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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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Tuesday, 24 January 2023
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Tennis: Djokovic faces Rublev at Australian Open quarterfinals
24 Jan 2023Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is the only player left in the men's draw at the Australian Open to have won a grand slam.
The nine-time champion will face fifth seed Andrey Rublev tomorrow in… Read more Video, Audio
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CO2 shortage a bitter taste for brewers
24 Jan 2023Brewers who run bars are being bitten twice by a shortage of carbon dioxide. The gas is integral to beer production, used in tap rooms to push it through the pipes, and in breweries to carbonate it to… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ drivers' dangerous lax attitude to speeding - road policing boss
24 Jan 2023There is no excuse for speeding - that's the message from police, who are ramping up their crackdown on dangerous driving.
About 500 people are killed or seriously injured a year in speed related… Read more Video, Audio
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Outgoing PM Jacinda Ardern bids farewell at Rātana
24 Jan 2023"Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the greatest privilege of my life." Jacinda Ardern has bowed out of her Prime Ministerial duties with one final trip to Rātana.
Politicians of all stripes… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 23 January 2023
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Auckland rail network 'neglected' - Transport Minister Michael Wood
The Transport Minister has admitted Auckland's rail network is "neglected' - but believes commuters today have something to smile about.
The government is investing more than $1.5 billion in upgrades… Read more Audio
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Confusion as IT issue closes Christchurch bus interchange
23 Jan 2023Bus passengers have been left confused, after an I-T issue temporarily closed Christchurch's bus interchange.
The terminal closed yesterday afternoon, and buses have been using the Manchester Street… Read more Video, Audio
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Finance advice: How to face the big back to school costs
23 Jan 2023Financial Advice chief executive Katrina Shanks gives her advice for families dealing with the back to school costs at the beginning of the year. Read more Audio
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Big disparities between schools' costly necessities
23 Jan 2023The final weeks of school holidays may not feel like much of a holiday for parents rushing around making sure kids have everything they need.
And for some, the cost of back-to-school necessities like… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 23 January 2023
23 Jan 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Snagatha Christie: Waiheke's Surfdale in midst of sausage mystery
23 Jan 2023Now to a sizzling hot summer mystery. Some Waiheke island residents are puzzled by the regular appearance of snags - barbequed sausages - wrapped in bread dropped in their letter boxes.
Seems like a… Read more Video, Audio
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Netball: Australia beat Silver Ferns by two goals
23 Jan 2023The Silver Ferns were pipped by two goals by Australia this morning in their second Quad Series game in South Africa.
The series between New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England is a warm up… Read more Audio
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Beachgoers keen for more lifeguards as drowning toll rises
23 Jan 2023Auckland beachgoers want more lifeguards on duty as the drowning toll mounts.
Over the weekend, six people died in the water in and around Auckland. Surf Life Saving says over the past 48 hours… Read more 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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