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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, 2 September 2016
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Environment Minister accused of GMO beat up
2 Sep 2016Environment Minister Nick Smith is being accused of blatant scaremongering as he moves to stop local councils from controlling Genetically Modified Organisms in their districts. Video, Audio
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Petition calls for end to Compass contract with Southern DHB
Southern District Health Board has been handed a petition demanding it scrap its controversial 15-year food contract with Compass Meals. Audio
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Evening business for 2 September 2016
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Steven Joyce discusses Indian students' plea
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce responds to the pleas of Indian students who wish to stay in New Zealand after the immigration agent they used in India committed fraud. Video, Audio
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Indian international students 'not the culprits'
One hundred and fifty Indian students studying in New Zealand face deportation because the immigration agent they used in India committed fraud. Nine of them spoke to Checkpoint today. Read more Video, Audio
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Civil Defence defends reaction time
2 Sep 2016Questions have been raised over the time it took Civil Defence to issue a tsunami warning following this morning's earthquake. Civil Defence's Sarah Stewart Black spoke to Checkpoint. Audio
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East Coast residents flee to higher ground after quake
2 Sep 2016People rushed to higher ground this morning after a magnitude 7.1 quake struck off the East Coast. Video, Audio
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Aftershocks continue after 7.1 quake rattles East Coast
2 Sep 2016Aftershocks are continuing in the East Coast where a 7.1 magnitude quake this morning damaged homes, triggered a tsunami warning and closed schools. Video, Audio
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NZ woman detained in Bali
2 Sep 2016A New Zealand woman detained in Bali after allegedly being found with methamphetamine will be made a spectacle of, an international human rights lawyer says. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 2nd September 2016
2 Sep 2016Watch Friday's full show here. Video
Thursday, 1 September 2016
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Chch dog owners face fines if they don't follow new rules
1 Sep 2016Christchurch dog owners could be fined $300 for not carrying bags to pick up after their pets or letting them walk on pathways in Hagley Park without a leash. Video, Audio
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Waimaikiri Mayor David Ayers buys undies after 4 years
1 Sep 2016Waimaikiri Mayor David Ayers has finally bought undies four years after making a pledge to his wife he wouldn't buy them until Farmers reopened. 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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