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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, 17 October 2017
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Unlikely a government will be formed this week
17 Oct 2017The New Zealand First board is yet to reach a consensus. It has retired for the evening, but leader Winston Peters says they will reach a decision "as fast as we can". Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 17th October 2017
17 Oct 2017Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
Monday, 16 October 2017
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Invercargill library Kardashian photoshoot goes viral
A group of playful library employees from Invercargill have paid homage to the Kardashian's 10th anniversary, recreating their magazine cover. Video, Audio
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Brendon Hartley's father over the moon with son's F1 achievement
16 Oct 2017Brendon Hartley will become just the ninth New Zealander to race in the Formula One when he drives for Italian syndicate, Toro Rosso, at the US Grand Prix. His father talks to John Campbell. Audio
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Farmers counting cost of Christchurch stock bylaw
16 Oct 2017Christchurch City Council is looking at regulating the movement of stock on some roads to increase the safety of other road users, but some farmers say more regulation would be impractical. Audio
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Former NZ First MP thinks Winston will go with Labour
16 Oct 2017Pita Paraone, first elected on the New Zealand First list in 2002, believes the 55 percent of voters who voted for change have sent the most meaningful message to the party. Video, Audio
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NZ First board to resume talks in the morning
16 Oct 2017Political reporter Sarah Robson joins us from Parliament, where the New Zealand First board has finished its coalition talks for the day. It plans to resume the discussion tomorrow morning. Video, Audio
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Small town with big idea finally gets a petrol station
Pongaroa locals finally have a petrol station after years of raising funds, and travelling for two hours to fetch petrol from elsewhere. Read more Video, Audio
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Councils called upon to cull stray cats
16 Oct 2017Conservationists want local councils to take on the job of culling stray cats, saying the SPCA's policy of trying to find homes for them is not helping high-risk native wildlife. Audio
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North California fires kill 40, destroy thousands of buildings
16 Oct 2017Ex-pat New Zealander Bill Nancarrow operates a winery in the Napa Region that came very close to being burnt to the ground. He talks to John Campbell about the area that's been devastated by… Read more Video, Audio
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Fairfax and NZME argue they need to merge to survive
The investigation into the rupture of the Marsden pipeline has stalled because the local regional council has been unable to get in touch with the landowner where the pipe burst. Audio
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Landowner of site where pipeline was ruptured cannot be contacted
16 Oct 2017The investigation into the rupture of the Marsden pipeline has stalled because the local regional council has been unable to get in touch with the landowner where the pipe burst. 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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