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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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Tuesday, 1 August 2023
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Evening business for 1 August 2023
1 Aug 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6332215211112 Video, Audio
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Some clarity around big transport projects in major cities
1 Aug 2023The clouds of confusion over the government's plans for big transport projects in two of New Zealand's major cities lifted slightly at Parliament today. Labour and National are under pressure to… Read more Audio
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NZ Football fans looking for new home with ferns out of World Cup
1 Aug 2023New Zealand are out of the FIFA Women's World Cup but there is still plenty of football to be played both here and in Australia. The group games are wrapping up over the next couple of days with the… Read more Video, Audio
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Damp, draughty & mouldy: Renter wants accountability on healthy homes
1 Aug 2023An Auckland renter is calling for more accountability for property managers after discovering her flat failed the government's Healthy Homes Standards. When Sarah Yates moved into the Mt Eden flat… Read more Audio
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School protests new vape shop as rules around retailing change
A school community has protested this afternoon against a new vape shop setting up near the school gate. The shop is opposite Parakai School, near Helensville in west Auckland. New rules come into… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 31 July 2023
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Growing number of lithium batteries poses growing fire risk - FENZ
31 Jul 2023Fire and Emergency says the increasing number of vehicles and devices powered by Lithium Ion batteries poses a growing fire risk. The warning comes after a person suffered critical injuries when an… Read more Audio
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Prosecutors challenge view that Dickason was psychotic when she killed daughters
31 Jul 2023A jury has heard how Lauren Dickason told a psychiatrist that killing her three children was a package deal. The 42-year-old is on trial for the murder of her three young daughters, Maya Karla and… Read more Audio
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Hundreds still living in temp accommodation months on from summer storms
31 Jul 2023Hundreds of people with storm-damaged homes are still living in hotels and motels more than five months on from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. The contracts for these lodgings have… Read more Audio
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Secondary teachers should get 14.5% pay raise - arbitration panel
31 Jul 2023Secondary teachers should get a 14.5% pay rise delivered in three instalments according to an arbitration panel ruling. The pay stand off went to arbitration after talks broke down between the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 31 July 2023
31 Jul 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6332162620112 Video, Audio
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Not too many surprises in Labour's new list rankings
31 Jul 2023It can be a fraught political process, ranking incumbent MPs and any aspiring members of parliament on the party list. The list determines placing for MPs and candidates, for those who don't end up… Read more Video, Audio
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Silver Ferns in unbeaten form at Netball World Cup
31 Jul 2023The Silver Ferns are in unbeaten form at the Netball World Cup, where they're hoping to go back to back, after winning in 2019. But the side will be without star shooter Grace Nweke for their next… Read more Video, 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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