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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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Monday, 15 April 2019
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Israel Folau sacked by Rugby Australia
15 Apr 2019Wallabies star Israel Folau has been handed an official code of conduct breach notice of his contract by Rugby Australia, just hours after coach Michael Cheika said he wouldn't pick the rugby star for… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday, April 15
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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The search for Louisa Akavi: ICRC breaks its silence
While the fate of Red Cross nurse Louisa Akavi remains unknown five years after she was abducted in Syria, her family, the Red Cross and the New Zealand government say they have not given up hope… Read more Video, Audio
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Wasseim Alsati: A father’s despair, love and hope
15 Apr 2019Speaking for the first time since the Christchurch mosque attacks, Wasseim Alsati recounts the moment he and his daughter Alen were shot multiple times, and speaks about his hopes for his youngest… Read more Video, Audio
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Friday, 12 April 2019
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Clutha farmers struggling with ongoing dry conditions
12 Apr 2019Last month was the second hottest March since records began in Clutha, Otago, and Balclutha had less than 30 percent of its usual rainfall for the month. As our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown… Read more Audio
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Waiho Bridge closure cost West Coast millions
12 Apr 2019Westland Mayor Bruce Smith says the region has not received enough government support after heavy rain and flooding last month, which resulted in the Waiho Bridge being swept away. Video, Audio
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Junior doctors to strike over proposed changes to agreement
12 Apr 2019Residents Doctors' Association spokesperson David Munro says the only thing that will stop the junior doctors' five-day strike is a settlement, but they are hoping also for facilitation. Audio
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Franz Josef's sole child care centre to close
12 Apr 2019Parents in Franz Josef will be left in the lurch when the town's only early child care centre - the not-for-profit Kidsfirst kindy - is forced to close its doors in a few months' time. Audio
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West Coast's treasured Waiho Bridge to reopen
12 Apr 2019Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals will be heaving a big sigh of relief tomorrow when the Waiho Bridge finally reopens - more than two weeks after it was swept away by floodwaters. Read more Video, Audio
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Medical profession divided over voluntary euthanasia
12 Apr 2019Doctors and nurses say they're preparing for a whole new world if David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill is passed through Parliament. While some are disappointed the conditions of the bill may be… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Friday 12 April
12 Apr 2019News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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