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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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Friday, 21 October 2022
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Debit, credit cards soon to be ticket to ride buses across NZ
21 Oct 2022Your credit or debit card will soon be your new ticket to public transport. A new ticketing system will be rolled out across the country to make it easier for commuters to take a bus, train or ferry… Read more Video, Audio
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Canterbury University garden helping feed many as costs soar
21 Oct 2022With the cost of food soaring - many students are struggling to eat well. But a garden at Canterbury University is helping to feed many.
Today marks 20 years since a group of students turned a lawn… Read more Video, Audio
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New Plymouth woman says Kainga Ora neighbours 'terrorising' street
21 Oct 2022A New Plymouth family says Kaianga Ora tenants living next door to their elderly mother are making her life a misery and the agency just fobs off their complaints.
The woman, who is about to turn 80… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Friday 21 October 2022
21 Oct 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6314099035112 Video, Audio
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Truss quits, but chaos for Conservatives not quite over
21 Oct 2022The UK is looking for its third Prime Minister in four months, after Liz Truss bowed to pressure and quit overnight.
She's only been in the top job for 44 days - and is now the shortest-serving Prime… Read more Audio
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Black Caps prepare for Sydney start at T20 World Cup
21 Oct 2022An Australian crowd of almost 50,000 stands between the Black Caps and a winning start at cricket's T20 World Cup.
The New Zealand men's side begin their tournament against Australia at the Sydney… Read more Video, Audio
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WorkSafe unclear on who has paid Covid breach fines
The agency charged with enforcing the vaccine pass rules has no idea how many businesses have paid their fines for not complying.
From December to about Easter, lots of businesses had to ask to see… Read more Audio
Thursday, 20 October 2022
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Trevor Mallard reflects on career as MP, Speaker at Parliament
20 Oct 2022The High Court says Trevor Mallard was unreasonable, irrational, and unjustified in his decision to trespass NZ First leader Winston Peters from Parliament's grounds. Justice Gwyn says the former… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Zoo completes Indonesian Swamp Forest project
20 Oct 2022Auckland Zoo has completed its largest project yet, a four hundred square metre Indonesian Swamp Forest. The climate controlled dome is the final part of a $62 million South East Asia Jungle Track… Read more Video, Audio
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NSW schoolkids pick up lost art of bird calling
A bunch of school kids in New South Wales have signed up to the lost art of competitive bird calling. Dubbed the Bournda Bird Olympics, it's run by an environmental education group, and it's aiming to… Read more Video, Audio
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Sharma saga: Hamilton West by-election set for Dec 10
20 Oct 2022The Hamilton West by election will be held on Saturday 10 December. The by election has been triggered by the resignation of Independent MP Gaurav Sharma, who was kicked out of the Labour Party… Read more Video, Audio
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Hundreds of arrests, but police still pursuing ram raid offenders
20 Oct 2022Police are still trying to track down those responsible for more than half of the recent ram raids and smash and grabs. They've arrested nearly 350 people and laid more than 1000 charges in relation… 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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