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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, 7 April 2017
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US launches missiles at Syria in response to chemical attack
7 Apr 2017US President Donald Trump explains the reasons behind the US attack on a Syrian airfield, which it targeted because a chemical attack was launched from there earlier in the week. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 7th April 2017
7 Apr 2017Watch Friday's full programme here.
Thursday, 6 April 2017
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Dam above Edgecumbe was well managed - Trustpower CEO
6 Apr 2017Trustpower CEO Vince Hawksworth says he is confident with how the risk of flooding was managed and the timing of releasing water from the Matahina dam. Audio
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Whanganui breathes a sigh of relief after escaping flood damage
6 Apr 2017Whanganui is breathing a sigh of relief today after escaping flood damage. Audio
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Flooding could have been prevented - former mayor says
6 Apr 2017Former Whakatane Mayor Colin Holmes says the massive flood in Edgecumbe needn't have happened and he says the Regional Council is to blame. Audio
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Major slip closes road to Matahina Dam
6 Apr 2017RNZ reporter Sharon Brettkelly was on her way to the Matahina Dam when she came across a slip on the road which means she can't go any further. She joins Checkpoint live. Video, Audio
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Edgecumbe firefighter says some homes won't be livable again
6 Apr 2017An Edgecumbe fire fighter has described racing to rescue people - and their pets - as the streets became rivers. Video, Audio
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Some Edgecumbe locals may not return for days
6 Apr 2017Edgecumbe locals whose homes are flooded don't expect to be able to return to their homes for days. Zac Fleming joins Checkpoint live from the Bay of Plenty town. Video, Audio
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Central Otago Lakes most unaffordable spot in NZ
6 Apr 2017Central Otago has overtaken Auckland as the least affordable region to buy a house. Otago Southland reporter Lydia Anderson reports. Audio
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Church members worried they haven't been tested for typhoid
6 Apr 2017Members of the church where a woman who died with typhoid attended say they have not been tested for the infection - not even a woman who spent time with her in the hours before she died. Video, Audio
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Disabilities Minister criticises IHC for cancelling autistic programme
6 Apr 2017The Disabilities Minister has lashed out at an IHC-run service for autistic people, accusing it of cancelling its services with no notice, and abandoning its vulnerable clients. Audio
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Evening business for Thurs 6 April
News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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