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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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Monday, 15 March 2010
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Players back decision to pull out of cricket tour
15 Mar 2010Heath Mills is the head of the Cricket Players Association - he joins us. Audio
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US relationship with Israel strained
15 Mar 2010A bitter diplomatic row between Israel and the United States is showing no signs of cooling off. Audio
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Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe postponed
15 Mar 2010New Zealand Cricket has confirmed the Black Caps tour to Zimbabwe in June will not got ahead. Audio
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Lobby group wants to prosecute Police and Corrections
15 Mar 2010The Sensible Sentencing Trust has gone to court asking for permission take private prosecutions against the Police and the Corrections Department over the Graeme Burton case. Audio
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Mayor goes head to head with Forest and Bird
15 Mar 2010Forest and Bird has been accused of scaremongering for releasing details of what it says are the government's plans to open up more conservation land for mining. Audio
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US citizens killed in Mexico's war on drugs
15 Mar 2010The United States President Obama says he is outraged by the weekend killing of two US citizens who became the latest victims of the Mexican government's war on drugs. Audio
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Wellingtonians' reactions to proposed rugby sculpture
15 Mar 2010Plans have been unveiled for a $350,000 Rugby World Cup sculpture in the Capital. Audio
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No long term health impacts, Mapua residents told
15 Mar 2010People living at Mapua near Nelson have been assured they are unlikely to suffer long term health effects as a result of the clean-up of the most contaminated chemical site in New Zealand. Audio
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Cyclone Tomas hits Fiji
15 Mar 2010The biggest cyclone to hit Fiji for decades has already claimed one life and caused damage in the northern islands but it's full force is yet to hit. Audio
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Red shirts gather outside army barracks in Thailand
15 Mar 2010Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of protesters to dissolve parliament or face further demonstrations. 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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