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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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Thursday, 3 April 2025
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Talks Elon Musk's time in Trump's inner circle may be ending
3 Apr 2025United States correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Lisa Owen about how Trump's sweeping tariffs could hit the pockets of everyday Americans, how there are rumblings Elon Musk's time in Trump's inner… Read more Audio
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What do Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs mean for NZ?
The US President has anounced wide reaching trade tariffs or taxes on foreign goods imported into the states. They range from 10 to almost 50 percent. New Zealand goods are facing what appears to be a… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
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'Awful April' dominating headlines in the UK
2 Apr 2025United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about 'Awful April' dominating headlines in the UK, the cast of four new Beatles movies being revealed and an eight-year-old girl managing… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 April 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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New owners take control of Breakers basketball team
2 Apr 2025With six months until the next Australian NBL season tips off the owners are introducing some major changes behind the scenes. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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1 in 3 people waiting over two weeks for GP appointment - poll
2 Apr 2025One in three people are waiting over two weeks for a GP appointment, while more than one in six wait three or four weeks - or even longer, according to RNZ's Reid Research poll. The Health Minister… Read more Audio
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Te Whatu Ora Chief Clinical officer on misidentified 11-year-old
An eleven year girl who was mistaken for an older mental health patient was forcibly injected with anti-psychotic medication that's not normally used for children and wasn't even the first choice of… Read more Audio
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Nelson woman waited over a year to get first appointment
A woman who was referred to Nelson Hospital's gynaecology department waited more than a year to get a first appointment and by then she was so desperate she'd already gone private. Health New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Misidentified 11-year-old injected with drugs rarely given to children
The Waikato 11-year-old mistakenly treated as an adult mental health patient was restrained and twice injected with a drug rarely given to children.
More details have emerged as Health NZ releases… Read more Audio
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NZ at forefront of impending antibiotic resistance crisis
2 Apr 2025Doctors here say New Zealand's high use of antibiotic medication, among the top five in the world per capita, has put us at risk. The World Health Organisation considers antimicrobial resistance as… Read more Audio
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Kiwi sprinter comes close to breaking 10 second barrier
2 Apr 2025US-based sprinter Eddie Nketia got his season under way with a stunning performance in Louisiana. The 23 year-old came tantalisingly close to breaking the magic 10 second barrier in the 100m sprint at… Read more Audio
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2700 people known to have died after Myanmar quake
2 Apr 2025More than 2700 people are now know to have died after a massive earthquake rocked war-torn Myanmar and caused huge damage in neighbouring Thailand on Friday. The toll is expected to rise as people are… Read more 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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