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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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Friday, 2 February 2024
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Police say fight was highly likely before Dunedin man's death
2 Feb 2024Police say it's highly likely there was a fight before a man was killed at his home in Dunedin. 27-year-old Gurjit Singh was found on Monday morning after dining with friends the night before… Read more Video, Audio
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Chloe Swarbrick makes bid for Green Party leadership
2 Feb 2024Green MP Chloe Swarbrick is officially in the running to become the party's next co-leader. The Auckland Central MP is currently the sole contender to replace James Shaw. Chloe Swarbrick set a bold… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 2 February 2024
2 Feb 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6346039690112 Video, Audio
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School girl goes 'full beast mode' while saving pet from snake
2 Feb 2024An aussie school girl went into "full beast mode" to save a beloved pet from a slippery intruder. Twelve year Rosie Wightman has reached hero status after a video of her snake wrangling skills hit the… Read more Video, Audio
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World Rugby zeroes in on social media abuse
2 Feb 2024World Rugby is working with law enforcement in five countries, including New Zealand, to prosecute people involved in online abuse during last year's Rugby World Cup. Twenty-one social media accounts… Read more Video, Audio
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Government warned to 'be careful' with its Māori policies
2 Feb 2024The government has been warned to "be careful" with its policies affecting Maori, at the National Iwi Chairs Forum today. Pressure is mounting ahead of Waitangi Day, as the Prime Minister continues to… Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington plumbers call for commissioners over water woes: 'We've got excuse after excuse'
2 Feb 2024Call in the Commissioners, this is the plea from the boss of Master Plumbers, who reckons Wellington bureaurats are flushing money and plumbers should be brought in to patch the tsunami of leaks in… Read more Video, Audio
Thursday, 1 February 2024
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'Gingas in the stings,' event held in Hastings bar
1 Feb 2024A local red headed reverend's invited her ginger bethren to gather and celebrate the bright red headed patron saint; Brigid of Ireland, who tuned bathwater into beer. The inaugural "gingas in the… Read more Video, Audio
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Australia and NZ foreign and defence ministers sit down wrapped
1 Feb 2024The significant sit-down between Australia and New Zealand's foreign affairs and defence ministers has just wrapped up in Melbourne. The four ministers have just updated reporters on what was… Read more Video, Audio
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Cuts will have consequences, Massey University told
1 Feb 2024Massey University is being warned of severe consequences if it goes ahead with its proposed cuts to humanities staff. A politics professor has said plans to slash jobs will affect the university's… Read more Audio
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Nearly half of OT children not often seeing social workers
1 Feb 2024Nearly half of children in Oranga Tamariki care are not seeing a social worker as often as they should.
The Independent Children's Monitor has released another grim report into the agency tasked with… Read more Audio
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Maintenance costs for Wellington's water pipes up 71%
1 Feb 2024Maintenance costs for Wellington's water pipes have jumped a massive 71% in the past three years according to a just released report . The independent review ordered by the council also details slow… Read more Video, 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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