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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, 27 June 2024
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Wairoa campground flooding brings about deja vu
27 Jun 2024Closed since Cyclone Gabrielle, Sharon Soloman had just one day to celebrate re-opening, before they were inundated again overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. Since then, they've been busy saving… Read more Audio
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Cricket: Afghanistan's dream run in T20 World Cup halted
27 Jun 2024It was an historic campaign for the Emirate nation but the South African's proved a bridge too far in today's first semi final, Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio
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Supreme Court butt dials America
27 Jun 2024US Correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the Supreme Court butt dialling America. Audio
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116 Wairoa properties have moderate damage
27 Jun 2024Fire and Emergency NZ has been carrying out rapid assessments on properties, with at least 400 affected, and 116 suffering moderate damage. 8 properties suffered significant damage in the devastating… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
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Mark Mitchell arrives in Wairoa
26 Jun 2024Wairoa was the hardest hit in last night's storm with Mayor Craig Little describing the impact as catastrophic with tens of millions of dollars needed in road and water repairs, Gianina Schwaneke… Read more Audio
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Glenn Green sentenced to 4 years and 2 months imprisonment
26 Jun 2024Antonio Glen Castillano, also known as Glenn Green pleaded guilty to nine charges of criminal harassment, one charge of posting harmful digital communications and one charge of obtaining by deception.
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Africa: Anti-tax protests in Kenya have become violent
26 Jun 2024South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about Anti-tax protests in Kenya becoming violent, a political rally in Rwanda turning into a tragedy and Monkeypox continuing to spread in… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 26 June 2024
26 Jun 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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White Ferns need to start getting results - Devine
26 Jun 2024Sophie Devine believes the tour of England which begins tonight in Durham is a good place for the New Zealanders to test themselves against a top side ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year… Read more Audio
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Three Gisborne fishermen’s bodies washed ashore in Māhia
26 Jun 2024Tragic, heartbreaking, unbelievable, that's how Gisborne locals at the Tatapouri fishing club have described the loss of their mates. Their bodies were found washed ashore at Mahia this morning… Read more Audio
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Mark Mitchell on plane to Wairoa with extra police support
26 Jun 2024He's spent much of the day in the Hawke's Bay but right now he's on a defence force plane to Wairoa with extra police support after describing the aftermath of last night's weather there as… Read more Audio
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Residents in Haumonana evacuate homes
26 Jun 2024For many people living in Gisborne and Hawkes Bay, the threat of flooding overnight brought back awful memories from Cyclone Gabrielle. While in the Hawkes Bay settlement of Haumoana, dozens of people… 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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