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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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Tuesday, 13 August 2024
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Former coach Arch Jelley speaks on this years Olympics
13 Aug 2024The Olympic glory is not quite over, with a small contingent of New Zealand's most sucessful team due back in the country tomorrow. One person who's been watching their highs and lows, is former… Read more Audio
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Major expansions coming to several Disney theme parks
13 Aug 2024United States correspondent Zach Montellaro speaks to Lisa Owen about several polls reflecting favourably on the Democrats since Kamala Harris announced she was running, Donald Trump's return to X and… Read more Audio
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Christchurch Council to review dog walking bylaws
13 Aug 2024A Professional dog walker fears her business could be jeopardy if Christchurch Counicl limits the number of dogs she can walk at any one time. The council is about to review its canine bylaws and… Read more Audio
Monday, 12 August 2024
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Spray of art across London by Banksy
12 Aug 2024Europe correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Britain being surprisingly calm this weekend, despite UK police bracing for more anti-immigration violence, a spray of art across London the… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 12 August 2024
12 Aug 2024News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Paris Olympics NZ's most successful games
12 Aug 2024The Paris Olympics will go down as New Zealand's most successful games, with ten gold medals surpassing the eight won in Los Angeles in 1984. New Zealand won 20 medals in total to finish 11th on the… Read more Audio
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Israel expands evacuation orders for Khan Younis
12 Aug 2024Israel has expanded evacuation orders for the palestinian settlement of Khan Younis in Southern Gaza overnight forcing thousand of people to leave in the dark. It follows an Israeli strike on a school… Read more Audio
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Two divers rescued by Coastguard in Kapiti
12 Aug 2024The skipper of a Coastguard boat who rescued two divers after they became seperated from their boat in waters near Kapiti - north of Wellington - said the scenario is the stuff of nautical nightmares… Read more Audio
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Niece of Pauline Hanna gives evidence at Polkinghorne trial
12 Aug 2024Rose Hanna was in the witness box at the High Court in Auckland as the third week of Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial gets underway. The former eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline… Read more Audio
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Police union boss writes letter about Nicole McKee
12 Aug 2024Associate Justice Minister Nicole Mckee accused union boss Chris Cahill of throwing his toys out of the cot because he didn't get his own way. It comes after Cahill wrote an open letter raising… Read more Audio
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Govt unveils new traffic light system for beneficiaries
12 Aug 2024Beneficiaries could face tougher sanctions as the government unveils its new traffic light system aimed at cracking down on those out of work. It's part of a raft of changes to the benefit system… Read more Audio
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Search for Kaizer: Body of missing Gisborne 5-year-old found
12 Aug 2024The body of a five-year-old boy missing near Gisborne has been found in a farm near his home. Reporter Alexa Cook speaks with 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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