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Thursday, 8 August 2024
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Allegations in court say Polkinghorne was an 'angry man'
8 Aug 2024It's the second week of the trial of Polkinghorne, who's accused of murdering Ms Hanna and trying to stage it to make it appear self inflicted. Bruce Hanna, Ms Hanna's younger brother, today gave… Read more Audio
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Manawa faces potential 55 million dollar drop in earnings
8 Aug 2024Renewable energy generator Manawa's revealed one of its customers has defaulted on its bill and that's contributing to a potential 55 million dollar drop in its forecast earnings. Today it has… Read more Audio
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Part-time doctors working full-time hours to get through workload
8 Aug 2024Research done by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners surveyed 400 doctors over two weeks. It found those with 22 hours of patient contact time a week generally ended up working the… Read more Audio
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Prisoners waiting more than 3 months for medical care
8 Aug 2024Figures for the first three months of this year show the longest wait was 97 days at Rimutaka prison to see a medical officer and 91 days to see a dentist at Otago Corrections facility, with the… Read more Audio
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Major power companies put on notice by senior minister
8 Aug 2024The major power companies have been put on notice by a senior minister who has warned the government could intervene to help bring down prices. It comes after wholesale power prices doubled over the… Read more Audio
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Scott Robertson makes big selection calls for this weekend
8 Aug 2024With captain Scott Barrett out injured, Ardie Savea leads the side while outside back Will Jordan makes his return from a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being picked on the bench. Coach Scott… Read more Audio
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Former students of Alexandra PE teacher make Olympic podium
8 Aug 2024Both Finn Butcher, who won Gold in the Kayak Cross and Nicole Shields who took out Silver in the cycling team pursuit final, went to Dunstan Highschool in the Central Otago town of Alexandra. Their… Read more Audio
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US: Harris hits the campaign trail with new running
8 Aug 2024United States correspondent Zach Monetellaro speaks to Lisa Owen about Kamala Harris hitting the trail with new running mate Tim Walz and the American sports team in contention to be known as one of… Read more Audio
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Rotorua residents want council to build natural burial site
8 Aug 2024A group of Rotorua residents wants the council to create a natural burial site, so people can be interred simply without coffins or embalming, decomposing naturally under a tree. Other regions… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 7 August 2024
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Labour MP deletes social media video featuring pro-Palestinian protestors
7 Aug 2024The Labour MP Duncan Webb has deleted a video he posted on social media that featured pro-Palestinian protesters chanting at the prime minister: "How many kids did you kill today?" The backdown came… Read more Audio
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Not enough support for survivors of abuse in care - advocates
7 Aug 2024There will be blood on the Government's hands if it doesn't immediately provide support to the survivors of state and faith-based care - that's the message from abuse survivor and advocate Ken… Read more Audio
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Africa: Preparations for important regional summit in Zimbabwe underway
7 Aug 2024Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about a wild string of events involving a particularly controversial pastor in South Africa, preparations for an important regional summit in… 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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