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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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Tuesday, 21 November 2017
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Team NZ reveals design for 2021 America’s Cup
21 Nov 2017Former America's Cup skipper Chris Dickson says the new foiling monohull yacht design released by Team New Zealand today will help make the event more relevant to ordinary sailors. Video, Audio
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Cooling market could dampen increased Akld house valuations
21 Nov 2017Auckland homeowners basking in the glory of increased property valuations will face bigger rates bills next year, but property watchers say they might be doing so even as the market cools. Audio
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Six-figure salaries balloon at Transport Agency
There's been an explosion in six-figure salaries at the Transport Agency, and economic think tank New Zealand Initiative has been left puzzled by the agency's explanations for the boom. Audio
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Picton book borrowers become book movers
21 Nov 2017What do you do when you have thousands of books to move from an old library to a new one? Picton's library got locals to borrow as many as they liked. Video, Audio
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Stoush breaks out over "for rent" sign in New Plymouth
A property management firm says it was told it can't display a 'for rent' sign in New Plymouth's Links suburb because it lowers the tone, but a residents' group says it simply failed to follow the… Read more Video, Audio
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Homeless in spotlight after tram stopped & driver abused
21 Nov 2017Homelessness has once again been thrust into the spotlight in Christchurch, after one of the city's trams was stopped and its driver abused over the weekend. Video, Audio
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Queen & Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage
21 Nov 2017Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have marked their anniversary with a unique kind of present - the Queen has appointed her husband a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Video, Audio
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ACC fasttracks dying man's claim
21 Nov 2017A Dunedin man whose cancer spread whilst waiting for prostate cancer treatment at the Southern DHB says he is struggling to make ends meet whilst he waits for ACC to settle his claim. Audio
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Evening business for 21 November 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Tamati Coffey uninvited from awards gala after winning election
21 Nov 2017The new Waiariki MP was uninvited from the Te Arawa Awards on September 29 because organisers didn't want to upset the newly ousted Maori Party Leader Te Ururoa Flavell. Read more Audio
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Another year, another issue with NCEA maths exams
21 Nov 2017A group of more than 30 teachers has written a letter of complaint to NZQA over problems with its level one maths exam this year, following issues with last years' maths exams. Audio
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Auckland Council spends $500,000 on 63 flights
21 Nov 2017Auckland Council paid more than $500,000 for 63 business class flights over a 20 month period. John Campbell asks councillor John Watson if it was money well spent. Video, Audio
Checkpoint
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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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