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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, 23 November 2020
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Pilot looking for work wants a job at understaffed port
23 Nov 2020Work wanted; A Fit 62 year old helicopter pilot out of a work due to covid19 says its a tough job market out there, but he's keen to turn his hand to working on Auckland's Ports - after hearing on… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 23 November 2020
23 Nov 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Rodney the hardware store cat missing again
23 Nov 2020You know him as Rodney the abandoned I-T-M cat - well he's rapidly ripping though his nine lives cause he is M-I-A again. So just to get you up to speed with the Tabby-tales; earlier this year things… Read more Video, Audio
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Prime Minister chats with Joe Biden
23 Nov 2020Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory, invited him to New Zealand, and offered him the country's health officials to talk about Covid-19. The Prime… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington Mayor on Shelly Bay protests
23 Nov 2020Iwi members and a protest group are promising they're in for the long haul, for an occupation of Wellington's contentious seaside development Shelly Bay.Yesterday, the Mau Whenua group pitched their… Read more Audio
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Iwi and protesters fight for Shelly Bay
Iwi members and a protest group are promising they're in for the long haul, for an occupation of Wellington's contentious seaside development Shelly Bay.Yesterday, the Mau Whenua group pitched their… Read more Video, Audio
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Reviews finds Sir Tim Shadboult struggling to do job
23 Nov 2020An independent review has found the country's longest-serving mayor, Sir Tim Shadbolt is struggling to do his job. The review into Invercargill City Council was prompted by the Department of Internal… Read more Audio
Friday, 20 November 2020
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Black ferns one step closer to World Cup
20 Nov 2020The Black Ferns path to a sixth Rugby World Cup crown has become clearer. The reigning world champions are set to face Australia, Wales and still yet to be determined qualifier after the official draw… Read more Audio
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Piles of rubbish left after Napier floods
20 Nov 2020Piles of rubbish have replaced the floodwaters which filled Napier streets last week - much to the disappointment of local residents. Around 100 homes were left uninhabitable after last Monday's rain… Read more Video, Audio
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Efforts to keep names of perpetrators secret upsetting for survivors-advocate
20 Nov 2020An advocate for abuse survivors says efforts by church organisations to temporarily keep the names of deceased perpetrators secret ahead of an Abuse in Care inquiry is hugely upsetting for survivors… Read more Audio
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Reading recovery programme to be overhauled
20 Nov 2020The decades-old Reading Recovery programme is about to be overhauled after years of criticism it's failing to help children struggling the most. However, critics are questioning how effective the… Read more Audio
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MOH apologises after bowel screening blunder
20 Nov 2020The Ministry of Health's been forced to apologise to more than a thousand people who received invitations to participate in a bowel cancer screening programme - despite already having the disease. The… 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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