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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, 23 February 2023
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Hawke's Bay orchardists assess future, more than a week on since cyclone
23 Feb 2023More than a week after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, Hawke's Bay fruit growers are still assessing the damage - and their futures.
Some have been wiped out completely, while others are working out how to… Read more Video, Audio
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'We've got expensive planes to buy' - Air NZ boss on profits
23 Feb 2023Air New Zealand has emerged from Covid turbulence with a $214 million profit for the first half of the financial year, but it does not mean airfares will be any cheaper any time soon.
The national… Read more Video, Audio
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
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Red-stickered Auckland homeowners may need to pay rates
22 Feb 2023Aucklanders forbidden from entering their properties may still need to pay their rates bills due on Tuesday.
While some other Councils affected by Cyclone Gabrielle have opted to provide rates… Read more Video, Audio
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Ports of Auckland turns profit, will Wayne Brown be pleased?
22 Feb 2023Ports of Auckland has turned a profit, but will it be enough to keep one of its fiercest critics happy?
The underlying profit of almost $21 million for the six months to the end of December means a… Read more Video, Audio
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Excitement at Eden Park for first day of Te Matatini
22 Feb 2023Fifteen haka groups from across the motu performed today at the long awaited Te Matatini national kapa haka festival.
It was day one for the competition and there were lots of excited haka fans and… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tai Rāwhiti water rationing for another five days
22 Feb 2023Water is a sought after resource in Gisborne where restrictions mean many on town supply are going without showers, and turning the washing machine on is a distant memory.
Tai Rāwhiti Civil Defence… Read more Video, Audio
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MPs clash over how to pay for rebuild after Cyclone Gabrielle
22 Feb 2023Politicians have clashed in Parliament over the best way to pay for the cyclone rebuild - with the government refusing to rule out a new tax.
The Opposition is accusing Labour of gearing up to break… Read more Video, Audio
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Kainga Ora considers temporary modular homes after Cyclone Gabrielle
22 Feb 2023Modular homes on vacant Kainga Ora land could be used to house people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.
It says it's early to know exactly how many of its 4500 houses have been signficantly damaged in… Read more Video, Audio
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Cash rate rises to 4.75 percent - economic analysis
22 Feb 2023The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate. Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr talks to Lisa Owen about potential effects. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 February 2023
22 Feb 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320955639112 Video, Audio
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Napier children back to school for first time since Cyclone Gabrielle
Children around Napier have returned to school today for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle struck just over a week ago.
Far from a return to normality, it at least provided children - and their… Read more Video, Audio
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Foster admits unlikely to be All Blacks coach after World Cup
22 Feb 2023The saga surrounding the All Blacks coaching appointment process has taken another twist.
With New Zealand Rugby still yet to confirm when or how it will be done, head coach Ian Foster has decided to… Read more Video, 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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