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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, 14 September 2020
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Storm brewing over where, when Bledisloe games will be
14 Sep 2020A storm is brewing over when and where next month's Bledisloe Cup tests will be played.
The Wallabies have cried foul over New Zealand's quarantining restrictions, saying they won't play before 17… Read more Audio
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National promises $1.9 billion boost to education
The National Party is promising a $1.9 billion education package if elected into government.
That includes almost half a billion dollars for students who need extra learning support.
Political… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 14 September 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Review underway at Auckland Port after deaths, injury
14 Sep 2020Auckland Council has launched an independent review to find out if there is a "pattern of failure" in health and safety at its ports.
Mayor Phil Goff says two deaths in recent years and one serious… Read more Audio
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'Advice evolves' - Robertson explains alert level plans
14 Sep 2020New Zealand will stay in current Covid-19 alert levels for another week.
Next Monday, Cabinet will reconsider the alert levels. and as long as Covid-19 cases are tracking as they are now, the country… Read more Video, Audio
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Covid-19 alert levels stay in place another week
14 Sep 2020New Zealand's alert levels are staying as they are for at least another week. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that while the plan is working more time is needed.
Cabinet will review Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Six men arrested over historical offending at Dilworth School
14 Sep 2020Police have arrested six men as part of an investigation into historical offending at Dilworth School in Auckland.
The men, have been charged with at least 20 serious offences that allegedly occurred… Read more Audio
Friday, 11 September 2020
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Rugby: Star power a boost to Farah Palmer Cup
11 Sep 2020Added star power is boosting rugby's Farah Palmer Cup, this season.
With Covid-19 forcing the cancellation of the later part of the World Sevens Series, this year's national women's provincial… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt pledges new carparks for Christchurch Hospital
11 Sep 2020The government has announced hundreds of new carparks it hopes will solve the ongoing issues at Christchurch Hospital.
Parking was significantly reduced after the earthquakes - forcing patients… Read more Video, Audio
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'We would love some help' - parents of NZ man on cattle ship urge govt to help search
11 Sep 2020The family of a New Zealander who was onboard the cattle ship that sank in the East China Sea say they've received information that survivors may still be found.
Lochie Bellerby is a herd manager on… Read more Video, Audio
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Top NZ sprinters work together to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
11 Sep 2020Rivals on the track, but mates off it. Two of New Zealand's best sprinters are working together to try to qualify for next year's Tokyo Olympics.
National 200-metre record holder Joseph Millar has… Read more Video, Audio
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'People heal people' - Donna's path from redundancy, family loss, to a recipe for success
A Hamilton woman who is turning her redundancy into a budding dessert business is encouraging other people to look beyond job ads for their next chapter.
Donna Williams is among the thousands of Air… Read more Video, 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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