday night. Audio
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List of the year's worst words and phrases
The phrase "conscious uncoupling" has topped the list for this year's worst words and phrases. Audio
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US refuses to say it's behind North Korea internet shutdown
23 Dec 2014North Korea's entire internet access was shutdown for hours today and the White House is refusing to say if the U.S is responsible. Audio
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Underperforming Maori land stats queried
The Crown's claim that 80 percent of Maori land is underperforming is being questioned by business consultants. Audio
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Excessive drinking just about as bad as ever
Hazardous drinking is just about as bad as ever despite tougher rules on alcohol. Audio
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Six people dead in Glasgow after being hit by rubbish truck
23 Dec 2014Six people are dead and eight others seriously injured after an out-of-control rubbish truck careered down a crowded street in the heart of Glasgow. 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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