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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, 1 April 2022
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Winnie the Pooh's travels from the Aussie outback to Perth
1 Apr 2022A tiny treasured teddy lost in the vast expanse of the Aussie outback - we're talking thousands and thousands of kilometres - the absolute definition of a needle in a haystack in terms of finding… Read more Audio
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Weekend sport: Lydia Ko, Crusaders, Phoenix - latest details
1 Apr 2022Lydia Ko continues to bounce back well after being forced off the fairways with Covid-19.
After missing two recent tournaments when she was struck down by the virus - the New Zealand golfer is well… Read more Audio
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Experts call for better pandemic planning at NZ hospitals
1 Apr 2022Researchers are calling for better pandemic planning in hospitals to support bereaved people after a study released today revealed the extreme grief experienced by families separated during last… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 1 April 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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America's Cup: Sir Michael Fay disappointed in Dalton, RNZYS
Sir Michael Fay, a pioneering champion for New Zealand in the America's Cup, told Checkpoint he's incredibly sad at the behaviour of Grant Dalton with the announcement of the next regatta moving to… Read more Video, Audio
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Signs of housing market slowdown as median values dip
1 Apr 2022There are signs of a housing market slowdown, with data showing median house values have fallen in 150 suburbs out of 900 around the country in the last three months.
The slowdown is brought on by… Read more Audio
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Calls for public transport discount to be extended, minister says govt will consider options
1 Apr 2022The Transport Minister has hinted that the government could extend the three month discount on public transport tickets.
The half price fares on public transport last until the end of June. Today was… Read more Video, Audio
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Cost of living pushing long-term Waiheke locals off the island
1 Apr 2022Cost of living pressures are pushing some long term Waiheke residents back to the mainland, while others desperate to leave are becoming trapped in paradise.
The island's food bank and welfare… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 31 March 2022
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Tributes pour in for leading Māori legal scholar Moana Jackson
31 Mar 2022Tributes are pouring in for the leading Māori legal scholar Moana Jackson, who has died after a lengthy illness.
He's being remembered as a tireless advocate for criminal justice reform and… Read more Audio
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The sorry saga of the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection fund
A top public watchdog has criticised the lack of clarity and transparency around a government tourism funding scheme that paid hundreds of millions of dollars to operators across New Zealand.
The… Read more Video, Audio
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All Whites face chance for fourth appearance at World Cup
31 Mar 2022The All Whites are 90 minutes of football away from a fourth appearance at the World Cup.
This morning's 5-0 thumping of the Solomon Islands in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha… Read more Video, Audio
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Petition to fund meningitis vaccine delivered to Parliament
31 Mar 2022The parents of a teenager who died suddenly from meningitis have delivered a petition to MPs, pleading for the government to fund vaccines against the disease.
Currently, just one vaccine is… Read more 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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