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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, 17 November 2017
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Prime Minister no longer shops at SaveMart
17 Nov 2017Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she no longer shops at second hand clothing chain SaveMart after Checkpoint revealed the unsafe and unsanitary conditions workers endured. Read more Video, Audio
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Sunscreens yanked from shelves after failing to meet SPF
17 Nov 2017Two brands of sunscreen have been pulled from the market and another will be relabelled after Consumer New Zealand testing found they gave far less SPF protection than advertised. Video, Audio
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Family sickened after eating wild boar
17 Nov 2017The Waikato DHB said in a statement the three patients are responding to botulism anti-toxin, but it could be a couple of weeks before the results of toxicology tests are known. Audio
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Evening business for Fri 17 Nov
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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'We're going to save money by not charging parents'
Ross Intermediate School plans to scrap the costs of stationary, sports and even class trips, saving parents hundreds each year - and also saving the school money. Principal Wayne Jenkins explains… Read more Video, Audio
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Manus Is refugees treatment cruel, inhuman - Amnesty International
17 Nov 2017Amnesty International NZ executive director Grant Bayldon responds to former guards' comments that some of the refugees are dangerous and shouldn't be welcomed in New Zealand. Video, Audio
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How does Immigration NZ screen refugees?
17 Nov 2017Immigration New Zealand national manager for refugees, Andrew Lockhart, talks to Guyon Espiner about the vetting process for refugees. Read more Video, Audio
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Manus Is refugees gambled, engaged in prostitution - former guard
17 Nov 2017A security guard who worked at the Australian immigration detention centre for four years says it was well known detainees would regularly visit a brothel, and they had "stacks" of money to spend. Read more Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 17th November 2017
17 Nov 2017Watch Friday's full programme here. Video
Thursday, 16 November 2017
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Lorde set to soar at NZ Music Awards
16 Nov 2017Music 101 host Alex Behan is at Spark Arena, where the New Zealand Music Awards are being held. He talks about the awards, the controversy, and the glitz and glamour. Video, Audio
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Soldier dismissed from the Army for threat to send nude images
16 Nov 2017A soldier has been dismissed from the Army after admitting he threatened to share nude photos of his sometime girlfriend if she wouldn't let him meet her parents. Audio
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Doubt cast on Auckland Council's new house valuations
In Waitoki, 35 minutes north of the CBD, the Council says house values have risen 102 percent. But a local real estate agent says, actually, they haven't, and now the area's rates will unfairly… 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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