@CheckpointRNZ

Checkpoint with Lisa Owen, every weekday @ 4pm on 101FM, Spotify, RNZ website & app.

 New Zealand
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Joined November 2013
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Pip Keane@pipkeane17 Nov 2023
When a texter to @CheckpointRNZ compares the coalition negotiations to ‘packing a fart in a suitcase’
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Ben McKay@benmackey27 Sep 2023
TVNZ Poll result:
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The red light running train service from Hamilton to Auckland can't enter Auckland City until it sorts out its safety protocols. We sent reporter Tom Taylor trainspotting to see how it's affected passengers. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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Working as a meat packer is more attractive than the long hours, poor pay and stress of working in a medical laboratory. That's according to a senior scientist who is leaving the profession after almost two decades. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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The party wants 17 year old offenders put back into the adult court system, reversing a policy championed by the last National led government, and legislation ACT supported at the time. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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A new report on gangs pours cold water on claims a zero-tolerance approach is the best way to deal with the problem. Queensland University of Technology Professor Mark Lauchs has researched outlaw motorcycle gangs. He spoke to Lisa Owen. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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For people who can't eat gluten, expensive substitute products are the only option, and they are often more than twice the price of their glutenous counterparts. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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Major job losses at two universities will go ahead despite a government rescue package. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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"I thought holy heck, $1200, how did we accumulate that much in two weeks." rnz.co.nz/news/business/4927…
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rnz.co.nz/national/programme… "On average, women have about $27,000 and men have $32,000 in their KiwiSaver balances [at retirement]." Women on average live longer than men, but still retire with less.
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RNZ News@rnz_news25 May 2023
Political poll puts National and ACT in driver's seat rnz.co.nz/news/political/490…

Political poll puts National and ACT in driver's seat

National and ACT could form a government under the latest 1News-Kantar political poll, with Christopher Luxon's personal popularity slightly bouncing back.

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We have issued a NATIONAL ADVISORY: TSUNAMI ACTIVITY following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. We expect New Zealand coastal areas to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore
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RNZ News@rnz_news18 May 2023
Live: Budget 2023 - 'No frills' spending plan to be released at 2pm, follow latest updates here rnz.co.nz/news/political/490…
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RNZ News@rnz_news11 May 2023
Abbey Caves tragedy: Father who stopped son from going on trip says fatality was preventable rnz.co.nz/news/national/4897…
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RNZ News@rnz_news11 May 2023
WorkSafe visited Whangārei Boys' High School after machinery incident in March rnz.co.nz/news/national/4897…
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A significant event again. Please check in on friends and whānau who were flooded last time. This will be overwhelming for many of them regardless of whether they’ve flooded this time or not.
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@MetService9 May 2023
Auckland: Torrential rain rates of 40-50mm per hour just observed Orewa to Albany, under the line of SEVERE thunderstorms under WARNING. Other parts of Auckland have been less affected - see the 6 hourly rainfall totals, with pink colours signaling 50-90mm recorded so far ^GG
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RNZ News@rnz_news9 May 2023
Live weather updates: Auckland Council is considering declaring a state of emergency rnz.co.nz/news/national/4895…

Weather updates: Heavy rain causes havoc in Auckland, Northland

The worst weather appears to be over for Auckland, but the city remains under a local state of emergency after a day of torrential rain.

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Everything you need to know for the Severe Thunderstorm Watch and flooding event that has been issued for Auckland ⬇️ #WeatherUpdate ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.…

Emergency Mobile Alert issued for widespread rain and flooding in Auckland

Auckland Emergency Management has issued an emergency mobile alert and MetService has issued an Orange Heavy Rain Warning and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Auckland, including Aotea Great Barrier...

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RNZ News@rnz_news2 May 2023
Meka Whaitiri to resign from Labour and stand for Te Pāti Māori rnz.co.nz/news/political/489…

Meka Whaitiri to resign from Labour and stand for Te Pāti Māori

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Meka Whaitiri is to resign from the Labour Party to instead stand for Te Pāti Māori.

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#NZ Aviva Client Services Manager for #SexualViolence Services, Jo Bader, has assisted survivors in the case of two men convicted for drugging and raping women at a Christchurch bar. She talks to Lisa Owen. @CheckpointRNZ rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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