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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, 24 February 2023
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Hawke's Bay residents say they're living in fear of looters
24 Feb 2023Police say there hasn't been a spike in crime in areas hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, but residents living in the hardest-hit areas say they're living in fear of looters.
Down some Hawke's Bay streets… Read more Audio
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Employment Court chief judge visits Gloriavale
24 Feb 2023The Employment Court's chief judge has made an unprecedented visit to Gloriavale as part of a case brought by six former members who claim they were exploited and treated like slaves.
Christina… Read more Audio
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Latest from Auckland Minister as city braces for another storm
24 Feb 2023Returning to the weather now with alrady hammered parts of the country standing by for another round with mother nature.
Coromandel, Gisborne and Hawkes bay all under heavy rain warnings. And… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 24 February 2023
24 Feb 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6321093805112 Video, Audio
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Storm-hit Northland is not forgotten - PM Chris Hipkins
24 Feb 2023The Prime Minister has spent the day with cyclone responders in Te Tai Tokerau telling Northlanders they have not been forgotten.
He was confronted with stories of some of our poorest households cut… Read more Audio
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Cricket: Black Caps battle on against England in Wellington test
24 Feb 2023The rain has stayed away - for now - and the Black Caps are battling to swing the momentum back in their favour on day one of the second cricket test against England in Wellington.
New Zealand made a… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Latest details from Auckland Civil Defence
24 Feb 2023Auckland Emergency Management has warned of severe thunderstorms over the northern part of the region on Friday afternoon, bringing possible flash flooding or slips.
Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Latest details from Hawke's Bay Civil Defence
24 Feb 2023Hawke's Bay Civil Defence is going door to door in Esk Valley to check everyone is evacuating. Residents received a text alert at 1:30pm advising them of the evacuation ahead of heavy rain.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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Esk Valley ordered to evacuate as more extreme weather looms
24 Feb 2023In Hawke's Bay, Hana Montaperto-Hendry and her partner Alex Hendry run Sarosa Wines in Esk Valley.
They were cleaning up silt when they got word to evacuate.
Greg Miller from Linden Estate Winery… Read more Audio
Thursday, 23 February 2023
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Health Minister details services for cut-off East Coast regions
23 Feb 2023A new two for one covid vaccine will be available for anyone thirty plus from April.
The bivalent jab combines two strains of virus meaning its likely to be more effective against Omicron… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt confirms inquiry into forestry slash, erosion on East Coast
23 Feb 2023The government has confirmed there'll be an inquiry into forestry slash - headed by former Education Minister Hekia Parata.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was back in cyclone-hit Napier today, checking… Read more Audio
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Mātangirau bring Wairoa mud on legs to Te Matatini after Cyclone Gabrielle
23 Feb 2023The second day of Te Matatini brought another 15 groups, among them defending champions Ngā Tumanako and crowd favourites Angituu.
But one group that's had to go through more than anyone to get to… Read more Audio
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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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