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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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Friday, 10 July 2020
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Future of NP raceway hangs in the balance
A name change more than 20 years ago is putting the 120-year history of horse racing in New Plymouth in doubt. The council says Taranaki Racing Incorporated has been operating illegally at its central… Read more Audio
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Tiwai Point: Concerns over tonnes of potentially toxic waste
10 Jul 2020The closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has raised concerns over what it will mean for the thousands of tonnes of potentially toxic waste stored in the small Southland town of Mataura. Audio
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Evening business for 10 July 2020
10 Jul 2020News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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National's Jian Yang to bow out at September election
10 Jul 2020The Auckland list MP has long faced claims about his links to the Chinese Communist Party - even accusations of being a spy. Jian Yang has always denied such claims - but some are today questioning… Read more Video, Audio
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Third escapee from managed isolation in NZ
A man in his fifties has been arrested after he escaped a managed isolation facility in Hamilton to visit a liquor shop. He has tested negative for Covid-19 - after arriving from Sydney on the first… Read more Audio
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Covid leaks: Michael Woodhouse the latest to be drawn into saga
Senior National party MP Michael Woodhouse is the latest to be drawn into the Covid patient information leak that's already ended one MP's career after revealing he too was received leaked material… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 9 July 2020
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LA cafe intros greenhouse pods to promote social distancing
How do you keep diners apart and safe during a pandemic? A Los Angeles cafe has put up tiny greenhouse dining pods to help patrons socially distance while having their meals. Lisa Bernhard produced… Read more Video, Audio
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Todd Muller outlines National's economic plan
9 Jul 2020National's leader, Todd Muller, has given a speech at a business luncheon in Christchurch outlining what he says is his party's first big announcement on its economic plan for New Zealand. Called… Read more Audio
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Closure of Tiwai Point presents opportunity - Russel Norman
9 Jul 2020The planned closure of Tiwai Point Aluminium smelter presents a huge opportunity - according to Russel Norman from Greenpeace. But maximising that could cost the government a billion dollars - and… Read more Video, Audio
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Tiwai Point closure causes ripples through economy
It's been one of the longest running questions for New Zealand business: would Rio Tinto pull the plug on the Tiwai aluminium smelter? Today, we found out the answer. Rio Tinto, the majority owner of… Read more Audio
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Covid-19: Life after isolation
9 Jul 2020Nearly 28,000 returning Kiwis have gone through Government-run managed isolation. That's on top of tens of thousands who flocked back into the country before the scheme came into force.So, what on… Read more Audio
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Where are the jobs? Our reporter goes job-hunting
9 Jul 2020Work and Income's Job Search site has around 750 current jobs listed, with more every day. And TradeMe says it saw an annual increase in job vacancies in June, with listings up 9 per cent. We sent… 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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