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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, 12 December 2022
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Women's Football World Cup NZ training locations revealed
12 Dec 2022Seven different regions in New Zealand will see the spin-off of co-hosting next year's Women's Football World Cup.
Sixteen teams will be based here for the biggest sporting event held in Aotearoa and… Read more Video, Audio
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MBIE acted 'unreasonably' with MIQ allocations - Ombudsman
12 Dec 2022MBIE may be forced to apologise to individuals over flaws in the MIQ allocation system after an investigation found it acted unreasonably.
The Chief Ombudsman launched the review after gettting 270… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland faces pollution threats in air and water
12 Dec 2022Aucklanders are seemingly unable to escape pollution in the city whether its coming from the sky, in the sea, or in our drinking water.
Dozens of beaches across Auckland have been unsafe for swimming… Read more Audio
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Immigration Minister on residency fast-track for nurses
12 Dec 2022Immigration Minister Michael Wood says the latest immigration changes come as there's more competition in the global environment.
Wood told Checkpoint as there are shortages in sectors like nursing… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 9 December 2022
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Auctioneer denies $500 bid for house - not enough commission
A Hamilton auctioneer has refused to accept an additional $500 bid on a house, choosing to sell it for less, because it was not going to earn him enough commission. During the online auction he… Read more Video, Audio
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Alien Weaponry set sights on Eden Park with Guns N' Roses
9 Dec 2022American hard rock band Guns N' Roses is just the second international act to play Eden Park tomorrow night, after Billy Joel graced the stage last weekend. Opening for the Sweet Child O' Mine… Read more Audio
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An enduring friendship between a Napier woman and a seagull
9 Dec 2022She helped save his life and now they've forged a lasting friendship seeing each other almost every day for past the two years. Merrin Fairless is a Napier fruit vendor and Casper as he's now known is… Read more Video, Audio
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Kawarau Gorge Trail gets go-ahead to link Queenstown network
Otago is a step closer to the largest contiguous cycle trail in the Southern Hemisphere - with the Kawarau Gorge Trail now getting the green light after objections in the Environment Court were… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 9 December 2022
9 Dec 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6316859206112 Video, Audio
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US basketball star Brittney Griner finally leaves Russia
A 10-month ordeal in a Russian penal colony is over for one of the biggest stars in one of the world's biggest sports. American basketballer Brittney Griner is back in the US tonight after a prisoner… Read more Video, Audio
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Rotorua Mayor on deal over emergency motel accommodation
9 Dec 2022A deal has been done with the goverment to cut the use of Rotorua motels for emergency housing to close to zero over time. The controversial motel accomodation has been described by some as a "bloody… Read more Video, Audio
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National candidate leading in Hamilton West by-election
9 Dec 2022The general election is still a year away - but Hamilton West voters will tomorrow get a trial run. The bellwether seat tends to swing left or right in line with the wider public - but already Labour… 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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