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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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Thursday, 19 February 2026
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Major refurb in store for Auckland's housing plans
19 Feb 2026The government has unveiled a major refurb of Auckland's controversial housing intensification plans. It has slashed the minimum number homes the city must plan for, from over two million down to 1.6… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
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British Police assessing jet travel to London over Epstein links
18 Feb 2026United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about British Police assessing private jet travel information to and from a London airport over links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey… Read more Audio
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Evening business for Wednesday 18 February 2026
18 Feb 2026News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Drive by shooting of former rugby league star part of gang war
18 Feb 2026The drive by shooting which hospitalised a former New Zealand rugby league star may have been retaliation as part of a reported gang war. Matt Utai was shot multiple times outside his home in Western… Read more Audio
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Ban considered for amateur climbers attempting to scale Everest
18 Feb 2026There could soon be a ban on amateur climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest in a bid to ease congestion and discourage extreme selfie hunters with little or no experience taking on the challenge… Read more Audio
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Complaints made about dogs that killed woman in Northland
18 Feb 2026A Kaihu local says complaints have previously been made about the same dogs that killed a woman yesterday. 62-year-old Mihiata Te Rore was visiting a person she knew at a property in the small… Read more Audio
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Government to fund two new blood cancer medicines
18 Feb 2026The Health Minister won't say if the government has met its promise to blood cancer patients in New Zealand - that is that they have not been forgotten. Pharmac has proposed to fund two new… Read more Audio
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Massive cleanup for Banks Peninsula after wild storm
18 Feb 2026A massive clean-up is underway on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula, which remains in a state of emergency after a wild storm. The main highway from Christchurch to Akaroa has reopened, but people are… Read more Audio
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More changes for Netball NZ after tumultuous 2025
18 Feb 2026More changes have been seen at the top levels of Netball New Zealand after a disastrous 2025. Its Chair and three Board Members have made the decision to step down. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe… Read more Audio
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Tech company fined $60k for selling to woman with dementia
18 Feb 2026A company has been fined $60,000 after it repeatedly sold electronics, including Bluetooth speakers and a tablet to an elderly woman even though they knew she was suffering from dementia and could not… Read more Audio
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Peru's eighth leader in almost a decade ousted
18 Feb 2026America's correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about Peru's eighth leader in almost a decade being ousted, as well as an ongoing fuel crisis in Cuba which has caused trouble for waste… Read more Audio
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Calls for a crack down on exposing kids to alcohol advertising
18 Feb 2026There are calls for a crackdown on alcohol advertising that can be seen by children and young people, including a black out zone around schools, kura and playgrounds. A group of Waikato University… Read more Audio
Checkpoint
About this programme
Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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