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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, 8 March 2018
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Evening business for 8 March 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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EQC considering legal action against Fletcher Construction
8 Mar 2018EQC CEO Sid Miller says the agency is currently defending 316 legal cases over the Christchurch earthquakes, and is considering legal action against Fletcher's for its project management of the… Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 8th March 2018
8 Mar 2018Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
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Terminal cancer patients frustrated at lack of funded drugs
7 Mar 2018In some cases, women are having to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars themselves for treatments like Abrazane and Kacyla - both which have been publically funded in Australia for years. Audio
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Delays in getting relief to quake-affected PNG highlands
7 Mar 2018It's been 10 days since a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck a remote province in Papua New Guinea, killing nearly 80 people. Affected communities are frustrated over delays in distributing relief… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland scrap metal fire may burn through tomorrow
7 Mar 2018It could take another day before the fire, burning on a 1600 tonne pile of scrap metal in Favona is put out. Fire and Emergency says James Fletcher Drive will be closed until at least midday tomorrow.
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NZ needs to learn from EQC's mistakes, Megan Woods says
EQC Minister Megan Woods talks to John Campbell about issues with EQC and how she is focussing on getting all homes repaired so people stuck in limbo can get on with their lives. Video, Audio
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73-year-old can now visit dentist for the first time
7 Mar 2018A 73-year-old says she'll now be able to see the dentist for the first time instead of pulling out her own teeth after Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei announced plans to provide free private health insurance for… Read more Video, Audio
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Amy Adams promoted to National's finance spokesperson
7 Mar 2018The Selwyn MP will now be ranked third in the caucus, behind Simon Bridges and his deputy Paula Bennett. Video, Audio
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Otago marine reserves forum fails to get consensus
7 Mar 2018The South-East Marine Protection Forum met for three years to identify areas to protect the coast between Timaru and Waipapa Point in Southland. It's handing in two competing plans. Video, Audio
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PM Jacinda Ardern unveils $10m in aid for Tonga
It's less than a month since Tonga was battered by the cyclone which destroyed hundreds of houses and its 125-year-old Parliament and damaged more than half of its schools. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint weather: March 7 2018
7 Mar 2018The latest weather forecast with MetService meteorologist John Law. Video, Audio
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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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