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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, 19 December 2023
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Money set aside for wheelchair taxis not being spent
19 Dec 2023Nearly $1 million dollars aside for fitting out wheelchair taxis is sitting unused, as the window to claim it draws near. Taxi companies around the country have claimed just a quarter of the $1.2… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 19 December 2023
19 Dec 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Previous comments come back to haunt PM
19 Dec 2023The Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, has spent another day batting away claims of hypocrisy, with his previous comments about te reo and international travel coming back to haunt him. It comes the… Read more Audio
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NZ cricketers up for auction in Indian Premier League
19 Dec 202314 New Zealand cricketers will go under the hammer in the Indian Premier League auction tonight - including rising star Rachin Ravindra. After a strong Cricket World Cup last month Ravindra has been… Read more Audio
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Walking tracks around Cathedral Cove open for summer
19 Dec 2023DOC has managed to get new walking tracks around Cathedral Cove open for summer, despite the hike down to the popular Coromandel beach being off the cards, for now. Extreme weather events in January… Read more Audio
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Six charged over allegations Corrections staff were bribed with sex and cash
19 Dec 2023Six people have appeared in court today, charged over allegations Corrections staff were bribed with cash and sex to take contraband into Wellington's Rimutaka Prison. Of the six, three men have been… Read more Audio
Monday, 18 December 2023
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New art installation hopes to bring life to infamous Auckland park
A new art installation by Auckland Council is hoping to revitalise one of Central Auckland's most infamous parks. The sculpture, called Waimahara, welcomes visitors to the lower end of Myers Park with… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 18 December 2023
18 Dec 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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The dangerous & the bizarre: What items travellers try to sneak into NZ
18 Dec 2023Although Aotearoa has some of the strictest quarantine regulations in the world, some travellers still try to sneak in items that are not allowed. In the past three months, quarantine officers seized… Read more Audio
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White Ferns aim for third one-day win in a row
18 Dec 2023The White Ferns are in the midst of the final one-dayer against Pakistan in Christchurch and are aiming to make it three wins in a row. Today's day-night cricket match is the White Ferns' last game… Read more Audio
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Hundreds of billions of investment needed in local govt - LGNZ
18 Dec 2023New Zealand is being warned it is heading towards a tragedy if more is not invested in council infrastructure, and that people need to get used to double-digit rates increases. Local Government New… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians in 2 minds about axing Let's Get Wellington Moving
18 Dec 2023Wellingtonians have expressed mixed feelings about the axing of the capital's major transport project. The new government and local councils have met and agreed to put an end to Let's Get Wellington… 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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