Checkpoint

by RNZ

Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.

Recent Episodes
  • US announces review into AUKUS
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:05:56
  • Evening business for 12 June 2025
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:04:12
  • Funding cuts for Pacific and Māori polytech students
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:04:02
  • Calls to allow netball players to represent two countries
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:04:57
  • Calls for more rural mental health resourcing
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:03:42
  • Social media videos promoting ways to 'game' the KiwiSaver system
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:10:16
  • Auckland schools stamping out use of 'Year 14' rugby players
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:09:13
  • Concern Mark Lundy parole board condition impinges on freedom of speech
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:03:58
  • 'Run it straight' moving from Auckland to Dubai
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:04:07
  • Sunscreens fail to meet SPF claims
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:06:22
  • US immigration raid protests expand beyond LA
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:04:56
  • What are the rules around taking sick days?
    Jun 12, 2025 – 00:06:40
  • Significant abortion law shakeup set for Wales and England
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:06:16
  • Evening business for 11 June 2025
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:04:41
  • All Whites fall short in Canadian Shield campaign
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:04:21
  • NZ joins allies, puts travel bans on Israeli ministers
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:04:01
  • Farmers doing well amid global economic uncertainty
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:06:19
  • Rural sector in good shape as Fieldays kicks off
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:04:38
  • Farmers using KiwiSaver 'slippery slope' - Retirement provider
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:08:57
  • Police have grave concerns for Christchurch woman
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:02:35
  • Curfew imposed on LA amid intense protests
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:05:13
  • Auckland electric ferry hits water for first time
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:03:53
  • Formula One grants junior driver super licence
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:04:13
  • Trade negotiations between US and China continue
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:03:39
  • Speed limit increase not 'desirable or appropriate' - Councillor
    Jun 11, 2025 – 00:07:39
  • Major IVF provider admits it transferred wrong embryo
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:05:00
  • Evening business for 10 June 2025
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:04:20
  • Abuse survivor told to get rid of wagon bought with compensation
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:03:51
  • Sport with Jonty Dine
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:04:11
  • LA demonstrations roll on as political tensions ramp up
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:06:12
  • Mt Pleasant murder victim deserves proper inquiry - victims advisor
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:06:23
  • Elderly mental health patient sentenced to life in prison for murder
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:04:32
  • Property valuations drop for Auckland
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:03:48
  • Landowners trying to safeguard native forests could be stopped
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:03:53
  • All Whites secure best win in more than a decade
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:04:18
  • How to prepare for a severe thunderstorm - Niwa scientest
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:06:36
  • Hundreds of Marines sent to LA amid protests
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:05:20
  • Pressue on Agriculture Minister to deliver on KiwiSaver promise
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:07:32
  • Waikato rocket builders to blast off in international competition
    Jun 10, 2025 – 00:07:06
  • Youngsters in UK could face social media curfew
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:07:25
  • Rugby world mourns former All Blacks captain Stu Wilson
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:02:49
  • Evening business for 9 June 2025
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:02:34
  • NZ Golfer Ryan Fox wins Canadian Open
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:04:21
  • NZ Rugby CEO Mark Robinson to step down
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:09:00
  • Calls for government to unlock KiwiSaver to buy farms
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:08:15
  • Taranaki couple win bid to appeal compulsory land acquisition
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:03:32
  • Copper network rollback could leave communities disconnected
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:12:08
  • Staff rallying to save mental health facility
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:03:26
  • NZ Rugby CEO to step down after six years
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:05:13
  • Rotorua school girl juggles rehersals, roadtrips in Annie role
    Jun 9, 2025 – 00:04:51
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    A great source for news from thought New Zealand. With episodes generally on the shorter side, and covering a wide range of topics, RNZ’s Checkpoint is a great way to check in on what’s been going on throughout the country, and a great mix-in to add with the rest of your podcast feed.
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