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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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Friday, 21 July 2023
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Evening business for 21 July 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6331590627112 Video, Audio
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Police confirm 2 killed in Auckland shooting were men in 40s
21 Jul 2023Police say the two people killed in the Auckland CBD shootings were men in their 40s. A scene examination has continued at the site at the bottom of Queen Street today, in an unusually quiet city… Read more Video, Audio
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Football ferns look forward after huge win
21 Jul 2023A day on from the biggest win in the side's history, the Football Ferns are already looking at what comes next. The country is gripped with football fever following the incredible win over Norway at… Read more Video, Audio
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Schools shut, roads closed: Wild weather hits Coromandel, again
21 Jul 2023Flood waters have shut schools, trapped cars and closed roads on the Coromandel as wild weather hit. To add to that, the Whitianga waste water pump station failed, prompting a no flush notice… Read more Video, Audio
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Missing Chch real estate agent described as happy, loving person
21 Jul 2023A Christchurch real estate agent, missing since Wednesday has been described as a happy person, who loved her job and her daughter. Police have scoured parts of Wigram, where Yanfei Bao was last seen… Read more Audio
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'Pure elation': Hannah Wilkinson on historic world cup win
21 Jul 2023Just when Aotearoa needed a pick-me-up, the Football Ferns absolutely delivered. The team came out strong in the World Cup opening game against former world champs Norway, leaving the sellout Eden… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 20 July 2023
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Undercurrent: New series hears MPs sound alarm on fake news
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says she gets almost daily threats and has surveillance measures in place at her home. Ms Ngarewa-Packer is among MPs and experts sounding alarm about the… Read more Audio
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Police Commissioner on fatal Auckland shooting
20 Jul 2023Returning to our earlier story about the fatal shootings at an Auckland construction site. The 24 year old gunman was on home detention for family violence charges, but police say he was allowed to go… Read more Video, Audio
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Eden Park expecting near sell out for opening world cup match
20 Jul 2023The Women's Football World Cup kicks off in just under an hour's time, and Eden Park is expecting a sell out, or close to it. The opening ceremony starts from 6:30 tonight, before the Football Ferns… Read more Video, Audio
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World Cup fever brewing in the regions
20 Jul 2023New Plymouth is about 240 kilometres away from the nearest Fifa Women's World Cup venue. But that hasn't stopped world cup fever gripping the city, especially amongst youngsters in love with the… Read more Video, Audio
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MPs agree to put politics aside, briefly, to acknowledge Auckland shooting
20 Jul 2023MPs agreed to put politics aside, for a few minutes at least, and acknowledge the victims of today's Auckland CBD shooting. Police have confirmed the offender was on home detention and had a history… Read more Audio
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Witnesses recount coming face to face with Auckland gunman
20 Jul 2023Workers who'd come face to face with the gunman who's killed two people and injured five at a downtown Auckland construction site say they had a narrow escape. There was chaos in the CBD area around… 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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