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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.
Monday to Friday, 4-6pm
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Tuesday, 23 April 2024
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NZ Post's new processing centre
23 Apr 2024It's about to get a whole lot faster to deliver and track your online shopping parcels with NZ Post opening its biggest processing centre yet. The brand new facility opened in south Auckland this… Read more Audio
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Black Ferns face different kind of challenge before test season
23 Apr 2024RNZ sport journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about a new challenge for the Black Ferns and whats on the cards for the Wellington Phoenix before the A-league season wraps up Audio
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Auckland port boss on returning land to public
23 Apr 2024Port of Auckland CEO Roger Gray speaks to Lisa Owen Audio
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First day of Trump's historic criminal trial
23 Apr 2024United States correspondent Todd Zwillich gives Lisa Owen the latest on Donald Trump's historic criminal trial Audio
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Police step up foot patrols over retail crime spike
23 Apr 2024Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin . Audio
Monday, 22 April 2024
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Extreme weather sweeping across Southern China
22 Apr 2024Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Taiwan's incoming president featuring in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world and extreme weather sweeping across southern… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 22 April 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Lawyers defend blocking Chhour's Waitangi Tribunal summons
22 Apr 2024Crown lawyers today laid out their case to try and block a Waitangi Tribunal summons issued to the Minister for Children, Karen Chhour. Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Lydia Ko comes up short at Chevron Championship
22 Apr 2024New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has let another opportunity to get into the Hall of Fame slip while one of her rivals has written her name into the LPGA record books. Audio
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Greenpeace sounds warning over nitrates in water
22 Apr 2024Greenpeace claims drinking water in several Canterbury towns is contaminated with potentially dangerous levels of nitrates. Amanda Larsson from Greenpeace speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Passport delays
22 Apr 2024Anxious travellers have been forced to either change their international flights or fork out hundreds of dollars extra for urgent passports as a system upgrade causes delays of up to eight weeks. Audio
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Consumer wants microscope put over Air NZ fares
Air New Zealand's ramping up domestic airfares from tomorrow. Last week the National carrier warned travel agents that all existing bookings need to be ticketed by midnight, to avoid any price… 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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