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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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Wednesday, 15 February 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Latest update from PM Chris Hipkins
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks at Parliament on the latest efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle. Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 15 February 2023
Business news for Checkpoint [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320444273112 Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Coromandel areas on day four with no power
15 Feb 2023Parts of the Coromandel have had a fourth day with no power.
Thames-Coromadel Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler talks to Lisa Owen Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa cut off, supplies running low
15 Feb 2023Wairoa is completely cut off, and hundreds of people have had their homes swamped with water.
Mayor Craig Little says they desperately need help. Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: 'She disappeared underwater, under the house'
15 Feb 2023A woman is still missing in Hawke's Bay after the Eskdale property she was housesitting was suddenly inundated with floodwaters early on Tuesday morning.
The owners of the house, Maik Beekmans and… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
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Paeora vets use cows' oral drenching pumps to clear floodwater
14 Feb 2023Now here's a story of a bright moment of ingenuity in today's tempest. The vet clinic in Paeroa flooded overnight, but early this morning, staff quickly grabbed the gear used to treat cattle to clear… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hundreds of flood evacuees in Hastings
14 Feb 2023Hawke's Bay has been pumelled by rain today - forcing a number of evacuations.
At least 90mm fell in the region - turning roads into rivers and leaving residents on rooftops.
Reporter Lauren Crimp… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Whitianga cleaning up after major storm
14 Feb 2023In the Coromandel, Lynda Grant from Mercury Bay Business Association has been out in her gumboots helping businesses in Whitianga with clean up. Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Parliament disrupted as MPs in communities
14 Feb 2023Cyclone Gabrielle has disrupted Parliament's proceedings - with its first day back in business abruptly cut short - and MPs sent back to their electorates.
Our deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Kumeū flooded for third time in 14 months
14 Feb 2023Residents and businesses in Kumeū, west Auckland, have been flooded for a third time in 14 months.
While some businesses were more prepared this time, they're once again having to pick up the pieces… Read more Video, Audio
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Scenic Drive couple stuck in 'slip sandwich'
14 Feb 2023The West Auckland coastal areas of Bethells Beach, Karekare and Piha were among the hardest hit overnight but group of residents on Scenic Drive in Waiatarua have inadvertently found themselves in a… Read more Audio
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West Auckland surf spots cut off by cyclone storm surges
14 Feb 2023Parts of surf club on Auckland's west coast have fallen into flood waters and the building is now on unstable land, thanks to cyclone Gabrielle.
Bethells Beach has been hammered in the storm. At… Read more 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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