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Friday, 16 September 2022
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Ardern in London as city readies for Queen Elizabeth's funeral
16 Sep 2022Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has arrived in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday.
Over the weekend she will meet King Charles III and Prince William along with the UK's new Prime… Read more Video, Audio
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Beck quits Auckland mayoral race, but votes for her still count
16 Sep 2022Viv Beck has announced her withdrawal from Auckland's mayoral race, though she can still technically win the city's top job.
She is the second high profile candidate to pull out in the last few weeks… Read more Audio
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Pupils' lucky escape as bus crashes through bridge barrier
16 Sep 2022More than 20 students have had a lucky escape after their journey to school this morning took a terrifying twist.
The St Mary's College students were not far from school when their Coachways bus… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 15 September 2022
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Queues overnight in London to see Queen lying in state
15 Sep 2022Checkpoint reporter Katie Todd is in London where people have been queueing through the night to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.
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Auckland Blues donate rugby boots to Tongan schoolkids
Some school children in Tonga have received donated rugby boots from the Blues.
Representatives from the Auckland-based rugby team travelled to Nuku'alofa to deliver 20,000 pairs of donated boots… Read more Video, Audio
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Harry, William put on united front for Queen's funeral
15 Sep 2022The new King's sons have put on a united front in the days following the Queen's death, making two public appearances side by side.
Princes William and Harry have had a strained relationship in… Read more Video, Audio
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Health Minister fronts up to nurses at union's conference
The Health Minister was met with a silent protest as he fronted up to nurses today.
Andrew Little spoke at the annual Nurses' Organisation conference, and was put in the hot seat to answer questions.
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Ambulance officer killed in head-on crash on SH1 mourned
15 Sep 2022St John is paying tribute to one of its ambulance officers, killed in a head on collision in Cambridge yesterday.
The driver of the other car also died, on a stretch of State Highway 1.
Waka Kotahi… Read more Audio
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Council aims to make Wellington safer with lower speed limits
15 Sep 2022Wellington council has signed off on a proposal to cut speed limits to 30km/h on most streets and 40km/h on the main roads.
Paris, Bilbao, Brussels and Glasgow have done it - but it may be a long and… Read more Audio
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What to do with frozen berries that have to be boiled
Beware of the berry is the word from New Zealand Food Safety. But the good news is you can still chow down on imported frozen raspberries, blueberries and the rest if you follow a few key suggestions.
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Evening business for 15 September 2022
15 Sep 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6312331112112 Video, Audio
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Berry confusion - not clear which frozen berries carry Hep A risk
It's been berry confusing - a food safety notice about the risk of Hepatitis A from imported frozen berries, but no specifics about which brands and from what countries.
People are being advised to… 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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