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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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Monday, 26 September 2016
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Royal family delights Canadian crowds
26 Sep 2016The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have impressed the Canadian public on their first overseas tour as a royal family. Video, Audio
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Neurologist backs calls to scrap charity boxing matches
Calls are growing for charity boxing matches to be abolished after a fighter died at an event in Hamilton at the weekend. Audio
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Battle for democracy in Chch taken to council
26 Sep 2016The battle to have fully democratic elections re-instated in Canterbury has been taken to the doorstep of the Canterbury Regional Council. Video, Audio
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Banking expert says LVR exemptions for first home buyers admin
Exempting first home buyers from lending restrictions may create more problems that it solves, a banking expert says. Audio
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Wellington wants to become predator free
26 Sep 2016Wellington has unveiled plans to become the world's first predator-free capital. Audio
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Akld Council urged to quit tobacco, sugary drinks & fossil fuel
Auckland Council is being appluaded for pulling out of a fund which may invest in companies that make weapons. Audio
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Evening business for 26 September 2016
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Golfing icon Arnold Palmer dies
26 Sep 2016Arnold Palmer, one of golf's greatest players who helped propel the game just as television was coming of age, has died at the age of 87. Audio
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Family move from motel to marae, because they say WINZ won't foot bill
26 Sep 2016A homeless family in Auckland is moving from a motel to a marae because they say WINZ won't pay for their accommodation anymore. Video, Audio
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Charges laid over Nurofen products, consumer groups react
Nurofen is facing a number of charges over its labelling of pain products. Audio
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"Russia does not need to win these wars, it just can't lose"
26 Sep 2016The Interpreter editor James Miller talks to Checkpoint about Russia's motivation in the Syria conflict. Video, Audio
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Heavy rain causes chaos on Coromandel Peninsula
Heavy rain has caused flooding and stranded motorists on the Coromandel Peninsula. 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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