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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, 3 May 2022
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US Supreme Court may overturn landmark abortion law
3 May 2022The US Supreme Court could be overturning the landmark ruling which made abortion legal in that country.
A leaked draft opinion which has been obtained by political journalism site Politico, shows… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Tuesday 3 May 2022
3 May 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305541983112 Video, Audio
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Petrol prices near same high as before govt discount
3 May 2022Petrol pain is setting in once again as temporary government tax cuts start to wear thin.
Prices are nearly back where they were before the Government slashed fuel taxes by 25c a litre.
So today we… Read more Video, Audio
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Retailers on edge as Auckland midnight robberies continue
3 May 2022The spate of ram raids across Tāmaki Makaurau has workers on edge and calling for stronger action.
Overnight the Harvey Norman and Huffer stores in Westgate and Ponsonby were burgled and three people… Read more Video, Audio
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Dunne rebukes Mallard over trespass of Peters from Parliament
3 May 2022Speaker Trevor Mallard has been told to consult other parties over his decision to trespass Winston Peters from the grounds of Parliament for two years.
The former Deputy PM is one of several people… Read more Video, Audio
Monday, 2 May 2022
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'Sobering' sea level rise data increases urgency of councils' planning
2 May 2022An Auckland councillor says it's ludicrous councils cannot stop new homes being built on private land that will flood in next two decades due to rising sea levels.
Richard Hills is chair of the… Read more Video, Audio
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Sea rise: Race against time to save Tāmaki Drive
2 May 2022Authorities are in a race against time to save one of Auckland's most iconic waterfront areas and transport routes.
Tāmaki Drive is one of the prized coastal areas in the forefront of grim new… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ-designed whale tails up for auction at Auckland Viaduct
2 May 2022Now an auction that's bound to make a splash, the last of 80 NZ-designed whale tales are about to go under the hammer at Auckland's viaduct.
The colourful creations have been dotted around Tāmaki… Read more Video, Audio
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Black Ferns fall just short of fairytale return to World Series
2 May 2022The Black Ferns Sevens have fallen just short of a fairytale return to the world circuit.
New Zealand cruised into the final against arch-rivals Australia in Canada today.
But as Felicity Reid… Read more Audio
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Australia rises to help Edmonds as NZ faces wheat shortage
2 May 2022Bakers are being warned there's a bit of a supply issue with New Zealand wheat.
A bad growing season means Edmonds is short on local supply for flour, but Australia's rising to the occasion.
To… Read more Video, Audio
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PM declares NZ open for business at summit
2 May 2022The Prime Minister has declared New Zealand open for business.
She told a summit on New Zealand and US business today that the country is moving into a new phase of its Covid -19 recovery -… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Monday 2 May 2022
2 May 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305496553112 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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