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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, 2 March 2023
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More trucks on fragile Northland roads after slip hits rail line
2 Mar 2023More than 40 extra freight trucks per day will be on the already fragile roads of Northland after a major slip on the region's main rail network.
The North Auckland Line, between Swanson and… Read more Audio
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NZ Golf Open returns with record prize money on offer
2 Mar 2023After a three year absence the New Zealand Golf Open is back with record prize money up for grabs.
The tournament at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown has a field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs -… Read more Video, Audio
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Housing Minister in Hawke's Bay, temporary villages considered
2 Mar 2023Temporary villages could go up in Hawke's Bay to help house up to 1000 people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Housing minister Megan Woods was on the ground today - to get a feel for how desperate… Read more Audio
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At least $10m given to Red Cross to support cyclone-hit regions
2 Mar 2023The destruction brought by Cyclone Gabrielle has destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure across the North Island.
The recovery is set to cost billions and in some cases the damage caused will… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
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In-N-Out Burger pops up in Wellington
1 Mar 2023Hundreds of people queued to get a taste of California in Wellington today.
American chain In-N-Out burger has set up a pop up site in the city.
Our reporter Samuel Rillstone and cameraman Angus… Read more Video, Audio
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Napier Mayor waiting on details for more police in area
1 Mar 2023Hawke's Bay locals didn't hold back when they had a chance to tell senior police and local mayors what it's like living in the flooded region, with looters prowling around.
After surviving the… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ's Roots Marlborough Dry Gin named world best
1 Mar 2023The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel both sing about it, and it plays a starring role in one of Humphrey Bogart's most memorable lines.
Now a New Zealand made Gin's been named a world best. Roots… Read more Audio
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Tai Rāwhiti youth muck in to help the region reconnect, rebuild
1 Mar 2023When Civil Defence kicked into gear in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Te Tai Rāwhiti's young people did too.
Taiki E, based in Gisborne's central city, is billed as a collaborative space with an… Read more Audio
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Some vegetable prices double since Cyclone Gabrielle hit crops
1 Mar 2023Some vegetable prices have doubled since Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand and decimated vast areas of crops.
Kumara and leafy vegetables are among the veges hardest hit by flooding, and supermarkets… Read more Video, Audio
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National's Mark Mitchell on Hawke's Bay crime
1 Mar 2023National says the government's been way too slow in bolstering police numbers in cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay.
The Prime Minister has announced more police are being sent in despite initially hosing down… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 1 March 2023
1 Mar 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6321458404112 Video, Audio
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Kerikeri businesses desperate for SH1 to Northland to reopen
Kerikeri businesses are desperate for State Highway 1 to Northland to fully open up - with lengthy detours keeping visitors away.
It's been three weeks since the main highway through the Brynderwyn… 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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