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Tuesday, 6 October 2020
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'These people are voiceless, we're here to be a voice' - ex-Gloriavale member urges inquiry
6 Oct 2020Former Gloriavale members are picketing the Election 2020 leaders debate in Christchurch, urging the Prime Minister to launch an inquiry into the secretive religious sect on the South Island's West… Read more Video, Audio
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Ex-Gloriavale members urge Ardern to launch inquiry into sect
6 Oct 2020Former Gloriavale members are picketing Tuesday's leaders debate in Christchurch in the hope of forcing the Prime Minister to launch an inquiry into the secretive religious sect on the South Island's… Read more Audio
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First responders describe panic of facing Ōhau fire
6 Oct 2020The people that first raised the alarm - and the firefighters that raced to their rescue - have opened up about how the Lake Ōhau fire took hold.
About 40 houses in the small community were destroyed… Read more Video, Audio
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2021 ASB Classic tennis cancelled due to Covid-19
6 Oct 2020Covid has claimed a key fixture of the New Zealand summer of sport. The 2021 ASB tennis Classic, due to be played in Auckland in January, has been cancelled due to the complexities of running a… Read more Audio
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Cook Islands travel bubble possible by December
6 Oct 2020New Zealanders could be lounging on a Rarotongan beach this summer as the push for a travel bubble with the Cook Islands progresses.
The newly-appointed Cooks Prime Minister, Mark Brown, says formal… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 6 October 2020
6 Oct 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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What's happening at the most accurate polling booth in NZ?
6 Oct 2020If you want to know who will win this year's election, you could do worse than ask the residents of Birkdale - a suburb on Auckland's North Shore.
For at least four elections in a row, Birkenhead… Read more Audio
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Judith Collins under pressure over policy on the fly
6 Oct 2020Back home now and Judith Collins has moved to crush any talk of descent in Nationals ranks following allegations she's making up policy on the fly.
A leaked email shows one of her own MPs was less… Read more Audio
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Trump may be a 'guinea pig' for Covid-19 treatment drugs - US doctor
6 Oct 2020During his hospital stay President Trump has recieved experimental treatment not yet available to others infected with Covid-19 and a cocktail of drugs that doctors believe may never have been used in… Read more Video, Audio
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Doctors concerned as Trump makes big show leaving hospital for White House
6 Oct 2020In a tightly choreographed exit, broadcast live with all the angles and drama of a blockbuster movie, US President Donald Trump left the Walter Reed Medical Centre outside of Washington where he has… Read more Video, Audio
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How Lake Ōhau was alerted to rapidly spreading fire in middle of night
6 Oct 2020Ōhau resident Viv Smith-Campbell still has bruised knuckles from pounding on doors, urging residents and visitors to leave as flames sped toward the tiny village in the middle of the night.
She and… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 5 October 2020
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Zealandia shocked at hole cut in predator-free fence
5 Oct 2020Wellington's beloved ecosanctuary Zealandia is mounting a large scale trapping and surveillance effort after someone deliberately cut a hole in its predator free fence.
The 225 hectare sanctuary is… 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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