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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, 28 October 2022
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Downsized lifestyle popular as tiny homes waitlist rises
28 Oct 2022More and more people are turning to tiny houses as a way to get onto the property ladder.
And skyrocketing demand means there's a six month delay in getting a tiny home at the moment.
Our reporter… Read more Video, Audio
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New Covid wave hits Australian team at T20 World Cup
28 Oct 2022They got thumped by the Black Caps last weekend and now Covid-19 is ramping up the pressure on the Australian cricket team at the T20 World Cup.
A second player in the Australian side has tested… Read more Video, Audio
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Tip Top scrapping two well-loved flavours
Ice cream lovers are about to notice two Tip Top favourites missing from the supermarket freezer.
Tip Top's discontinuing its 2 Litre cookies and cream and goody goody gumdrops Tip Top director Ben… Read more Video, Audio
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Four-year terms, lower voting age, more pay pitched for council
28 Oct 2022A four year council term, giving 16-year-olds the vote, and increasing pay for councillors.
They're all suggestions from a draft report into the future of local government.
Our video journalist Sam… Read more Video, Audio
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Protesters burn headscarves at Iranian Embassy in Wellington
28 Oct 2022Protesters burned headscarves and passports and defaced the sign outside the Iranian embassy in Wellington today - calling it a "terrorist embassy".
There have been widespread protests in Iran for… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 27 October 2022
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Arrowtown death mystery: Police looking for silver suitcase
Police are stil trying to trace the family of a tourist who died in Arrowtown over labour weekend so they can send his body home.
51-year-old Wai Ming Lai who was visiting from Hong Kong was on a… Read more Video, Audio
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First cruise ship in 11 years welcomed in Lyttelton, but with mixed feelings
27 Oct 2022For the first time in 11 years, Ōtautahi has welcomed a cruise ship. No large ships have docked in Lyttelton Harbour since the earthquakes destroyed the previous berth.
Reporter Niva Chittock and… Read more Video, Audio
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Nelson dog tracker's advice for finding missing pups
27 Oct 2022A Richmond fish & chippie owner who is also a sought-after dog tracker has a few good takeaways when it come to finding wayward canines.
Don Schwass works for Nelson land search and rescue, but he… Read more Video, Audio
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Transport Minister responds to protesters for passenger rail
27 Oct 2022The invitation has been extend to Transport Minister Michael Wood to talk to the protesters for passenger rail.
He discusses the issue with Lisa Owen. Read more Video, Audio
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Protesters for rail denied chance to speak at Select Committee
Climate protesters blocking a Wellington motorway this morning were denied their chance to speak to politicians because they were breaking the law.
It's the latest in a string of protests from the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 27 October 2022
27 Oct 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Queenstown police bust ring selling party drugs on Facebook
27 Oct 2022An international drug ring selling in Queenstown through Facebook with product bought overseas via the dark web has been busted.
A dozen people have been arrested after police infiltrated the… 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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