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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, 21 February 2018
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Evening Business for 21 February 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Part of Kapiti Coast sea wall has collapsed
21 Feb 2018Commuters driving home up the Kapiti Coast face lengthy delays tonight, after State Highway 1 between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki was damaged, leaving just one lane open to traffic. Neil Walker from… Read more Video, Audio
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Water tankers deployed in New Plymouth
Former tropical cyclone Gita knocked out a water pipe which supplies 25 percent of the district's population, forcing schools and businesses to close early. Video, Audio
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Serious shortage of food supplies in Takaka
21 Feb 2018RNZ reporter Logan Church joins Checkpoint live from Takaka, which has been cut off by road. Medical and food supplies were delivered to the region toda8y. Video, Audio
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Flood of the century hits Golden Bay
21 Feb 2018Tourists stranded in Golden Bay might be evacuated by boat as Takaka Hill Rd, badly damaged by ex-Cyclone Gita, isn't expected to open for days. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell for Wednessday, February 21
21 Feb 2018Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
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Man accused of sex worker's murder describes killing
20 Feb 2018While he does not deny killing Renee Duckmanton, Sainey Marong denies responsibility for the murder charge, claiming he was mentally imbalanced. Audio
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West Auckland locals react to Waitakere Ranges closure
20 Feb 2018The entire forested area of Auckland's Waitakere Ranges will be closed to the public by May to try to halt the spread of kauri dieback. Video, Audio
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State of emergency declared in Greymouth
20 Feb 2018Greymouth mayor Tony Kokshoorn says there's been a terrible crash in the area, and they're acting fast to get people help. They've declared a state of emergency to mobilise police and Defence Force to… Read more Audio
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Christchurch resident braces for Heathcote river to swell
20 Feb 2018A woman who lives next to the Heathcote River tells John Campbell how she doesn't plan to stay in the area for much longer, as floods are becoming more frequent. Audio
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Don't take risks, Canterbury Civil Defence warns
20 Feb 2018Canterbury Civil Defence officer James Thompson warns people in flood-prone areas to not take risks. Audio
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Gita hits South Island, state of emergency in CHCH & Buller
20 Feb 2018Almost the entire South Island is now in the firing line of ex tropical Cyclone Gita, with state of emergencies declared in Christchurch and Buller. 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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