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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, 4 July 2017
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Research links early childhood education and higher incomes
4 Jul 2017Research shows people who went to playcentre or kindergarten in the early 1980s are now earning thousands of dollars more than those who did not. Audio
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New Jersey Governor snapped at beach he'd closed to public
Chris Christie, the Governer of New Jersey, was pictured at a beach with his family just days after his officials closed all parks and beaches to the public. Video, Audio
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Building Minister defends housing affordability 'in eye of beholder'
Nick Smith says he was referring to the fact one person could view a house as affordable, but it could be out of reach for another. Audio
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State housing boost for Lower Hutt
The Government plans to build an extra 330 new homes in Lower Hutt to house people who are sleeping rough, and bring hundreds more up to warm, dry standards. Audio
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Family lose visas, despite profitable business employing locals
4 Jul 2017An American family, who've spent the last four years running a successful business in Lower Hutt, are being forced to leave New Zealand. Audio
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Evening Business for 4 July 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Christ Church Cathedral restoration package now worth $90m
4 Jul 2017The Government put a new offer for the restoration of the cathedral on the table ahead of a meeting in September, when the Anglican synod will vote on what should be done with building. Video, Audio
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Petrol prices may be unreasonably high
A government-ordered study has found retail petrol margins have increased significantly over the last five years, and prices are too high in Wellington and the South Island. Audio
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Anger as dozens of Matata properties need to be abandoned
4 Jul 2017A risk of "loss of life" due to flooding and debris in a small Bay of Plenty town means 34 properties need to be abandoned, the Whakatāne District Council says.
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Matata locals furious they could be forced from their homes
4 Jul 2017Some residents in Matata, Bay of Plenty, have been asked to leave their properties because a flood or debris event in the future could result in loss of life. Checkpoint investigates why it took the… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 4 July 2017
4 Jul 2017Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 4 July 2017. Video
Coming up
Monday, 3 July 2017
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Why drowning is not the best way to kill a baby possum
3 Jul 2017Drury School has come under fire from the SPCA after it drowned possum joeys in a bucket during a fundraising possum hunt. Eva Corlett talks to a professor about the most humane way to kill the… Read more 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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