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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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Monday, 6 May 2024
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Top kiwi tennis player gets biggest win of her career
6 May 2024New Zealand's newest top tennis player Lulu Sun has had the biggest win of her professional career. After switching allegiances to New Zealand, from Switzerland, in March, the 23-year-old is rising up… Read more Audio
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What do you have insurance for?
6 May 2024With the rising cost of insurance premiums, our video journalist Nick Monro asked people what they have insurance for. Audio
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Home insurance premiums jump
6 May 2024Home insurance premiums have jumped up almost 25 percent in the past year - about six time faster than income. Insurance Council chief executive Kris Faafoi speaks to Lisa Owen Audio
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Police appeal for info following fatal Ponsonby shooting
6 May 2024The victim in the fatal Ponsonby shooting and the gunman dont appear to know each other, according to police. Detective Inspector Chris Barry spoke with Lisa Owen Audio
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Valuable mineral means future bright for Reefton
6 May 2024The future is looking bright for the small West Coast town of Reefton, which is sitting on a significant supply of a valuable mineral used in everything from iphones to solar panels and electric… Read more Audio
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Pay student nurses, says NZNO
6 May 2024The nurses organisation is urging the government to follow in Australia's footsteps and pay students doing mandatory on the job training to combat so called "placement poverty". Nurses Organisation… Read more Audio
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Woman nearly dies from skin reaction to meds
6 May 2024A woman in her 20s who had a skin reaction from her epilepsy medication nearly died after waiting weeks to see a dermatologist in the public system. It's believed to be the first-ever case of its kind… Read more Audio
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Manhunt underway after fatal Ponsonby shooting
6 May 2024A man hunt is underway for an "extremely dangerous man" wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Auckland's Ponsonby last night. Melanie Earley reports. Audio
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Championship hopes high for NZ Sevens teams
6 May 2024A shake-up of the rugby sevens circuit this season will separate the best from the rest. For the first time a grand final will cap off the competition and New Zealand's men and women are in with a… Read more Audio
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Government announces $1.9b boost for Corrections
6 May 2024The coalition government will spend $1.9 billion dollars over the next four years on more prison beds, prison officers and rehabilitation for remand inmates. RNZ's deputy political editor Craig… Read more Audio
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Israel move to shut down local Al Jazera offices
6 May 2024Middle East correspondent Camille Nedelec speaks to Lisa Owen about ceasefire talks between Hamas and international mediators, the Israeli government's move to shut down Al Jazeera's offices in the… Read more Audio
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Council compliance wardens "potentially dangerous"
6 May 2024Auckland council's use of compliance wardens with no legal powers to deal with anti social behaviour is a potentially dangerous slippery slope, according to a former top cop. Former police inspector &… 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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