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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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Monday, 28 March 2022
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Heavy rain watch remains for East Cape after last week's floods
28 Mar 2022A heavy rain watch remains in place for the North Island's East Coast as the sodden district recovers from last week's flooding.
It will be a slow build back to normality, but it's one resilient… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ skier Jess Hotter stoked with Free Ride World Tour win
28 Mar 2022New Zealand extreme skier Jess Hotter has smoked the competition taking out the Free Ride World Tour title in Switzerland at the weekend.
Hotter from Ohakune overcame a big fall in the last stage of… Read more Video, Audio
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Shock at Oscars as Will Smith strikes Chris Rock
28 Mar 2022While Dame Jane Campion won Best Director at the Oscars, the awards were overshadowed by best-actor winner Will Smith striking comedian Chris Rock on stage, after he made a joke about Smith's wife… Read more Audio
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Repairs reach major milestone at Christ Church Cathedral
28 Mar 2022Restoration work on the Christ Church Cathedral has hit a big milestone, with construction crews removing the crossing roof in their bid to stabilise the building.
They hope the church is safe enough… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt sends nine intelligence personnel to UK to support Ukraine
28 Mar 2022The government is sending nine Defence Force intelligence personnel to the UK and Belgium to support Ukraine's efforts against the Russian invasion. Read more Audio
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Gemma, Richie McCaw support fight to save maternity centre
The petition to save one of Christchurch's birthing units has been boosted with support from Gemma and Richie McCaw.
The closure of St George's Maternity Centre would leave Christchurch Women's… Read more Audio
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Climate change commissioner on latest weather emergency
28 Mar 2022Some east coast residents are mopping up and shoveling out their mud and water soaked homes for the second time in a year raising serious questions about whether flood prone properties are worth… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for 28 March 2022
28 Mar 2022News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Bailey bridge ruled out at Tokomaru Bay after washout
28 Mar 2022Actual horse power and a bucket on a pulley, or good old fashioned wading through the mud.
They're just a few of the workarounds people are trying in a tiny east coast town split in two after a… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland CBD outlets hope for returning workers, tourists
28 Mar 2022Auckland City's golden mile has yet to stage its own recovery from lockdowns and the exodus of thousands of inner city workers.
Two years into the pandemic, dozens of shops remain empty on the main… Read more Video, Audio
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China-Solomons security deal a shock to NZ - Defence Minister
28 Mar 2022The Defence Minister says the draft security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands took him by surprise.
Peeni Henare says it would be extremely concerning if any other Pacific nations were… Read more Audio
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Will Smith assaults Chris Rock on stage at Oscars
28 Mar 2022The Oscars will be long remembered for actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock on stage.
Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith - saying he can't wait to see her in… Read more Audio
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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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