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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, 8 March 2017
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Evening Business for 8 March 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Chch mental health patients moved on due to shortage of beds
8 Mar 2017At least 25 mental health patients a month are being moved out of hospital overnight in Christchurch because of a shortage of beds. Audio
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Wgtn College calls in Rape Crisis over concerning comments
8 Mar 2017Wellington College has called in Rape Crisis after some of its students made comments telling other boys to take advantage of drunk girls. The college's headmaster Roger Moses joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Clevedon farmer's home surrounded by floodwaters
8 Mar 2017Clevedon Buffalo farmer Helen Dorresteyn found herself completely surrounded by floodwaters today. Video, Audio
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Emergency management officer with latest on flooding
8 Mar 2017Garry Towler is the Thames Valley Civil Defence Emergeny Management Officer. She joins Checkpoint with the latest information on the flooding in the Coromandel region. Audio
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'Is this how I am going to die?'
8 Mar 2017Water was up to the windows, the motor had failed and the car was floating. Neil Munro tells Checkpoint he thought he was going to die. Video, Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 8th March 2017
8 Mar 2017Watch Wednesday's full programme here.
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
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Woman makes Ironman cutoff by six seconds thanks to strangers
Suzanne Stokes finished the Taupo Ironman in 16:59:54, six seconds before the cutoff, and it was all thanks to a group of strangers that helped her over the line. She spoke to John Campbell. Audio
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Parliament to fix law removing 107 child sex offenders from register
7 Mar 2017Parliament has gone into urgency to fix a law after more than 100 child sex offenders were removed from the national register. Audio
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Trump: Out of control or strategic genius?
7 Mar 2017Donald Trump has reissued his executive order banning nationals from six countries from entering the US. LA Times Washington correspondent Doyle McManus joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern hits out at govt over its action on state care abuse
7 Mar 2017Labour's new deputy leader Jacinda Ardern has attacked the government over its refusal to hold an inquiry into historical abuse claims in Parliament today. Audio
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Manual labour workers question lifting of pension age
7 Mar 2017People doing physically demanding jobs want the pension age to be staggered depending on people's occupation. 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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