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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, 17 April 2025
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Moana Pasifika set to battle the Brumbies
17 Apr 2025'We can beat anyone, anywhere,' has become the mantra of Moana Pasifika. Tana Umaga's men have shown that on their day they can shock any team as they get set to meet the best of the Australian Super… Read more Audio
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US Judge warns of contempt for Trump officials
17 Apr 2025A United States judge is warning he could hold Trump officials in contempt of court for not turning around deportation flights that were headed to El Salvador with hundreds of people on board. It… Read more Audio
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Northpower dealing with 30 outages as weather hits Northland
17 Apr 2025Wild winds have cut power to great swathes of the Northland. Northpower is dealing with 30 unplanned outages and it could takes days to get the lights back on in the hardest hit areas. Ex-Cyclone Tam… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
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Chocolatier claims to have made UK's largest ever Easter egg
16 Apr 2025United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK Coroner looking into the death of the British tech Billionaire whose superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily last year… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 16 April 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Auckland FC hoping to secure Premiers Plate
16 Apr 2025Auckland FC's lead at the top of the A-League table has shrunk in recent weeks but the football club still has one hand on the silverware. One possible scenario could see Auckland securing the… Read more Audio
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Ex-tropical Cyclone Tam making way through the country
16 Apr 2025Brace for strong winds and intense downpours - as ex-tropical cyclone Tam lashes large parts of the country. The wild weather's already begun with more than 1000 homes in Northland losing power… Read more Audio
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Two thirds of full -time senior doctor positions in Taupō still vacant
Checkpoint can reveal concern at the dire level of full-time permanent staff at Taupō Hospital. Fixed-term and locum senior doctors there are relied on to fill glaring gaps, a situation the senior… Read more Audio
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Fiery exchange between Health Minister and Senior Doctors Union
A war of words is escalating between the Health Minister and senior doctors' union as its members prepare for unprecedented industrial action.
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Patient left pregnant after doctor failed to re-insert contraceptive device
16 Apr 2025Left with PTSD and depression and feeling demoralised and demeaned. That is the rollercoaster of emotions experienced by a patient who got pregnant and had an abortion after a Doctor failed… Read more Audio
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam bringing heavy rain and strong winds
16 Apr 2025Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam is delivering heavy rain and strong winds to the upper North Island with Northland so far the most affected region. Metservice is warning the wild weather is expected to last… Read more Audio
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Claims "weather doping" behind discus records
16 Apr 2025Performance-enhancing drugs have long been the scourge in athletics, but now some observers are claiming "weather doping" was behind a slew of discus records at a meet in the US over the weekend. The… Read more 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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