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Checkpoint Doctor says unaffordable dental care is causing serious illnesses
Abscesses eroding facial bones, blood poisoning and death; the real cost of unaffordable dental care according to an Emergency Doctor. So when was the last time you had a check up? And is opening the public wallet wide worth it for free dental. -
Checkpoint Sophisticated scam steals $10,500 from Kiwi couple in 5 minutes
A warning to be on high alert, as scamsters impersonating bank staff skim thousands of dollars from a woman's account. So who covers the cost of the loss, the banking Ombudsman is live. Fullers leaves Auckland ferry commuters high and dry, pulling the pin on multiple services. Auckland Transport's public transport boss joins us to explain what's going. -
Checkpoint 'So many emotions': Man wrongly convicted of murder given millions
The pay out is millions, the apology? Priceless. Alan Hall, a man wrongly convicted of murder finally gets a clean slate and compensation. We talk to his brother about the slog to get this far and what the future looks like. An explosive error of judgement or just jokes, David Seymour doubles down in his comments about the pacific people's ministry. -
Checkpoint National to pay for cancer treatments by ditching free prescriptions
A potential life line for cancer patients. National unveils its plan to fund 13 treatments which it says are already helping to extend survival rates in Australia. Meanwhile senior doctors and dentists have voted to walk of the job, so what does that mean for patients in the queue? A 300 percent jump in physical assaults and thefts sees one supermarket pumping tens of millions into security. -
Checkpoint Health coalition on Labour's plan to restrict vape availability
Smoke and mirrors, or a policy winner? Labour's plans to vanish thousands of vape stores in a post election crack down. We talk to a health advocate and an industry rep. What's the local fish and chippy got to do with battling truancy at Northland schools? A local principal will explain all. -
Checkpoint Poison centre warns rising number of kids harmed by vape juice
The number of children potentially poisoned by vapes is rising rapidly, toddlers are most at risk. The liquid nicotine can soak into their skin or be swallowed, we talk to a clinical toxicologist from the Poisons Centre. Is National's Michael Woodhouse in the doghouse after suggesting diversity's doing him out a job? A cake stall for carpet? The rural school rejecting free synthetic tiles in favour of fundraising for wool carpet. -
Checkpoint Auckland council and govt agree on $2 billion flood recovery deal
"You are not men of good character, you are sexual predators." A judge's stinging words as he sentenced two brothers to years behind bars. Auckland council cuts a deal with the government over buyouts for flood damaged homes. The deputy mayor is live with the details. -
Checkpoint Govt reveals plan to transition to 100% renewable electricity
A mega investor in fossil fuels is going deliver Aotearoa a cleaner greener future, according to the government. So how will the $2 billion Black Rock renewable energy fund work? We talk to the energy minister & an investment expert. -
Checkpoint 'Bureaucratic bull****": West Aucklanders furious with council
A wave of fury and frustration engulfs a meeting about uninhabitable flood damage homes in Auckland. Texting, scrolling, TikToking, should cellphones be banned in schools? Checkpoint asked students to put down their mobiles and talk, like face to face, about what they think. -
Checkpoint Police reveal Headhunters gang implicated in killing of teenager
The finger's firmly pointed at the headhunters gang over the suspected murder of a missing west Auckland teenager. And they're stone walling police according to the lead detective, who joins us. The Hawaiian island of Maui is burning with petrol stations exploding and locals forced into the ocean to survive; at least six people are confirmed dead. -
Checkpoint Govt to ditch all Covid restrictions from midnight tonight
Isolation is off, the government cans 7 day isolation for covid cases. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall joins us with the details. A soup sandwich; that's pretty much the experts verdict on GST off fruit and vege. Food bank operator David Letele is live with his take too. -
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Checkpoint is RNZ's multi-platform drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day. Our multi-media show broadcasts on 101FM, on the RNZ website, on Youtube, Facebook and Freeview Channel 50. Hosted by Lisa Owen. -
Checkpoint Lauren Dickason found guilty of murdering three daughters
Guilty. Lauren Dickason is convicted of murdering her three young daughters. We'll have reaction and speak to an expert. The dairy market turns sour, with some farmer's profits circling the drain pipe. The Agriculture minister is live and get your gumboots on we're off to the farm too. -
Checkpoint Forensics examine home in Chch in search for missing woman
Police searching for a missing christchurch real estate agent hone in on two locations. We talk to an expert who worked on another high profile kidnap case. There's a hole lot of trouble on a busy Auckland road that's disappearing in front of commuters eyes. -
Checkpoint Police do not believe missing real estate agent is alive
