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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, 23 October 2025
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Violent winds posing challenge for Wairarapa farmers
23 Oct 2025Strong gusts of wind are felling trees and posing big challenges for farmers in south Wairarapa this afternoon. One of them, Mike McCreary, was out checking paddocks in his ute when he spoke with our… Read more Audio
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Strong winds fuel wildfires making difficult job for firefighters
23 Oct 2025Wild winds are proving the enemy of emergency services. Gusts are fanning fires around the country with power lines toppled and trees ripped up by their roots. A local state of emergency remains in… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
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Fallout over Giuffre memoir continues for Prince Andrew
22 Oct 2025United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomas spoke to Lisa Owen about the fallout continuing for Prince Andrew following the publication of Virginia Guiffre's memoir, as well as a British grandmother… Read more Audio
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Concerns about fire risk as country braces for more winds
22 Oct 2025Kaikoura is bracing for destructive winds to fan flames that have already destroyed five homes and multiple buildings. The area is under red strong wind warning from tomorrow morning with gusts of 140… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 22 October 2025
22 Oct 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Wild weather wrecking havoc for Black Caps
22 Oct 2025The wild weather is playing havoc on sport around the country and the Black Caps are not immune. The Black Caps started their home 'summer' of cricket at the beginning of this month. Sports reporter… Read more Audio
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Local state of emergency called for the Canterbury region
22 Oct 2025The Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell has declared a local state of emergency for the Canterbury region. Fire crews are racing to put out a handful of large fires in Kaikōura before wind… Read more Audio
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NZ's drug spend less than half of other countries
22 Oct 2025New Zealand's drug spend is less than half that of other comparable countries according to a new report by the Institute of Economic Research. It also found Aotearoa spends the highest percentage of… Read more Audio
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Kaikōura bracing for more destructive winds after homes destroyed by wildfire
22 Oct 2025Kaikōura is bracing for destructive winds to fan flames that have already destroyed five homes and multiple buildings.The area is under an orange strong wind warning from tomorrow morning with gusts… Read more Audio
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Contentious bill passes third reading, sparks fiery protest
22 Oct 2025A contentious bill tightening the test for Māori to win customary marine title has passed its third reading, sparking fiery protest across the country. The protest even made its way to the steps of… Read more Audio
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Thousands of parents juggling childcare and work during strike
Thousands of parents will be juggling childcare and work during tomorrow's mega strike with many schools closed. It's estimated more than a hundred thousand people including teachers, principals… Read more Audio
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School lunch programme still not going down a treat
After eight months of the School Lunch Collective taking over the government's school lunch programme and the cost cut down to three dollars, some schools say meals have shrunk, waste has sky rocketed… 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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