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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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Monday, 6 December 2021
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Christopher Luxon explains National caucus reshuffle
6 Dec 2021The latest National Party caucus reshuffle is looking like political snakes and ladders.
Some MPs have taken a big slide, and some have rocketed up the ranks. Former leader Judith Collins has gone… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 3 December 2021
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Hilton Taupō offers accommodation for pampered pooches
3 Dec 2021The Hilton hotel at Lake Taupō is throwing out the welcome for pampered pooches. It's the first local establishment in the international chain to offer in room accommodation for your fur baby.
Hotel… Read more Video, Audio
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Weekend sport - what's on?
3 Dec 2021It's finally game on this season for two NZ sports teams forced by Covid to relocate to Australia.
Sports reporter and commentator Glen Larmer talks to Lisa Owen about what's going on.
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Govt's sudden hospital funding boost criticised as too late
The government's sudden boost in hospital funding to prepare for Covid cases is being called overly ambitious - and too late.
The government plans to pump $644 million into ICU capacity and… Read more Audio
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Some BoP businesses still serving unvaccinated people
In the Bay of Plenty most of the region has moved to the orange light, but some businesses have chosen to do things differently. Leah Tebbutt reports. Read more Audio
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Whanganui coming to terms with life in the red zone
3 Dec 2021The great traffic light switch on has happened, with the nation now lit up in orange and red.
Despite having no active cases of Covid in the community Whanganui has found itself in the red zone due… Read more Audio
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Canterbury sheep Burt hits the big-time on TikTok
3 Dec 2021A Canterbury sheep called Burt has done something many social media influencers can only aspire to and become a TikTok heavyweight.
Whether it's a video of Burt sitting on the couch, getting into the… Read more Audio
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Weekend wicket warriors warned to avoid preventable injuries
Sporting Aucklanders are being unleashed this weekend after 107 days in lockdown with hundreds expected to hit cricket pitches around the city.
But a warning from ACC - by that we mean the Accident… Read more Video, Audio
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Nelson Covid outbreak gives locals the nudge to get vaccinated
3 Dec 2021The Covid outbreak in Nelson seems to have given people the nudge they needed to get their first vaccination.
There are 14 cases of the virus in the region - made up of two separate clusters - with… Read more Audio
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Law students join fight for MSD to refund mothers docked benefits for not naming fathers
Auckland University law students have joined the fight to get MSD to refund women who've had their benefits docked for not naming a child's father. Read more Video, Audio
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Saga behind decision to fly Covid-positive WHO worker to NZ revealed
Counties-Manukau DHB initially declined to accept a Covid-positive patient from Fiji, and the Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield questioned why Australia was not asked to take the woman.
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Evening business for 3 December 2021
3 Dec 2021News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6284949273001 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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