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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, 10 July 2017
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Chairman of trashed Maori language school says vandals need help
Children as young as 10 are suspected of trashing the junior block at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Kaikohe overnight. The chair of the kura's board says the children responsible need help. Video, Audio
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Te Puea Marae will re-open to homeless
10 Jul 2017Te Puea Marae will be up and running again from next Tuesday, this year with financial help from the government, but won't be taking on long-term rough sleepers. Video, Audio
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The man behind the $50 million children's hospital donation
Mark Dunajtschik is a businessman and property developer known for his low-profile philanthropy - and now his $50m donation for a new children's hospital. He speaks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
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Woodville businesses struggling amid gorge closure
10 Jul 2017Business owners in the small Tararua town of Woodville are facing the prospect of closing their doors because of the fall in traffic caused by the closure of the Manawatu Gorge Road. Read more Video, Audio
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Doggy daycares: SPCA calls for stronger industry regulations
10 Jul 2017A new doggy daycare code of conduct is being drawn up, but the SPCA says current regulations are too general, and don't go far enough. Video, Audio
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PM appears to soften on inquiry into state abuse
The government appears to be softened its position on holding an inquiry into the historical abuse of children in state care. Audio
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Couple desperate to take terminally ill son to the US
10 Jul 2017Chris Gard and Connie Yates are battling to take their 11-month-old critically ill son Charlie to America for a clinical trial, and say they have the support of Donald Trump and the Pope. Video, Audio
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Hurunui Mayor frustrated by lack of earthquake support
10 Jul 2017Winton Dalley is disappointed only two businesses in his area are benefiting from a government support grant to help quake-hit businesses. Audio
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Evening business for Mon 10 July
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Parents struggle to keep kids busy in the holidays
10 Jul 2017School holiday programmes can cost as much as $114, but one solo mum in Te Karaka is offering a novel idea for just $5 a day. Jacob McSweeny reports. Video, Audio
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It's going to get cold - very, very cold, MetService warns
10 Jul 2017The coldest week of the year is on the way with a polar blast expected to bring freezing temperatures to the lower North Island and much of the South Island. Metservice's Georgina Griffiths joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Intellectually disabled daughter 'robbed' by WINZ, father says
Cliff Robinson is questioning how Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley can sleep at night after Work and Income suspended his daughter's benefit because she went on a holiday. Read more 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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