Checkpoint
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
Episodes
May 16, 2024 • 5 mins
Australia correspondent Peter Ryan speaks to Lisa Owen about Sydney looking to recruit more kiwis for their police department and the Australian Federal Budget.
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May 16, 2024 • 6 mins
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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May 16, 2024 • 3 mins
Some Aucklanders have been getting a nasty surprise in the mailbox.. a parking ticket from an offence a few weeks ago. Luka Forman reports.
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May 16, 2024 • 4 mins
Sports reporter Felicity Reid previews the PGA Championship and speaks about reports that some English Premier League clubs want to scrap VAR.
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May 16, 2024 • 2 mins
RNZ's Pacific News Editor Koroi Hawkins speaks to Lisa Owen about the latest in New Caledonia.
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May 16, 2024 • 5 mins
Massey University professor of marketing Bodo Lang speaks to Lisa Owen about Fonterra's move to sell its iconic brands.
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May 16, 2024 • 3 mins
New Caledonian expats in Aotearoa admit they are scared for family and friends amid ongoing violence and civil unrest in the island nation. Adam Burns reports.
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May 16, 2024 • 6 mins
Department of Internal Affairs Deputy Chief Executive of service delivery and operations Maria Robertson speaks to Lisa Owen about what's behind the delay in passport processing.
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May 16, 2024 • 3 mins
Junior doctors have walked off the job again today, while Health New Zealand says its new offer is a good one. Ruth Hill reports.
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May 16, 2024 • 2 mins
Auckland's mayor has urged his councillors to stop "kicking the can down the road" and get on with approving his revised ten-year budget. Finn Blackwell reports.
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May 16, 2024 • 3 mins
Five Wellington Phoenix players have received the plaudits of their A-League peers by being voted into the Professional Footballers Australia team of the season. The Phoenix have the most players of any club in the team which was announced today. Sports reporter Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen.
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May 16, 2024 • 5 mins
Rachael Cummings from Save the Children speaks to Lisa Owen from Rafah
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May 16, 2024 • 5 mins
United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about Joe Biden challenging Donald Trump to pre-election debates and former New York City mayor and recently suspended radio host Rudy Giuliani avoiding authorities.
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May 16, 2024 • 7 mins
Blair Scotland from Dundas Street employment lawyers speaks to Lisa Owen about what's appropriate and what's not when it comes to job application questions
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May 15, 2024 • 5 mins
South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about National Health Insurance, the building collapse in George and South Africa's involvement in the Cannes Film Festival
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May 15, 2024 • 1 min
Returning to our earlier story about pulling police away from 80 thousand mental health callouts a year, which mental health advocates say could be disastrous for people in distress. So should police be required to attend mental health callouts? Our visual journalist Sam Rillstone hit the streets to ask what people think
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May 15, 2024 • 4 mins
News from the business sector, including a market report
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May 15, 2024 • 3 mins
Northland leaders say the government should cough up compensation for the businesses being devastated by the closure of State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills. Peter de Graaf reports
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May 15, 2024 • 4 mins
The Warriors are on a losing streak the likes of which many newer fans won't be familiar with. Having won just three of their 10 NRL games this season questions are being asked about what has happened since the heights of last season Sports reporter Felicity Reid speaks to Lisa Owen
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May 15, 2024 • 7 mins
Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson speaks to Lisa Owen about his concerns around police pulling back from 80,000 mental health callouts a year
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