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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, 23 May 2017
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Manchester attack 'well and truly hell'
23 May 2017Manchester student Jessica Hough was leaving Manchester Arena when she heard the explosion. John Campbell spoke to her while she was in lock-down at a nearby hotel. Video, Audio
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19 killed, 59 injured in Manchester explosion
23 May 2017Nineteen people died and 59 were injured when an explosion erupted at the end of pop singer Ariana Grande's concert at Manchester Arena. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 23rd May 2017
23 May 2017Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
Monday, 22 May 2017
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Woman lost baby due to hospital mistake - Health and Disability Commissioner
22 May 2017Staff at Palmerston North Hospital missed a red flag that led to a woman needing an emergency caesarian and losing her baby, the Health and Disability Commissioner says. Audio
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NZQA failed 80% of college's business grades
22 May 2017New Zealand National College has agreed to stop teaching four business courses after problems including plagiarism and poor marking. Audio
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Government told to re-examine Manawatu Gorge road after closure
Businesses that rely on the main route from Palmerston North to Hawke's Bay say the constant closures due to slips are costing them time and money. Audio
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Dairy owner death inevitable says ACT
The Act Party leader David Seymour says it's only a matter of time before a dairy worker is killed if secure vending machines aren't installed to prevent smash and grab thefts. Video, Audio
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NZ Navy contracted firm involved in global bribery and sex scandal
22 May 2017The Navy says it won't investigate previous contracts with a company whose owner was involved in a multimillion dollar corruption scandal. Audio
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Homeless man accused of killing fellow homeless man on Christmas Eve
Neville Harris allegedly attacked Tama Retimana in Hamilton on Christmas Eve, sending him fleeing into the Waikato River where he drowned. Audio
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Sex workers put Christchurch between rock-and-hard-place
22 May 2017The Christchurch City Council could face legal action if it moves sex workers out of residential areas, but it also could face legal action if it doesn't. Audio
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Doctor stupefied patients and indecently assaulted them
22 May 2017David Kang Huat Lim is facing 13 charges of stupefying and indecently touching four men in 2014. Audio
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Arguments heat up around Queenstown gondola upgrade
22 May 2017100-million dollar project to double the size of Queenstown's landmark gondola ride has been challenged as a fire risk. 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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