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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, 29 September 2016
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Evening business for 29 Sept 2016
29 Sep 2016News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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ACT Party leader David Seymour rejects Hobson's Pledge
29 Sep 2016ACT Party leader David Seymour rejects the ideas put forward by the Hobson's Pledge group - despite it being backed by former ACT leader Don Brash and other ACT party members. Video, Audio
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The people behind Hobson's Pledge
29 Sep 2016Don Brash is fronting Hobson's Pledge, which opposes race-based laws and Maori seats in Parliament. But who is backing this crusade? Mihingarangi Forbes reports. Video, Audio
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NZ man sentenced to 5 and a half years for planning to fight in Syria
29 Sep 2016New Zealand man Amin Mohamed has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years jail in Australia for planning to travel to Syria and fight in the conflict. ABC reporter Emma Younger joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Police to appeal Losi Filipo's discharge without conviction
Losi Filipo was discharged without conviction for his attack on four people in Wellington last year, but police have decided to appeal. Vice President of the Criminal Bar Association Lee Anderson… Read more Audio
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Lions coach apologises to Losi Filipo's victims
29 Sep 2016Rugby player Losi Filipo's victims are relieved police are appealing his discharge without conviction. The coach of the Wellington Lions rugby team, Earl Va'a, today apologised to them. Audio
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
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Dame Patsy Reddy sworn in as Governor General
28 Sep 2016Dame Patsy Reddy was sworn in as New Zealand's 21st Govenor General at a formal ceremony at Parliament today. Video, Audio
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Tour bus overturns in Taiwan typhoon that injures at least 170
28 Sep 2016The third typhoon to hit Taiwan this month has killed at least four people and injured hundreds. It forced thousands to evacuate and cut power to millions. Video, Audio
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Calls for funding model to change for better maternity care
28 Sep 2016The Medical Association's GP council, Kate Baddock, says the maternity funding model is preventing doctors and midwives collaborating better. Audio
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Legal challenge could delay Auckland's Unitary Plan
28 Sep 2016A single legal challenge to Auckland's Unitary Plan could delay plans for higher density housing up to a year. Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Factory destroyed by fire had no sprinklers or alarms
28 Sep 2016An Auckland plastics factory destroyed in a fire last night had no sprinklers or fire alarms in place. The blaze gutted two buildings, and has left some workers without jobs. Video, Audio
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DoC to appeal over Ruataniwha Dam
28 Sep 2016The lawyer for Forest & Bird says it is increasingly in opposition to the Department of Conservation, as the department decides to appeal over the Ruatanihwa dam to the Supreme Court. 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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