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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, 29 July 2025
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Four killed in Manhattan shooting
29 Jul 2025US Correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a shooting in a Manhattan skyscraper that has killed four people. A 36-year-old off-duty police officer and a 27-year-old alleged shooter are… Read more Audio
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Singles are falling out of love with dating apps
29 Jul 2025Singles are falling out of love with online dating apps, meaning a return to real world introductions, and for some younger daters that's a totally new experience. Match group, the US tech company… Read more Audio
Monday, 28 July 2025
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UK Prime Minister to meet with Donald Trump
United Kingdom correspondent, Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting with Donald Trump, as well as a case of football fever in the UK. Audio
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Evening business for 28 July 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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English cricket captain accused of acting like a 'spoiled kid'
28 Jul 2025English cricket captain Ben Stokes is being accused acting like a spoiled kid, as India managed to bat out a dramatic draw in the fourth test at Old Trafford, with Stokes unsuccessfully asking India… Read more Audio
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'The big cheese' announced at Vegan Food Awards
28 Jul 2025The big cheese has been anounced at the Vegan Food awards where there's not a morsel of dairy in sight. A panel of judges, including a cheese expert with 24 year of experience tasted the categories of… Read more Audio
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Australian expo to recruit Kiwi workers hits Auckland
28 Jul 2025It appears Australia could be coming for our cops and other skilled workers. Industry leaders from the Northern Territory were at an Auckland expo over the weekend extolling the virtues of working… Read more Audio
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Card surcharges to be scrapped
28 Jul 2025The government has announced it intends to ban surcharges at the till. Whether it'll actually lead to lower prices though is unclear, the retail sector has warned businesses may have to pass on those… Read more Audio
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Baby dies after allegedly given adult dosage of medication
28 Jul 2025A two month baby has died from a suspected overdose after she was allegedly given an adult dosage of phosphate medication. BellamereArwyn Duncan was born prematurely in Palmerston North in May, when… Read more Audio
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Carpet maker Bremworth rebuilding Napier yarn plant
28 Jul 2025Carpet maker Bremworth is rebuilding its Napier yarn plant that was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle, which means 40 more jobs will be on offer. Before the flood it employed about 150 staff at the… Read more Audio
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Disproportionately high rate of homeless women in NZ
28 Jul 2025People working with Auckland's homeless are warning that there is a disproportionately high rate of women without shelter in New Zealand, concentrated in Auckland. Tomorrow, Auckland Council's… Read more Audio
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Corrections breaches UN standards for prisoners in Invercargill years after told to stop
28 Jul 2025Corrections has continued to put Invercargill prisoners at risk of self-harm or suicide in barren 'dry cells' - without toilets or running water - years after being told to stop. There has been… Read more 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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