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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.
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Sidekick of notorious Mexico drug lord arrested
The sidekick of a notorious drug lord who had an $8-million NZD bounty on his head has been arrested. Earlier this year, Mexico's most wanted man, a top cartel…
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Days off in lieu for public holidays could be scrapped
Getting a day off in lieu for working any part of a public holiday could be a thing of the past if a new law goes ahead. The PSA said the government's…
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75k attended 3 day rugby extravaganza at new Chch stadium
After a mammoth three-day rugby extravaganza at Christchurch's new stadium, fans and central city business-owners are delighted with how the weekend went…
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Australia marks 30th anniversary of Port Arthur massacre
It was the worst mass shooting in modern Australian history and as the country marks the 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre, survivors and their…
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Evening business for 28 April 2026
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Auckland FC fight to keep A-League season alive
While the Wellington Phoenix are firmly focused on next season with the appointment of a new head coach, Auckland FC are still fighting to keep their A-League…
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Solar panel installer sees 50% increase on sales from last year
Rooftop residential solar is having a moment in the sun, with one company reporting a 50 percent increase in sales. Lightforce Solar, a nationwide installer…
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NZ signs historic free trade agreement with India
Forestry, horticulture and sheep meat, those are some of the big winners of New Zealand's historic free trade agreement with India. The deal, which has been…
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Govt signs deal with Z to supply emergency diesel reserve
The government has signed a deal with Z energy to supply and manage an emergency diesel reserve, that will be stored in tanks being refurbished at Marsden…
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Christchurch flatmates track down stolen trolley of belongings
A trio of Christchurch flatmates have gone all Sherlock Holmes on tracking down and reclaiming a trolley load of belongings stolen from their house in a…
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Kmart taken to Disputes Tribunal over asbestos-tainted sand
Parents, whose three-year-old twins played in asbestos-contaminated sand, are accusing Kmart of downplaying the risk. In November last year, the retail giant…
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Ōhura residents staying put despite flash flood
Some residents of the tiny King Country settlement of Ōhura say they have no plans to move despite the spectre of climate change and the village's history of…
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Wellington Phoenix men's team gets new coach
Chris Greenacre has officially taken on the top job for the Wellington Phoenix men's team following four stints where he temporarily took charge of the team in…
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Student Job Search launches app to help streamline search
118,000 job applications for fewer than 14,000 vacancies. That was the reality for Student Job Search in the first three months of the year. The Charity is…
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31-year-old charged with attempt to assassinate Trump
A 31-year-old man has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at an event in Washington over the weekend. Cole Tomas Allen, a part…
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Threat of prosecution for truancy effective - Seymour
The threat of prosecution for truancy is effective at getting absent students re-enrolled at school, according to the Associate Minister of Education. It's…
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Taking bugle practice to another level
On the eve of ANZAC Day, bugle players will be dusting off the brass to play The Last Post at services here and across the world. But what does it take to…
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Private health records in UK caught in data leak
United Kingdom correspondent spoke to Lisa Owen about how the private health records of half a million Britons have been caught up in a massive data breach…
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Christopher Luxon cancels weekly TVNZ Breakfast slot
The Prime Minister has pulled out of his regular Monday morning interview on TVNZ's Breakfast programme after National lodged a complaint about the network's…
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Evening business for Friday 24 April 2026
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Super round to kick off at new Christchurch stadium
A new chapter for Christchurch kicks off on Friday night. Super round is almost underway at what some are already calling our new national stadium. Sports…
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NZ Defence Force leading this years ANZAC dawn service
The New Zealand Defence force is leading this year's ANZAC dawn service at Gallipoli in Turkey. It's also leading Aotearoa's service at Chunuk Bair; the hill…
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Seek sees large jump in number of casual roles listed
Job site Seek has seen a big jump in the number casual roles listed on its website, as an economist says uncertain economic times are making businesses…
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Several regional airlines get million dollar govt loans
Several regional airlines are getting millions of dollars in government loans to keep them flying marginal routes, but some operators believe more help is…
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Marlborough's biggest ever kapa haka event held in Blenheim
Thousands of people are gathered in Blenheim for Kia Hukere te Hoe, the biggest kapa haka event ever held in Marlborough. It's returned to the district for the…
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How to get teens invested in investing
ACT leader David Seymour has floated the idea of giving every year eleven student five hundred dollars to invest. It would be supervised as part of a programme…
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Old Manawatū schoolgrounds up for sale
After 134 years, the classrooms and playing fields of a Manawatū school fell quiet. Linton Country School closed for good in early 2023 after the roll dwindled…
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Kiwi Olympian playing Charlize Theron's stunt double
A New Zealand Olympic medalist is riding the wave of success all the way to Hollywood. Slalom canoeist, Luuka Jones Yaxley, has been working as a stunt double…
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Silver Ferns announces assistant coach for Commonwealth Games
In sport, Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua announced her assistant coach for the Commonwealth Games. Australian Briony Akle has been brought back into…
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End of an era for big brand paper dress patterns
It's the end of an era for DIY dressmakers, with the supplier of big brand paper patterns shutting down. An Australian distributer that supplies New Look…
