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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
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Former swimming world champs to increase hopes at Commonwealth Games
Former world champions Erika Fairweather and Lewis Clareburt will spearhead New Zealand's hopes in the pool at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next month…
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Rolleston College student takes out songwriting competition
Luke Van Wyk, a student at Rolleston College has taken out first place in the Play it Strange Junior Songwriting Competition. Previous well-known winners…
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Israel launches new attacks against Iran
Middle East correspondent Lou Browne spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about Israel saying it has launched new attacks against military targets in Iran. It follows…
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Buy now pay later scheme sees more impounded dogs claimed
A council trial giving the owners of impounded dogs a chance to pay off their shelter fees has seen fewer animals euthanised and more claimed since being…
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British PM accuses Elon Musk of political intereference
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of interfering in British politics over the murder of university student Henry Nowak, while NHS staff…
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Gulf Harbour trial
Handwritten Chinese notes and diaries uncovered at an Auckland home reveal a chilling picture of the alleged starvation and punishment of a 70-year-old woman.
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Super Rugby Pacific sides to scrap for spot in semifinals
It's qualifying time in Super Rugby Pacific. The top six sides will scrap for a spot in the semifinals this weekend. A controversial competition quirk means…
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Hundreds gather for Indoor Bowls Championships
There's a least one wildly enthusiastic indoor bowler among the hundreds gathered for the National Championships in Palmerston North. Kevin Boothby has been to…
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Model believes Huffer using AI generated models
A model, who's previously worked for Huffer believes the kiwi brand is using AI generated models in a new campaign. Elijah Timmins-Scanlon spotted the campaign…
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Annual muster on the Kaimanawa Range
The annual muster of wild horses in the central North Island is underway but there's concern about how many can find new homes.The animals live on Defence…
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NZ PM in Australia
The Prime Minister is in Brisbane ahead of meeting with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. The annual leaders meeting takes place tomorrow, where the…
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Mother and son pounamu smugglers sentenced
A mother and son caught smuggling 18 kilograms of pounamu to China have been fined $5000. It's illegal to take more than five kilograms outside the country…
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Sanitary products and fecal matter overflow in Wellington
Residents in Island Bay say they were confronted with nightmare scenes when faecal matter and sanitary products overflowed from the wastewater system during…
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White Ferns to defend T20 World Cup championship
The White Ferns have wrapped their final training camp ahead of the T20 Cricket World Cup which begins next week. The New Zealanders are the reigning champions…
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Family's plea after support dogs stolen
A Bay of Plenty family is desperate to get back two emotional support dogs they fear have been stolen from their farm for breeding. The pure bred blue english…
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Hezbollah rejects ceasefire, Trump responds to Iran war vote
Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah rejects a US-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel. And Donald Trump responds to vote to rein in US military…
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Research shows people spend nearly five years doom scrolling
Virgin Media O2 surveyed 6000 people over a year in the UK, with results indicating about 35 percent of phone use is without intent. It also estimates people…
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Black market tobacco consumption on the rise in Australia
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the rise of black market tobacco consumption across the Tasman and the Finke Desert Race revving up…
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Former Wallaby Quade Cooper joins AB's coaches
He may be a controversial choice for All Blacks fans, but the team's coaches clearly rate him. Former Wallaby Quade Cooper has been hired as an expert analyst…
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Students create potato-based anti-frost spray
Four Dunedin students from Taieri College have the answer to those hideously cold mornings where your car windscreen is frosted over. The group of year 13…
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NZ exporters back on US tariff menu
Sixty countries - including Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand - now face a new 12.5 percent tariff on goods exports to the United States.
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US targets NZ over lack of modern-day slavery laws
The United States Trade Representative has called out 54 countries including New Zealand for failing to impose and effectively enforce a ban on imports made…
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Parris Goebel's old dance crew hits Melbourne
From South Auckland to the world stage, the Royal Family Dance Crew says its success is proof that Maori and Pasifika creatives can have big dreams. Founded by…
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Economist says fuel crisis here to stay
Fuel watchers would've noticed a drop in the cost of diesel. According to Gapsy, it's now an average of $3.04 a litre, down about 15.5 cents over last four…
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Family forced into worldwide search for son's medical diagnosis
Armani is five and suffers paralyitic fits. His mother Nesa Morey has recently returned from Turkiye where he was treated as a unique, so-called zebra case by…
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Hawke's Bay gets a new police station
The $7.2 million complex is made of 19 modules that were constructed in Wellington and trucked to the site. It took eight months to construct and replaces the…
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Black Caps taking part 150th test at Lords
It has been a long time between drinks when it comes to test cricket series for New Zealand and England. England haven't played red ball cricket in five months…
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A new stoush is brewing
Speaker Gerry Brownlee is considering stripping Stuff Digital of its access to parliament, temporarily.
