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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, 19 March 2019
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Checkpoint for Tuesday, March 19 2019
19 Mar 2019Watch Tuesday's full episode here. Read more Video
Monday, 18 March 2019
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Students perform haka at Christchurch vigil
18 Mar 2019Students gathered in Hagley Park for a vigil to respect those killed in the terror attack, perform a haka. Video, Audio
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No details yet on how gun laws will change
18 Mar 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern emerged from a lengthy Cabinet meeting today with no details of the promised tightening of gun laws. But she insists that's not a sign of conflict at the Cabinet table… Read more Audio
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Shootings after quake ‘trauma upon trauma’
18 Mar 2019Christchurch social worker and counsellor Doctor Blair Stirling told Lisa Owen the terror attack has compounded an already anxious community. Video, Audio
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Schools reopen as Christchurch grapples with scale of tragedy
18 Mar 2019Three days on from the shootings, Christchurch is trying to establish some sense of normality. As Conan Young reports, for many the full weight of what has happened is only now starting to sink in. Video, Audio
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Mosque shooting survivor: 'It's not going to be the same'
18 Mar 2019Father of three, Tarik Chenafa, describes how he broke a window to escape the shooter at Masjid Al Noor mosque in central Christchurch. Video, Audio
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Christchurch mosque victim’s widow: ‘He was the perfect man’
18 Mar 2019In an emotional interview with Lisa Owen, Christchurch widow Hanan Al Adem recounts how she learned of Friday's massacre, and how she still can't believe her husband, Dr Amjad Hamid, is dead. Read more Video, Audio
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Most mosque shooting victims to be buried together
18 Mar 2019Most families of the victims of the mosque attacks have opted for a group burial likely to take place later this week, with only one body released by authorities so far. Video, Audio
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PM announces formal inquiry into Christchurch massacre
18 Mar 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a formal inquiry into Friday's massacre. Political Editor Jane Patterson is in our gallery studio and joins us live. Video, Audio
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How the world reacted to Christchurch mosque attacks
18 Mar 2019Around the world, vigils, prayers and protests are being held following the Christchurch mosque attacks. Video, Audio
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Australians call for Fraser Anning to be expelled from Parliament
18 Mar 2019More than 1.1 million people have signed a petition to remove Queensland Senator Fraser Anning from Parliament after his remarks following the Christchurch mosque massacre. Australian author and… Read more Video, Audio
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FBI, Aus police helping with investigation into mosque attacks
18 Mar 2019Two hundred and fifty detectives and police are investigating the terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques - the largest investigation in New Zealand history. 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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