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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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Tuesday, 17 May 2011
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Mines rescuers reject having quick look at Pike River
17 May 2011The Pike River families are not taking no for an answer. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 17 May 2011
17 May 2011The row over retrieving Pike River remains escalates, Fiji moves to extradite its top ranking military fugitive and will Ngapuhi's most famous kuia be banned from Waitangi for her outrageous rudeness… Read more Audio
Monday, 16 May 2011
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Camperlobacter rates decrease, but risk is still high
16 May 2011Rates of campylobacter have halved in the past few years but New Zealand still has amongst the highest number of reported cases in the developed world. Audio
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The latest news from Latin America
16 May 2011Twenty-seven decapitated bodies have been discovered near Guatemala's border with Mexico. Audio
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Queenstown Jet company fined
16 May 2011A Queenstown jet boat company has been fined $35,000 for breaches of maritime safety rules. Audio
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Evening Business for 16 May 2011
16 May 2011The services sector is starting to recover after months of severe contraction. Audio
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Doctors urge changes to seat belt laws
16 May 2011Two Auckland paediatricians say children are dying in road crashes because the Government's pussy-footing around with seatbelt safety. Audio
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Lieutenant Colonel Tevita Mara gives his side of the story
16 May 2011In Fiji - the hunt is on for those who helped a senior military commander escape sedition charges and flee to Tonga. Audio
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Killers consent to parole freeze
16 May 2011Two high-profile murderers have agreed to having their parole chances frozen until mid-2013. Audio
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Quake inquest lifts load despite harrowing stories
16 May 2011The first day of a coroner's inquest in Christchurch has heard harrowing details of the final moments of some of those who died in February's earthquake. 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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