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Thursday, 20 March 2025
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Evening business for 20 March 2025
20 Mar 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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New Zealand Breakers sold to new owners
20 Mar 2025Change is on the horizon for the New Zealand Breakers with the sale of the Auckland-based NBL club.The ownership group, lead by former NBA player Matt Walsh who was based in America, have sold the… Read more Audio
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15-year-old youngest in history to break 4-minute mile
20 Mar 2025Teenage sensation Sam Ruthe ran himself into the record books with a sub four minute mile paced every step of the way by another Sam Olympian Sam Tanner. Tauranga's 15 year old Sam Ruthe is the… Read more Audio
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Calls for council crackdown on freedom camping in Queenstown
20 Mar 2025Streets are becoming toilets and rubbish pits.That was one resident's message to Queenstown Lake District Councillors in a call for the council to crackdown on freedom campers. Councillors voted to… Read more Audio
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Creditor says they were blindsided by liquidation of Libelle
20 Mar 2025The small businesses paying the price for free school lunches after the collapse of the main provider Libelle Group. Libelle, which made meals for the government's revamped programme, has gone bust… Read more Audio
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Former batsman Ross Taylor on trip to India with prime minister
20 Mar 2025In a bid to knock it out out of the park on a trade trip to India the government is using a not so secret weapon; Cricket Diplomacy. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon pledged to get a free trade deal… Read more Audio
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The economy moves out of recession
20 Mar 2025The economy emerged from recession at the end of last year with a stronger than expected bounce in activity, on the back of tourism and agriculture. Gross domestic product the broadest measure of… Read more Audio
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Cycling hub on mission to boost biking in South Auckland
20 Mar 2025Mangere locals are on a mission to promote cycling in the south Auckland suburb - aiming to make the area the cycling capital of the pacific. A new cycleway's in the works to boost biking in the area… Read more Audio
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One-armed golfer scores second hole-in-one in Queenstown
20 Mar 2025It will be an Englishman leading out Moana Pasifika for their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Chiefs in Pukekohe tomorrow night. Tom Savage has been given the captain's arm-band in the absence of… Read more Audio
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Trump and Zelensky have first call since Oval Office spat
20 Mar 2025US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's one hour phone call about the war in Ukraine. Audio
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Nelson school fighting planned speed limit changes
20 Mar 2025A small Nelson school is fighting plans to increase the speed limit on the State Highway 6 that runs past its front gate. The government's reversing speed limit reductions, brought in by Labour, on… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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UK work and pensions announces cuts to welfare
19 Mar 2025The United Kingdom work and pensions secretary has announced major cuts to welfare spending. It's a move that could hit up to one million people and split the ruling Labour party. UK correspondent… Read more Audio
Checkpoint
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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