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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, 27 July 2018
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Teen will spend minimum 11 years in prison for murder
27 Jul 2018Rosie Lewis has been sentenced to life in prison for robbing and murdering 30-year-old Indian national, Sandeep Dhiman, who she met on Tinder. Audio
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DOC plans to meet Matt Lauer in person over easement debate
DOC's Director General Lou Sanson says Hunter Valley Station leasee, American millionaire Matt Lauer, is being open and encouraging about access and the application for an easement should be put on… Read more Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 27th July 2018
27 Jul 2018Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
Thursday, 26 July 2018
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1000 to leave Ambae island due to intensifying ash
26 Jul 2018Up to 1000 people on Vanuatu's Ambae are set to leave the island because of concerns of intensifying ash fall from the Manaro volcano. Audio
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Hutt Valley residents up in arms over new ecological designation
26 Jul 2018Hutt Valley residents are up in arms at new ecological protection designations which the city council has placed on some private properties in the area. Audio
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Locals take heart at setback for Tegel mega farm in Northland
26 Jul 2018Northland residents who dread the prospect of living near New Zealand's biggest chicken farm are celebrating after the project struck a serious glitch. Audio
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Courier drivers could take class action over independent contracts
26 Jul 2018Former Chief Judge of New Zealand's Employment Court Graeme Colgan told John Campbell courier drivers could test their case in court. Video, Audio
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Mars underground lake raises possibility of life
26 Jul 2018Scientists say they've spotted what appears to be a sizable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, raising the possibility of life on the Red Planet. Jillian Kitchener reports.
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NZNO encourages nurses to accept DHBs latest offer
26 Jul 2018The Nurses Organisation is urging members to accept the latest offer from DHBs, describing it as "outstandingly good". But it's unclear whether nurses will toe the line, given signs of ongoing anger… Read more Audio
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Government sets target for pay equality
26 Jul 2018The government says times-up for the civil service when it comes to pay inequality - saying it has until the end of 2020 to end pay discrimination against women. Video, Audio
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Murder-accused's lawyer argues killing wasn't premeditated
The jury in a Hamilton murder trial has heard murder-accused Cory Jefferies allowed his young daughter to text her dead mother, knowing she was rotting in her car at the bottom of a lake. Audio
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Evening business for Thursday 26 July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, 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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