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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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Friday, 12 April 2024
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Canine staff meet for Puppy Development seminar
12 Apr 2024Canine staff from police, the defence force and DOC have for the first time met en masse to learn from a world renowned international master, Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio
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Wellington Phoenix sitting second behind Central Coast Mariners
12 Apr 2024Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wanting his team to take a knockout mentality into the rest of their men's A-League season, starting with tonight's… Read more Audio
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Part of SH6 closed for start of school holidays due to weather damage
12 Apr 2024A washout on the route between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier means that section of the road is shut; with the next update expected at midday Monday, Mark Pinner from Waka Kotahi speaks to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Higher school attendance in term 4 last year than 2022
12 Apr 2024Attendance looks to be on rise in recent Ministry of Health figures, but as Lauren Crimp reports, Associate Education Minister David Seymour isn't smiling yet. Audio
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Teenager in hospital after hit and run in Ngaruawahia
12 Apr 2024Detective Inpector Darrell Harpur speaks to Lisa Owen about a teenager fighting for his life in Waikato Hospital after police say he was purposely hit by a car and repeatedly run over near a sport… Read more Audio
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Gaza: UNICEF aid convoy underfire, preventing aid supplies to the North
12 Apr 2024Unicef spokesperson Tess Ingram speaks to Lisa Owen from Gaza about a UNICEF aid convoy coming underfire in Gaza this week, preventing the delivery of vital supplies to the North. Audio
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Tauranga to have elections in July for first time in 4 years
12 Apr 2024It's been four years since Tauranga had a council, but the city will finally have elections again in July. So what kind of shape is it in, as it prepares to welcome back democratically elected… Read more Video, Audio
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West Coast enters recovery mode following wild weather week
12 Apr 2024Some of the ranges have recorded up to a metre of rain in just three days, multiple roads have been closed in Westland and slips have left people stranded, Niva Chittock reports from Harihari. Audio
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Sport: Super Rugby Aupiki final
12 Apr 2024RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall speaks to Lisa Owen about this weekend in sport and the Super Rugby Aupiki final. Audio
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ANZ Premiership future TV rights deal up in the air
Netball's national competition gets underway this weekend, but its future broacdcast deal is half of the previous contract at just over four million dollars and is only for one year, meaning from 2026… Read more Audio
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Canada: Niagara falls short of solar eclipse expectations
12 Apr 2024Canada correspondent Ashleigh Stewart speaks to Lisa Owen about the state of emergency declared in the Niagara region before the solar eclipse potentially being a mistake and a public inquiry looking… Read more Audio
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Do people think it's okay for students to skip school to avoid peak season prices?
12 Apr 2024Do you think it's okay for students to skip a few days school to avoid peak season prices? Visual journalist Marika Khabazi asked people on the streets of Auckland. 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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