Navigation for Station navigation
Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
Monday to Friday, 4-6pm
Text 2101, texts cost 20 cents
Navigation for Checkpoint
Latest audio
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
-
Thousands of complaints about stench from treatment plant
3 Feb 2026Thousands of reports have flooded in about a vile, sickening smell coming from Christchurch's burnt out waste water treatment plant. The pong has plagued the suburb of Bromley and surrounding areas -… Read more Audio
-
School attendance still a long way from government goals
3 Feb 2026As the school year gets underway, recently released data shows while the number of students regularly turning up to school is improving it is still a long way from the government's goal of 80 percent… Read more Audio
-
Call for Pharmac to fund weight loss medication for teens
3 Feb 2026A pediatric specialist is urging Aotearoa's drug agency to fund weight loss drugs for teenagers. A Pharmac advisory panel has provisionally recommended funding Wegovy for chronic weight management in… Read more Audio
-
Meta claims social media ban won't work as supporters cry foul
3 Feb 2026Social media giant Meta says banning young people from its platforms will never work but supporters of a law change are crying foul, saying the owner of Facebook and Instagram is using the same… Read more Audio
-
Over $170k raised for whanau in flood ravaged East Cape
3 Feb 2026Over $170,000 of desperately needed money has been raised for whanau in the flood ravaged East Cape of the North Island. But the chair of Manaaki Matakaoa says locals are in for a long slog when the… Read more Audio
-
Squash to debut at 2028 Olympic Games
3 Feb 2026Squash will debut at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and with the qualifying procedure now revealed it is good news for New Zealand's top player. There will be a men's and a women's competition… Read more Audio
-
National Iwi Chairs Forum back court challenge against Marine and Coastal Act
3 Feb 2026The National Iwi Chairs Forum has unanimously backed a High Court challenge from Hauraki iwi Ngāti Manuhiri against the Governments Marine and Coastal Area Act passed last year. The Act makes it… Read more Audio
-
Clintons to give evidence about relationship with Epstein
US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Bill and Hillary Clinton agreeing to give evidence about their relationship with dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before Congress, as well as… Read more Audio
-
Overhaul to drivers licensing leaves some instructors concerned
3 Feb 2026A gear change in driver licensing has some instructors concerned. The government has unveiled the first major changes to the system in 15 years, meaning drivers won't have to sit a second practical… Read more Audio
Monday, 2 February 2026
-
Former Prince Andrew under more pressure over Epstein ties
2 Feb 2026United Kingdom correspondent Diane To spoke to Lisa Owen about Prince Andrew facing more pressure over his ties to the lat convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as well as others who have been… Read more Audio
-
Evening business for Monday 2 February 2026
2 Feb 2026News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
-
New laws to take affect for 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season
2 Feb 2026Several new laws will take affect in the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season, including reducing the influence of the much-maligned TMO. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen. 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.
Follow this podcast.
Text 2101 (texts cost 20 cents)
Email checkpoint@rnz.co.nz