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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, 26 September 2025
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Plane lands after reports of fire in the cargo
26 Sep 2025Terror in the skies over Auckland today as a Qantas flight from Sydney, Australia touched down in Auckland following reports of a fire in the cargo hold. Fire and Emergency were alerted just after… Read more Audio
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New mental health ward opens in Palmerston North
26 Sep 2025More than 11 years after the deaths of two patients at Palmerston North Hospital's mental health ward triggered damning reviews into the facility, a replacement has been opened. But the families of… Read more Audio
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Wounded All Blacks to take on Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup
26 Sep 2025Eden Park is the focus of this weekend's rugby action, as the wounded All Blacks take on the Wallabies in the first Bledisloe Cup test of the year. The All Blacks come off a record loss in their last… Read more Audio
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Household net worth going up
26 Sep 2025Are you feeling wealthier? Stats NZ's latest data on household net worth shows that for many of us, the answer should be yes. But how can that be, and who's actually getting the benefit of the… Read more Audio
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Peters calls on world's big emitters to act on climate change
26 Sep 2025The Foreign Affairs Minister says the world needs to face the "elephant in the room" on global emissions at a climate change meeting in New York. Speaking at a UN leaders breakfast on sea level rise… Read more Audio
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1000 children poisoned by school lunches in Indonesia
26 Sep 2025Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about over 1000 children being poisoned by free school lunches in Indonesia this week, as well as a film in China which was digitally altered to turn… Read more Audio
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New Far North bylaw enforcing desexing for all cats
26 Sep 2025A new Far North District Council bylaw requires all cats over the age of four months to be "chipped and snipped". It's a big change for the Far North which has not tried to restrict cats in the past… Read more Audio
Thursday, 25 September 2025
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Evening business for 25 September 2025
25 Sep 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Dame Noeline wants to coach Silver Ferns again
25 Sep 2025One of Dame Noeline Taurua's inner circle insists that she wants to coach the Silver Ferns again, despite being dramatically stood down. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Migrants being tricked into looking after cannabis grow houses
25 Sep 2025So called crop sitters are being tricked into coming here from Vietnam for jobs that don't exist, only to find themselves working for international criminal groups, looking after massive cannabis grow… Read more Audio
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International students join growing number of Auckland homeless
25 Sep 2025An advocate for Auckland's homeless says international students are joining the growing number of people sleeping rough on the city's streets. Throughout winter and into the chilly spring, Kildare… Read more Audio
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Teen boys being exposed to extremism and toxic masculinity
25 Sep 2025There are fears more and more teenage boys are being drawn into a world of extremism and toxic masculinity through exposure to misognistic ideas promoted online and by infamous social media… Read more Audio
Checkpoint
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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