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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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Thursday, 4 May 2023
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Murupara so short of GPs, unvaccinated doctors are being flown in
4 May 2023A rural Bay of Plenty town is struggling so much to attract doctors, that its only GP is flying in unvaccinated South Island locums who can't find work elsewhere.
Bernard Conlon is currently the sole… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 3 May 2023
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Cyclone Recovery Minister on what's next for Hawke's Bay
3 May 2023Hawke's Bay locals are onto their third cyclone recovery minister in just five weeks after former Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri's surprise defection.
She anounced she's switching allegiances to the… Read more Video, Audio
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Development levy a 'scam' - Manawatū district councillor
3 May 2023A district councillor is taking on his own local body about the way it charges development levies.
Manawatū District councillor Andrew Quarrie says ratepayers are being ripped off, but the council… Read more Audio
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Kiwi Jono Ridler sets new ultra-distance marathon swim record after 33 hours in the water
3 May 2023Swimmer Jono Ridler is just a few hours away from making it to shore in his record-breaking non-stop 100km open water swim, from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Narrow Neck beach on Auckland's North… Read more Video, Audio
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Tobacco industry targeting children via vapes - New Plymouth Mayor
3 May 2023New Plymouth's mayor says New Zealand needs to take a leaf out of Australia's book and tighten up vaping regulations.
Australia is limiting vape flavours, bringing in "pharmaceutical-style"… Read more Audio
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Whaitiri resignation a surprise to PM Hipkins while in London
3 May 2023Meka Whatiri's surprise defection has come while Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in London for the King's Coronation.
He received the news not long after touching down in the UK.
Our reporter Katie… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 3 May 2023
3 May 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6326661410112 Video, Audio
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Security boosted at Auckland school to halt vaping in toilets
3 May 2023Security cameras and QR codes to access toilets are some of the tools used to tackle students vaping at an Auckland high school.
Australia's announced a raft of new vape rules including making it… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ boxer David Light's future uncertain after minor stroke
3 May 2023New Zealand boxer David Light's future in the ring is uncertain after the 31-year-old suffered a minor stroke.
The cruiserweight fighter became unwell upon returning home to New Zealand after his… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Ruatoki and water treatment plant cut-off by flooding
3 May 2023Wild weather is bearing down on the Bay of Plenty, and is expected to deteriorate in Taranaki and Northland later tonight.
Some Bay of Plenty residents are being told to boil water because of… Read more Video, Audio
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Shock resignation: Labour minister Whaitiri defects to Te Pāti Māori
3 May 2023In an election year bombshell, Labour minister Meka Whaitiri has jumped ship, her shock defection blindsiding her own caucus - including the Prime Minister.
She remains in Parliament as an… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
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Christchurch cold case murder trial: Was it a contract killing?
2 May 2023A jury must decide if a young Christchurch mother was murdered in a contract killing, or if the man who admitted to her murder is a liar trying to make himself look better.
In 1995, 21-year old… 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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