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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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Friday, 5 April 2019
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Evening Business for Friday 5th March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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James Casson apologises for mosque comments
5 Apr 2019Hamilton city councillor James Casson arrived at a local mosque this afternoon to apologise after he made comments that the terrorist had won if people kept mourning and holding vigils, but he wasn't… Read more Video, Audio
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Homeless told there's no emergency accommodation available
5 Apr 2019Work and Income staff are turning away homeless people in Auckland, telling them there is no emergency housing available, multiple sources say. Checkpoint has learnt of several people told this in… Read more Audio
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Prayers return to Linwood mosque, three weeks after shooting
5 Apr 2019Today was the first time Friday prayers were held at Linwood Mosque, three weeks after the shooting. Checkpoint reporter Logan Church joined them at the masjid. Video, Audio
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Families of mosque victims gather in court to see accused
5 Apr 2019Dozens of people gathered in the High Court today for the appearance of the accused mosque shooter, including one man who was shot in the attacks and came from hospital. Video, Audio
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Mosque shooting accused appears in court via video link
The man accused of killing 50 people in the Christchurch mosque shootings appeared via audio visual link in court today, where the judge ordered him to undergo a mental health assessment. Video, Audio
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Thursday, 4 April 2019
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South Taranaki mayoral candidate under fire for use of Naki branding
4 Apr 2019A South Taranaki mayoral candidate is under fire for naming his business South Naki after being advised that many Māori in the region find the abbreviation disrespectful. Audio
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Huge clean up underway after landfill spills into river
4 Apr 2019Hundreds of volunteers hit the beaches of the West Coast today in a bid to clean up what's been described as one of the biggest ecological disasters since the Rena oil spill. Audio
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RSA cancels plans to include Muslim prayer in ANZAC service
4 Apr 2019Titahi Bay RSA has cancelled plans to include a Muslim prayer at the end of its ANZAC service, after it received backlash from ex-servicemen and people online, including violent threats. Audio
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Gun law reforms bulldozed through Parliament - ammunition dealer
4 Apr 2019An ammunition dealer says he'll sue the government if there's not fair compensation for those who have to hand in their guns under a buyback scheme that accompanies the new laws banning most… Read more Video, Audio
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Bill Hodge: 89 charges, but 'we can't have 89 trials'
The accused mosque gunman will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in court tomorrow. Law professor Bill Hodge talks to Lisa Owen. 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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