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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, 7 May 2018
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Evening business for Monday 7 May
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Countdown takes first step to ban plastic bags in 10 stores
7 May 2018Ten Countdown supermarkets across the country will no longer supply single-use plastic bags from 21 May, the first step in its move to phase out the bags across all its supermarkets by the end of the… Read more Video, Audio
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WORLD clothes made in Bangladesh tagged as made in NZ
7 May 2018WORLD wasn't misleading anyone when adding swing tags that say 'Made in New Zealand' to t-shirts, sweatshirts and sweatpants made in Bangladesh, because they weren't sewn into the clothes, Denise… Read more Video, Audio
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Hawaii homeowners unlikely to be insured for lava fires
7 May 2018Lava on Hawaii's Big Island is "pulsing", loud and "boiling hot" - and it is sparking fires which are destroying homes - homes which probably aren't insured for such events, USA Today reporter Trevor… Read more Video, Audio
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Lava destroys more than 25 homes on Hawaii's Big Island
7 May 2018More than 1700 people have been evacuated from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which has destroyed 25 homes and is showing no signs of letting up. Audio
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Friday, 4 May 2018
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Slices of old royal wedding cakes up for sale
4 May 2018Five slices of cake from weddings dating back to Princess Anne's in 1973, will go on sale at an auction in Las Vegas next month. Video, Audio
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‘Bombshell disclosure’ stunned Whitehouse
4 May 2018CNN senior congressional correspondent Manu Raju talks to John Campbell about the extraordinary revelations out of the United States that Donald Trump knew about the money paid to Stormy Daniels. Video, Audio
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Women kidnapped, locked in boot by five people
4 May 2018Two women were allegedly assaulted when they returned to their car near Albert Park in Auckland. Detective Inspector Scott Beard said they were kidnapped then locked in a car boot. Audio
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Education Minister joins chorus claiming underfunding
4 May 2018The Education Minister is accusing the previous government of leaving a $1 billion education funding shortfall, which will have to made up in the May 17 Budget. Video, Audio
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People evacuated as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts
4 May 2018The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has erupted sending lava into a residential neighbourhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Janet Babb, from the Hawaii Volcano… Read more Audio
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Billion Dollar Bovis Bill: Farmers facing $30k each
The Government may end up asking farmers to contribute $30,000 each towards the cost of eradicating mycoplasma bovis - 40 percent of the estimated $1 billion it will cost. 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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