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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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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
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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
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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