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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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Tuesday, 22 May 2018
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Govt wants to house bailed offenders in state houses
Justice Minister Andrew Little says people on bail and parole are being routinely told they can't stay in a state houses so have to remain in prison, putting even more stress on an already strained… Read more Video, Audio
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Councillor has penis measured in court
22 May 2018A Kāpiti Coast councillor accused of indecently assaulting a staffer had his penis measured by a doctor today, after the complainant said what she felt touch her back was four or five inches long. Audio
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‘Clock is ticking’ on Mycoplasma bovis response
22 May 2018National MP and former Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy, declined to be interviewed, but told political reporters he's pleased the coalition government is now taking the issue seriously. Audio
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All Mycoplasma Bovis cases traced back to single farm
22 May 2018The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed that all cases of Mycoplasma bovis identified so far can be linked back to the Southland farm owned by Alfons Zeestraten. Read more Video, Audio
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Jehovah's Witness helped rescue teenager sold for sex
22 May 2018The case of a teenager forced to have sex 1000 times in 18 months by her mother and mum's partner came to light through a chance meeting the teen had with a Jehovah's Witness. Read more Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 22nd May 2018
22 May 2018Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
Monday, 21 May 2018
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Law Society denying former cop entry to the bar
21 May 2018Former police officer Ethan James Brown has completed his law degree and wants to be admitted to the bar, but the Law Society isn't letting him in. The case was heard today at the High Court in… Read more Video, Audio
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Sister says dad terrorised them before her brother stabbed him
21 May 2018The night he was stabbed to death, a father attempted to kick down a door and damage his daughter's property while violently threatening members of his family, jurors at a murder trial have been told.
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Farmers still keen for M. Bovis eradication
The eradication of cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is still the preferred option for farmers, with 39 farms now tested positive - the most recent in Waikato last week. Video, Audio
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NZ scientist to discover what lies within Loch Ness
21 May 2018A team of scientists and researchers are to test the water at Loch Ness to find out what animals, plants and bacteria live in it. Professor Neil Gemmell, who will lead the team, talks to John… Read more Video, Audio
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Day one of plastic bag-free for 10 Countdowns across the country
21 May 2018Progressive Enterprises recently announced all its stores would be ditching plastic bags by the end of the year. Johnsonville Countdown is one of the first, with only reusable bags now on offer. Read more Video, Audio
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District Councillor accused of indecently assaulting staffer
21 May 2018David Scott, 71, is accused of indecently rubbing himself against a council staff member in April last year at the Kāpiti Coast District Council premises. Video, 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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