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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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00:03:34

Outgoing Kaipara mayor calls emergency closed meeting

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2025/10/16

Outgoing Kaipara Mayor Craig Jepson has called an emergency meeting just 24 hours before the final results of a cliffhanger election will be announced. The Mayor has requested the meeting be held behind closed doors in Mangawhai. RNZ Northland reporter Peter de Graaf joins Lisa Owen with the details.

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00:05:43

Parliament pays tribute to 'Great Helmsman' Jim Bolger

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2025/10/16

A towering figure in New Zealand's political history. A leader of conviction and a servant of the people.

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00:03:19

IRD chasing billions in overdue taxes

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2025/10/16

Inland Revenue has got millions of extra funding in recent years, which is helping it get tax debt under control as well as cracking down on anyone who's dodging their responsibilities. That's seen Baycorp used to chase tax debt, student loan debtors facing arrest at the airport and money being taken from bank accounts at a much faster rate. Some experts say it's a big shift in approach but also a necessary one. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds explains.

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00:05:43

NRL introduces 10-year ban for R360 joiners

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2025/10/16

The NRL has issued a decree that any player signing with R360 will face a 10-year ban from returning. It's another in a string of developments around the rebel competition which could shape up as a real threat to both codes if it ever gets off the ground. Jamie Wall spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:07:00

National MP Fleming on modern slavery Member's bill

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2025/10/16

Instead a children's charity is calling on him to urgently pass a law that could help end child labour even if it means joining forces with opposition MPs.

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00:05:00

Trump authorises CIA operations in Venezuela

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2025/10/16

US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump authorising the CIA to conduct operations in Venezuela. It follows a number of recent fatal strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug smuggling boats conducted by the US.

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00:06:51

New Police Association boss talks body cameras

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2025/10/16

There's a renewed push for police to wear body cameras and its coming from the front line. The Police union says officers support being wired for sound and vision on the job.

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00:04:48

UK PM addresses parliament after Gaza peace summit

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2025/10/15

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about UK Prime Minister Keir starmer addressing parliament after returning home from the Gaza peace summit, as well as a discovery of dinosaur footprints in Oxfordshire revealing more about the prehistoric reptiles.

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00:02:45

Resene workers protest for living wage

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2025/10/15

"A slap in the face". That's the response from a Resene worker over the latest pay offer from the paint company to its factory workers. Employees, unions and supporters gathered outside Resene's head office in Lower Hutt this morning. They say most workers are currently just over minimum wage - but they're demanding to be paid the living wage. Nick James reports.

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00:02:33

All Whites disrupt Norway's nine-game winning streak

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2025/10/15

It wasn't a win on the scoreboard for the All Whites but they did manage to ruin Norway's nine-game winning streak this morning. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:06:13

Not enough aid getting in Gaza despite pause in...

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2025/10/15

Despite the pause in hostilities humanitarian agencies have said no where near enough aid is getting into the decimated Gaza strip. Israel is refusing to open the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. It has told the UN that it is halving the number of aid trucks it previously agreed to let into the Palestinan territory each day. Save the Children's Humanitarian Director in Gaza, Rachael Cummings spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:03:37

Awakino mother and kids lucky to be evacuated just in...

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2025/10/15

An Awakino mother rescued from floodwaters surrounding her home says she feels incredibly lucky her family got out when they did. Jamie Ward had her three children and a cousin in her care as flood waters began lapping over her deck. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

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00:09:37

People unknowingly purchasing products linked to...

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2025/10/15

The average Kiwi household is unknowingly spending nearly $80 a week on products linked to extreme exploitation of workers, or 'modern slaves'. A World Vision report estimates in 2022 New Zealand imported almost $8 billion worth of goods linked to forced or child labour and there's growing frustration about what some see as a lack of political will to introduce laws that could help stop slavery. World Vision's head of advocacy and justice, Rebekah Armstrong spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:06:32

DOC launching programme for fresh rangers to learn on...

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2025/10/15

The Department of Conservation is launching a new cadet programme for rangers to get on the job experience. DOC says it wants to invest in its future workforce & protect New Zealand's unique eco system at the same time. Karl Beckert from DOC spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:04:08

Rescue mission on for country's rarest kiwi species

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2025/10/15

A rescue mission of the country's rarest kiwi species is being rewarded. The rowi population in South Westland dropped to an estimated 160 birds in the 1990s. But there's been a lot of mahi to bring them back from the brink. Tess Brunton has more.

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00:04:45

Silver Ferns selector resigns in protest of treatment...

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2025/10/15

The fallout from the Silver Ferns coaching saga has deepened over the past 24 hours after selector Gail Parata revealed she's resigned in protest over Netball New Zealand's treatment of Dame Noeline Taurua. Amid another flurry of headlines, the Silver Ferns flew out to Melbourne today ahead of their Constellation Cup opener on Friday. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:05:24

Over a dozen killed in Bangladesh factory fire

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2025/10/15

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about a garment factory fire in Bangladesh that has killed more than a dozen people, as well as the US charging a Cambodian man at the centre of an alleged crptocurrency scam and seizing more than $20 billion in Bitcoin.

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00:02:52

MPs weigh in on Parliament's 'slipping standards'

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2025/10/15

MPs have been told to smarten up their act, amid supposed slipping standards in Parliament, from no-shows through to no shoes. Politicans from across the political spectrum weighed in with their thoughts.

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00:10:35

Calls for stricter rules on dress code in Parliament

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2025/10/15

Speaker of the house Gerry Brownlee has signalled a crack down and wants to change the rules around attendance, dress standards and leave. He said he will make greater use of punishments to ensure respect is shown to members and the house. Former senior National government Minister, attorney general and chair of the privileges committee, Chris Finlayson spoke to Lisa Owen.

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00:06:34

Australian waters down overhaul of superannuation system

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2025/10/14

Australia correspondent, Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the federal government watering down its planned overhaul of the country's superannuation system. It had promised the changes would make the system fairer by targeting high net-worth individuals with retirement super savings of $3 million or more.

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