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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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Monday, 13 February 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Storm surges hitting Red Beach, north Auckland
13 Feb 2023Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is at Red Beach, in north Auckland, where Cyclone Gabrielle is sending major storm surges and strong winds. Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Auckland quiet as most work from home
13 Feb 2023Meanwhile in Auckland, the city's quickly become a ghost town once again, as businesses shut up shop, and people follow instructions to work from home.
Most schools in Auckland closed today, in… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 13 February 2023
13 Feb 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320292414112 Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest news from Tologa Bay Civil Defence
13 Feb 2023Tairawhiti has been put under a red weather warning, and evacuations are being recommended in several areas around the East Coast.
A state of emergency is also in place. The Deputy Civil Defence… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Much of Coromandel cut off, without power
13 Feb 2023Parts of the Coromandel have been without power for almost 24 hours as rough seas and heavy rain continues to pound the coastline.
State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Tairua is now closed due to… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Northpower boss details power outages
13 Feb 2023Thousands of homes and business are with out power in Auckland, Whangārei and Kaipara and Northland.
About a quarter of Northpower's customers are without power right now, Northpower chief executive… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest emergency details for Auckland
13 Feb 2023Auckland Emergency Management Duty Controller Rachel Kelleher joins Lisa Owen with the latest details on Cyclone Gabrielle. Read more Video, Audio
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Evacuations, power out in Northland as Cyclone Gabrielle hits
13 Feb 2023Large swathes of the North Island are now under a state of emergency, with many regions feeling the force of Cyclone Gabrielle.
A state of emergency has been declared in Northland, Auckland… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 10 February 2023
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Ministry of Education details response to Cyclone Gabrielle
10 Feb 2023Auckland schools are preparing students for remote learning next week as much of the upper North Island braces for the arrival of Cyclone Gabriel from Sunday night. Secretary of Education Iona Holsted… Read more Video, Audio
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Turkish, Syrian NZers raising funds to help family in quakes
10 Feb 2023The government has committed another three million in aid to Turkey and Syria.
Meanwhile expats are doing what they can to help the humanitarian response.
Turkish and Syrian businesses throughout… Read more Audio
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Swimming pools shut due to lifeguard shortage
10 Feb 2023If you're heading to the public swimming pools to cool down this month - you might find the doors shut.
Some centres are grappling with a shortage of lifeguards - with a lack of international workers… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 10 February 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320063100112 Video, Audio
Checkpoint
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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