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Thursday, 13 April 2017
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Palmerston North cop brings road safety message to the world
13 Apr 2017Meet the singing cop whose road safety message has gone viral. Read more Video
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Lyttelton Port plans to expand
13 Apr 2017Lyttelton Port Company unveils big expansion plans but wants to keep the local community on board. Audio
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World's top trade unionist calls on NZ to protect migrant workers
13 Apr 2017The world's top Trade Unionist, Sharan Burrow, is calling on New Zealand to protect migrant workers as if they were our own. Video, Audio
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Whakatane mayor Tony Bonne warns locals to prepare
13 Apr 2017Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne joins Checkpoint live. Audio
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Seattle comes up with temporary solution to house homeless
13 Apr 2017Seattle is struggling with its own growing homeless population. Working from a position that anything is better than sleeping rough, they have come up with a temporary solution. Video, Audio
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Govt accused of failing on its promise to provide more emergency housing
The Labour Party warns more families could be living in cars and garages this winter because the Government is failing on its promise of providing more emergency housing. Audio
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Video of kids playing in the rain viewed 9m times in 24 hours
13 Apr 2017A video of children on a slide in the rain at a Ngatea day care has had almost 10 million views in just 24 hours. Pukekos Educare owner Miffy Welsh joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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BoP, Coromandel lashed by cyclone
13 Apr 2017Principal Scientist for NIWA Chris Brandolino says Cyclone Cook is just off the coast of Whakatane, as Bay of Plenty and the Coromandel are struck by heavy rain. Audio
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Adriana Weber live from Whakatane
13 Apr 2017Our reporter Adriana Weber joins us from Whakatane Audio
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NZTA talks to Checkpoint
Nic Johannsson is the Bay of Plenty/Waikato Highways Manager for the New Zealand Transport Agency. Audio
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Cyclone Cook reaches Tauranga with force
13 Apr 2017Tauranga Deputy Mayor Kelvin Clout describes what is happening in Tauranga now the cyclone has made landfall. Audio
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RNZ reporter Sarah Robson live in Whangamata 2
13 Apr 2017RNZ reporter Sarah Robson is in the Coromandel town of Whangamata and joins us now via live u. 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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