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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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Tuesday, 31 January 2023
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Evening business for 31 January 2023
31 Jan 2023News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6319520175112 Video, Audio
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Hot Water Beach holiday park struggling after tough seasons
31 Jan 2023Coromandel tourism businesses are caught in a perfect storm after battling Covid disruptions.
So far the summer has been hampered by rain, and now one of the peninsula's main tourism highways is out… Read more Video, Audio
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Rugby community worldwide praise first openly gay All Black
31 Jan 2023The rugby community in New Zealand and around the world are hailing Campbell Johnstone as a trailblazer after the former Crusaders prop came out as the first openly gay All Black.
Johnstone shared… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Latest from Orewa under state of emergency
31 Jan 2023Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is in Orewa on the east coast in north Auckland, where northeasterly winds up to 100km/h are forecast.
He joins Lisa Owen with the latest details.
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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on govt response to Auckland floods, Cabinet reshuffle
31 Jan 2023Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has unveiled his new Cabinet line-up.
Nanaia Mahuta has been stripped of the local government portfolio and Andrew Little has lost health.
Kieran McAnulty enters Cabinet… Read more Video, Audio
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Titirangi fears further slips as more heavy rain expected
31 Jan 2023Aucklanders have been sent another warning more bad weather is on the horizon.
An emergency alert was sent to phones this afternoon with official advice to stay off the roads.
The orange warning is… Read more Video, Audio
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Weather: Far North mayor details state of emergency
31 Jan 2023Northland has joined Auckland in a state of emergency as more severe weather is forecast to hit the region.
A red alert weather warning has been extended to Tauranga and Rotorua, and there are heavy… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 30 January 2023
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Lessons to be learnt after Auckland floods - Wayne Brown
30 Jan 2023Wayne Brown accepts communications were not good enough and he has commissioned a full investigation. Audio
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Trucking boss on impact of flood-damaged roads
30 Jan 2023There's a long list of roads that have been damaged in the flooding, including main highways.
It's creating headaches for businesses relying on the network. The National Road Carriers Association… Read more Audio
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Coromandel roads face major damage with no quick fix
30 Jan 2023The roads in and around the Coromandel are increasingly fragile after a pounding of heavy rain, and more to come.
Some roads have now reopened, but a large section of State Highway 25A between Kopu… Read more Audio
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Auckland floods: Business group 'blindsided' by school closures
30 Jan 2023A major business group says they've been blindsided by the decision to keep schools closed for another week.
Employers and Manufacturers Association CEO Brett O'Riley talks to Lisa Owen. Read more Audio
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Hipkins turns Labour's trend with bounce in political polls
30 Jan 2023New Labour leader Chris Hipkins has helped give his party a bump in the latest 1 News Kantar Public Poll.
Labour has risen five percent up to 38, while National is on 37 percent. ACT is on 10… 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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