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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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Monday, 29 May 2017
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Team NZ closing in on America's Cup record
29 May 2017Team New Zealand won both of today's races, and if it can beat Artemis tomorrow it will end Round Robin One equalling Oracle Team USA's four qualifier wins. Video, Audio
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Scott Dixon's mum counts her lucky stars
29 May 2017Glenys Dixon says she's grateful television coverage of her son Scott Dixon's race went to an advertisement break just moments before he crashed.
She told John Campbell it was the biggest and the… Read more Video, Audio
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Thieves selling stolen cigarettes back to dairy owners
29 May 2017Police are investigating several dairies suspected of re-selling stolen tobacco, which one Auckland cop says, is the fastest growing crime in the country. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29 May 2017
29 May 2017Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 29 May 2017. Video
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Friday, 26 May 2017
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Will scheme to dob in receivers of stolen booze & cigarettes work?
The police are running a month long campaign encouraging people to dob in those selling booze and cigarettes stolen in armed hold-ups - but some say it's doomed to fail. Video, Audio
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Clean up of Christchurch's dirty thirty building list
The Christchurch City Council wants to name and shame the owners of these 30 derelict CBD properties in a bid to force them to repair or replace their quake-damaged buildings. Video, Audio
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FBI scrutinieses Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner
Washington Post's Matt Zapotosky talks to Checkpoint about Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, who is under FBI scrutiny as part of the Russia investigation. Video, Audio
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Opponents and proponents of vaccination debate
26 May 2017The Health Minister, Autism NZ and NZ Medical Association back Dr Lance O'Sullivan, who stormed on stage of controversial film "Vaxxed" in Kaitaia on Monday night. Video, Audio
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First twin pandas born in captivity in 2017 pass one month mark
26 May 2017The first twin panda cubs born in captivity this year are reported to be strong and healthy after passing the critical one month mark at the Chengdu Research Base in China. Video, Audio
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NZ pollution keeps growing despite Paris agreement
26 May 2017New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions keep on growing and are at a level that is a far cry from what the country has committed to under the Paris Agreement. Audio
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Preventative detention at just 19-years-old
Jaden Lee Stroobant was on parole when he jumped his back fence, stomped on his elderly neighbour and sexually violated her. Video, Audio
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Govt withdraws promise to rebuild school
26 May 2017Te Kura o Matapihi got the green light for a Ministry-funded rebuild more than two years ago, but now it's been told that was a mistake. 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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