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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, 6 December 2022
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Master Builders doubts competition moves will help cut costs
6 Dec 2022A key building industry association doubts recommendations aimed at increasing competition will dramatically cut costs. The Commerce Commission's confirmed competition in the sector's not working as… Read more Video, Audio
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Baby's life in limbo as unvaccinated blood battle goes on
6 Dec 2022The life of a critically ill baby is in limbo as the wait continues for a High Court decision on his care. Te Whatu Ora has taken the parents of the four month old to court seeking guardianship of… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 5 December 2022
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National, ACT have numbers to govern in latest 1News Kantar political poll
5 Dec 2022National and ACT have a majority to govern in the latest 1 News Kantar political poll, with the parties at 38 percent and 11 percent respectively.
Labour, meanwhile, is down one percent to 33 percent… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington welcomes Guns n Roses for Thursday show
5 Dec 2022Rock legends Guns n Roses are knockin' on Wellington's door, arriving in the capital ahead of their Sky Stadium gig on Thursday.
It's the city's first international act since Covid-19 hit our shores.
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New NZ tech to test golf balls could be a winner
5 Dec 2022Home grown robotic technoglogy to test golf balls could see a New Zealand company take a swing at new export markets.
Golf company Volle teamed up with Canterbury university engineering students to… Read more Video, Audio
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Chief Ombudsman details investigation into OIA processes
5 Dec 2022When it came to power this government pledged to be the most open and transparent ever.
Now an investigation by the Chief Ombudsman's will effectively show whether or not that's true.
Judge Peter… Read more Video, Audio
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Christmas post ramping up as packages flood NZ Post depots
5 Dec 2022It's the busiest time of the year for New Zealand Post, with 2.2 million parcels processed through its depots last week.
They're dealing with Black Friday orders, as well as the usual Christmas trade… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 5 December 2022
5 Dec 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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World Rugby Sevens abandons NZ for more 'iconic' venues
5 Dec 2022After more than 20 years the World Sevens Series is abandoning New Zealand in favour of more "iconic" destinations. New Zealand Rugby has confirmed the event in Hamilton in January next year will be… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland deputy mayor details budget savings, tweaks to targeted rates projects
5 Dec 2022Auckland's mayor is pledging to keep next years rates rise to less than five percent, despite claiming the city's facing a debt crisis.
It's prompting concerns that services will be sacrified to fill… Read more Video, Audio
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PM starts week defending ministers on contentious projects
5 Dec 2022Jacinda Ardern has begun the week on the back foot, defending two of her Ministers overseeing contentious projects.
The opposition has accused her of being economical with the truth - as she's… Read more Audio
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Covid Minister details Royal Commission inquiry into pandemic response
The government has announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its Covid pandemic response.
It will look at the laws and decision-making that drove the government's pandemic response - and the… Read more Video, 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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