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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, 26 March 2019
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Police armed as national threat level remains high
26 Mar 2019While New Zealanders become used to an increased - and armed - police presence, discussions are underway into how mosques and places of worship can be kept secure. Audio
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Alex Perrottet goes inside Christchurch's Al Noor Mosque
26 Mar 2019Members of Christchurch's Muslim community are slowly heading back to the mosque where 42 people were killed. Today we were granted camera access to the Al-Noor mosque on Deans Avenue, where people… Read more Video, Audio
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West Coast rivers reach record levels
We speak to reporter Conan Young who has just arrived in the West Coast, which is experiencing significant rainfall - and expecting more overnight. Audio
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Texan man has novel plan to live out his retirement - in hotels
26 Mar 2019Nearing retirement, Texan Terry Robison thinks it's going to be cheaper to live out his years at a budget American hotel. He told Lisa Owen he plans to move from city to city to stave off boredom. Video, Audio
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Planting trees not enough to fix climate change - report
26 Mar 2019A just released report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is recommending companies stop using trees to offset fossil fuel emissions. Audio
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Police remain armed as security risk constantly being reviewed
26 Mar 2019Eleven days on from the Christchurch shootings, schools are running lockdown drills, large events are being moved indoors, and police remain armed - with no indication of when things will return to… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Tuesday 26 March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Fund ambulance service, St John paramedic tells govt
26 Mar 2019A senior St John paramedic, who was one of the first on the scene at the Al Noor Mosque shooting is appealing to the prime minister to fully fund the ambulance service rather than it having to pass… Read more Video, Audio
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Inside Al Noor Mosque, days after mass shooting
26 Mar 2019Days after a gunman opened fire inside Al Noor Mosque, killing more than 40 people, it reopened its doors. Muslim Association of Canterbury President Shagaf Khan takes reporter Alex Perrottet inside.
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Malcolm Rewa sentenced to life for Susan Burdett’s murder
26 Mar 2019The chances of serial rapist Malcolm Rewa ever seeing a life outside bars are now even slimmer after he was sentenced to life in jail for Susan Burdett's murder, 27 years after she was killed in her… Read more Video, Audio
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Waiho Bridge washes away after heavy rainfall
The Waiho Bridge, south of Franz Josef Glacier, has washed away after heavy rainfall. Westland Mayor Bruce Smith tells Lisa Owen he's close to calling a State of Emergency.
Video footage is from… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint
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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