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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, 13 October 2021
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Kura Kaupapa, Kohanga Reo pushing for staff to be vaccinated
Kura Kaupapa and Kohanga Reo are urging all their staff to get vaccinated - and are still working on those who are hesitant within the sector.
School and early childhood staff who have contact with… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 13 October 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6276848799001 Video, Audio
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Weather: Latest from the wild winds of Wellington
13 Oct 2021Wild weather has been lashing the Wellington coast with several roads forced to close. Our reporter Kirsty Frame joins Lisa Owen from Wellington's south coast. Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland mayor urges govt help businesses in lockdown
13 Oct 2021Auckland businesses are crying out for help to survive, nine weeks into lockdown.
While they are able to cash in the wage subsidy and the business support payments, they're also having to raid… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland businesses using retirement funds, mortgages to survive
As Auckland heads into its ninth week of tight Covid restrictions some Auckland business owners are having to re-mortgage their homes, dig into retirement funds or simply ignore the bills stacking up… Read more Video, Audio
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MP and GP, Dr Shane Reti helps vaccinate locals in Northland
13 Oct 2021A new Northland town has popped up as a Covid-19 location of interest.
The AA driver and vehicle licensing centre in Kerikeri is believed to be linked to the two Auckland women who travelled North… Read more Audio
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Low-risk Covid cases can soon isolate at home - Hipkins
13 Oct 2021Northland and parts of Waikato will stay in lockdown for at least another five days. Right now health authorities cannot rule out unchecked Covid-19 transmission in the community.
The stumbling block… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
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'Super shot Saturday' - Ardern announces Vaxathon
12 Oct 2021Super shot Saturday is coming, and it will all be broadcast on a screen near you. The government is taking a page out of the history books, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing 'vaxathon' - a… Read more Audio
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Auckland small, medium businesses hurting most - Michael Barnett
It's been almost nine weeks in the trenches for Auckland businesses physically shut due to Covid restrictions and still there's no date for when they will be able to open to customers.
There are… Read more Audio
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Wellington 'Streetdog' the future of electric motorbikes?
As the world is being encouraged to ditch the petrol and diesel vehicles and go electric, the Streetdog electric motorbike could be an attractive option. Read more Video, Audio
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Parents support call to keep schools closed, vaccinate teachers
12 Oct 2021Parents spoken to by Checkpoint have given a tick of approval on the decision to keep schools closed and mandate vaccinations for teachers.
But it does mean even more time at home and almost two… Read more Video, Audio
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About 8,500 more on benefit since start of Delta outbreak
At least 8,500 more people have ended up on the benefit since the start of the delta outbreak.
While job losses have been nowhere near as severe as the first national lockdown in March last year… Read more 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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