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Wednesday, 13 June 2018
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Checkpoint with Sharon Brett-Kelly, Wednesday 13th of June 2018
13 Jun 2018Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
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Tuesday, 12 June 2018
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Chinese company granted consent to buy land for water bottling
12 Jun 2018Whakatane district councillor Mike van den Boom is calling on the government to halt granting international sales of water rights until there's been a wider discussion on water ownership. Read more Audio
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Dentist launches petition calling for govt to subsidise visits
12 Jun 2018Hamilton dentist Assil Russell says New Zealanders have third world dental problems, so she's started a petition calling on the government to subsidise visits. Video, Audio
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Trump, Kim Jong Un sign historical document
12 Jun 2018Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have signed an unspecified document after finally meeting at an historic summit in Singapore. The Washington's Post's Anna Fifield talks to Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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25 Auckland buildings have similar cladding to Grenfell Tower
12 Jun 2018Hospital buildings, two stadiums, and more than half a dozen apartment blocks have been found in Auckland with similar cladding to that which caused the fatal Grenfell tower fire in London. Audio
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PM announces new chief science advisor
12 Jun 2018Auckland University professor Juliet Gerrard will take over from Sir Peter Gluckman as the prime minister's chief science advisor. Audio
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Abductor narrowly avoids preventative detention
12 Jun 2018Taga David Keepa Adams abducted a young woman on a central suburban Auckland street in daylight last year and was today sentenced to six years and five months in prison. Audio
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Ministers refuse to debate three strikes disagreement
Senior government ministers have refused to get drawn in to a full blown coalition dispute over the three strikes law, with both Labour and New Zealand First trying to shut the story down. Video, Audio
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DOC withholds information after demands from Thompson and Clark
12 Jun 2018The Department of Conservation withheld official information after demands from controversial security firm Thompson and Clark, internal emails show. Zac Fleming reports. Read more Video, Audio
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Police apologise, pay damages to Nicky Hager
12 Jun 2018Police have apologised and will pay damages to investigative journalist Nicky Hager for breaching his rights during its 2014 investigation into his book Dirty Politics. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 12 June 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Forestry companies ‘committed to do our fair share’
12 Jun 2018President of the Forest Owners Association Peter Weir says forestry companies would like to help property owners clean up, but can't get into their forests nor get machinery out. 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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