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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, 5 March 2018
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Takaka businesses struggling with Gita road closures
5 Mar 2018Takaka business owners say they have empty cafes and motels and everyone is hurting after Cyclone Gita closed State Highway 60 - the main route to Golden Bay. Audio
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Checkpoint weather for 5 March 2018
5 Mar 2018The latest weather update with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 5 March 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Auckland iwi to provide free health insurance for members
5 Mar 2018Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei says the Auckland health system is at breaking point, so its offering free health insurance to help lift Māori health statistics and improve their peoples' well-being. Audio
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New Zealand gives Samoa $10 million
5 Mar 2018New Zealand has given $10m to Samoa to help the country tackle climate change and boost its economy. Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on her inaugural visit to the Pacific as prime minister. Video, Audio
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National suggests EQC consider suing Fletcher
5 Mar 2018National's EQC Spokesperson Stuart Smith believes EQC should sue Fletcher Building if there's compelling evidence the contractor was responsible for a large number of botched post-earthquake repairs.
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Homeowners face massive repair bills after botched EQC repairs
5 Mar 2018Some people who bought homes on the basis of EQC scoping have since been lumped with massive repair bills after discovering the scope was manifestly inadequate. John Campbell investigates. Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 5th March 2018
5 Mar 2018Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
Friday, 2 March 2018
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Free weekend parking in Wellington under threat
2 Mar 2018The city's mayor Justin Lester says ratepayers have to decide if they want to keep subsidising parking for those who drive into town on the weekend. Audio
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Complaints about new online Census
2 Mar 2018Dozens of people have complained about not receiving their online access codes in the mail, while others weren't even aware census day was next Tuesday. Audio
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Destructive landslides to continue in Kaikoura
2 Mar 2018Geologists are warning people living around the Kaikoura hills that big landslides are going to be the new norm when the area sees bad weather, thanks to land disturbance caused by the earthquake. Audio
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Air NZ silent on criticism about Antarctica safety video
2 Mar 2018A British Antarctic expert is urging Air New Zealand to pull its latest safety video saying it's deeply disturbing it was filmed so close to the site of the Erebus disaster. 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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