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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, 2 August 2022
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NZ healthcare workers feel sidelined as govt seeks recruits
New Zealand health care workers say the government's health recruitment service has disregarded retaining their own workers. And with better pay and working conditions offered overseas many are now… Read more Video, Audio
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Ardern announces post-Covid, climate change funding in Samoa
2 Aug 2022The Prime Minister has wrapped up her whirlwind trip to Samoa with a splash of cash to help the island nation reopen after Covid-19 and prepare for climate change. The funding announcements mark the… Read more Audio
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Mixed feelings as unvaccinated midwives call for reemployment
Despite a list of changes, announced for the health workforce this week - there's no word on whether unvacinated midwives can again return to the struggling sector. The College of Midwives is calling… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 August 2022
2 Aug 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6310308611112 Video, Audio
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Police Minister details new gun ban law for violent criminals
A law that could see violent criminals banned from even being on the same property as a firearm for up to a decade will come into force by the end of next week - along with tougher penalties for those… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ cyclists win more gold at Commonwealth Games
The golden glow shows no signs of fading for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. Led yet again by our high flying track cyclists - the team added three more gold medals on day four. There was also… Read more Audio
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Hawke's Bay prison protest: Teens leave roof after 24 hours
2 Aug 2022Six teenage prisoners have ended their 24 hour protest on the roof of Hawke's Bay Regional Prison. They made their way up there yesterday afternoon. One came down overnight and five remained in… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 1 August 2022
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100 year-old WWII veteran says luck has got him so far
1 Aug 2022A World War 2 Veteran says sheer luck has made him a centenarian. Ken Orman served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War and still has the piece of shrapnel that could have… Read more Video, Audio
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Top US commander in NZ talking Pacific stability, climate change
1 Aug 2022Stability in the Pacific, climate change and expanding America's relationship with New Zealand are all issues on the agenda for a top US commander visiting New Zealand.
Admiral John Aquilino, the… Read more Video, Audio
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Australian vineyard uses ocean floor as wine cellar
1 Aug 2022Booze overboard - sounds more like an accident than a strategy. But one Australian vineyard is using the ocean floor as a cellar, dropping its sparkling wine into the sea near Augusta in Western… Read more Video, Audio
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35 years of official Te Reo Māori - celebration but more to do
1 Aug 2022It's 35 years since Parliament passed a law making Te Reo Māori an official language.
The Māori Language Commission is today celebrating the strides made since, but also warning that more work is… Read more Audio
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Sealink joins Fullers in ferry service price hike
1 Aug 2022Another price hike for Waiheke island commuters. From today, anyone on a SeaLink Vehicle ferry is now paying more for travel to and from Auckland - after Fullers, which runs the main passenger… Read more 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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