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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, 21 December 2016
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Kaikoura celebrates as SH1 south reopens to daytime traffic
21 Dec 2016State Highway One south of Kaikoura has reopened to daytime traffic after it was closed due to 26 landslips caused by last month's devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake. Video, Audio
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Upper Hutt woman was victim of execution-style killing
Police are still looking for four men seen at Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley's home shortly before she was stabbed and shot in an execution-style killing last week. Audio
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Ten year culture-change shake-up for Wellington Rugby Union
Wellington Rugby Union has been told it needs a major culture change after a review into its handling of player Losi Filipo's criminal case unearthed major gaps in its conduct and recruitment… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 21st December 2016
21 Dec 2016Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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Checkpoint looks back on the stories from 2016 , part two
20 Dec 2016Checkpoint looks back on the stories of 2016 which surprised, delighted and shocked New Zealanders. Part Two. Video, Audio
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Signs positive Chch Cathedral will be restored, group says
20 Dec 2016The new Cabinet is reportedly considering a rebuild plan for the Christchurch Cathedral, damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Supporters of restoring the cathedral say the signs are promising. Audio
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Low-tech solution keeps Kaikōura retailers in business
20 Dec 2016Customers can view products from Kaikoura's retailers on a website and then book a personal shopper to take them around stores using Facetime. Conan Young gives it a go. Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds turn out for a ride with drug cheat Lance Armstrong
20 Dec 2016Around 1000 cyclists joined the disgraced seven-time Tour de France champion for a waterfront bike ride in Auckland, before he films an advertising campaign with Lion Breweries. Video, Audio
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Property owner criticises council's list for extra quake checks
20 Dec 2016Wellington City Council has told the owners of 80 buildings they need to carry out further earthquake testing, but a local property developer says more should be added to the list. Video, Audio
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PM says he's not a feminist, his deputy is 'most days'
20 Dec 2016Prime Minister Bill English says he doesn't know what being a feminist means, and his deputy, and Minister for Women, Paula Bennett, says she's a feminist "most days". Video, Audio
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Was the truck crash in Germany an act of terrorism?
20 Dec 2016Correspondent Ira Spitzer says it's still not clear whether the attack in Berlin was an act of terrorism. Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 20th December 2016
20 Dec 2016Watch Tuesday's full programme here. Video
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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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