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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, 12 September 2025
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All Blacks Joe Porter to make test debut
12 Sep 2025Tomorrow night's test against the Springboks will be a special one for All Blacks wing Leroy Carter. The Chiefs star will make his test debut in the Rugby Championship clash in Wellington and he will… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 12 September 2025
12 Sep 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Crunch time for Black Ferns as quarter final looms
12 Sep 2025The s are now at the business end of their Rugby World Cup campaign. The side is into the knockout stages and will meet South Africa for the second time ever in this weekend's quarter final in Exeter… Read more Audio
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Golf Warehouse pitches $20 mill redevelopment for Takapuna
12 Sep 2025The Golf Warehouse is pitching a $20 million redevelopment of the Takapuna Golf Course on Auckland's Northshore. Auckland Council plans to turn half of the 18-hole golf course into a floodwater… Read more Audio
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Should shops be allowed to defend with pepper spray?
12 Sep 2025Should shopkeepers be allowed to defend themselves with pepper spray? It is an idea the Ministerial Advisory Group on Retail Crime has consulted on with industry players. But, the proposal faces stiff… Read more Audio
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Local mum on a mission to bring cricket back to Queenstown
12 Sep 2025Bowled over by a lack of cricket in Queenstown this summer, a local mum is on a mission to the bring the game back to the town's oval. Queenstown's picturesque John Davies Oval has in past hosted… Read more Audio
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Secondary teachers want more support and pay ahead of strike
12 Sep 2025Secondary teachers want more support and more money as they get ready to strike again next week. The Post Primary Teachers' Association says its members voted overwhelmingly to reject an improved… Read more Audio
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Locals hope police team will bring down crime in Auckland suburb
12 Sep 2025Locals in the Auckland suburb Henderson hope a new police beat team patrolling the streets will help to bring down crime. Police data shows there were 3,500 victimisations in Henderson in the year to… Read more Audio
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All Blacks gear up for second Springboks test
12 Sep 2025The All Blacks are set to meet the Springboks in Wellington after a much-hyped first meeting which saw Scott Robertson's side maintain a three-decade unbeaten streak at Eden Park. Sports reporter… Read more Audio
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IRD cracking down on overseas student loans
12 Sep 2025Inland Revenue is cracking down on student loan borrowers who are overseas, and while it is pulling in the money, people based offshore say they are struggling with its approach. Money correspondent… Read more Audio
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FBI releases footage of Charlie Kirk shooter
12 Sep 2025US correspondent, Nick Harper spoke to Lisa Owen about FBI releasing footage of an assassin fleeing the scene after shooting dead conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Kirk was hosting an event in… Read more Audio
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Originair to take over vital South Island flight route
12 Sep 2025A regional airline is spreading it's wings, taking over a vital South Island route that was soon to be abandoned. Originair will start flying Blenheim to Christchurch from late October after Sounds… Read more Audio
Checkpoint
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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