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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, 8 November 2024
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Coldplay performing three shows at Eden Park next week
8 Nov 2024Auckland's hospitality sector is preparing for what they say will be their busiest week of the year. Coldplay is performing three shows at Eden Park next week, and some fans are spending upwards of… Read more Audio
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All Blacks v Ireland test to kick off on Saturday
8 Nov 2024Sports reporter Jamie Wall spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about the All Blacks v Ireland test this weekend and someone very close to the All Blacks having a milestone, but it not being one of the players… Read more Audio
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Households moving away from traditional Christmas spread
8 Nov 2024The Christmas Day table could look very different this year with more households moving away from the traditional spread. With less than seven weeks till the big day - shopping and cooking website… Read more Audio
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Popular social media site banned in Canada
8 Nov 2024Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart spoke to Susana Lei'ataua about a popular social media site being banned in Canada, but it apparently won't stop Canadians from using it, tensions rising betweeb… Read more Audio
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Small businesses devastated with Auckland train network closure
96 days, that's the sum total of days Auckland's train network will have to close down as part of a final push to get the long awaited city rail link finished and ready for the start of 2026. The… Read more Audio
Thursday, 7 November 2024
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Australia: Children under 16 set to be banned from using social media
7 Nov 2024Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about how children under the age of 16 will be banned from using social media under landmark legislation that will force the social media… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 11 November 2024
7 Nov 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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What could Trump's presidency mean for the NZ economy?
7 Nov 2024As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, many people in this part of the world are asking what his presidency could mean for the New Zealand economy. With his stated plans to impose… Read more Audio
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All Blacks name side for anticpated test against Irish
7 Nov 2024The All Blacks have named their side for their much anticipated test against the Irish. Just two changes to the team that sneaked past England at Twickenham, the biggest being Damian McKenzie to take… Read more Audio
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100 protested in Newmarket opposing ACT's Treaty Principles Bill
7 Nov 2024Around a hundred protestors blocked traffic in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket this morning to oppose the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill. The controversial bill was introduced to parliament today… Read more Audio
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TVNZ staff told 50 will lose jobs during series of meetings
7 Nov 2024Reporters, producers, camera people and presenters at TVNZ are all in line to lose their jobs. The state owned broadcaster told staff of its plans to cut a net 50 Jobs at a series of meetings today… Read more Audio
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Harris concedes US election but not 'the fight'
7 Nov 2024Presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has officially waved the white flag after the Democrat's comprehensive election defeat. Donald Trump convincingly won the presidential race with 291 electoral votes… 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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