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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, 1 November 2023
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Cattle thieves take more than 50 cows from South Auckland farm
Cattle rustlers have hit a South Auckland stud ...swiping more than 50 cattle and with them priceless genetics. 22 breeding cows and 29 calves have been stolen from farmers Kirstine Lereculey and… Read more Audio
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Half hour delay for paramedics to enter Al Noor mosque after shooting
1 Nov 2023It took half an hour for paramedics to enter Al Noor Mosque after the March 2019 massacre. The inquest has heard at least two Armed Offenders Squad officers had deemed the mosque safe to enter and… Read more Audio
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International law expert: ceasefire in Israel and Gaza unlikely
An international law expert suspects calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas will be ignored. Aid agencies have been pleading for an immediate ceasefire, to allow for the safe… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 1 November 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340266548112 Video, Audio
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Ian Foster's All Blacks reign ends as team touches down in NZ
1 Nov 2023All Blacks coach Ian Foster's reign ended today as he touched down in Auckland after the Rugby World Cup campaign in France. Foster now hands over the team to new coach Scott Robertson, even though… Read more Video, Audio
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Household interest payments expected to double by next year
Buckle up, because household interest payments are expected to double by mid next year, forcing more borrowers to default on their mortgages. In its latest Financial Stability Report, the Reserve Bank… Read more Video, Audio
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Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report
It's a resounding fail for Gloriavale Christian school according to its latest ERO report card. The private school operates out of the secretive community on the West coast of the South Island about… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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Tesla under microscope for inflated claims about capabilities
31 Oct 2023Tesla is under the microscope over allegations it's may have over revved claims about its famous cars capitalities. The company's revealed it's been subpoena'd by the US Department of Justice for more… Read more Video, Audio
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Car dealers slashing EV prices ahead of end clean car discount
31 Oct 2023Dealers say they're slashing the prices on electric vehicles ahead of the end of the clean car discount, but even that doesn't seem to have buyers rushing through the doors. National has promised to… Read more Audio
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Aid agencies express grave concern of humanitarian crisis in Gaza
31 Oct 2023With a ceasefire in Gaza becoming more and more unlikely, Aid Agencies are continuing to express grave concern over the humanitarian crisis. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire… Read more Video, Audio
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Dogs banned from Wellington Bay, may be allowed in summer
31 Oct 2023From tomorrow, dogs are banned from Oriental Bay in Wellington, but an effort is underway to allow pooches to roam the sandy shore during summer months. Traditionally dogs can go on the beach in… Read more Audio
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Conservationists concerned to find dozens of dead penguins on Waiheke
31 Oct 2023There are growing concerns for the Hauraki Gulf's penguins with ten chicks found starving and dozens dead on Waiheke Island in the past few weeks. It has conservationists worried that we could be… Read more Video, 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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