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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, 21 July 2017
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NZ has worst homelessness rate in developed world - study
21 Jul 2017A Yale University survey puts New Zealand at the top of a list of developed countries for homelessness, with 40,000 people needing a home. Audio
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Evening Business for 21 July 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Colgate toothpaste contains potentially harmful ingredient
The brand's 'Total' toothpaste contains triclosan, which has been linked to allergy problems, hormone function, liver and kidney damage and even cancer. Zac Fleming reports. Audio
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One woman, 15 men make up EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists
21 Jul 2017Only one woman has taken out the top award since 1998, causing some to question whether they are sexist. Mai Chen, the only female finalist for the 2017 awards, talks to Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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St Johns called out 20 times a day in Auckland over synthetic cannabis
21 Jul 2017St Johns medical director Tony Smith says he hasn't been this concerned about an illegal drug since GHB came on the market many years ago. Video, Audio
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Synthetic cannabis kills seven in Auckland
21 Jul 2017People as young as 13 are using the illegal drug, and it's believed to have caused at least seven deaths in Auckland alone in the last month, police say. Audio
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State of Emergency declared in Timaru
21 Jul 2017The South Canterbury town of Timaru is in a state of emergency as rising flood waters threaten properties. Mayor Damon Odey joins Checkpoint with the latest. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 21 July, 2017
21 Jul 2017Watch Friday's full show here. Video
Thursday, 20 July 2017
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Frozen Swiss couple formally identified
20 Jul 2017Swiss police have confirmed the identity of a Swiss couple whose frozen remains were found on a shrinking glacier last week 75 years after they went missing. Video, Audio
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New figures show New Zealand is a happy country
20 Jul 2017A new survey has found New Zealanders are a happy lot, with 83 percent of those surveyed rating their overall life satisfaction highly at 7 or above on a scale from zero to 10. Audio
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Transport Ministry whistleblowers offered compensation
The State Service Commissioner has apologised and offered compensation to former Transport Ministry staff who suffered hurt and humilation at the hands of convicted fraudster Joanne Harrison. Video, Audio
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Civil defence gears up for Otago, Canterbury deluge
20 Jul 2017Civil defence and councils along the Canterbury and Otago coasts are bracing for a damaging storm that's forecast to be on the same scale as the one which flooded South Dunedin two years ago. 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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