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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, 2 October 2025
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Six changes to All Blacks side to close out championship
2 Oct 2025All Blacks have just announced their side to close out the Rugby Championship. Coach Scott Robertson has made six changes to the side which kept the Eden Park streak alive last week. Sports reporter… Read more Audio
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SPCA 'outraged' by government walk back on pig crate ban
A leading animal welfare group says its been blindsided by the government quietly walking back a ban on pig crates weeks before it was due to come into force. Associate Minister Andrew Hoggard's… Read more Audio
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Toitū Te Tiriti cuts ties with Te Pāti Māori
2 Oct 2025The Toitū Te Tiriti protest movement has cut ties with Te Pāti Māori - with its spokesperson accusing the political party of being ego-driven and having a dictatorship model. Te Pāti Māori has pushed… Read more Audio
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Australia funding over two times more medicines than NZ
Australia is funding two and half times the modern medicines that Aotearoa is according to an ongoing study. The study comissioned by Medicines New Zealand has been tracking drug funding in both… Read more Audio
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Kiwis on board Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces
2 Oct 2025The organisers of a humanitarian aid flotilla trying to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza say all three New Zealanders taking part have been detained by Israel. About 40 boats are reported to have… Read more Audio
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Technology teachers worry govt overhaul will ruin curriculum
Technology teachers are worried the government's overhaul of the school curriculum and qualifications will ruin what they say is a world-leading curriculum. They worry creativity and problem solving… Read more Audio
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Rugby players time spent on field to be monitored
2 Oct 2025How long international rugby players spend on the field will be strictly monitored from next season. World Rugby has put a spotlight on player welfare and will restrict the number of games a player… Read more Audio
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Call for sunscreen to be subsidised
2 Oct 2025There are calls for sunscreen to be subsidised as we count down to the peak sun season. It comes as almost two dozen sunscreens in Australia were recalled, paused or under review because of concerns… Read more Audio
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US government shuts down for first time in seven years
2 Oct 2025US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the US government shutting down for the first time in nearly seven years. Republicans and democrats have been playing the blame game after a… Read more Audio
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Should NZ ban deals on junk food?
Buy one get one free, multi deals for junk or unhealthy food and free refills for fizz are now banned in England. The range of foods included is vast, from potato chips, pre package pizza and… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
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Keir Starmer slams Farage at Labour Conference
1 Oct 2025UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party Conference speech, the Royal Mail's response to increasing demand for parcel delivery and a Ryanair flight that… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 1st October
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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