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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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Friday, 2 June 2017
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Consider your 'road etiquette' this weekend - AA
2 Jun 2017Preparing to hit the road this long weekend? The AA wants drivers to consider their etiquette to help curb road rage outbursts. Video, Audio
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Lions of the past: Blood brothers
2 Jun 2017RNZ's rugby reporter Joe Porter talks to former greats to find out exactly why the Lions of the past called themselves blood brothers. Audio
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Trump's Paris withdrawal makes no sense - former NZ ambassador
2 Jun 2017Former NZ climate change ambassador Dr Adrian Macey believes the President's public rational for withdrawing from the agreement, simply doesn't stand. Video, Audio
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61 US mayors promise to ignore Trump
2 Jun 2017Dozens of state and local government officials in the United States have condemned Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement. Video, Audio
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New Zealand's best cats battle for glory
2 Jun 2017The National Cat Show is on in Christchurch on Sunday, the first time cat lovers from across the country have met in Christchurch since the earthquakes. Video, Audio
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Baseball bat more useful than Govt care package - dairy owner
David Lee, who owns a Night 'n Day store in Woolston, says the new $1.8 million fund won't cover what dairys need. Audio
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Protesters to live like caged animals for the weekend
2 Jun 2017Forty people will voluntarily spend 40 hours in a tiny cage, with nothing to do, eating nothing but cereal, to bring attention to factory farming. Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Council facing potential legal action over bed tax
2 Jun 2017Hotels and motels are considering their options after the targeted rate was controversially approved yesterday. Audio
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Team New Zealand demolish BAR
2 Jun 2017Team New Zealand was so dominant in light winds today, Sir Ben Ainslie conceded it's the first race he's ever given up on. Audio
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Living wage campaigners ecstatic with Auckland Council victory
2 Jun 2017Living wage campaigners say the Auckland Council's decision to increase the pay of their lowest paid workers is an astounding victory. Audio
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Evening business for 2 June 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Lions fans in Whangarei for game day
2 Jun 2017Lions fans have arrived in Whangarei ahead of the team's first match tomorrow. Mayor Sheryl Mai says it's a great boost for the city. Video, 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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