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Friday, 31 October 2025
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Lawson blamed for near-miss incident with marshals
31 Oct 2025Mexican motorsport officials are at odds with New Zealand Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson, after he was involved in a near-miss incident with two marshals who were running on the track to collect debris… Read more Audio
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First home buyers earning significantly more than average household
31 Oct 2025When you think of first-home buyers, you might imagine young people just starting out and nowhere near the top of the salary ladder. But data shows people able to purchase that first home are earning… Read more Audio
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APEC Summit taking centre stage following Trump trade talks
31 Oct 2025Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the APEC Summit taking centre stage following Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's trade talks, as well as Indonesia's free school meal programme… Read more Audio
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Huntly desperate for more police as businesses forced to play detective
31 Oct 2025Huntly is desperate for more police on the beat with businesses forced to play amateur detective, patrolling the streets and filming burglaries in action themselves. In a letter to the Minister of… Read more Audio
Thursday, 30 October 2025
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Surge in inflation comes as shock to Australian markets
30 Oct 2025Australia corresponent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a surge in inflation coming as a shock to markets and economists, dashing hopes that the country's central bank could deliver a much… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 30 October 2025
30 Oct 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Silver Ferns lose out on Constellation Cup to Australia
30 Oct 2025It was a win followed by a loss - all in one outing for the Silver Ferns last night. The upshot was Australia reclaiming the Constellation Cup. A new innovation introduced this year saw an additional… Read more Audio
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Two more measles cases confirmed
30 Oct 2025There's another two cases of measles both in Auckland bringing the total in this outbreak to 13. At a briefing today Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora revealed it can cope with up to a hundred cases a… Read more Audio
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Worries Online Gambling Bill could lead to more addiction
30 Oct 2025"All it takes is one taste and once you've tasted it, it will spiral out of control." That from an Auckland man who's worried if the Online Casino Gambling Bill goes ahead more people could become… Read more Audio
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Farmers vote to sell Fonterra's iconic brands
30 Oct 2025More than 88 percent of Fonterra's famer shareholders today voted to sell Mainland, Kapiti and Anchor to French dairy giant Lactalis for $4.2 billion. Winston Peters' has labelled the decision utter… Read more Audio
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Proposal to reduce frequency of WOF checks
30 Oct 2025Road users have a little over a month-and-a half to give feedback on the government's land transport reforms. The government is proposing to reduce the frequency of Warrant of Fitness checks for light… Read more Audio
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Clutha crying out for more help one week on from devastating storm
30 Oct 2025Clutha's crying out for more help after last weeks devastating wind storm. Farmers have got kilometres of fencing that needs fixing after being taken out by falling trees, more than 1600 homes in the… Read more Audio
Checkpoint
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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