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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, 30 August 2016
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Father and son fight off masked robbers with table leg and stick
30 Aug 2016A father and son who fought off masked-robbers with a table leg and hockey stick, say they no longer feel safe working alone at night in their Napier dairy. Video, Audio
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Public meeting in Havelock North
30 Aug 2016Havelock North locals hope a public meeting in Havelock North tonight will give them the answers they desperately want following the town's water contamination crises. Alex Ashton reports. Video, Audio
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Pharmac urged to fund Keytruda for other cancers
30 Aug 2016A cancer patient given just two days to live five months ago is calling on Pharmac to publicly fund Keytruda for cancers other than melanoma. Read more Audio
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'Cyber-ransoming' on the rise in NZ
30 Aug 2016Cyber ransoming, where hackers seize files or intellectual property and demand money for their return, appears to be increasing, Minister Responsible for the GCSB Christopher Finlayson says. Audio
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Dotcom livestreaming 'good for justice' - David Harvey
30 Aug 2016Allowing Kim Dotcom's appeal to be livestreamed is an innovative move which will enable people greater access to how justice is delivered, internet law expert David Harvey says. Audio
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Dotcom livestreaming will set precedent, law prof says
30 Aug 2016The livestreaming of Kim Dotcom's appeal to YouTube will set a precedent for other cases, Auckland University professor of law Bill Hodge says. Audio
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RNZ Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 30th August 2016
30 Aug 2016Watch Tuesday's full show here. Video
Monday, 29 August 2016
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Melanoma patient Jeffrey Patterson dies
29 Aug 2016Melanoma patient Jeffrey Patterson spoke to Checkpoint earlier this year as he prepared to take a petition to Parliament calling for an immunotherapy drug to be funded. He died on Saturday night. Video, Audio
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Libyan forces advance into final IS strongholds in Sirte
29 Aug 2016Libyan government forces are closing in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte. Video, Audio
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290 killed in Italy earthquake
29 Aug 2016At least 290 people have been confirmed to have died in last week's 6.2 magnitude earthquake which destroyed and damaged dozens of towns in central Italy. Video, Audio
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The All Blacks and Wallabies varying fortunes
29 Aug 2016The Wallabies' losing streak has dragged on after they were once again beaten by the All Blacks on Saturday night. Audio
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Police investigate claims officer shoved teenager
29 Aug 2016Police are investigating claims a police officer shoved a teenager off his bike and up against a fence. A video of the incident has been widely circulated on social media. 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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