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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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Monday, 25 June 2018
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Royal NZ Ballet staying quiet on director’s departure
Royal New Zealand Ballet cancelled an interview between Checkpoint and its newest trustee, Reverend Toby Behan, and then said its chair Steven Fyfe and Frances Turner weren't available, despite… Read more Audio
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Gorge slip cuts short-cut between Gisborne and Opotiki
25 Jun 2018The main route between Gisborne and Opotiki has been cut off after a massive slip tumbled on to the road. This has forced motorists to use the East Cape trail, adding hours on to their journey. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 28th June 2018
25 Jun 2018Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
Friday, 22 June 2018
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Kabaddi NZ team heading to international comp
22 Jun 2018The increasingly popular sport of Kabaddi will see a New Zealand women's team travel to Malaysia to compete at the international challenge this weekend as a warm up to the World Cup. Ravinder Hunia… Read more Video, Audio
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Breast implants are making us sick, women say
22 Jun 2018Tens of thousands of women around the world and some in New Zealand say their breast implants are making them sick, but a medical expert claims scientific evidence proves otherwise. Audio
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Prison for Mongrel Mob meth ringleader
Steven Blance and William Berkland, both members of the Mongrel Mob, pleaded guilty to a raft of drugs charges earlier this year. Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern's mum brought to tears by granddaughter
22 Jun 2018The Prime Minister's parents spoke to media today from their Nelson home as they prepare to fly to Auckland tomorrow to meet their granddaughter for the first time. Video, Audio
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How to stop youth offenders from ending up in jail
Teenagers sent to youth justice residence Te Au Rere a te Tonga will almost certainly end up in jail, if their offending doesn't stop. In the second part of this series, John Campbell goes inside the… Read more Video, Audio
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$50,000 annual fund to buy Whānganui homes won't go far - residents
22 Jun 2018Residents of flood-prone homes on Anzac Parade in Whānganui say the establishment of a fund to buy and remove the worst-affected properties and raise others off the ground is a joke. They don't want… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 22 June 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Farmers to be told if neighbours have Mycoplasma bovis
The neighbours of farms infected with the cattle-killing disease Mycoplasma Bovis will now be officially told that a nearby farm is infected. Video, Audio
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Pay equity for mental health and addiction workers
Five thousand mental health and addiction support workers will get the same pay rates as care and support workers, who won a historic pay equity case last year. 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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