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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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Wednesday, 29 March 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday March 29, 2017
29 Mar 2017Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
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US prosthetics doctor using expertise to save animals
28 Mar 2017A miniature pony might not be alive today if it weren't for Derrick Campana, who swapped from making prosthetics for people, to making them for animals Video, Audio
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Cyclone Debbie 'the worst we've ever seen'
28 Mar 2017Airlie Beach resident Lyn Boal tells Checkpoint Cyclone Debbie is the worst she has ever experienced. Audio
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Kaumatua stake hapu claim to Motiti Island
28 Mar 2017Elderly claimants from the Bay of Plenty have been granted an urgent hearing before the Waitangi Tribunal, arguing that Motiti Island's hapu are tangata whenua, and they should get their own treaty… Read more Audio
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Shared interests & special menu at lunch for Chinese Premier
28 Mar 2017On the last day of his visit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Prime Minister Bill English and about 600 other guests that New Zealand and China's relationship will scale new heights. Audio
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NZ equestrian wins $140k world championship with dislocated shoulder
28 Mar 2017Vicki Wilson, from 'Keeping up with the Kaimanawas' fame, has won Road to the Horse in Kentucky. The event gives competitors just three hours to break in a wild horse, before completing an obstacle… Read more Video, Audio
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High-powered delegation urges Auckland Council to pick new port site
28 Mar 2017A delegation including business leader Sir Stephen Tindall has urged Auckland Council to make a decision on the future of Auckland's port, and the best alternative for a new site. Video, Audio
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Illegal US man deported after wife votes for Trump
28 Mar 2017Roberto Beristain entered the US illegally in 1998. He's now been deported after his wife voted for Donald Trump. John Campbell talks to the family's advocate Adam Ansari. Video, Audio
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Piha cliffs focus of search for missing woman Kim Bambus
28 Mar 2017Kim Bambus drove out to Piha beach on Friday morning, telling friends she was going for a run, but the 21-year-old hasn't been seen since. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 28 March 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Euthanasia drug checking app being trialled in New Zealand
Exit International, a voluntary euthanasia advocacy group, has commissioned an app that can check whether the drugs people receive are the ones they've ordered, and will end their lives. Video, Audio
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Baby murder accused admits he gave false statement to police
28 Mar 2017Troy Taylor says he lied to police to protect Ihaka Stoke's mother, who he says was to blame for the 15-month-old's death. 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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