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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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Thursday, 7 March 2019
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Queenstown locals to have say on local visitor tax
7 Mar 2019Tourists have warned they'll give Queenstown a second thought if a local visitor tax is imposed in the resort town. The Queenstown Lakes District Council has voted unanimously to hold a referendum on… Read more Audio
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Man seriously injured after vicious hammer attack
Police are appealing to the public for help as they probe a vicious hammer attack in central Auckland. Audio
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'Troubling, terrifying’ alleged assault described in trial
A man who claims he was sexually assaulted by a high profile businessman says he was told his career would be jeopardised if he didn't retract his police compliant. Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 7 March
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Newmarket footpath holes 'an accident waiting to happen'
7 Mar 2019Newmarket business owners say they've been pleading with Auckland Council for months to fix the holes around footpath trees, but its only rushed in a temporary fix after an elderly man was injured… Read more Video, Audio
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The real origins of NZ Golf’s so-called ‘korowai’
NZ Golf wouldn't tell us who made the so-called 'korowai' it bestowed on the winner of the NZ Open, but we can confirm it's faux fur, with rooster or turkey feathers and is sold by Rozcraft - starting… Read more Video, Audio
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Maniototo fires brought under control
7 Mar 2019Firefighters in Central Otago have battled to bring a 300-hectare scrub fire that closed part of the main state highway and rail trail under control. Video, Audio
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Nelson family asks who will pay to repair their land after fire
7 Mar 2019Who should pay to repair private land after emergency services carve massive firebreaks into farmland, leaving it unusable? That's the situation facing one family in Teapot Valley after the Nelson -… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
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Charity co-founder challenges govt over animal evacuations
The co-founder of a charity that evacuates animals during disasters is fuming over what he says are threats from government officials not to fund his work. Audio
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Auckland woman’s plea for help: My husband needs a kidney
6 Mar 2019Auckland woman Jo Denvir is appealing for a kidney donor to save her husband Daniel's life after the kidney she donated to him 17 years ago stopped working. Audio
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Bridges, Ardern fight over tax exclusions for Māori land
6 Mar 2019Questions from the opposition about tax exclusions for Māori land have prompted angry exchanges between the Prime Minister and National's leader Simon Bridges. Audio
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Crocodile attacks on the rise in Solomon Islands - report
6 Mar 2019Crocodile attacks on people in Solomon Islands have increased significantly over the past decade and will continue to rise if nothing is done to prevent them, according to a new report. Audio
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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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