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Monday, 5 October 2020
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Covid-19 alert level 1 for Aucklanders, but warnings to be careful
5 Oct 2020Auckland's move from level two to level one has been met with overwhelming support from residents strolling Queen Street this afternoon.
Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge and camerman Nick Monro… Read more Video, Audio
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Labour pledges to ban gay conversion therapy if re-elected
5 Oct 2020Gay conversion therapy will be banned by Labour if it is re-elected to government.
The pseudoscience claims to be able to suppress or change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity and is… Read more Video, Audio
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Police warn landline users of phone scam surge
5 Oct 2020Police are warning landline users about a surge in people being conned out of thousands of dollars by phone scammers.
Three men in Auckland, aged in their 20s and 30s, have been charged in relation… Read more Video, Audio
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National pledges to address 'emergency' in housing
5 Oct 2020National's promising to urgently address what it calls a state of "emergency" in housing. Leader Judith Collins unveiled the party's housing policy in South Auckland today, pledging to pass… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 5 October 2020
5 Oct 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Trump slammed for surprise drive-by while Covid-19 positive
A Covid-19-positive Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism after surprising supporters outside the hospital where he is being treated with an impromptu presidential drive-by.
The 74-year-old masked… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland to move to Covid-19 alert level 1 on Thursday
5 Oct 2020New Zealand's largest city and the site of the largest Covid-19 cluster will join the rest of the country in alert level 1 on Wednesday at 11:59pm.
The announcement by the Prime Minister in… Read more Audio
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Lake Ōhau locals describe devastating fire damage
5 Oct 2020Lake Ōhau residents have been allowed in to see what's left of their village, after fires ripped through over the weekend.
Hugh and Dwayne are the owners of The Barn at Killin B&B at Lake Ohau. They… Read more Video, Audio
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'Like a nuclear bomb has gone off' - Lake Ōhau ruined by fire
5 Oct 2020Lake Ōhau residents have been allowed in to see what's left of their village, after fires ripped through over the weekend.
A bus convoy left shortly after midday from the make-shift welfare centre in… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 2 October 2020
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NZ's largest floating solar array catching the sun in Auckland
2 Oct 2020It's just under one hectare in size, captures the sun to produce electricity and floats on water.
New Zealand's largest and only floating solar array has officially opened in Auckland's Northshore… Read more Video, Audio
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US President Donald Trump tests positive for Covid-19 - latest
2 Oct 2020US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have both tested positive for Covid-19.
Mr Trump tweeted the news a very short time ago. It comes after his advisor Hope Hicks revealed earlier she was… Read more Video, Audio
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Big day of policies on Election 2020 campaign trail
2 Oct 2020It was a big day on the campaign trail today, with politicians pumping out policy on the eve of advance voting.
Labour revealed its largely unchanged plan for housing in Auckland, while National… 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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