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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, 10 April 2018
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Weightlifter David Liti wins Gold, breaks Commonwealth record
10 Apr 2018At just 21, David Liti has won Gold at the Commonwealth Games by lifting 403kg, an all-time Commonwealth record, and he's only just started competing internationally at a senior level. He spoke with… Read more Video, Audio
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Boat to bike: Bronze for Hamish Bond
10 Apr 2018Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond is now a bronze Commonwealth Games cyclist, helping put New Zealand in fourth place on the medal table. Video, Audio
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Strong winds topple caravans on West Coast
10 Apr 2018While snow was a welcome surprise to some people in the South Island's alpine areas, parts of the West Coast have been hit hard by strong winds, causing some roofs to lift and caravans to topple. Video, Audio
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Tornado destroys house, damages others, in National Park
10 Apr 2018A tornado tore through the central North Island town of National Park today, destroying at least one house and damaging others. Reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint live from the town. Video, Audio
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Tornado tears through Taranaki settlement Rahotu
10 Apr 2018A tornado has ripped through the tiny Taranaki settlement of Rahotu, tearing roofs off homes, destroying farm buildings and lifting cattle into the air. Locals described the carnage to RNZ reporter… Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 10th April 2018
10 Apr 2018Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
Monday, 9 April 2018
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Earthquake risk closes Southland Museum indefinitely
The trust board of the museum, which employs 41 staff, was recently told the buildings may be unsafe after a peer review of a 2013 seismic assessment. Video, Audio
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A cheeky bet and no training the keys to success?
9 Apr 2018For track cyclist Eddie Dawkins a cheeky bet with a rival coach and no training whatsoever lead to not only a medal but a Commonwealth Games record. Read more Video, Audio
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Alana Barber becomes second Kiwi woman to medal in walking
9 Apr 2018After winning silver yesterday, she was the second woman in her family to compete at a Commonwealth Games - her mother Shirley Barber ran for New Zealand at the Christchurch Games in 1974. Read more Video, Audio
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Surprise medalist Lewis Clareburt on his bronze
9 Apr 2018Just 18-years-old, the Wellingtonian won a surprise bronze medal in the men's 400-metre medley. He spoke to Kate Newton. Video, Audio
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CCTV shows jail attack that led to mass strip search
The strip search of 209 prisoners over two days was at the centre of a court case last month where two of the country's most notorious inmates, Arthur Taylor and Phillip John Smith, argued it was… Read more Video, Audio
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Fiji braces for another cyclone
9 Apr 2018Just a week after Cyclone Josie killed six people, Fiji is bracing for Cyclone Keni, which is due to hit tomorrow. RNZ Pacific's Sally Round reports. 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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