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Friday, 3 October 2025
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Te Pāti Māori trying to contain ructions after Toitū Te Tiriti cuts ties
3 Oct 2025Te Pāti Māori is trying to contain internal ructions - after a key ally and protest group severed ties - and critics from in-and-outside the party pile on.The leadership is rejecting the claims - but… Read more Audio
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Seymour pushing for more in medicine funding
3 Oct 2025The Minister for medicines has revealed he is pushing for hundreds of millions of dollars of more funding for drugs in the next year's budget. Associate Health Minister, who is responsible for… Read more Audio
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Defence Minister Collins hopes to increase NZ made weapons
3 Oct 2025"Made in New Zealand" - Defence Minister Judith Collins hopes to put that label on more drones and weapons around the world. The new Defence Industry Strategy, announced today, aims to boost local… Read more Audio
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Government dish out first lot of new event funding
3 Oct 2025The government has announced it will put five million dollars into a roof fund for Auckland's Manuka Doctor tennis arena; the total cost is expected to be $15 million. It is the first project to get… Read more Audio
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Could a bed tax help boost struggling Auckland businesses?
3 Oct 2025Auckland businesses and city leaders are renewing calls for a bed tax on the city's tourist accommodation to fund major events. Despite the government's $70 million boost for tourism announced last… Read more Audio
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Changes to All Blacks side ahead of Bledisloe Cup match
3 Oct 2025It's a big weekend for the All Blacks, who are over in Perth for tomorrow night's Bledisloe Cup match with the Wallabies. Coach Scott Robertson has made some intriguing changes to his team. Sports… Read more Audio
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Revenge saving phenomenon taking hold overseas
3 Oct 2025You might have heard about revenge spending - where people buy things they maybe don't need after a period of constraint. But what about revenge saving? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been… Read more Audio
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Dozens still mising under collapsed Indonesian school
3 Oct 2025Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about dozens of people who are still missing under the wreckage of a collapsed Indonesia school, which rescuers saying there are "no signs of life".
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Third of people are working more than one job
3 Oct 2025A third of New Zealand workers are holding down more than one job to make ends meet according to new study. It is also predicting multi-job workers may soon be the norm not the exception. Global… Read more Audio
Thursday, 2 October 2025
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Aussie trade workers call for lower retirement age
2 Oct 2025Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about some Australian workers calling for early retirement, as the population ages some workers in physically demanding jobs are having to quit… Read more Audio
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Damaging health effects found from odours in Christchurch
2 Oct 2025People in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley are feeling vindicated after health researchers have found environmental odours have damaging health effects. Locals living in the suburb believe they've… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 October 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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