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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, 23 September 2024
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Thousands flock to Auckland's new outlet mall Manawa Bay
23 Sep 2024Bargain hunters are continuing to flock in their thousands to Auckland's newest outlet mall, Manawa Bay, which is less than 3 kilometres from the city's airport. A wave of shoppers heading there for… Read more Audio
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Code to protect NZ athletes from sexual abuse and bullying up for public discussion
23 Sep 2024A code to protect New Zealand's elite athletes and grassroots participants from sexual abuse, bullying, racism and match-fixing is up for public discussion. The Code of Integrity for Sport and… Read more Audio
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Shane Reti looking at options to crackdown on 'nangs'
23 Sep 2024Some shops selling nitrous oxide said they're still getting their heads around what a government crackdown could mean for them. The Health Minister Shane Reti is considering urgent options to try and… Read more Audio
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Former eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne found not guilty
23 Sep 2024Former eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne has been found not guilty of murder. An 11 person jury has ruled the former eye surgeon did not kill his wife, Pauline Hanna, in 2021.Outside the court this… Read more Audio
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ACC payments for ballet dancers could rise 360%
23 Sep 2024A potential leap in ACC payments of about 360 percent has the Royal New Zealand ballet spinning. ACC's consulting on poposed changes that would see ballet dancers move out of the low risk performing… Read more Audio
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How do people feel about their jobs?
23 Sep 2024Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland how they feel about their job. Audio
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35% of NZ lawyers with moderate to severe distress in survey
23 Sep 2024New Zealand lawyers are apparently among the unhappiest in the world . The University of Melbourne surveyed 800 New Zealand based lawyers and law students between 2021 and 2023. It found almost 35… Read more Audio
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Putting costs on paitents will turn them away - GP clinics
23 Sep 2024"We're reaching a crisis point now, I can see a lot of harm coming," that's the message from some GP clinics desperately trying to avoid closing their doors or putting up prices for patients. GPs had… Read more Audio
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Schools abandoning take home essays because of AI
23 Sep 2024Some schools are abandoning take-home essays and assignments because students are using artificial intelligence to cheat.The misuse of AI has even prompted changes to the national school… Read more Audio
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Lydia Ko wins by five shots after 3 week break after Olympics
23 Sep 2024Lydia Ko won back-to-back LPGA Tour titles for the first time in eight years when she lifted the Queen City Championship trophy in Ohio. The 27 year old was back on the golf course after taking a… Read more Audio
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Kaka showing signs of severe distress in Dunedin Aviary - vets
23 Sep 2024A stoush over a single kaka parrot is seriously ruffling feathers. The bird known as Charlie Girl spent almost a quarter of a century at Te Anau Bird Sanctuary, where she fostered chicks, hatching and… Read more Audio
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Polkinghorne found not guilty of murdering wife Pauline Hanna
23 Sep 2024After an eight week trial, and 10 hours of deliberations over two days, former eye surgeon, Philip Polkinghorne has been found not guilty of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna three years ago. Jurors… Read more 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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