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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, 28 August 2023
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More schools turning to on-the-job training to fill teacher shortage
28 Aug 2023Schools are increasingly turning to new ways of recruiting teachers in order to meet demand amid a long-running teacher shortage. On-the-job training programmes allow aspiring teachers who already… Read more Audio
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Some people disabling ankle bracelets with tin foil - report
28 Aug 2023Political football or a threat to people's safety? Some of the sentiments over a leaked police report into the number of people disabling their electronic ankle bracelets with tinfoil. The police… Read more Audio
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Govt finds $4 billion in public service savings over next four years
The Labour government has found nearly $4 billion in savings across the public service over the next four years. It comes as the government's accounts for the eleven months to the end of May show tax… Read more Audio
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Kiwis don't know how to react to earthquake warnings - research
28 Aug 2023New research shows we're not as switched on as we should be when it comes to technology, warning us of earthquakes. Massey's Joint Centre for Disaster Research surveyed more than three thousand people… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 28 August 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6335698871112 Video, Audio
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NZ race driver makes mark on F1 debut despite odds against him
28 Aug 2023Patients with life limiting conditions say New Zealand is lagging behind other OECD countries when it comes to funding new and breakthrough medicines. The group "My Life Matters" represents more than… Read more Audio
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Patients with life-limiting conditions protest for better medicine access
28 Aug 2023Patients with life limiting conditions say New Zealand is lagging behind other OECD countries when it comes to funding new and breakthrough medicines. The group "My Life Matters" represents more than… Read more Audio
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Why a fifth of NZers are missing out on free Kiwisaver top up funds
28 Aug 2023Nearly a million Kiwis are missing out on tens of thousands of dollars at retirement, because they're failing to take advantage of Kiwisaver. A report by financial advisory service National Capital… Read more Video, Audio
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National party leader's press conference derailed by heckler
28 Aug 2023National Party leader Christopher Luxon had his media conference derailed by a heckler from the Freedoms New Zealand party this afternoon. The man was hanging over a fence behind where Mr Luxon was… Read more Video, Audio
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Canterbury's only urgent care clinic reducing hours due to staff shortages
28 Aug 2023For the second time in three days, there will be no urgent care clinic in Canterbury with Christchurch's 24 Hour Surgery reducing hours tonight because of a serious staff shortage. It also had to shut… Read more Video, Audio
Saturday, 26 August 2023
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Rangitikei electorate up for grabs, but do locals know their options?
26 Aug 2023Rangitīkei is the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south to above Taumarunui in the north. And it's up for grabs this election, as its four-term… Read more Audio
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Breaking through theatre's glass ceiling for people with disabilities
26 Aug 2023It's not every theatre show where the actors rug up their audience in blankets and give them something to munch on throughout the performance. But that's all part of the experience at Spark, a… 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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