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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, 19 April 2022
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Jacinda Ardern in Singapore on first trip overseas in years
The Prime Minister has been officially welcomed to Singapore as she kicks off her first overseas trip since the pandemic. Jacinda Ardern arrived in the country last night New Zealand time - after… Read more Audio
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Maritime Union urges national inquiry after new fatality at Auckland port
19 Apr 2022There are calls for a national inquiry after another worker is killed on the job at Auckland's port.
The worker from private stevedoring firm Wallace Investments died after falling from a height… Read more Video, Audio
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Top doctors signed off advice on ending MIQ in November
The country's two top doctors signed off on a suggestion to end MIQ in November last year.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Dr Caroline McElnay agreed MIQ was no longer justified on public health grounds… Read more Audio
Thursday, 14 April 2022
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Football: Phoenix team return home after five months away
14 Apr 2022After spending the last five months based in Australia the Phoenix men's football team return home this weekend to play two A-League games.
They'll play at their home ground in Wellington on Sunday… Read more Audio
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East coast relieved to escape worst of Cyclone Fili
14 Apr 2022Some East Coast towns are breathing a sigh of relief they've escaped the worst in the latest big weather event.
But while it wasn't as ferocious as the one three weeks ago, it's still left some… Read more Video, Audio
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Fair pay deal: 'No more money' for nurses - Health Minister
14 Apr 2022Nurses pay equity talks may need urgent resuscitation after the Health Minister gave their unions a very public serve. Read more Video, Audio
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The volunteers who make all our ANZAC poppies
14 Apr 2022With ANZAC Day nearly here the stock of poppies in a Christchurch workshop are ready to bloom.
Each year all the poppies that go out to RSAs up and down the country are made by a small team of… Read more Video, Audio
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Church services go ahead for Easter services without red limits
14 Apr 2022With the lifting of restrictions under the Orange traffic light setting, there will be no limit on the number of people who can attend Easter Services at churches across the motu.
For the last two… Read more Audio
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Golf clubs fear losing public-owned land
14 Apr 2022Auckland golfers are worried about council plans to use public courses for more public purposes - such as housing, community facilities, public walkways or business use.
The council's draft… Read more Video, Audio
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New research reveals dangers of vapes, e-cigarettes
14 Apr 2022Vaping or e cigarettes are a gateway to traditional smokes, according to new Australian research.
A team at the Australian National University reviewed the results of close to two hundred studies.
… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 14 April 2022
14 Apr 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6303888910001 Video, Audio
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Easter review: Which Auckland hot cross bun is the best?
14 Apr 2022'Tis the season for hot cross buns, and we've had plenty of debate this week about what makes a good bun.
Is it the humble supermarket six pack, the corner bakery bun - or the posh cafe creation?
We… 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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