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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, 8 May 2018
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Football Ferns get pay parity with male players
8 May 2018All New Zealand soccer players will now have pay parity, an equal share in prize money, equal rights for image use and for the first time, female players will fly business class. Video, Audio
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Zambesi admits not all clothes 'made in New Zealand'
8 May 2018New Zealand designer Zambesi has been forced to admit not all of its collection is made in New Zealand, despite saying on its website that all of its clothing was "proudly made in New Zealand". Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, 8 May 2018
8 May 2018Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
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Monday, 7 May 2018
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Public pleased with Countdown's plastic bag phase-out
7 May 2018The company says it's the first step of a wider initiative to reduce plastic, and all of its supermarkets will follow suit by the end of the year. RNZ asked Countdown customers what they think. Video, Audio
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Review panel to look at Silver Ferns' Games failure
7 May 2018Auckland lawyer and former Netball New Zealand chair Don Mackinnon heads the panel, joined by Kevin Shoebridge and Linda Vagana. Audio
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Hillary Clinton and Jacinda Ardern exchange gifts
7 May 2018The 2016 presidential candidate and former Secretary of State met with Jacinda Ardern in Auckland over breakfast before her speech at Auckland's Spark Arena. Video, Audio
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Big Island residents 'pelted by falling rocks'
7 May 2018Residents of Pohoa on Hawaii's Big Island say they could be out of their homes for months or even years as the lava from the Kilauea volcano threatens their homes. Video, Audio
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Haast joins 2018, gets cellphone reception
7 May 2018Haast township now has mobile coverage for the first time with the completion of a fully operational 3G mobile tower. John Campbell talks to Nick Kummar, who owns the Hard Antler Bar and Restaurant. Audio
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Jonelle Price first woman to win Badminton in over 10 years
7 May 2018The 37-year-old equestrian says her win at the prestigious Badminton Horse trials was a dream come true. Video, Audio
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Is this the start of the end for letters?
7 May 2018The number of letters being sent in New Zealand is expected to plummet by at least 14 percent this year, which will cut around $30 million from NZ Post's revenue. Zac Fleming did a little Checkpoint… Read more Video, Audio
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Unprecedented Māori youth suicide rates raising alarm
7 May 2018A recent report found 60 percent of people aged 10 to 14, who killed themselves between 2012 and 2016, were Māori. Video, Audio
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Winery backtracks on promise to remove Te Mata Peak track
7 May 2018Craggy Range pledged to restore the land back to its original state earlier this year following an outcry from the public, including local iwi, who were not consulted about the track. Video, Audio
Checkpoint
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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