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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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Wednesday, 2 April 2025
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More than half of workers regret job choice - survey
2 Apr 2025According to a new Seek survey, more than half of workers regret their job choice. 50 percent wish they'd picked a better paid job. But only six percent of the thousand people who responded are… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
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Data shows Australia housing prices increasing
1 Apr 2025The cost of living is dominating the election campaign in Australia as new data reveals housing affordability is back on the decline, pushing home ownership further out of the reach of younger… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 1 April 2025
1 Apr 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Northern Districts win cricket's Plunket Shield
1 Apr 2025After a 13-year wait Northern Districts are once again the red ball champions of domestic cricket with the Plunket Shield won on the last day of the season. A 134-run win over the Otago Volts today… Read more Audio
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Teachers worried draft cirrculum pushing Treaty of Waitangi out
1 Apr 2025The draft secondary school English curriculum is ringing alarm bells for some teachers. The document contains no reference to Te Mataiaho - the framework that underpins every other curriculum… Read more Audio
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Parents should be most responsible for school lunches - poll
1 Apr 2025Most voters believe parents should be most responsible for providing school lunches - over the government - according to the first RNZ Reid Research poll. The result comes after a string of problems… Read more Audio
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Niki Gladding on being stripped of council committee roles
1 Apr 2025A Queenstown councillor was stripped of her roles after spilling the beans on confidential plans to invoke emergency powers to pump treated waste water into the Shotover river. Niki Gladding leaked… Read more Audio
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Dozens of puppies killed as dog owners not de-sexing
1 Apr 2025Hamilton City Council animal control said litters of dogs are being handed over to their care, including 100 puppies younger than four weeks old in the first three months of the year. The puppies… Read more Audio
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Queenstown councillor stripped of roles after plans leaked
1 Apr 2025A Queenstown councillor has been demoted after revealing a confidential council plan to discharge treated sewage into the Shotover River. Last week, Niki Gladding leaked the council's plans to pump at… Read more Audio
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Picton residents respond to plans for new Cook Strait ferries
1 Apr 2025More than a year after work came to an abrupt halt when the government cancelled the previous mega ferries contract - Picton residents are pleased to hear there will be two new Cook Strait ferries… Read more Audio
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Legal stoush over between NZ Rugby and INEOS
1 Apr 2025New Zealand Rugby has reached a settlement with the petrochemical company after suing for ending its sponsorship agreement early. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Te Pati Maori MPs refuse to attend hearing over haka
1 Apr 2025Three MPs from Te Pati Maori say they will refuse to attend a hearing with Parliament's Privileges Committee tomorrow because their - quote fundamental rights - are being ignored. Party co-leaders… 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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