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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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Friday, 18 August 2017
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Donations flood in for high school's pop up ball op shop
18 Aug 2017High school students are gearing up for ball season but one South Auckland school is trying to keep costs down. Read more Video, Audio
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Christchurch Adventure Park promises to rise from the ashes
18 Aug 2017Christchurch's Adventure Park was only open for eight weeks before the Port Hills fire swept through the area. Now, it's promising to rise again from the ashes and re-open this summer. Read more Video, Audio
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Wellingtonians hard hit by winter ills
18 Aug 2017Experts say while the flu is definitely circulating this winter, there's significantly less than average for the time of year. Audio
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Poroti people tell Greens of water anguish
18 Aug 2017Greens Leader James Shaw and MP Marama Davidson have visited Maungarongo marae at Poroti, where they heard of locals anguish over plans to sell water from Poroti Springs. Audio
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Volunteer rescuers criticise police efforts in Kaimanawa Forest
18 Aug 2017Volunteers from the Mongrel Mob say police are hindering rescue efforts of two men lost in the Kaimanawa Forest, but police say they're doing all they can. Audio
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Evening Business for 18 August 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Fears Auckland's sewage system making people sick
18 Aug 2017The number of people contracting nasty stomach bugs in Auckland is spiking after every storm. Video, Audio
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Afghan villagers' lawyers go to High Court
18 Aug 2017A trio of top New Zealand lawyers is trying to force the Government to investigate whether the SAS acted illegally in its 2010 raid on two villages in Afghanistan. Audio
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Nelson locals on the Greens bid for their vote
18 Aug 2017Nelson City Councillor Matt Lawrey is taking on long-time incumbent, National's Nick Smith, who's held the Nelson seat 1996. Audio
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Overdue Dunedin prostate cancer patients to get urgent surgery
All of the Dunedin Hospital prostate cancer patients who've waited too long for their urgent surgery will now get their operation by the end of the month. Video, Audio
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'Everyone in Europe is prepared for a terror attack'
18 Aug 2017Expressen TV reporter Matilda Nyberg talks to Checkpoint with John Campbell from Barcelona. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 18 August, 2017
18 Aug 2017Watch Friday's full show here. Video
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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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