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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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Thursday, 21 March 2024
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Theatre company aims to take multi-sensory show on the road
21 Mar 2024A theatre company is appealing for funding to take a multi-sensory production aimed at people living with disabilities, on the road. Spark Live kicked off at the Auckland Town Hall today, and will… Read more Audio
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Man set to complete all NZ's great walks in jandals
21 Mar 2024Most of us are fond of the humble jandal, putting aside the odd blister between your toes. But its hard to imagine hiking all of Aotearoa's great walks in flip flops, a single pair over two years… Read more Audio
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Anti-trans rant and abuse of MP disrupts select committee
21 Mar 2024A Parliamentary select committee was momentarily derailed this morning, when a member of the public went on an anti-trans rant before verbally abusing an MP. It comes just a day after outgoing MP… Read more Audio
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NBL is set to air some games live on TikTok
21 Mar 2024In what is believed to be a world-first initiative, the NBL is set to air some of its games live on TikTok. The country's top domestic basketball competition has agreed to a broadcasting rights deal… Read more Audio
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Foreign agency ran spy operation out of Wellington
21 Mar 2024Revelations a foreign agency ran a spy operation out of Wellington for years, while the New Zealand government was in the dark about the whole thing. A report out today shows significant failings by… Read more Audio
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Nikki Haley: 20% in Arizona GOP primary vote
21 Mar 2024United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Nikki Haley still getting votes despite ending her Presidential campaign and a second man being charged in the theft of the most… Read more Audio
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Banking sector lacks competition - ComCom report
Hefty profits, virtually no real competition and weak incentives to do better. That's a snap shot of the banking sector according to a draft market study from the Commerce Commission. It concludes a… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
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South Africa plagued by Internet outages
20 Mar 2024South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about the disappearance of a young girl, internet outages and two brothers who have escaped the conflict in Ukraine. Read more Audio
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Delegates in Christchurch gather for exoplanets meeting
20 Mar 2024What's Otautahi-Christchurch got in common with Santorini, Wyoming, Hawaii and Iceland? The South Island city has now joined those 4 locations in hosting the biggest meeting of minds in the study of… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 20 March 2024
20 Mar 2024News from the business sector, including a market report Audio
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Casey Costello speaks on govt vape crackdown
20 Mar 2024The government is ramping up fines for vape retailers caught selling to under 18's. However, Minister in charge has admitted their only 15 enforcement officer policing thousands of stores nationwide… Read more Audio
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World Rugby plan to reimagine the sport's entertainment factor
20 Mar 2024World Rugby's latest plan to reimagine the sport's entertainment factor might sound quite familiar to New Zealanders. Many of the suggestions being made by the governing body to speed up the game and… Read more 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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