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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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Thursday, 22 June 2017
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Govt announces solution to tyre stockpiles
22 Jun 2017A new government scheme will see about 60 percent of old tyres used as a biofuel to make cement. Video, Audio
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Heavy rain causes flooding in Northland
Heavy rain in Northland overnight turned roads into rivers, trapping some people in a dairy and closing a number of schools. Video, Audio
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Plan B for Dunedin chocolate factory crowd-fund initiative
22 Jun 2017Jim O'Malley has withdrawn his campaign for Pineapple Lumps and Jaffas to continue to be made in Dunedin, saying the global owner Mondelez was impossible to work with. Audio
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Evening business for 22 June 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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'I'd give anything to have him back'
22 Jun 2017A mother-of-four whose husband died after being hit by a car in central Auckland says she can’t thank people enough for their words of support, and for the $129,000 family, friends and strangers… Read more Video, Audio
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Hansen names All Blacks team to take on the Lions
22 Jun 2017Rieko Ioane has been selected over Julian Savea for the All Blacks test against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday. Some have questioned the move, but Coach Steve Hansen says the 20-year-old is… Read more Video, Audio
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Do voters think the Barclay scandal has hurt National?
22 Jun 2017The prime minister doesn't think the recording scandal has damaged his reputation or that of the National Party. Perry Wilton asked people in Auckland if they agreed with him. Audio
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Todd Barclay employment resolution was sufficient, PM says
22 Jun 2017Bill English has defended how his party handled Todd Barclay's recording controversy, saying it wasn't acceptable behaviour, but was resolved in "the correct way" in an employment agreement. Video, Audio
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Labour accused of hypocrisy over interns' living conditions
22 Jun 2017Labour has been accused of hypocritical behaviour afterabout 90 foreign interns, mainly from the US, complained about sub-standard living conditions at an Auckland marae where they are staying. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 22 June 2017
22 Jun 2017Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 22 June 2017. Video
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Rumours swirl as Oracle tries to make catamaran faster
21 Jun 2017Most of the action is taking place in the boatsheds with speculation rife that Oracle will have some new tricks in the bag on Sunday. Video, Audio
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How many cows call Auckland home?
21 Jun 2017The Building and Construction Minister, Nick Smith, said there's no place in Auckland for grazing animals when there's a housing shortage. Which made us wonder, how many are there? Video, 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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