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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, 26 January 2026
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Over half of government retail crime advisory group resigns
26 Jan 2026A controversial government advisory group on retail crime has fallen apart with three of the five members resigning months before the group is due to finish its work. The latest person to quit is… Read more Audio
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Students cut off from school as East Cape roads remain closed
Dozens of students on the East Cape are cut off from their Hicks Bay kura after extreme weather's closed vital roads in the area. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti is due to open tomorrow… Read more Audio
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East Cape residents remain cut off days on from storm
26 Jan 2026Four days on from a devastating storm, pockets of whanau remain cutoff from one another on the East Coast. The usually short drive between communities is no longer possible, with widespread flood… Read more Audio
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Hunt for new All Blacks coach set to begin
26 Jan 2026The hunt for a new All Blacks coach officially starts this week. New Zealand Rugby has set up a five-person panel - which includes a number of former players - that will help appoint the new coach… Read more Audio
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PPTA worried about hundreds of teacher vacancies
26 Jan 2026As students head back to school this week, the Post-Primary Teachers Association is worried about hundreds of staff vacancies at schools around the country. According to the Ministry of Education… Read more Audio
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Israel launches 'large-scale operation' to retrieve body of last hostage
26 Jan 2026Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel beginning what it calls a "large-scale operation" to retrieve the body of the last remaining hostage in Gaza. Audio
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FENZ warned of slip at Mt Maunganui hours before fatal landslide
26 Jan 2026It has been revealed the fire service got a 111 call about a slip near the Mt Maunganui holiday park nearly four hours before a fatal landslide. FENZ said call takers notified the Tauranga City… Read more Audio
Thursday, 22 January 2026
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Special Broadcast: severe weather update for 22 January 2026
An RNZ special on the unfolding weather event in the North Island, presented by Lisa Owen. Audio
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
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Special Broadcast: severe weather update for 21 January 2026
An RNZ special on the unfolding weather event in the North Island, presented by Ingrid Hipkiss. Red heavy rain warnings are in place for Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne from Tologa… Read more Audio
Friday, 19 December 2025
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Checkpoint 2025 highlights
19 Dec 2025Whether your goal was to thrive or survive 2025 it's certainly been a big year. We've done 228 shows in the past twelve months, covering plenty of remarkable and difficult stories. Despite the hard… Read more Audio
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Survivors of Manchester Arena Bombing receive good news
19 Dec 2025United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about some of the survivors of the Manchester Arena Bombing receiving some good news, as well as the UK Sports Personality of the Year… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 19 December 2025
19 Dec 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. 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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