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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, 8 April 2019
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'It's not just about the money' - primary school teacher
8 Apr 2019Kahli Oliveira has been teaching primary children for 20 years. She told Lisa Owen the government's latest offer doesn't address the main issues. Video, Audio
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Primary school teachers reject government’s latest offer
8 Apr 2019Primary school teachers are considering more strikes after they voted against the government's latest pay offer, which they say wasn't very different to those they'd already rejected. Video, Audio
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Friday, 5 April 2019
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85 quakes follow slow-slip event off East Coast
5 Apr 2019Eighty-five small earthquakes have been detected off Gisborne and the Mahia Peninsula since Monday - all triggered by a major slow-slip event, according to scientists. Our reporter Sarah Robson spoke… Read more Audio
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Claims complaints about New Plymouth shooting house ignored
5 Apr 2019Residents of a quiet suburban street in New Plymouth say they made numerous complaints about unruly behaviour at a Housing New Zealand property before it became the focus of a shooting this week. Audio
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Final Erebus memorial design unveiled
5 Apr 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled the design for a national Erebus memorial to the 257 people who died when an Air New Zealand flight crashed into the lower slopes of Mount Erebus in… Read more Audio
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30 pray at Linwood mosque three weeks after shootings
5 Apr 2019About 30 people were at Linwood's mosque to pray today, three weeks after seven were killed in the shootings. Reporter Logan Church spoke to a visiting Imam from Melbourne, Rabih Baytie, about why it… Read more Video, Audio
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Mosque attack trial should be quick to reduce suffering - brother pleads
5 Apr 2019Family of some of the Christchurch mosque attack victims are upset by the delay in trialling the accused gunman. They visited Christchurch High Court today, where the accused appeared via audio visual… Read more Video, Audio
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Toxic material washing up after floodwaters spread rubbish
5 Apr 2019On the West Coast, toxic material is washing up after floodwaters spread rubbish from an abandoned landfill. While the river spreading the rubbish from the closed Fox Glacier Township Landfill has… Read more Audio
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18 people killed on NZ roads in just five days
Eighteen people have died on New Zealand roads since Monday, with at least six of them under the age of 18. And with the Easter break fast approaching, road safety experts warn the road toll is likely… Read more Audio
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Kiwis don gumboots to raise awareness, money for mental health
5 Apr 2019People up and down the country have been donning their gumboots today to raise awareness about children's mental health. Gumboot Friday is the brainchild of mental health campaigner Mike King, who… Read more Audio
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Bezos' ex-wife cedes Amazon control in huge divorce deal
5 Apr 2019MacKenzie Bezos, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, will give 75 percent of their stake in the company and all voting rights to the billionaire entrepreneur as part of the divorce settlement. 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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