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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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Thursday, 23 March 2017
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Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation
23 Mar 2017Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods Video, Audio
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Auckland's water supply could take years to recover
23 Mar 2017It could be anywhere between six months and several years for water treatment plants to filter record levels of sediment and dirt from dams in the Hunua Ranges. Video, Audio
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UK correspondent live on the Britain terror attack
23 Mar 2017Checkpoint correspondent Catherine Drew joins Checkpoint to discuss the latest developments on the terror attack in London. Audio
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Kiwi describes being caught up in Westminster lockdown
23 Mar 2017Wellingtonian Craig Spanhake was at Parliament's question time when he says he saw waves of armed police running past. Audio
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Five dead and 40 injured in Britain terror attack
23 Mar 2017Five people are dead and 40 injured after a man crashed his car into pedestrians then went on a rampage, armed with a knife, on the grounds of Parliament in London. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Thursday 23rd March 2017
23 Mar 2017Watch Thursday's full programme here. Video
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
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Trains return to Christchurch's West Coast
22 Mar 2017Passenger train services were shut down for six weeks after a fire at Waitangi weekend damaged tracks and signalling systems. Video, Audio
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Ashley Peacock's parents beg select committee for help
22 Mar 2017The 39-year-old mental health patient's parents Marlene and David have made an emotional plea to the health select committee asking for it to monitor their son's transitition. Audio
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Accused puts his case in Kawerau siege trial
22 Mar 2017A man accused of wounding four police officers during a house siege near Kawerau last year says he fired shots because he felt his life was being threatened. Audio
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PM doesn't rule out inquiry into Afghanistan attack
22 Mar 2017RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson discusses reports former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has confirmed civilians were killed in an attack in Afghanistan. Audio
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'It's an untenable situation'
22 Mar 2017Author of Hit & Run author Jon Stephenson says the government must hold an inquiry into SAS attacks in Afghanistan after former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp conceded civilians were killed. Audio
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Chaotic scenes as protesters delay NZ Petroluem conference
There were chaotic scenes at the New Zealand Petroluem conference in New Plymouth today when the police forcibly moved protesters blocking entrances to the venue. Video, Audio
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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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