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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, 23 April 2019
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Indian students granted new visas two years after deportation
23 Apr 2019Four Indian students who were kicked out of New Zealand because their immigration agents falsified documents, have been granted visas to return here. Manoj Narra told Lisa Owen it's a massive relief.
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Evening business for Tuesday 23 April
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Minginui, the town time forgot, is growing
23 Apr 2019A year on from a $5.8 million investment in forestry, the Bay of Plenty village of Minginui is showing seeds of promise, but the 90 jobs initially promised is now being described as 'aspirational'… Read more Video, Audio
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Helicopter crash survivors treated at Invercargill hospital
23 Apr 2019The three men who survived a helicopter crash near the Auckland Islands are back on the mainland, where they are being treated at Southland Hospital. Reporter Tess Brunton joins Checkpoint from… Read more Video, Audio
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Men survive after helicopter crashes into the sea
23 Apr 2019Three men were found alive on the Auckland Islands this morning, 16 hours after the helicopter they were in plunged into the sub Antarctic ocean. Video, Audio
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Thursday, 18 April 2019
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Barman back at work one day after being stabbed in robbery
18 Apr 2019Whangarei barman Mark Butler is back cleaning up his tavern today despite being stabbed in the head in an armed robbery last night. Audio
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Questions raised over $55m bill for Yarrow Stadium
18 Apr 2019Questions are being raised about a proposed $55 million bill to upgrade the earthquake prone Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth, including $19m set aside for "enhancements" that would primarily benefit… Read more Audio
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Shane Jones welcomes Auditor General’s investigation
18 Apr 2019The Auditor General has ordered an in-depth review into the management, monitoring and evaluation of the Provincial Growth Fund. Shane Jones told Alex Perrottet he welcomes the scrutiny. Video, Audio
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Wellington woman taking on the world’s best medieval fighters
18 Apr 2019Hidden away on the streets of Wellington, surrounded by hundred-year-old houses, is a medieval fighting pit where a handful of armour-clad warriors clash twice a week. Reporter Meriana Johnsen went… Read more Video, Audio
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Dunedin cannabis festival moving to new venue
18 Apr 2019The illegal Harvest Festival - to be held over the weekend - has changed venues after authorities and residents raised concerns about it being held at a council reserve. Audio
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Ukrainian family granted extension to their business visa
18 Apr 2019The Ukrainian owners of a popular Auckland restaurant were declined residency in January and ordered to leave the country by July. But after an outpouring of support, they have been told they can stay… 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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