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US soldier arrested for betting on Maduro capture
Americas correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about how a soldier who was part of the mission to capture Venezuela's former President Nicolas Maduro…
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Mayor Wayne Brown refers to RNZ staffer as 'a Muslim terrorist'
A "Muslim terrorist," that is how Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown referred to an RNZ staffer of Indian descent, when the man escorted him into the building for an…
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Conservation group wins legal case against gold mining company
A community conservation group has won a legal victory against a multinational gold mining company, but the company says it won't thwart its plans to tunnel…
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Latest update from Australia for 23 April 2026
The Australian government is lauding the country's National Disability Insurance Scheme as an enormous human rights achievement, even as it reveals sweeping…
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Evening business for 23 April 2026
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Super Round to mark opening of new Te Kaha stadium
Super Round is just one more sleep away. All sides will converge on Christchurch this weekend to mark the opening of the new Te Kaha Stadium. Sports reporter…
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Nearly 1000 chicks fledged at Oamaru's Blue Penguin colony
There's been no waddling about at Oamaru's Blue Penguin colony .. they have been busy ...very busy with a boomer of a breeding season. Nearly a thousand…
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Braking system in heavy machinery inherently unsafe - Coroner
After a years-long inquiry into the death of an Auckland construction worker, a coroner was clear. The braking system used by a piece of heavy machinery that…
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Seymour floats idea to give 15 year old school students $500
David Seymour's thinking about giving tens of millions of dollars away to teenagers. You heard right, but its not quite that simple. The ACT leader's floated…
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Integrity reset mission critical for police - review
New Zealand police are facing serious integrity and conduct issues and a reset is mission critical according to a scathing review by the Public Service…
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Residents survey destruction left by Wellington's flash flood
Damaged walls and floors are being ripped out of homes across Wellington, as residents and business owners survey the destruction left by Wellington's flash…
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Petrol station owners admit they're profiling people
Petrol station owners admit they are profiling people at the pump before letting them fill up amid a surge in fuel drive-offs. The war in Iran has sent prices…
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NZ's A-League football teams have sights set on silverware
Two of New Zealand's A-League football teams have their sights set on silverware and the other is still to confirm who will be in charge beyond this weekend…
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Christchurch's extremely spicy sauce in hot demand
Christchurch based company Spicy Boys make a sauce called, "you did this." The key ingredient; the Carolina Reaper. It comes with a warning, don't eat it, yet…
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No further peace talks between US and Iran confirmed
As the war in the Middle East enters its 55th day, a path to end the conflict remains unclear. That's despite President Donald Trump extending a temporary…
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Shane Jones stands firm with 'butter chicken' comments
"Enabled and entitled". That's how one political commentator described Shane Jones remarks about a "butter chicken tsunami". The New Zealand First minister…
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Major shift in UK public health policy on the way
United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about how former senior Foreign Office official Olly Robbins has been giving evidence about his…
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Evening business for 22 April 2026
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Italy police look to Formula One drivers for tax evasion
New Zealand Formula One driver Liam Lawson is likely to avoid the ire of Italian tax authorities but some of the sport's biggest names could get caught up in a…
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Blood Cancer NZ says country not keeping up with treatments
Annual deaths from blood cancer have increased almost 40 percent in the past two decades, according to a new report that paints a grim picture of how the…
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Luxon and Willis retaliate against Winston Peters comments
Christopher Luxon's handling of disunity within his own party's ranks has begun exposing rifts in the coalition. Now he and deputy Nicola Willis have both…
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Corrections didn't call cops hours after would be sex offender GPS went dead
Corrections did not call police for hours after losing track of a high risk would be sex offender when his GPS monitor went dead and they failed to confirm his…
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Putiki power credited for creation of new Whanganui bus route
People power, or should that be Putiki power, is being credited for the creation of a new bus route in Whanganui. Championed by the kaumatua and kuia of Putiki…
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Corrections failed to verify would be sex offenders location
A would be sex offender who's supposed to be GPS tracked was unmonitored for several hours after his tracker went flat and Corrections failed to verify where…
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Chch police looking in Red Zone for missing woman
Christchurch police are scouring the city's Red Zone in search of a woman who's been missing for eight months. Police have grave concerns for 39-year-old…
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Concerns illicit tobacco overblown by interest groups
As the country battles a budding blackmarket of illicit tobacco, concerns are being raised the issue is being overblown by interest groups. RNZ has been…
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Carrington named in NZ Canoe Sprint squad
The New Zealand Canoe Sprint team to compete in Europe has been named and Dame Lisa Carrington is in, but some key names are missing. Sports reporter Bridget…
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Southland Girls gets first ever permanent male principal
Does it make any difference whether an all girls school has man or a woman leading it? After a century and a half of women at the helm, Southland Girls High…
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'Stricter checks' after shooting - Mexican President
Mexico's president has called for 'stricter checks' following a fatal shooting at a major tourist site near the nation's capital. One person was killed and…
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Govt double standards over mileage rates paid to MPs
A home care worker's calling the government out for alleged double standards over mileage rates paid to MPs. Earlier this month, home and community support…