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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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00:03:38

Contentious bill passes third reading, sparks fiery...

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2025/10/22

A contentious bill tightening the test for Māori to win customary marine title has passed its third reading, sparking fiery protest across the country. The protest even made its way to the steps of Parliament, drawing the ire of its speaker. Maōri news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira reports.

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00:06:18

Thousands of parents juggling childcare and work...

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2025/10/22

Thousands of parents will be juggling childcare and work during tomorrow's mega strike with many schools closed. It's estimated more than a hundred thousand people including teachers, principals, school support staff, health care workers including senior doctors, nurses and dentists will walk off the job over their pay and conditions. Kelly Club offers day and after school care in 76 places around the country and is now offering a strike day programme. Founder and managing director Paul

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00:04:36

School lunch programme still not going down a treat

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2025/10/22

After eight months of the School Lunch Collective taking over the government's school lunch programme and the cost cut down to three dollars, some schools say meals have shrunk, waste has sky rocketed and a lack of nutrition is taking a toll on learning. As Louise Ternouth reports, despite Associate Education Minister David Seymour saying it would be sorted by term two, they say things are far from it as we near the end of term four.

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00:03:40

Wairarapa braces for more ferocious winds

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2025/10/22

The prospect of more ferocious winds has Wairarapa locals on the verge of tears on the eve of one of their biggest holiday weekends. A rare red-level wind warning has been issued tomorrow for Wellington and Wairarapa south of Carteron. It comes after the death of a man in Mount Victoria on Tuesday, who was struck by a falling tree and widespread damage causing power outages in communities across the region. Riversdale's coastal community is one of them. Mary Argue reports.

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00:05:19

Dispute between Netball NZ and coach becomes political

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2025/10/22

The highly public dispute between Netball New Zealand and Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua is becoming increasingly political. Earlier today Minister for Sport and Recreation Mark Mitchell told RNZ he asked Sport New Zealand officials to step in and help resolve the dispute. But RNZ can reveal they have been involved from the outset. High Performance Sport New Zealand has footed the bill for an independent review of the Ferns programme as well as player safeguarding measures - even as the

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00:05:53

Grab One leaves businesses struggling to cover costs

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2025/10/22

The collapse of e-commerce website, Grab One has left many businesses struggling to cover the cost of vouchers that the site sold but hasn't paid the retailers for. Some say they simply can't afford to honour the deals that run into the thousands. Coromandel Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park owner Aaron McFarlane has deals with Grab One and spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:04:15

Japan elects first ever female prime minister

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2025/10/22

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about Japan's parliament electing the country's first ever female prime minister, as well as an attempt to exterminate a cockroach with a makeshift flamethrower in a South Korean apartment that quickly turned tragic.

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00:06:01

Should airlines provide womens only seating areas?

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2025/10/22

An Australian TV host has kicked off a conversation with a post on her social media calling for airlines to provide women only seating areas. It has attracted hundreds of comments many supporting her concerns. Last year one of India's airlines started letting women select seats next to other women when checking in. Others have sensitive seating areas. Aviation Commentator Irene King spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:07:57

Aussie PM lavished with praise at meeting with Donald...

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2025/10/21

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Australian Prime Minister's Anthony Albanese's meeting with US President Donald Trump, where he was lavished with praise.

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00:04:17

Questions raised over Metservice warning for North...

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2025/10/21

There have been calls for a review of the warnings issued ahead of last week's weather event which brought down hundreds of slips, closed dozens of central North Island roads, inundated farms and flooded homes. An orange warning was issued, but the Mayor of the Waitomo District and the Minister for Rural Communities are questioning whether that should have been uprgaded. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin was in Waitomo.

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00:03:28

Teen fined for social media stunt at Melbourne F1

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2025/10/21

A teenager's social media stunt at this year's Formula One Melbourne Grand Prix has seen him fined by an Australian court. A group of three people snuck into the event wearing fake security IDs and hi-vis vests and filmed a video which went viral online. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:07:51

FENZ receive hundreds of weather related callouts

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2025/10/21

Evacuations are underway across Kaikoura due to multiple large fires as wild weather causes chaos across the country. Winds gusting more than 100 kilometres an hour have toppled trees & vehicles. Between midnight and 3pm, fire crews responded to 131 weather-related callouts across New Zealand. Assistant National Commander at Fire and Emergency, Ken Cooper spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:08:06

Company struggling to fill vacancies despite high...

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2025/10/21

An Auckland company hunting for forty workers to cover their busy summer season said it is a full time job looking for workers. East Tamaki based Coolit Ice right now has dozens of job vacancies for class two truck drivers, people with car licences and customer service skills and for production workers. Despite the unemployment rate sitting at high 5.2%, the company said it has been incredibly difficult to find employees. Coolit human resources manager Diane Daly spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:04:51

Wild weather causes outages, major damage and wild fires

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2025/10/21

A woman who found a man lying unconscious on a popular Wellington walking track has described the horrific scene that confronted her today. The man later died of wounds suffered when a branch fell on him as gales howled through the capital, and Wairarapa. The wild winds have brought down trees, cut power to thousands of homes, cancelled flights, and torn roofs off buildings. Ellen O'Dwyer reports.

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00:09:27

Cancer patient forced to move to Australia for...

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2025/10/21

A young blood cancer patient who's moved to Australia to access treatment that's not funded in Aotearoa plans to become a doctor so he can give back to his adopted country. Toby Fuller exhausted all the funded treatment in New Zealand, and in February moved to Australia while he was well enough. While Nic Vi-pond who also has the blood cancer myeloma is struggling to pay for Dara here in New Zealand. She's sold her Hamilton house and in a few weeks will make the leap across the ditch to start

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00:02:04

Over 20 vehicles damaged after large fire at...

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2025/10/21

Staff at Whangarei Hospital watched on this afternoon as firefighters worked to bring a large fire under control in their carpark. The fire damaged around 28 vehicles. RNZ's Susan Edmunds was at the scene and spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:03:15

Labour debuts second policy in two days to Hipkins...

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2025/10/21

After a two year policy vacuum, Labour has debuted its second policy in just two days - surprising everyone - including its own leader. The whoopsie comes as Chris Hipkins defends the party's big Future Fund plan against critics lamenting a lack of detail. The Fund - which would invest in New Zealand businesses and infrastructure - would be seeded with 200 million dollars and the dividends of some Crown assets. But the party has not revealed which assets - or how large their dividends would be

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00:04:55

Wairarapa school makes award winning olive oil

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2025/10/21

Wairarapa high school has the good oil on olive growing, turning its crop into an award winning product. Wairarapa college took out silver at this year New Zealand Olive oil awards. Students are involved in the process; garden to table with the end product in high demand.

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00:02:15

Joseph Parker to enter high stakes heavyweight clash

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2025/10/21

Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker and Britain's Fabio Wardley have faced off for the first time ahead of their heavyweight clash this Sunday. The stakes are sky high for both men with the winner likely to earn his shot at the undisputed title. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:04:18

Person killed by branch as weather chaos batters country

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2025/10/21

It's been a day of weather chaos throughout the country, with gale force winds and heavy rain battering parts of the lower north and west of the South Island. Gusts reached 148 kilometres per hour at the Remutaka Summit, around 145 kilometres at Mt Kaukau in Wellington today. One person has been killed after being hit by a falling branch and another has been injured. Reporter Ellen O'Dwyer spoke to Lisa Owen.

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