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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, 4 June 2019
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Calls to better protect hospital staff after guard brutally attacked
Family members of a security guard at Waikato Hospital, who was left with multiple facial fractures and cuts after being attacked by a patient, have taken aim at employer Allied Security. Video, Audio
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Govt warned about implementing digital services tax
The government released details this afternoon of how it intends to tax large online multinational companies like Facebook, Google, Uber and Airbnb. However, a tax expert is warning the government not… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Tues 4 June
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Treasury Secretary’s actions of 'considerable public interest’ - Commissioner
State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has announced there will be an investigation into the Treasury Secretary's actions and his public statements that Budget related information had been hacked… Read more Video, Audio
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DoC receives more than $10m for security against increasing attacks
Last week's Budget allocated $10.7 million to the Department of Conservation over four years, explicitly for security purposes amid increasing threats and violence from anti-1080 protesters. While… Read more Audio
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Parents say govt policy violates rights of disabled people
4 Jun 2019The foster parents of a young man with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, who is believed to have killed himself in a mental health unit last month, say the human rights of disabled people are being… Read more Video, Audio
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Friday, 31 May 2019
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Silver Ferns coach admits underestimating Northern Stars
31 May 2019Former Silver Ferns coach Yvonne Willering admits she underestimated the Northern Stars determination to qualify for an inaugural ANZ Premiership grand final. Audio
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Subsidised products could be key to becoming smokefree by 2025
Subsidised vaping products are being touted as the key to helping Aotearoa reach its ambitious target of being smokefree by 2025. Video, Audio
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Hawke's Bay to charge ratepayers $30 a year for mitigating climate change effects
Hawke's Bay is on track to become the first region to charge ratepayers for mitigating the effects of climate change. A joint committee made up of three local councils has unanimously agreed that a 30… Read more Audio
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'White supremacist' grandson will remain behind bars
A man described by his grandfather as a dangerous white supremacist will remain behind bars - for now. Video, Audio
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Cricket World Cup 2019: Black Caps prepare for opening match
31 May 2019Months of planning and preparation is put to the test for the Black Caps tomorrow night when they play their opening match at the Cricket World Cup. Video, Audio
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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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