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US House votes for war-ending measure
A vote which aims to halt the conflict in Iran has passed. It is the fourth time the House of Representatives has voted to limit President Trump's war powers…
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The Social Security Amendement bill
A disability advocate fears expanding the use of automated decision making could lead to beneficiaries being unfairly cut off.
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Valen Scarsini flew to meet Tim Payne after game against Haiti
The All Whites had one of their newest and most influential fans in the stands in Florida for today's World Cup warm-up game against Haiti. Argentine social…
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Orchard owner puts call out to farmers to turn electric
A former tech guy turned orchard owner has put the call out to the country's farmers to turn electric and he thinks they're switching on. Mike Casey runs…
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Wellington Mayor hits out over amalgamation proposals
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little has hit out at the government's August deadline for amalgamation proposals...while saying he wants to talk seriously about a…
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Chinese hip-hop artists drop new voice into music scene
Chinese hip-hop artists in Auckland are dropping a new voice into the city's music scene. The sixteen-member collective known as AKLA performs in regional…
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Moana Pasifika $8 million in debt, report finds
More than $8 million, that's how much the Super Rugby franchise Moana Pasifika is in debt. The first liquidators report shows $4.3 million is owed to secured…
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Community backlash over small backcountry hut
The Department of Conservation's disposal of a small backcountry hut in north Canterbury has led to community backlash with accusations DOC has breached trust…
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Indian cricketers to take on Black Caps on historic tour
One of the largest teams in sport is coming to our shores for the biggest tour in New Zealand cricket history. India will headline a mammoth home summer…
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NZ teenage app guru heads to Apple headquarters
A 17-year-old Auckland student is about to get a taste of Apple after impressing the tech giant with a development of his own. Alex Liang, a student at…
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DOC consulting on plans to charge international tourists
Any money made from charging international tourists to visit Aotearoa's most iconic spots should be spent in the region, the attraction is in. That's the view…
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One Nation Party sees surge in support in polls
In Australia, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party has been on an absolute tear so far this year, enjoying a surge in support that has seen one poll showing it's…
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Some areas in Tasman had 700 millimetres of rain over weekend
River levels are dropping in the Tasman district, where some places received 700 millimetres of rain over the King's Birthday long weekend. It has felt all too…
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Evening business for Tuesday 2 June 2026
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Super Rugby top six confirmed
The final standings make for pretty reading for New Zealand fans, the entire top four consisting of kiwi teams. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Whale tangled in craypot line off Rakiura coast freed
On Tuesday, a team of whale disentanglement specialists managed to free a Southern Right Whale from a cray pot line which it had been stuck in for at least…
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Cities dealing with thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish
Major centres around the country are dealing with thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish. The biggest problems in Auckland where figures obtained by…
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Calls for an online independent regulator
There are calls for an independent regulator to police the online world and demand more transparency, accountability and safety. In an open letter to the…
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Book written on Lake Ōhau dog who woke owners during fire
Five and a half years after fire swept through Lake Ōhau Village in the Waitaki district, a group of school students have captured one of its remarkable heroes…
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Dame Lynda Topp on Paul Goldsmith comments
"I am not a hysterical woman who can be shut up," that from Dame Lynda Topp after she let rip at the government over arts funding at last week's music awards…
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Coalition scrambles to squash any question of NZ's nuclear-free policy
All three coalition parties have scrambled to squash any question of the country's nuclear-free policy - after the new Defence Minister appeared to reopen the…
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Climate case briefing sent to former staffer's private email
There's been more revelations about a Fonterra briefing document that made its way to the Beehive ahead of a proposed law change that scuttled a court case…
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Evening sports news for Tuesday 2 June 2026
The introduction of hydration breaks at the upcoming Football World Cup in North America could have with some unexpected consequences and the New Zealand 3x3…
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Wellington gets new bookstore that only sells romance novels
Plenty of people love to browse a bookstore but what if all the books in the store were about love? The capital's getting a new bookstore, that will focus on…
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Florida suing OpenAI, alleging it’s unsafe for children
Florida is suing ChatGPT owner, OpenAI, accusing the company of promoting the AI tool despite being aware of the dangers it posed to minors. The wide-ranging…
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Quarter of all households struggling to pay power bills - Consumer
A quarter of all households are struggling to pay their monthly power bill according to a new Consumer survey and almost as many have missed a payment. 19…
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Michael Hill Violin competition celebrates 25 years
The sound of bittersweet strings will be ringing out in the lower South Island this long weekend. Queenstown is playing host to a special competition…
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Rising youth unemployment impacting UK economy
United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about how a landmark report has revealed the impact rising youth unemployment and disengagement is…