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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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Tuesday, 22 September 2020
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Evening business for 22 September 2020
22 Sep 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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National proposes private providers for isolation facilities
22 Sep 2020National wants to scale up the country's managed isolation facilities, to start allowing more foreigners into the country.
If elected, it would allow private accommodation providers to offer managed… Read more Audio
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Auckland Harbour Bridge southbound lanes to close overnight
22 Sep 2020Auckland residents are bracing for more commuter chaos when the Harbour Bridge's southbound lanes heading into the city close overnight for crucial repairwork to a damaged truss.
It's the first time… Read more Audio
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Borders open for specialised workers to enter NZ
22 Sep 2020The government is relaxing its Covid-19 border controls to allow hundreds of specialised workers into the country.
They include deep sea fishing crew, veterinarians, and people who drive complex… Read more Audio
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STA Travel using customers' money to cover wages, rent
22 Sep 2020STA Travel has been using New Zealand customers' deposits for overseas holidays to cover company wages and office rent, Checkpoint can reveal.
In its first report back to creditors, administrators… Read more Audio
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Victims of Southern Response deceit urge Brownlee apologise
22 Sep 2020A couple tricked into accepting a lower offer from Southern Response to replace their earthquake-damaged home wants a full apology from former Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee.
Karl and… Read more Audio
Monday, 21 September 2020
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Beloved monkey Laurie dies after tough life and a lot of love
21 Sep 2020Laurie, the 30-year-old monkey who escaped a life in the circus to spend his twilight years with a foster family and his best friend - a cat - has died.
Laurie was first on Checkpoint in 2019 when he… Read more Video, Audio
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Abuse in Care Royal Commission resumes in Auckland
21 Sep 2020The Abuse in Care Royal Commission has been told of a young man being assaulted by a teacher at a school for the deaf in the 1980s.
The commission has resumed its public hearings in Auckland… Read more Audio
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Mixed feelings in Auckland about Covid-19 alert level changes
21 Sep 2020There are mixed feelings in Auckland about the upcoming move to Alert Level 2 - with some ready for restrictions to be relaxed further.
From midnight on Wednesday gatherings of 100 will be allowed in… Read more Audio
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Traffic chaos continues as Harbour Bridge onramp closed
21 Sep 2020A new strut will be in place on the Auckland Harbour Bridge in the next few days after a freak accident on Friday morning caused serious structural damage.
Strong winds struck two trucks travelling… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland disability charity spent $670k of donations on consultants
21 Sep 2020The board of a struggling incorporated society, set up to help disabled people, spent $670,000 of public money and donations on consultants - including paying its own chairman close to $100,000 for… Read more Video, Audio
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Collins announces National's tech sector boost pledge
21 Sep 2020National leader Judith Collins is continuing to bat off questions about her party's $4 billion error in its flagship economic plan.
Ms Collins was back campaigning in Auckland today, visiting… 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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