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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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Wednesday, 6 December 2023
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Hundreds of dollars of counterfeit notes found in Waikato
6 Dec 2023Hundreds of dollars of counterfeit notes have been palmed off in Waikato, with retailers being warned to keep a sharp eye out during the Xmas rush. Since October police say there's been seven… Read more Video, Audio
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How much is too much for a good beer?: Craft brewers struggle with rising costs
6 Dec 2023Aotearoa's craft beer industry is hoping for a profitable summer as it continues to wrestle with high brewing costs. A fourth craft beer business has hit major financial trouble this week as importer… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 6 December 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6342437412112 Video, Audio
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Chris Luxon and Hipkins exchange vicious blows in parliament
6 Dec 2023Christopher Luxon and Chris Hipkins re-entered the Parliamentary ring this afternoon, exchanging vicious blows in the first debate of this term. It followed the pomp and pageantry of this morning's… Read more Audio
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Auckland council still undecided on budget, after day of debate
6 Dec 2023Auckland Council is no closer to deciding on its Budget, after a full day of debate on what parts to put out for public consultation. The plan proposes rates rises, overhauling public transport to… Read more Audio
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Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish split on government's approach to te reo Māori
6 Dec 2023The government has partially walked back comments that it's looking to put a stop to bonuses for public servants proficient in te reo Māori. Public Services Minister Nicola Willis told RNZ she was… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 5 December 2023
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Far north family travel to Rarotonga to learn more about Te Reo
5 Dec 2023A family from the far north has travelled to Rarotonga as they fight to preserve their language learn more about their ancestors. Ngā Tamariki Mānihera is a music performance group. They homeschool… Read more Audio
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Protests raise questions about next year's Waitangi day
5 Dec 2023If today's protests over the new government's policies on co-governance and the Treaty are anything to go by, next year's Waitangi Day celebrations could be a heated affair. Prime Minister Christopher… Read more Video, Audio
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A peek inside Granny's Christmas Grotto in Marton
5 Dec 2023For 10 years Granny's Christmas Grotto in the Rangitīkei town of Marton has brought the joy of Christmas to thousands of visitors. But after it closes its doors this year, everything will be auctioned… Read more Video, Audio
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Heavy rain and possible flooding: Weather watch for Northland
5 Dec 2023A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Northland, which is getting hit by heavy rain and could have some flooding. It's getting about 40mls of rain an hour in some areas and there's a rain… Read more Video, Audio
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What does it take to be a jockey?
5 Dec 2023If you have a love of horses, a need for speed and weigh under 55kgs, a job as a jockey could be just for you. Recent suspensions and an exodus of local jockeys to greener pastures overseas means… Read more Video, Audio
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Crate day antics destroy endangered birds eggs near Canterbury
5 Dec 2023Crate day antics in four wheel drives have destroyed the eggs of endangered birds nesting along a Canterbury river. There's several colonies of the Tarapiroe, black fronted terns and banded dotteral… Read more Video, Audio
Checkpoint
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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