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Friday, 18 August 2023
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ACT leader doubles down on joke about blowing Pacific Ministry up
18 Aug 2023ACT Party leader David Seymour has doubled down on his joke about about blowing up the Ministry of Pacific Peoples, even after two men entered its office to film and interrogate staff yesterday. The… Read more Audio
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'So many emotions': Man wrongly convicted of murder given millions in compensation
18 Aug 2023It's pay day for Alan Hall, a man wrongly convicted of murder. Almost $5 million and a letter from the government saying he is innocent. The Supreme Court quashed Hall's conviction for a murder during… Read more Audio
Thursday, 17 August 2023
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West Aucklanders react to Govt's long term transport vision
17 Aug 2023West Auckland commuters are looking forward to a better, faster and more reliable bus system. The government has revealed its long term transport vision for the next decade, with plans to spend big… Read more Audio
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Ruckus over rowdy Invercargill rooster
17 Aug 2023A ruckus has broken out over an alleged rowdy Invercargill rooster whose fate is in the hands of a council committee. Georgetown chook owner Alisa Cole says she got an email from the council saying a… Read more Video, Audio
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Acceptance & healing: Timaru comes to terms with Dickason verdict
17 Aug 2023Immense sadness, a sombre cloud, acceptance and healing. That's how some of the Timaru community have described the journey they've been on since three little girls were found dead in their home, just… Read more Audio
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'That's crap': Aucklanders react to Fullers no longer running ferries
17 Aug 2023Several ferry services in Auckland will be canned from October, leaving AT scrambling to find a new operator. Fullers will no longer run services to Birkenhead, Te Onewa Northcote Point and Bayswater… Read more Video, Audio
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Pie palaver: Award for top pie given to the wrong guy
17 Aug 2023It's got all the ingredients of a cringe worthy bungle; a coverted prize for a top pie gets given to the wrong guy. We've seen it before at the highest level, not even the Oscars are immune. Now the… Read more Video, Audio
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Treatment of former All Black labelled 'biased' ahead of World Cup
17 Aug 2023The treatment of a former All Black by World Rugby has been slammed as 'biased' ahead of next month's Rugby World Cup. Centre George Moala played for New Zealand in 2015 and 2016 before switching to… Read more Video, Audio
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Fullers canning multiple commuter ferries, leaving AT to find replacement
17 Aug 2023Fullers is ending its operation of multiple commuter ferry services ..leaving AT scrambling to find a replacement operator. From October 1st, Fullers 360 will no longer operate the Birkenhead, Te… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt proposes increasing fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure projects
17 Aug 2023The government's proposing increasing fuel taxes in a phased way to pay for big infrastructure projects and maintenance. Its draft Policy Statement outlines fourteen transport projects it wants Waka… Read more Audio
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Sophisticated scam steals $10,500 from Kiwi couple in 5 minutes
17 Aug 2023A warning on this story; It may give you a queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach, when you realise it could happen to you, even if you think you're smarter than that. Imagine you get a call, they… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 16 August 2023
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Dairy market goes sour, Federated Farmers react
16 Aug 2023The dairy market has gone sour literally overnight, leaving some farmers gumboot deep in debt. Prices crashed to their lowest levels in nearly five years at the Global Dairy Trade Auction. The average… 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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