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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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Thursday, 8 September 2022
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Police Association rejects report finding officers illegally took photos
An investigation has found police were routinely and illegally taking photos and film of children and adults.
Police have accepted some but not all the findings from the inquiry - while the Police… Read more Video, Audio
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Tennis: Kyrgios wows crowds at US Open, despite loss
8 Sep 2022Nick Kyrgios has wowed the crowds at the US Open in New York. But the Australian tennis star has lost more than a chance to win his first Grand Slam singles title after his quarter final defeat last… Read more Video, Audio
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Marlborough Sounds locals remain cut off after storm
Hundreds of Marlborough Sounds residents remain cut off after a storm caused further damage to the remote roading network, for the second time in as many years.
Residents in the worst affected areas… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt help for Far North roads promised, but region must wait
8 Sep 2022The Emergency Management Minister is promising Northland cash to fix its flood-damaged roads, but cannot say how much or when he will deliver on the commitment.
Today Kieran McAnulty flew over the… Read more Video, Audio
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Police illegally photographed members of public, report finds
A major investigation into police conduct has found officers have been routinely - and illegally - photographing members of the public.
It's also found thousands of pictures of have been stored with… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
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Selwyn District Court in court over Lincoln subdivision
7 Sep 2022A group of Cantabrians are taking their local council to court after it allowed a development to go ahead on prime farmland.
Selwyn District Council approved the 1700-house Lincoln subdivision in… Read more Audio
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Turks a lightweight, cheaper answer for NZ back country huts
7 Sep 2022A lightweight plastic mountain hut that can withstand extreme conditions and be choppered to remote locations could be the future of back country accommodation and beyond.
The huts, called Turks, are… Read more Video, Audio
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Disability support worker warns against for-profit care groups
7 Sep 2022An in-home disability support worker says she would never work for a for-profit care organisation.
She's backing calls for an inquiry into the model, which advocates say results in unreliable and… Read more Video, Audio
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Ex-Gloriavale member describes work injuries to court
7 Sep 2022A former Gloriavale woman has told a court how she hurt her back repeatedly lifting 20kg crates of meat above her head in the so-called Christian community's freezer.
Rebekah Kempf says she started… Read more Audio
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Auckland City Rail Link tunnel digging nears completion
7 Sep 2022Auckland's City Rail Link is nearing a significant milestone, with the tunnel-boring phase of the project almost completed.
Checkpoint's Tom Taylor and Nick Monro headed underground to capture the… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 7 Sept 2022
7 Sep 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6311967996112 Video, Audio
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Dunedin council mulls workers village for hospital construction
7 Sep 2022Plans for a purpose built beach side workers village in Dunedin for out of town tradies is being considered by the council.
It's expected construction of the new Dunedin hospital will bring an influx… 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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