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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, 10 February 2025
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UK: Labour minister sacked over sending insulting messages
10 Feb 2025United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about a labour minister being sacked over a series of WhatsApp messages insulting fellow MPs, councillors and constituents, the… Read more Audio
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Injury list grows before Super Rugby season
10 Feb 2025The injury list just keeps growing at the Hurricanes before the Super Rugby season has even kicked off with loose forward Devan Flanders the latest player on the casualty list. A number of New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Monday 10 February 2025
10 Feb 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Evening business for Monday 10 February 2025
10 Feb 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Calls for corrections minister to increase prisoners pay
10 Feb 2025Prison reform advocates are calling for the Corrections minister to increase prisoners pay, labelling the current pay rates of 20 to 60 cents an hour practically slave labour. Pay rates have remained… Read more Audio
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Soldier beaten by sergeant and bombardier in Hawaii
10 Feb 2025A military court had heard that a soldier was beaten so badly by a sergeant and a bombardier when they were in Hawaii on an international exercise that the soldier twice lost consciousness. It's… Read more Audio
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Age Concern speaks on retirees just surviving on pension
10 Feb 2025Pension incomes are set at about $520 for single people and just under $800 for couples. A Massey University report released last week found that a single retiree with a no-frills lifestyle would need… Read more Audio
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340 cyber attacks on high value NZ targets in last year
10 Feb 2025There were more than 340 cyber attacks on high value New zealand targets in a 12 month period according to the government's cyber security agency. A third of them were likely carried out by hackers… Read more Audio
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David Seymour speaks on driving up Parliament steps
10 Feb 2025ACT leader David Seymour is likely to be in hot water with the speaker after attempting to drive a historic Land Rover up Parliament's steps today. Mr Seymour was admiring the 77 year old vehicle… Read more Audio
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Auckland woman faced brain injury after hit by e-scooter
10 Feb 2025"I was just an innocent bystander and then my life changed forever." Those are the feelings of an Auckland woman who was hit by an e-scooter which caused a severe brain injury. ACC said it's been… Read more Audio
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Two people hit by falling debris on Auckland's Queen Street
10 Feb 2025Two people are recovering after being hit by falling derbis from a building on Auckland's Queen Street this morning. Both pedestrians were injured and taken to a nearby medical centre. Reporter Victor… Read more Audio
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Philadelphia Eagles upset Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl
10 Feb 2025The Philadelphia Eagles have upset the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl - American football's showpiece event. The Eagles denied the Chiefs a historic third consecutive Super Bowl victory and… 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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