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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, 20 March 2023
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Napier principal welcomes Napier-Taupō Road reopening
20 Mar 2023The reopening of a critical cyclone-damaged state highway means students can be reunited with their families and school sports teams are back in the national game.
Basically all traffic is now able… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 20 March 2023
20 Mar 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6322948770112 Video, Audio
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Yet more disruption for Auckland trains with slip on tracks
20 Mar 2023Auckland rail commuters can expect disruptions as they head home this evening due to a slip on the tracks near Parnell. Train services are down to one track between the central transport hub of… Read more Video, Audio
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South Island Ultra race grand prize sparks sexism debate
20 Mar 2023A grand prize for a record breaking finish in a South Island ultra marathon has sparked an even bigger international debate about sexism.
Organisers of the South Island Ultra race offered a $10,000… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Caps close to dominant win over Sri Lanka in Wellington
20 Mar 2023After two nail-biting Test wins the Black Caps are closing in on a dominant victory over Sri Lanka in Wellington.
Strong winds have made conditions at the Basin Reserve tough for all involved today.
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Vector keen for traffic management costs to come down
20 Mar 2023Lines company Vector is supporting Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's call to reduce road cones across the city and streamline traffic management work.
Vector's chief executive Simon Mackenzie says traffic… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland road cone use 'expensive, unnecessary' - mayor
20 Mar 2023'Unjustifiable disruption' is how Auckland's mayor has labelled road cones dotted through the city.
Wayne Brown is calling on several big organisations to work out how traffic management can be… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 17 March 2023
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Celebrating 175 years of Dunedin at First Church of Otago
17 Mar 2023Now to Dunedin, where the southern city and the surrounding Otago region is celebrating its 175th birthday this weekend. The First Church of Otago was instrumental in Dunedin's European settlement and… Read more Video, Audio
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Napier-Taupō SH5 to reopen to all traffic on Monday, with limi
17 Mar 2023A critical state highway between Napier and Taupo will re-open to all traffic come Monday morning; with restrictions. The major route and in and out of Hawke's Bay a hammering during cyclone Gabrielle… Read more Video, Audio
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Will the horse Slim Shady please stand up? Napping stallion has locals thinking he's dead
17 Mar 2023Concerned locals in Cambridge have been reporting a horse seemingly lying dead by the road side. But their fears have been misplaced, as Libby Kirkby-McLeod explains. Read more Video, Audio
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Irish in Wellington celebrate St Patrick's Day
17 Mar 2023For some of the population, today's a day for shamrocks, wearing green, and having a drink of Guinness or Irish whiskey. It's St Patrick's day, and those with a dash of Irish ancestory are keen to… Read more Video, Audio
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Hamilton's clothing store hit with rampant shoplifting, assault
17 Mar 2023The Backdoor clothing store in Hamilton's been forced to lock its front door and screen customers because of rampant shoplifting and assaults on staff. Gone are the days of wandering in for a browse… 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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