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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, 22 July 2022
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Molloy denies taking URLs from candidate rivals
22 Jul 2022The race for the Auckland mayoralty is heating up with candidates in a spat over a website domain mystery. Anyone clicking on efesocollins.co.nz or craiglord.co.nz is taken to a site showing the… Read more Video, Audio
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Climate change: Weather-related insurance claims rise in NZ
Weather related insurance claims are stacking up and are set to become more common as climate change bears down on New Zealand communities. Just this week there has been widespread flooding in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Relieft at Lake Ōhau as only access to village restored
There's relief in the Lake Ōhau community after the only access road into the alpine village was restored earlier today. Residents and holiday makers have been trapped since Tuesday morning after… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 22 July 2022
22 Jul 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6309864218112 Video, Audio
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Big dump of snow on Ruapehu, 70cm in 24hrs
Snowseekers have struck it lucky overnight, with a big dump of snow at Mt Ruapehu. Earlier in the week Checkpoint reported on the barren and rocky skifields of Turoa and Whakapapa - in the middle of… Read more Video, Audio
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Storm-hit regional mayors urge united climate change response
Mayors in some of the areas that are copping the worst weather-related damage want a fast and united response to climate change. Just this week, there's been towns and cities dealing with widespread… Read more Video, Audio
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Michael Hill jewellery shop hit by another brazen robbery
A well know jewellery chain has been hit again in a smash and grab at a west Auckland mall. Robbers reportedly walked into the Michael Hill at the Westgate Mall and smashed up cabinets and took off… Read more Video, Audio
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Disruption remains at Wellington Airport after chaotic weather
The wild weather in Wellington has eased but the headaches for people trying to fly in and out of the capital have not. Thousands had their plans disrupted yesterday after heavy rain and wild winds… Read more Video, Audio
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Little change for All Blacks ahead of South Africa matches
22 Jul 2022'I'm going nowhere, and neither is my captain' ... that's the message from All Blacks coach Ian Foster who fronted publicly for the first time today since the series loss to Ireland on Saturday. Ian… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 21 July 2022
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Kitchens struggle with rising cost of cooking oil
21 Jul 2022Vegetable oil, once a cooking essential, now a kitchen luxury.
Inflation has hit a record high of 7.3 percent - forcing everyday prices up. Kiwis across the country are grappling with soaring prices… Read more Audio
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High Performance Sport NZ unveils 10-point plan for athletes
21 Jul 2022Greater focus on athlete welfare should mean more success on the international sporting stage.
That's the hope from High Performance Sport New Zealand boss Raelene Castle.
In May, an… Read more Audio
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Wild weather hits south as Ōhau village still waits for way out
The wait is nearly over for residents and holiday-makers left stranded in Lake Ōhau village since Tuesday morning.
Floodwaters washed out the only bridge into the alpine village, with crews working… 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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