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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, 19 October 2023
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Evening business for 19 October 2023
19 Oct 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6339425019112 Video, Audio
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All Blacks welcome Mark Telea back after he breached protocol
19 Oct 2023The All Blacks have welcomed protocol-breacher Mark Telea back into the starting side for the semi final match against Argentina. Sam Whitelock joins Telea in the starting side and Samisoni Taukei'aho… Read more Video, Audio
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Son understood to be Wellington woman's suspected killer
19 Oct 2023A Wellington mother who RNZ understands was killed by her son, was a beloved member of the community she lived in. Irene Katsou-Giannis was found dead in her home in Miramar on Monday. Our reporter… Read more Video, Audio
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New Zealand beer cooler company Huski battles Chinese counterfeiters
19 Oct 2023An expensive game of wack a mole that can destroy some businesses. That's how a boutique NZ company describes the constant battle against China based counterfeiters stealing their intellectual… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
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Aid organisation calls for humanitarian corridor in Gaza
18 Oct 2023A doctor has described an operating room ceiling collapsing to the floor mid surgery during the bombing of a Gaza hospital. Palestinian officials claim Israel is responsible for the missile strike… Read more Video, Audio
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Massey University science staff and students fight to save their jobs and studies
18 Oct 2023Science staff and students at Massey University are fighting to save their jobs, and their studies. The cash-strapped university is proposing to slash science causes from its Albany campus, which… Read more Video, Audio
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Police at pains to remind parents to buckle up kids
18 Oct 2023A veteran police officer is trying to get people to buckle their kids in. Over the past seven weeks, Taupo police have set up seatbelt Checkpoints near schools and other spots around the district. 94… Read more Video, Audio
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New kind of speed cameras more effective - Waka Kotahi
18 Oct 2023Waka kotahi says new road safety cameras that track a cars speed over a length of road are way more effective at reducing crashes than fixed spot speed cameras. The so called point to point cameras… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 18 October 2023
18 Oct 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6339368655112 Video, Audio
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US Water Warrior tells NZ crowd water problems are getting worse
18 Oct 2023A US water warrior immortalised by Hollywood has told a New Zealand crowd that water problems are getting much worse. But Erin Brockovich's message to a Water NZ industry conference today is that… Read more Audio
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All Blacks unlikely to make changes for World Cup semi final
18 Oct 2023The All Blacks coaches are unlikely to make too many changes for the side that runs out against Argentina in the World Cup semifinal. The two sides will meet in Paris on Saturday morning New Zealand… Read more Video, Audio
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Winston Peters arrives in capital, preparing for Govt negotiations
18 Oct 2023Winston Peters has touched down in the capital, as New Zealand First seeks to position itself as a power-player in approaching government negotiations. Any official talks involving National ACT and… 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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