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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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Thursday, 25 March 2010
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Analyst quits job to teach maths for free
24 Mar 2010A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching maths on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100-thousand people a month. Audio
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Gay teenager triggers nationwide debate in U.S.
24 Mar 2010A federal judge in the United States has said he won't force a school district in Mississippi to hold a dance which was cancelled after a lesbian student asked if she could bring her girlfriend. Audio
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A worrying rise in acid attacks in Cambodia
24 Mar 2010In Cambodia there's been an alarming increase in the number of people being attacked with acid. Audio
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New hope in the treatment of tuberculosis
24 Mar 2010Scientists say they've found a way of precisely targeting the bacterium that causes tuberculosis which could lead to a new range of antibiotic drugs. Audio
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White Americans soon to be a minority
24 Mar 2010The latest US census is expected to confirm the rapid growth of the Latino population. Audio
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Alarm about Sudan's upcoming elections
24 Mar 2010The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is describing Sudan's upcoming elections as a"Hitler election." Audio
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Ruling could pave way for more transgenic research
24 Mar 2010A Court of Appeal ruling could pave the way for further research into genetically engineered animals. Audio
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AgResearch CEO says the 'Age of Science' beckons
24 Mar 2010Top science bosses are predicting that in the decades to come, science superstars could sit alongside All Blacks and actors. Audio
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Maoist rebels biggest threat to India's internal security
24 Mar 2010Security forces are on alert in parts of eastern India over a series of attacks by Maoist militants. Audio
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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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