Navigation for Station navigation
Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
Monday to Friday, 4-6pm
Text 2101, texts cost 20 cents
Navigation for Checkpoint
Latest audio
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
-
Koro Wetere 'grandfather of the people' laid to rest
27 Jun 2018More than 500 people gathered at Tūrangawaewae in Ngaruawahia this morning for a funeral service for former Māori Affairs Minister Koro Wetere, who died of cancer on Saturday, a day after his 83rd… Read more Video, Audio
-
John Key lobbied minister over Te Arai development
27 Jun 2018Former Prime Minister, Sir John Key, lobbied the Forestry Minister on behalf of a US billionaire and two Northland iwi for their development to be exempted from a foreign buyers ban. Read more Audio
-
Govt plans to recruit thousands of people on the dole
RNZ has uncovered fresh details of a dole for apprenticeships scheme starting next year costing $60 million annually. The details are part of an action plan aimed at encouraging unwilling employers to… Read more Audio
-
SH3 in Taranaki closed after crash that killed six
27 Jun 2018Reporter Robin Martin joins Checkpoint live from outside the scene of the South Taranaki crash. Video, Audio
-
Newborn among six killed in South Taranaki crash
27 Jun 2018The head-on-collision in South Taranaki today, where five adults and a newborn have died, is the worst crash on New Zealand roads in 13 years. South Taranaki Mayor Ross Dunlop spoke to John Campbell.
… -
Six dead in horrific two-car crash in Taranaki
27 Jun 2018Six people have died after a head-on collision in South Taranaki. Four of the dead are understood to be a group of elderly people, while a male driver and newborn in the other car also died. A woman… Read more Audio
-
Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 27th of June 2018
27 Jun 2018Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
-
Winston Peters wants homes to cost five times income
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters wants young families to be able to buy a home worth five times their annual income. But that's an ambitious goal, given the most recent annual Demographia survey… Read more Audio
-
NZTA hopes Waioeka Gorge will open 'in the next few days'
26 Jun 2018Parekawhia McLean is NZTA's Regional Relationships Manager for the Waikato Bay of Plenty region. John Campbell asked her when the Waioeka Gorge road would re-open. Video, Audio
-
Transport companies suffering amid Waioeka Gorge closure
26 Jun 2018Weatherell Transport says the Waioeka Gorge closure will not only add three hours to a truck driver's journey, but also have a significant financial impact. CEO Steve Weatherell talks to John… Read more Video, Audio
-
Police hunt for gunman on loose in Hutt Valley
26 Jun 2018Armed police are still hunting for a gunman after a shooting in the Hutt Valley. Reporter Emma Hatton has the latest on what police are describing as a "family harm incident". Video, Audio
-
Porirua students' version of NZ National Anthem goes viral
26 Jun 2018Three Porirua College students' rendition of the national anthem has been viewed 275,000 times within 24 hours of being posted on Facebook. Read more 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.
Follow this podcast.
Text 2101 (texts cost 20 cents)
Email checkpoint@rnz.co.nz