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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, 1 December 2017
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'Mo-hell' - WINZ paying for families to stay at motel from hell
It's been dubbed the Awanui 'mo-hell', and Work and Income is paying for homeless families to stay there. Some say it shouldn't be operating, let alone housing kids. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 1st December 2017
1 Dec 2017Watch Friday's full programme here Video
Thursday, 30 November 2017
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Mounting frustration among slip affected businesses in Birkenhead
30 Nov 2017Frustrated business owners on Auckland's North Shore are worried that a major slip that swallowed a piece of machinery could be coming for their buildings next. Video, Audio
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Businesses consider passing on Auckland fuel tax to customers
30 Nov 2017Tradies and small businesses are fretting about the impact of Auckland's 10 cent a litre fuel tax. Audio
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Canterbury TV chairman had no concerns over CTV building safety
30 Nov 2017Nick Smith was the Canterbury Television chairman when the CTV building collapsed. He was the sole survivor of 17 staff members. He spoke to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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‘We shouldn’t have been in there’ - CTV collapse survivor
30 Nov 2017Kendyll Lamont and her children were on the top floor of the CTV building when it collapsed. She said the building should never have been built, and no one should have ever been allowed inside it. Video, Audio
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CTV victims’ family wanted a trial into building’s collapse
30 Nov 2017Tim Elms' daughter Teresa McLean worked as a nurse at the CTV building, and was killed when it collapsed. He spoke to John Campbell from the site. Video, Audio
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Biker kid cruises ahead of competition
30 Nov 2017At the start of the year, Johnloyd Turua, 7 could hardly ride a bike. He's since beaten dozens of kids who race BMX bikes regularly. Read more Video, Audio
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Jimmy's Pies back to selling 20,000 a day
30 Nov 2017Iconic pie-maker Jimmy's Pies is back in business after the Roxburgh floods closed the bakery for three days. Video, Audio
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Figures reveal Wellington region traffic slows
30 Nov 2017New figures confirm what Wellington motorists already knew - it's taking longer to drive in and around the capital, despite millions of dollars being spent to improve the roads. Audio
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War criminal Slobodan Praljak dies after taking poison in court
A Bosnian Croat wartime commander has died after swallowing poison in a UN war crimes courtroom after losing an appeal against a 20-year prison sentence. Reuters' Rosanna Philpott reports. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 30 November 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, 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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