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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, 5 September 2022
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More than 14,000 offences by Australian deportees in NZ since 2015
More than half the 501s sent from Australia to Aotearoa have committed crimes since arriving, with more than 14,000 offences since 2015.
New police data shows the proportion of reoffenders has jumped… Read more Video, Audio
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Waititi urges inquiry into Rotorua emergency housing 'train wreck'
MP for Waiariki Rawiri Waititi is calling for an independent inquiry into emergency housing.
He told Checkpoint he'd be very cautious about saying everything is ka pai in regards to emergency housing… Read more Video, Audio
Friday, 2 September 2022
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Legal expert calls for major changes to electoral laws
2 Sep 2022With New Zealand's donation regime under the spotlight, a legal expert is calling for historic change, warning the system is on shaky foundations.
A sweeping review of the electoral system is… Read more Audio
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Pātea coolstores owners on notice to do more for safety
2 Sep 2022The owners of a derelict coolstores building on the banks of the Pātea River in Taranaki are being put on notice that it is structurally unsound and more must be done to keep people out of it. Read more Video, Audio
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Australians building backyard frog hotels after fires kill habitats
2 Sep 2022Aussie ecologists are hoping people will hop onboard with building backyard frog hotels after the creature's habitat was destroyed in the Victoria bushfires.
The DIY temporary frog accommodation… Read more Video, Audio
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Gloriavale not a safe place for children, ex-member tells court
2 Sep 2022A former Gloriavale woman has told a court the Christian community is not a safe place for children.
Virginia Courage says children aren't the most important thing, making money is. Jean Edwards… Read more Audio
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WorkSafe accused of being 'all talk' as worker deaths on rise
2 Sep 2022WorkSafe's been accused of being 'all talk' after it issued a warning to construction companies that it's getting tough on those who put workers lives at risk.
Some workers are still in Auckland's… Read more Audio
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Rising rates on higher valuations hitting some Aucklanders
2 Sep 2022Rising rates are giving Aucklanders a lot to rant about, and it is clogging up the council call centre.
This year the city had an average general rates rise of 3.5 percent with a climate change levy… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 2 September 2022
2 Sep 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Christchurch boy discovers giant earthworm in backyard
2 Sep 2022A Christchurch boy has had one of the best days of his life after discovering a giant earthworm in his backyard.
Nine-year-old Barnaby Domigan made the discovery at the bottom of his garden. Lisa… Read more Video, Audio
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Flood-damaged Far North forgotten as govt helps Marlborough
2 Sep 2022Where the bloody hell are you? That's a question the Far North deputy mayor wants answered by government ministers after asking them to visit the region, survey massive flood damage and help with long… Read more Video, Audio
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Rugby: All Blacks face mighty task to beat Argentina in Hamilton
2 Sep 2022Staring down the barrel of seven losses in nine games, the All Blacks face a mighty task to topple an in-form Argentinian side in Hamilton on Saturday.
An ill-disciplined New Zealand squad was beaten… 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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