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Friday, 18 March 2022
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The days of sharing your Netflix login could be numbered
18 Mar 2022The days of sharing your Netflix password could be about to end.
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More than two million New… Read more Video, Audio
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Govt releases Russia sanctions blacklist
18 Mar 2022New Zealand has released its Russian blacklist as the government debuts sanctions on Vladimir Putin's regime.
MPs passed legislation last week paving the way for such punitive action - but there are… Read more Audio
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No expert advice on National's call to drop Covid restrictions
18 Mar 2022It's time to get back to "normal", National leader Chris Luxon says. He is calling for immediately ditching most requirements for vaccine passes.
He also wants to see isolation periods dropped from… Read more Video, Audio
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Jacinda Ardern in Queenstown to lure Australians back to NZ
18 Mar 2022The Prime Minister has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to our shores.
Tourism operators are racing to ramp up in time - with less than four weeks to go before those crossing the Tasman… Read more Audio
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Hospitals filling up with Covid cases, only 11 percent boosted
18 Mar 2022Omicron has put the brakes on booster vaccine rates and the communities lagging behind could be set to stay there for some time.
Just 11 percent of Aucklanders in hospital with Covid, have been… Read more Audio
Thursday, 17 March 2022
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Iwi join together to welcome back 300-year-old waka
17 Mar 2022A special ceremony was held in central Wellington in the wee hours of this morning, to mark the return of a very special waka.
Unearthed in the banks of Te Awakairangi or the Hutt River, the waka is… Read more Video, Audio
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Milk prices: Fonterra confident, despite lower half-year profit
Dairy giant Fonterra has reported a lower half-year profit as higher milk prices raised costs and cut its margins.
While a dip in profit might usually make shareholders nervous, the record milk… Read more Audio
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Dunedin councillor describes St Patrick's street scenes
17 Mar 2022Two Dunedin students have been taken to hospital after falling from a roof and a balcony during St Patrick's Day celebrations in the city's student quarter.
Some students have been drinking since the… Read more Video, Audio
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Cricket World Cup: NZ faces South Africa in crucial match
17 Mar 2022The White Ferns are trying to get their Cricket World Cup campaign back on track in Hamilton today. New Zealand are up against South Africa in a match which could be crucial to the host nations hopes… Read more Video, Audio
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Online job board helps weddings go without a hitch in pandemic
17 Mar 2022It's a nightmare scenario for a couple just before their wedding day: the photographer, the makeup artist or the celebrant tests positive for Covid and there's a mad scramble to find a replacement.
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Second injury in fall during St Patrick's partying in Dunedin
17 Mar 2022Dunedin police sergeant Aaron Burgess has told Checkpoint there has been another incident of a student falling during St Patrick's Day partying.
"We've just had another incident where an intoxicated… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland hospital intensive care doctor on Covid situation
There's 930 people in hospital with Covid today; 23 of them in ICU or a high dependency unit.
And the death curve is steepening, 10 reported today, bringing the total number of Covid related deaths… 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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