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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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Tuesday, 26 July 2016
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Supermarket closure impacts small communities
Hauraki district mayor John Tregidga says supermarket giant Progressive Enterprises' move to close supermarkets has a big impact on small communities with job losses and the risk of prices rising. Audio
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Nick Smith in the Auckland studio
The Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith joins John Campbell live in the Auckland studio. Video, Audio
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Evening business for 26 July 2016
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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No affordable housing in Huapai
Huapai, the largest Special Housing Area in the Auckland region, has no homes completed in that designated affordable price range. Audio
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Building in Browns Bay
Browns Bay, on the North Shore, is abuzz with building - but not in its Special Housing Area. Economist Donal Curtin joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Are SHAs helping first home buyers?
First Home Buyers spokesperson Lesley Harris joins Checkpoint to discuss the impact SHAs had had on people hoping to buy their first homes. Video, Audio
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Where are the affordable homes within SHAs?
Special Housing Areas are blocks of land set aside by local and central government - but where are the affordable homes that their developers are legally bound to provide? Audio
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Knife attack kills 19 at hospital near Tokyo
The worst mass murder in Japan in 70 years has left 19 people dead and 45 injured at a facility for the disabled near Tokyo. Washington Post correspondent Anna Fifield joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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Critical acclaim for FLOTUS' speech
First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention that pundits say will replayed, quoted and anthologised for years to come. Video, Audio
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Sanders endorses Clinton in DNC speech
To applause from many and booing from some, former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders finally delivered a passionate endorsement of Hillary Clinton and urged supporters to vote for her. Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 26 July 2016
26 Jul 2016Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
Monday, 25 July 2016
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Retired probation officer takes claim against Corrections
The man who brought a Waitangi Tribunal claim against the Department of Corrections says it is failing in its duty of care. 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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