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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, 31 October 2017
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Fleeting weekend visit to Australia for PM Jacinda Ardern
31 Oct 2017Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will travel to Sydney on Sunday to meet her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull in her first official overseas engagement as Prime Minister. Audio
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Explosion at Waikiwi pump station
31 Oct 2017Residents of Invercargill and Bluff are being urged to conserve water after an explosion at a water pumping station put a worker in hospital. Water manager Alister Murray joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Celebration as Tongan League World Cup squad arrives in NZ
Thousands of people turned out to welcome the Tongan Rugby League World Cup squad to Auckland last night after they beat Scotland 50-4. Laura Tupou spoke to player Konrad Hurrell. Video, Audio
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Northland has just one Maori face at the council table
31 Oct 2017Two Northland councils, which are 100 per cent pakeha, have voted once again against creating Maori seats. Audio
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My Food Bag will have to make-up for failures - brand expert
Some customers say they've had their food delivery cancelled for the second day in a row as My Food Bag battles with teething issues at its new warehouse. Audio
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Tumultuous week for Westland District Council
31 Oct 2017Three Westland District Council staff have been paid a total of $230,000 in severance payments and the council has a $2m deficit in it annual operating costs. Earlier this week it was revealed that… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 31 October 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Who is National MP Jian Yang? And where is he?
National leader Bill English repeatedly dodged questions about MP Jian Yang's past, including teaching spies in China, saying journalists should ask him directly. John Campbell tried to do just that.
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Government cracks down on foreign buyers
Foreign buyers will be banned from purchasing existing homes in New Zealand from early 2018. Economic Development Minister David Parker tells John Campbell homes are to be lived in, not traded by… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell: Tuesday 31 October 2017
31 Oct 2017Checkpoint with John Campbell for Tuesday 31 October 2017. Video
Coming up
Monday, 30 October 2017
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An extra 1000 menacing dogs registered in Auckland
30 Oct 2017More than 1200 previously unknown dogs were registered during a 10 week amnesty last year. Auckland Council promised to get tough on owners who didn't take up the offer. Read more Audio
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Class action against Southern Response given go-ahead
30 Oct 2017A class action by a group of Southern Response policy holders can go ahead after the Court of Appeal rejected an attempt by the Government-owned insurer to throw it out. Lawyer Grant Cameron joins… Read more Video, Audio
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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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