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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, 5 May 2017
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Evening Business for 5 May 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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'Gruff and abrupt' - prolific royal photogrpaher talks Prince Philip
5 May 2017The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from public service at 95-years-old. Sun photographer Arthur Edwards talks to John Campbell about the prince and the photos he's been taking of him for 40 years. Video, Audio
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Minister admits slim chance of eradicating myrtle rust fungus
Myrtle rust fungus has the potential to wipe out or seriously damage native trees, including manuka, along with feijoas and guavas. Video, Audio
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Police respond to claims they withheld video from families
5 May 2017Police deputy commissioner Mike Clement says police did not intentionally withold any video footage from Pike River families, despite families saying they weren't showed video of men inside the… Read more Video, Audio
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Pike River families never shown video of men in drift, mother says
5 May 2017Carol Rose, the mother of one of the Pike River 29 and took notes of all the meetings in the months following the disaster, says families were never shown footage of men in the drift." Video, Audio
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Thursday, 4 May 2017
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Floating orchard docks in New York City
4 May 2017The novel concept, which includes a garden and apple orchard, aims to create a unique public space where people can pick fresh herbs and vegetables for free. Video, Audio
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Capital warned to prepare for Big One
4 May 2017Wellington is losing more than a million dollars a week as a result of the Kaikoura earthquake, with no end currently in sight. Audio
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Devastating plant disease found in NZ for first time
4 May 2017Myrtle rust, which is prevalent in eastern Australia and Tasmania, was discovered on Raoul Island in late March. It could devastate the feijoa and honey industries. Video, Audio
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Lobby group furious at Brownlee's comments on Aus education
4 May 2017Gerry Brownlee has been accused of rolling over and buying the Australian government's line on its tertiary education changes that would triple the cost of getting a degree for some Kiwis. Audio
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Bull terrier needs new home after owner killed in crash
4 May 2017A one-year-old bull terrier pup named Doggy is looking for a new home after being found on a riverbank on Saturday following a car crash in which his owner was killed. Video, Audio
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Preschool teacher accused of assault wasn't coping, Crown says
4 May 2017The Crown says a pre-school teacher wasn't coping with the stress of her job and at times used gratuitous violence by smacking children in her care to stop them doing things that annoyed her. 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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