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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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Monday, 4 November 2024
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Lawson equals best Formula One result in wet conditions
4 Nov 2024New Zealander Liam Lawson has equalled his best Formula One result in wet conditions at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The conditions in Sao Paulo were as treacherous as they've been at any point in this… Read more Audio
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Israel's attacks on targets in Gaza ramped up north of strip
4 Nov 2024Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about how the neck and neck race for the White House has stalled progress on high stakes negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Read more Audio
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More time spent on social media than eating and exercising - study
4 Nov 2024We spend more time scrolling on social media than we do eating and exercising a day according to a new study. A Canterbury university study surveyed almost 400 social media users aged 18 to 44 years… Read more Audio
Friday, 1 November 2024
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Kiwis to take on Tonga in rugby league's Pacific Championship
1 Nov 2024The Kiwis are preparing to be confronted by a sea of red at Mt Smart Stadium tomorrow night when they take on Tonga in rugby league's Pacific Championship. Adding to the pressure for both sides, the… Read more Audio
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Asia: Taiwan hit by largest storm in nearly 3 decades
1 Nov 2024Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Taiwan being hit by it's largest storm in nearly three decades, a recent ballistic missile launch from North Korea and how prominent Christmas is… Read more Audio
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Cruise industry worth more than $1.3 billion
1 Nov 2024The cruise industry is making waves with a new report showing it was worth more than 1.3 billion dollars for the country last financial year.The industry-commissioned report was released today and… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 1 November 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Harris and Trump campaign in Arizona
1 Nov 2024The sunbelt state of Arizona has enjoyed a double dose of presidential attention today with both Harris and Trump campaigning in town. Corin Dann spoke to Lisa Owen from the Republican rally. Audio
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Charity fashion show granted temporary liquor licence
1 Nov 2024The charity fashion show that found itself at the epi-centre of the heated debate over alcohol and suicide has been granted a last minute temporary liquor licence for the event in Dunedin on Saturday… Read more Audio
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Luxon tells opposition to stop playing politics with youth
1 Nov 2024The Prime Minister is standing by Mike King's work - but not his words - after the Gumboot Friday figurehead suggested alcohol was a solution for mental health issues, rather than a problem. Gumboot… Read more Audio
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2 year old hospitalised multiple times due to being in mouldy
1 Nov 2024A single mother says her two year old daughter got pneumonia and has been hospitalised multiple times after growing up in a mouldy home, which her landlord failed to maintain. The woman was awarded… Read more Audio
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Pahiatua residents line streets in tribute to 'Polish children'
1 Nov 2024Just as they did 80 years ago today, residents of Pahiatua lined the lower North Island town's streets to bid a special and emotional tribute to a group of people forever known as the 'Polish… Read more 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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