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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, 18 June 2019
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Evening business for Tuesday, 18 June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Adults fight over nine-year-old’s placement in league team
An epic side-line stoush has broken out on the West Coast, where parents, coaches and the league board are fighting over an almost ten-year-old girl playing for an under-9's team. West Coast Rugby… Read more Video, Audio
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More than 400 injured and sick animals sent to meat works
Hundreds of cows, calves and sheep are being sent to meat works in an injured, diseased or pregnant state, violating new animal welfare rules and prompting instant fines. Nita Blake-Persen reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Man jailed for 21 months for sharing footage of mosque attacks
The beliefs of a white supremacist who has compared himself to Adolf Hitler's deputy were laid bare in a Christchurch court today as he was jailed for spreading footage of the mosque attacks. Video, Audio
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Willie Jackson: Uplifting babies a last resort
18 Jun 2019The co-chair of Labour's Maori Caucus says in some cases babies need to be removed from their whanau, citing the horrific deaths of the Kahui twins as an example where state intervention would have… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint for Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
18 Jun 2019Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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Monday, 17 June 2019
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Sea of red as Tonga fans gather in support of league team
Passionate Tonga Rugby League fans have gathered at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium this afternoon ahead of their team's match against the Kiwis on Saturday. We sent reporter Alex Perrottet and cameraman… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland panel beaters damaged by fire
A fire at an Auckland panel beaters, which has destroyed parts of the building, is thought to have started inside part of the workshop. Audio
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Pay offer 'gutting' for principals of small schools
The pay offers aimed at breaking the deadlock in the teachers' pay dispute have come as a kick in the guts for hundreds of small primary school principals, who say they will end up receiving less pay… Read more Audio
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Oranga Tamariki working closely with iwi – Jacinda Ardern
17 Jun 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says iwi and Oranga Tamariki working together with whānau who may be at risk of having a child uplifted has been a successful model in the Waikato. Audio
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Advocacy group inundated with messages about Oranga Tamariki
17 Jun 2019A new advocacy group representing parents in dispute with Oranga Tamariki says it has been inundated with messages from hundreds of people asking for support. Set up just a month ago, Whanau First is… Read more Audio
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Remembering the Murchison quake whilst preparing for the next big one
17 Jun 2019Three elderly survivors of the deadly Murchison earthquake were among the crowds gathered today to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the disaster. As the fallout from 1929 was remembered today… 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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