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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, 14 June 2018
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Students charged $1400 to change names on tenancy
Property management company Oxygen has told Wellington students a $1400 "letting fee" charge to change names on the tenancy was a mistake, and has charged them $250 instead. Read more Audio
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Kapiti coast residents call for hospital
14 Jun 2018Kapiti Coast residents, fed up with having to drive to Wellington in emergencies, have presented a 22,000-signature petition to Parliament demanding a hospital for their region. Audio
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Fixing Christchurch's water system could cost $40m
14 Jun 2018Securing Christchurch's water system, and ultimately stopping chlorination could cost as much as $40 million - almost double what the council has already approved. Audio
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Ombudsman investigates Akl Council's handling of 900k report
14 Jun 2018The chief ombudsman has launched an investigation into how Auckland Council handled the release of a $900,000 report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium, following complaints from two… Read more Audio
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Amelia Kerr: Breaking cricket world records at just 17
14 Jun 2018White Ferns' star Amelia Kerr, who is just 17, has racked up the highest score in a women's one day international, breaking a record that was set before she was even born. Clay Wilson reports. Video, Audio
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Winston Peters: ‘Heads should roll’ at Fonterra
14 Jun 2018New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has swung in behind his MP Shane Jones in his attack against dairy giant Fonterra, saying there needs to be accountability for the company's "massive loss". Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 14th of June 2018
14 Jun 2018Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
Wednesday, 13 June 2018
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Dunedin locals furious about closure, change could take months
13 Jun 2018Dunedin locals are furious about the closure of four joint Kiwibank and New Zealand Post branches. Audio
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Years before salmon stocks meet demand - NZ King Salmon
13 Jun 2018Sushi and salmon prices have been hit hard by a shortage in salmon stock and the country's biggest supplier says it will take years to recover. Audio
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Sir Richard Hadlee 'lucky' bowel cancer detected in screening
13 Jun 2018The cricketing legend says he feels lucky to have had bowel cancer picked up in regular screening. Bowel Cancer NZ spokesperson Mary Bradley takes us through the symptoms everyone should be aware of.
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Money recovered through crime to be spent on detox beds
13 Jun 2018Auckland City Mission has received nearly $17 million for more detox beds as it grapples with more people struggling with alcohol and drug addictions. Audio
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New prison in Waikeria will be ready by 2022
13 Jun 2018Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis says the government's decision on a new, smaller prison in Waikeria will save it $250m it can spend on other areas. He joins Checkpoint live. Read more 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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