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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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Wednesday, 23 August 2023
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Evening business for 23 August 2023
23 Aug 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6335396608112 Video, Audio
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Canterbury school rejects govt synthetic carpet offer in favour of wool
23 Aug 2023A rural North Canterbury school is among those rejecting a government offer of free imported synthetic carpet saying it's highly offensive to its wider farming community and instead it will fundraise… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ canoe sprint team has one chance to qualify for olympics
23 Aug 2023New Zealand's canoe sprint team has one chance to qualify their biggest boats for next year's Olympics. The plan is to qualify both a women's and men's K4 for the first time. To do that they need to… Read more Video, Audio
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Some owners of flood damaged houses opt to sell 'as is where is'
23 Aug 2023Some owners of flood damaged properties are reaching breaking point, opting to sell up 'as is where is' as they wait for repairs and a category for their property. Others are renting out their… Read more Audio
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Has National gone woke? Dunedinites on diversity in party's caucus
23 Aug 2023Has the National Party gone woke? Dunedinites awoke this morning to their local paper telling them National List MP Michael Woodhouse is heading for political retirement because he's a man. He's since… Read more Audio
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National Poison Centre data reveals hundreds of children potentially harmed by vape products
23 Aug 2023As the government moves to crack down on vapes. Figures show this could be a record year for the number children potentially poisoned by the liquid nicotine used in them. The National poisons centre… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
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Sneak peek at progress on Auckland's electric ferry fleet
22 Aug 2023Auckland Transport has opened the shed for a look at the electric ferries it's having built. Just last week AT announced the end of several inner city routes, because operator Fullers360 says it… Read more Video, Audio
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Vaping industry responds to Labour's proposed restrictions
22 Aug 2023Vaping Industry Association of New Zealand chair Jonathan Devery spoke to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6335179483112 Read more Video, Audio
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Vape-free advocates say Labour's new restrictions aren't enough
Those concerned about vaping restrictions say the measures proposed by Labour today aren't good enough, and might not even happen. Labour says it would slash the number of vape stores to 600… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 22 August 2023
22 Aug 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6335179140112 Video, Audio
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Shock as former All Blacks coach offers to help out the Wallabies
22 Aug 2023Former Rugby World Cup winning coach Steve Hansen has hosed down some initial shock at news he's helping out the Wallabies. Hansen has agreed to offer some guidance to the Australian side ahead of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Northland schools appeal to parents of truants at fish and chip shops
Northland schools are trying to hook truants back into class, by targeting their parents at the local chippy, among other things. Education Minister Jan Tinetti has today highlighted figures showing… 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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