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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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Wednesday, 9 April 2025
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Saint Kentigern College buys multi million dollar Coromandel property
9 Apr 2025Saint Kentigern, which already has campuses in Remuera and Pakuranga has purchased the 1000 acre water front Wilson Bay Farm. It's possible to reach the property by road or through a 90 minute boat… Read more Audio
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Reserve Bank cuts official cash rate by 25 basis points
9 Apr 2025It was a move that was widely predicted - but comes amid enormous economic upheaval with Trump's tariffs sending markets into a spin. While previously most forecasts didn't expect a lot more cuts from… Read more Audio
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NZ China Council on Trump's 104 percent tariff on China
9 Apr 2025The United States president had given China 24 hours to roll back its threatened tariff on US goods. Instead, Beijing returned fire calling Trump's ultimatum a mistake on a mistake that amounted to… Read more Audio
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Te Whatu Ora plans to slash jobs in safety department
9 Apr 2025Te Whatu Ora is proposing to slash jobs from a department that brings in millions of dollars a year and ensures safety in hospitals, rest homes and other community health providers. The union said the… Read more Audio
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Green MP Benjamin Doyle speaks on social media posts
9 Apr 2025The Green MP Benjamin Doyle has dug in - insisting they've done nothing wrong in regards to their social media posts - though admitting they were politically naive. It's the MP's first public comments… Read more Audio
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ERO appears before Education and Workforce Select Committee
9 Apr 2025Northland MP Grant McCallum said local GPs have told him they see children as young as eleven pregnant. The revelation came during the Education Review Office's appearance before the Education and… Read more Audio
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Judge on verge of approving settlement against NCAA
9 Apr 2025College athletes in the United States could soon be getting paid as a landmark legal battle comes to a close. A California judge is on the verge of approving a multi-billion dollar settlement of three… Read more Audio
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High School robot builders team struggling to get sponsors for trip
9 Apr 2025A high school team of robot builders might be denied the chance to test their skills on the international stage, after struggling to get sponsors. The Lynfield College Year 12 robotics team won the… Read more Audio
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China responds to JD Vance's 'Chinese peasants' comments
9 Apr 2025Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about the immediate reaction of Donald Trump's super sized tariffs on China, JD Vance's recent comments about 'Chinese peasants,' and a forestry worker… Read more Audio
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Auckland cafe forced to change name of 'Cinna-buns'
9 Apr 2025Auckland's Hill House Cafe has been making sought after cinnamon buns from a family recipe for years. Until now, the gooey spicey pull apart buns have been called 'Cinna-buns,' but they are being… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
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120 million Australian dollars wiped from local share market
8 Apr 2025Australia hasn't been immune to the wild ride on global markets - with around 120-million Australian dollars wiped from the local sharemarket on Monday. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 8 April 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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