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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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Friday, 18 January 2013
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Featherston Death - two granted bail
18 Jan 2013Two of the five people arrested following the death of a Featherston man have been granted bail. Glen Jones was found in his home with severe injuries just after midnight last Saturday, and died in… Read more Audio
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Government Investment Funds
18 Jan 2013A Treasury report into the performance of government investment funds has warned that there is a limit to how much they can invest in the New Zealand stock market. Audio
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Gippsland Fires
18 Jan 2013A 25-thousand hectare blaze is raging through Gippsland in Victoria, destroying houses and threatening towns. Soaring temperatures and gusty winds are pushing the bushfires across the country's east… Read more Audio
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Annual Inflation is Low
18 Jan 2013The cost of living fell at the end of last year, driven by cheaper vegetables and retailers slashing prices to move stock. The Consumers Price Index fell point-2 per cent in the final three months of… Read more Audio
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Evening Business for 18 January 2013
18 Jan 2013News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Armstrong admits to being a drug cheat
18 Jan 2013Nina Maria Potts watched him being interviewed by Oprah and reports for Checkpoint. Audio
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Firth of Thames Rescue.
18 Jan 2013Rescuers have called off the search for an 11 year-old boy missing after the boat he was on capsized in the Firth of Thames; no-one on the boat was wearing a life jacket, despite having them onboard… Read more Audio
Thursday, 17 January 2013
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The latest from the Australian Open
17 Jan 2013For the Australian Open update, our tennis correspondent in Melbourne is Bill Scott. Audio
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Afghanistan attack designed to raise security fears
17 Jan 2013A brazen attack on Afghanistan's intelligence headquarters in Kabul was designed to raise fears about security, says a US analyst. Audio
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Arthur Taylor back in court fighting smoking ban
17 Jan 2013A career criminal, Arthur Taylor, appeared in court via video link this morning in his ongoing battle with the Department of Corrections over the smoking ban in prisons. Audio
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Whanganui council to discuss problems with wastewater plant
17 Jan 2013The Whanganui District Council has ordered an independent report into the foul smells from its failing wastewater plant which have been plaguing locals. 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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