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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, 8 April 2022
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All Black legend Dan Carter explains his kicking for a cause
8 Apr 2022All Black legend Dan Carter is closing in on his goal kicking target for charity at Eden Park.
The former first five is attempting to land 15 hundred and 98 goal kicks to raise money for Unicef.
Our… Read more Video, Audio
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Long Covid: Sufferers warn of virus' long-term impacts
Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their workforce in ways they have not… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Friday 8 April 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6303305044001 Video, Audio
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Australian telco launches scam message filter
Are you plagued by those dodgy texts that want you to click an even dodgier link? Now one of Australia's biggest telcos is taking the guess work out it - introducing a filter to block the scam… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ's largest medicinal cannabis grower wins govt funding boost
The government's given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower - saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.
Puro is a specialist cannabis grower near… Read more Video, Audio
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Luxon's anti-Three Waters campaign runs foul in Selwyn
8 Apr 2022Water you wouldn't even drink after boiling it - Canterbury's Selwyn residents are fed up with the state of their water.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon was in Canterbury today, promising to… Read more Audio
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NZ needs laws to stop modern slavery - Trade Aid boss
8 Apr 2022Trade Aid is all about sustainable trade - fair prices, wages and working conditions.
It is part of the government's Modern Slavery Advisory Group.
Chief executive Geoff White is adamant new… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt reveals plan on law to stamp out modern slavery
8 Apr 2022The government is putting the onus on businesses to do their bit to stamp out modern slavery.
It's proposing a new law which would force companies to take action, if their products are linked to… Read more Audio
Thursday, 7 April 2022
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Want to get away from it all? Work as a postie in Antarctica
7 Apr 2022If you just want to get away from it all, this could be the job for you - being a postie at the end of the earth.
The address: The British Base at Port Lockroy, Goudier Island, Antarctica.
The UK… Read more Audio
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National, ACT dismiss Cancer Society's letter on Maori health
7 Apr 2022Both National and ACT have dimissed an open letter from the Cancer Society, urging them to rethink their opposition to the Maori Health Authority. The Cancer Society - along with more than a dozen… Read more Audio
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All Black great Dan Carter to kick 1598 goals in 24 hours
7 Apr 2022All Black great Dan Carter has put his rugby boots back on in the name of charity. The former first-five is aiming for 1598 goal kicks in the next 24 hours. It's for his DC10 fund - a dedicated… Read more Video, Audio
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How to do a RAT properly - Lisa Owen learns from a pharmacist
There's a call for more pharmacy supervised RATS following concerns about their DIY accuracy. RNZ is aware of people testing negative more than once using RATs, only to be confirmed to be positive… Read more Video, 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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