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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, 8 March 2019
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Dunedin's bus hub two years late, but will it be worth it?
8 Mar 2019Dunedin's long-awaited bus hub will finally kick into action later this month in what authorities are describing as a game-changing overhaul of the city's public transport. Audio
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Increase in measles vaccinations amid surge in Canterbury cases
8 Mar 2019More supplies of the measles vaccine are being shipped to Canterbury as thousands of people rush to the doctors for the jab amid an outbreak of the disease. Audio
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Denver Chance's family literally searching for clues
8 Mar 2019Denver Chance's mother Paula McGregor says her son's life was "going amazingly" and they are at a complete loss as to where he is. The Auckland man hasn't been seen or heard from since Sunday… Read more Video, Audio
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Former NZ Golf president disappointed by use of faux korowai
8 Mar 2019Former NZ Golf president Neil Woodbury has written to the organisation's CEO Dean Murphy telling him he's disappointed and feels "totally betrayed" by the use of a faux korowai. Audio
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Head-on crash kills three, injures five
8 Mar 2019A head-on crash near Tekapo has killed three people and injured five. Our South Island visual journalist Logan Church is there, and spoke to Antony Callon, Timaru Police response manager. Video, Audio
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Nelson's new airport terminal in a hot spot
8 Mar 2019Temperatures inside Nelson Airport's new terminal have been described as shockingly hot and sweltering this summer, with people reporting it felt hotter inside the new premises than outside. Audio
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Solomon Islands’ PM threatens action after oil spill
8 Mar 2019Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Rick Hou is defending his reaction to a devastating oil spill, pinning the blame on the companies involved. It's a month since the Solomon Trader ran aground… Read more Audio
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Sheer panic as Wellington restaurant floods - again
8 Mar 2019Wellington is mopping up after a deluge this morning caused slips, surface flooding and water to surge into basements in buildings across the CBD. Video, Audio
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Labour backtracks on Anne-Marie Brady speech decision
8 Mar 2019China expert Anne-Marie Brady had asked to address MPs about foreign interference in elections but was turned down. But after outcry from the Opposition, the committee's chair Labour MP Raymond Huo… Read more Audio
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Complainant asked for $700,000 to stay silent
8 Mar 2019The jury in the indecent assault trial of a prominent NZ businessman have heard a recording in which one of the complainants asks for $700,000 for his silence. Audio
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Evening business for 8 March 2019
8 Mar 2019News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Massive wasp nest discovered near Rotorua
8 Mar 2019A Rotorua exterminator is battling through the biggest job of his career as he destroys a giant German wasp nest estimated to hold up to about one-million wasps. Video, Audio
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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