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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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Friday, 8 July 2016
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Supported housing for young people in Christchurch close
Two Christchurch housing services providing supervised homes for vulnerable young people have closed. Audio
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Controversial videos spark #BlackLivesMatter protests
8 Jul 2016April Reign, the woman behind "Oscars So White", joins Checkpoint to discuss the videos that sparked #BlackLivesMatter protests around America. Video, Audio
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Dallas police negotiate with armed suspect
8 Jul 2016Four police officers are dead and seven have been wounded, along with one civilian, in a shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest in the Texas city this afternoon, our time. Audio
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2m Kiwis compete for Lotto prize
8 Jul 2016The New Zealand Lotteries Commission estimates that around 2,000,000 Kiwis will be playing this weekend for their share of the biggest prize in lotto history of $40m. Audio
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1080 blackmailer caught up in party pills sting
The Auckland businessman who threatened to spike infant milk formula with 1080 poison has had 15 months added to his prison sentence after he was caught in a party pills sting with buckets of illegal… Read more Audio
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Live update on suspected shooter in Dallas
8 Jul 2016Dallas Morning News crime reporter Sarah Mervosh is outside a parking garage in downtown Dallas where negotiations with a suspect are taking place. Audio
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How can John Key help Akld's housing crisis?
Despite a massive influx in people coming to the country, John Key rejects immigration as a significant contributor and has called on the RBNZ to do more. Video, Audio
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Pressure mounts for Govt to review migration policy
The Reserve Bank yesterday said there had been an influx of 160,000 people in the past three years, putting pressure on the housing market and prompting calls for the Govt to review its migration… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 8 July 2016
News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Live press conference from Dallas
8 Jul 2016The Dallas police Chief, David Brown, speaking at a news conference. Audio
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Farmhand heads to jail over assault of child
A farmhand who kidnapped and assaulted a 5-year-old girl in Palmerston North has been jailed for eight years. Audio
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Man jailed for Alex Fisher's murder
The man jailed for murdering Alex Fisher is keeping quiet about his reasons for killing his twelve-year-old half brother. 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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