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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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Wednesday, 12 June 2024
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South Africa still in the thick of coalition discussions
12 Jun 2024Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Lisa Owen about the latest from South Africa's coalition discussions, the displacement of millions of people amid Sudan's civil war and a plane crash that… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 12 June 2024
12 Jun 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Blues to host Brumbies at Eden Park for a place in final
12 Jun 2024Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the Blues hosting the Brumbies at Eden Park on Friday night for a place in the final, as they look to farewell one of their favourite sons with a Super Rugby… Read more Audio
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Do people have medical insurance?
12 Jun 2024Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in the suburb of Northcote on Auckland's north shore - if they have medical insurance. Audio
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Parties appear to have little appetite for housing perks change
12 Jun 2024Political parties appear to have little appetite for tightening the rules around MPs' housing perks - despite widespread public disapproval. MPs can claim between 36-thousand-dollars and… Read more Audio
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Cost of self funding cancer drugs raises questions of role of medical insurance
12 Jun 2024The astronomical cost of self funding cancer drugs raises questions about the role of medical insurance in Aotearoa which supposedly has a fully funded health system, Dr Stephen Child, the chief… Read more Audio
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Man self funding cancer treatment costs $1300 per week
Father of two Akhil Chaudhary speaks to Lisa Owen about self funding the cancer drug Tagrisso Osimertinib, one of the 13 cancer treatments that National promised to fund by this year - but failed to… Read more Audio
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Paul Dally appears before Parole Board
12 Jun 2024A man who's spent more than three decades in prison for the rape and murder of 13-year-old girl Karla Cardno has been told he has a lot of work to do to prepare for life outside prison, Jimmy… Read more Audio
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Man injured after falling 3 storeys through collapsed stairwell
12 Jun 2024A homeless Wellington man said there are good reasons why he prefers to sleep rough - in carparking buildings, downtown or on the waterfront, rather than in social housing, after a man was badly… Read more Audio
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12,000 parents of residents and citizens waiting for visa
12 Jun 2024Families are fed up with a costly lottery which gives them a chance to bring their overseas parents to New Zealand., only 500 people have been picked to apply in the past year, Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
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NZ athletes confirmed for K4, K2 and C2
12 Jun 2024New Zealand's men's canoe sprint team is set to debut in a new discipline in Paris. The New Zealand Olympic Committee today confirmed the selections of the men's team, with four athletes to contest… Read more Audio
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SPCA looking for cats and dogs to appear in calendar
12 Jun 2024The SPCA is looking for cats and dogs to appear in next year's fundraising calendar, however only one can make the cover, SPCA Chief Executive Todd Westwood speaks to Lisa Owen. 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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