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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, 31 May 2021
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National MP Nick Smith announces retirement as inquiry looms
31 May 2021National Party MP Nick Smith is retiring next month, after 30 years in Parliament.
The list MP says he is stepping down for personal and professional reasons, including an inquiry into an employment… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Ashburton Mayor with latest on flooding
31 May 2021The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown joins Lisa Owen with the… Read more Video, Audio
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Floods cut off Ashburton from north, many roads closed
31 May 2021The only way out of Ashburton to the north tonight is by air, as flood waters inundate roads around the town and locals are urged to hunker down.
The options to the south are not much better, with 10… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 28 May 2021
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New pipeline to make Auckland's polluted beaches a thing of the past
28 May 2021No swim warnings are closer to becoming a thing of the past for Aucklanders - as a $1 billion WaterCare project moves to the next step.
With construction on the Central Interceptor now well underway… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 vaccines: Kiwis warned off chance to skip queue
28 May 2021Fancy the thought of lying on a sun-soaked beach, sipping a cocktail and getting a Covid-19 jab while you're at it?
Well, a growing number of countries are offering just that with Guam, the Maldives… Read more Audio
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Dunedin chirping with feathered friends at National Bird Show
28 May 2021Now to Dunedin, and a cacophony of cheeps, chirps, cackles and crows at the National Bird Show.
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Indy 500: Scotts Dixon, McLaughlin gunning for no. 1
28 May 2021A pair of New Zealanders loom large, as petrolheads around the world gear up for one of the biggest days on the global motorsport calendar.
Despite entering the Indy 500 at opposite ends of the… Read more Audio
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Midwives urge limits on water nitrate levels after risks revealed
28 May 2021Midwives are asking for stricter limits on the amount of polluting nitrates allowed in people's drinking water.
It is in response to new research showing the risk of premature births can increase… Read more Video, Audio
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Principals urge more support for schools with violent students
28 May 2021Principals are demanding the Ministry of Education do more to support schools who are forced to enrol violent pupils.
Currently, if a child is excluded or expelled from one school, the Ministry can… Read more Audio
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DHB hack biggest Zeppelin data breach cyber expert has seen
A cyber-security expert says the ransom demand for Waikato DHB's hacked data would likely be in the millions or even tens of millions of dollars, and only payable by cryptocurrency.
Stuff is… Read more Audio
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New limits on Australia travel to NZ - what you need to know
28 May 2021The Covid-19 Response Minister says further limitations on travel from Australia will ensure a spike of Covid-19 cases in Melbourne remains 'low risk' to New Zealand.
The government's also bringing… Read more Audio
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Cash, holidays, scholarships - vaccination incentives in the US
28 May 2021Cash, holidays, full university scholarships - those are just some of the things being dangled in front of Americans to encourage them to get vaccinated.
Worldwatch's Perlina Lau has the details. 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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