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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, 26 April 2018
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Evening business for 26 March 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Auckland gets $28 billion of roads, rail, bus, cycleways
26 Apr 2018The Government's calling the new Auckland transport plan New Zealand's "largest ever civil construction programme to create a 21st century transport network". Video, Audio
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'How could he not know?' - Outgoing DHB chair breaks silence
26 Apr 2018The outgoing Chair of the Board at the Counties Manukau DHB says documents were provided to the new Health Minister, David Clark, detailing problems with buildings at Middlemore, before the issues… Read more Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 26 April
26 Apr 2018Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
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Children distraught after puppy stolen from outside burger shop
24 Apr 2018CCTV footage of Bowie, a six month old brown cavoodle, was released by police today showing a person walking up to her, unclipping her leash, and carrying her away. Bowie's human family is desperate… Read more Video, Audio
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Travis Reinking surrenders to police after Nashville shooting
24 Apr 2018Police in Nashville have arrested the man suspected of killing four people at a Waffle House, ending a methodical day and a half manhunt. Tamara Lindstrom from Reuters reports. Video, Audio
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Christchurch school zoning change seen as part of 'drift west'
24 Apr 2018Ministry of Education is rebuilding two schools but much further north than their current locations, upsetting families in some areas. Shirley Boys headmaster John Laurenson says the "drift west" has… Read more Audio
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Wahine mystery solved 50 years after disaster
24 Apr 2018Chris Wilson has been searching for the boy he rescued in the Wahine disaster for 50 years, but it remained a mystery - until now. Video, Audio
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Cricket president threatened over race-based comment
24 Apr 2018New Zealand Cricket president Debbie Hockley has been threatened with physical violence and referred to in sexist terms in a petition to have her dumped from the Sky cricket TV commentary team. Audio
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Food parcel demand worst since recession - Salvation Army
24 Apr 2018The Head of the Salvation Army's Welfare services says the number of families coming to them for help has increased this year and the cost of housing is a big problem. Video, Audio
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Menstrual cups more likely to cause toxic shock
24 Apr 2018A study, published in the journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, tested tampons and menstrual cups to see how much staphylococcus bacteria would grow, which can cause toxic shock syndrome.
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Evening business for Tuesday 24 April
News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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