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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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Thursday, 5 March 2026
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Conservation group says fine for dolphin killing not enough
5 Mar 2026A conservation group says the $5000 fine handed down to an Otago fisher for killing a Hector's dolphin highlights the failure to protect the endangered mammals. But industry lobby group Seafood NZ… Read more Audio
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Flood hit Wairarpa residents demanding action
5 Mar 2026Flood-hit residents on Wairarapa's south coast are demanding action after a creek burst its banks during torrential rain. They want the council to open the creek up to the sea so it can drain during… Read more Audio
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Warnings issued after retail advisory group resignations
5 Mar 2026After the resignations of three of the five members of a ministerial advisory group charged with tackling retail crime, justice officials issued a warning. In a report, obtained by Checkpoint, they… Read more Audio
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Black Caps through to T20 World Cup final
5 Mar 2026The Black Caps are through to the final of the T20 Cricket World Cup after a commanding win over South Africa this morning, booking their spot in the big dance. Now it's a waiting game for New… Read more Audio
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Rotorua retailer charged over allegedly selling nangs
5 Mar 2026A Rotorua retailer has been charged over allegedly selling nangs or nitrous oxide for recreational use despite repeated warnings from police. Police are targeting shops selling the gas following a… Read more Audio
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Senate vote to limit Trump's war powers in Iran fails
5 Mar 2026US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a failed US Senate vote that could have significantly limited President Trump's war powers in Iran. Audio
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Concern that MRI 'voucher' allows patients to skip waitlist
5 Mar 2026There is concern that patients are effectively being offered the chance to "buy" their way up the public wait list for MRI scans. Hundreds of patients in the Greater Wellington Region are being… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
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Ice cream shop conjuring up new flavours every week
4 Mar 2026A Taranaki woman is on mission to make 52 new ice cream flavours this year, one every week. Little Liberty Creamery makes dairy and gluten-free plant based frozen desserts, and has been taking flavour… Read more Audio
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Trump 'not happy' with UK after refusal to use British military bases
4 Mar 2026Donald Trump says he's "not happy" with the UK after it refused to permit the use of British bases to assist the US-Israeli strikes that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East. He also… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 4 March 2026
4 Mar 2026News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Mother tells of fractured drug fuelled life before baby's death
4 Mar 2026A coroner has today heard evidence of the fractured, drug-fuelled family life of a 10-month-old baby who died of severe head injuries in Auckland six years ago. Poseidyn Hemopo-Pickering was rushed to… Read more Audio
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Black Caps take on South Africa in bid to make T20 final
4 Mar 2026In the last 25 years neither the Black Caps or their T20 Cricket World Cup semi-final opponents South Africa have won an ICC white-ball trophy. Tomorrow morning the two sides meet at Eden Gardens with… 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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