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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, 10 August 2016
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Sonny Bill Williams remains positive despite injury
10 Aug 2016Sevens Star Sonny Bill Williams will stay on in Rio after he ruptured his achilles tendon in New Zealand's shock loss to Japan this morning, and urges all Kiwis to get behind the team. Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Wednesday 10 August 2016
10 Aug 2016Watch Wednesday's full show here. Video
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
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Today In Parliament for 9 August 2016 - evening edition
9 Aug 2016Birthday wishes for the prime minister from Mitiria Turei when MPs gather in their debating chamber for their first Question Time in just over a month. Questions dominated by housing issues of prices… Read more Audio
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Manganui field delighted with heavy snow
9 Aug 2016The huge dump of snow which has closed roads and knocked out power to homes has also delighted ski fields, particularly the unheralded club-run Manganui field on Mt Taranaki. Video, Audio
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More problems for Fire Services' new fleet
9 Aug 2016A new fleet of fire trucks worth millions of dollars are riddled with faults and should be ditched, firefighters say. Audio
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Auckland Council may have $770,000 invested in tobacco
Auckland councillors have been told the council may have $770,000 invested indirectly in British American Tobacco. Audio
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Fottballer Abby Erceg back in NZ team
9 Aug 2016The New Zealand women's football team's skipper Abby Erceg has had her red car overturned and can join the team again. Video, Audio
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NZ sevens team win silver at Olympics
9 Aug 2016The women's sevens team have won New Zealand's second silver medal at the Olympics after they were beaten 24 to 17 by tournament favourites Australia this morning. Video, Audio
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Boost in police numbers is bottom-line for NZ First
The government says it's considering boosting police numbers but is playing down suggestions that New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has forced its hand. Audio
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Apartment dwellers face another night without power
9 Aug 2016The operations manager for the Metropolis Apartments, where hundreds of residents face another night without power, says there is no back-up option available. Video, Audio
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Auckland apartment without power for 3 days
9 Aug 2016Residents in Auckland's Metropolis Hotel Apartments will spend their third night in the dark tonight with no word on when power might be restored. Video, Audio
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Bomb attack in Pakistan kills at least 70
9 Aug 2016A suicide bomber in Pakistan has killed at least 70 people and wounded more than 100 at a hospital in Quetta. Financial Times correspondent in Pakistan Farhan Bakhari joins Checkpoint. Video, 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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