Navigation for Station navigation
Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
Monday to Friday, 4-6pm
Text 2101, texts cost 20 cents
Navigation for Checkpoint
Latest audio
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
-
Million dollar homeowners don't feel like millionaires
The average house in Auckland is now valued at $1 million. RNZ reporter Tom Furley asked Auckland million dollar homeowners if they feel like millionaires. Video, Audio
-
Auckland first-home buyers' limits stretched
Owning a home in Auckland is becoming increasingly out of reach for many people as the average house price has tipped $1 million. Housing Minister Nick Smith joins Checkpoint. Read more Audio
-
RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 September 2016
6 Sep 2016RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 6 September 2016 Video
Coming up
Monday, 5 September 2016
-
Havelock North children afraid to drink tap water
5 Sep 2016Children in Havelock North refuse to drink the tap water despite being told it's safe. Many call it "sick water" and in some cases prefer to drink water out of a box. Video, Audio
-
Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis
5 Sep 2016Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death. Video, Audio
-
Miners face prosecution over illegal pursuits
Six miners operating in Westland and Southland have been put out of business and two face prosecution for their involvement in illegal mining. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
-
Immigrants needed as some Kiwis have bad work ethic, PM says
5 Sep 2016A Hawkes Bay apple grower is backing the Prime Minister's comments that immigrants are needed to fill jobs because too many locals are drug users or have a bad work ethic. Audio
-
Soldiers say rights breached over N-bomb fallout
5 Sep 2016The lawyer for two soldiers found guilty at a court martial after being found acting strangely in Palmerston North on Labour Weekend last year, says their rights were breached in several ways. Audio
-
Bernard Hickey on new rules for property investors
Most investors in Auckland will soon need to have at least a 40 percent deposit, up from the current 30 percent. Financial analyst Bernard Hickey joins Checkpoint to discuss the tightened rules. Video, Audio
-
Giant replica of London set ablaze in Great Fire re-enactment
5 Sep 2016A giant wooden replica of 17th-century London has been set ablaze on the Thames River in a spectacular re-enactment of the Great Fire of London 350 years ago. Audio
-
US food and drug authority bans anti-bacterial soaps
5 Sep 2016The US Food and Drug Administration has banned some anti-bacterial soaps after it found they can do more harm than good. Professor Julian Crane spoke to Checkpoint about the implications of that… Read more Video, Audio
-
Chch City Council won't back down on property reports
Christchurch City Council is not backing down on including warnings on property reports about their vulnerability to sea level rise. Video, Audio
Checkpoint
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.
Follow this podcast.
Text 2101 (texts cost 20 cents)
Email checkpoint@rnz.co.nz