"I don't believe she is alive." The devastating words of the detective leading the search for a missing Christchurch real estate agent. Weather, everyday it influences your decisions, from the mundane - do I need a raincoat? To life and death calls; now Aotearoa's weather forecasting system is being reviewed. -
Checkpoint Te Pāti Maōri on 'radical' tax policy including removing GST from food
"Radical" is how the Maori Party describes its own tax policy and the National party absolutely agrees. But one says it will help fight hunger and homelessness while the other claims it's an economic wrecking ball. We'll have details & you decide. -
Checkpoint Police honing in on movements of car in Yanfei Bao investigation
Police hone in on the movements of a car used by an alleged kidnapper and they need your help. The Detective leading the Yanfai Bao homicide investigation joins us with the latest. Auckland's Deputy mayor believes the deadline for details of a joint buyout out of flood damaged homes will come and go without a deal. -
Checkpoint Hawkes Bay councils given take it or leave it deal on flood buyouts
Five Hawkes Bay councils have been offered a take or leave it deal by the government for the shared buy-out of high risk homes hit by extreme weather. Napier's mayor says there's been zero negotiation about who pays what. And, secondary teachers should get a 14.5% pay rise delivered in three instalments according to an arbitration panel ruling. The PPTA is live. -
Checkpoint School protests new vape shop as rules around retailing change
A whole lot of huffing and puffing over a new vape store that's opened opposite a west Auckland school, just in time to avoid a law change that would see it banned. The principal joins us live. And we talk to the store owner who says he's changed things because of community concerns. -
Checkpoint What will National's crack-down on gangs look like?
National's promised to crack down on gangs, so what difference would its policies make in Opotiki where tensions are running hot? Police spokesperson Mark Mitchell joins us. Thousands of children have been killed and maimed in Gaza during the Hamas-Israel conflict; Save the Children is calling for an immediate cease fire. We cross live to the west bank. -
Checkpoint Police treating Toddler's death as a homicide
A manhunt is underway in small US town after a mass shooting; it's believed at least 22 people are dead. The gunman opened fire at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine: residents are being told to shelter in place. We'll have the latest. Back home, police reveal a Lower Hutt toddler died of blunt force trauma with the level of violence involved "difficult to fathom". -
Checkpoint Gore in state of emergency after relentless rain, flooding
The South Island's taking hits from every direction. The Gore District is under a state of Emergency, they're sandbagging and pumping out flood water. Gumboots on, we'll go there live. And in Queenstown, news a boil water notice could be in place for months has left businesses steaming. -
Checkpoint Winston Peters back in kingmaker position after special votes
It's not his first rodeo, it's his fourth. The final election vote count confirms Winston Peters as kingmaker again: So what does that mean for coalition talks? The main players are live and we'll have reaction from the flip flop electorates. Te Pāti Māori scooped up another two seats, toppling some of Labour's big guns. John Tamihere joins us too. -
Checkpoint Man's cancer 'not survivable' after waiting 20 weeks for MRI scan
An unacceptable wait for an MRI scan leaves a patient with terminal cancer. The senior doctors union is live. The electronic public transport cards that are about to run out of gas, tune in because you could have one. We visit the High school students learning how to build houses. And she's dressed a future Queen, now Emelia Wickstead's soaring to new heights designing Air New Zealand's next uniforms. -
Checkpoint Coalition korero: Ministerial jobs the last sticking point
The Policy is done and dusted, but there's still other bits of the political pie to slice up; stay tuned for the latest coalition morsels. Do newly elected MPs get paid when there no new government? We'll do a bit of our own caretaking and tidy up a few loose ends. Queenstown is getting a rinse and flush tomorrow as part of a water treatment plant upgrade, following a lot of belly aching. -
Checkpoint Sail GP ditches Auckland as desired land not available
The wind's gone out of the sails of a major yachting event that's now bypassing Auckland. Israel signs off a deal that could see some hostages taken by Hamas released within days; we'll cross to Tel Aviv. The cloud's cleared, but not the thousands of passengers grounded during Wellington's weather disruptions. The road to nowhere fast; the Far North faces another summer with the vital Mangamuka gorge closed. -
Checkpoint Done deal: After 40 days, coalition talks are finished
T'was the night before a coalition, so what's stirring and where is Winston? Standby New Zealand, you're about to an early Christmas present: spoiler alert; it's a government. We'll have the latest from Parliament. And ACT leader David Seymour is live. -
Checkpoint Two suffer serious stab wounds at illegal street racing meet-up
Two people stabbed, another apparently side swiped by a drifting car & roads ripped up by more than 1,000 street racers. A Saturday night in Waikato; the police inspector joins us. Protestors trash a copy of the English version of Te Tiriti on display at Te Papa. Is it time to roll up the welcome map & put it away following record immigration? Gone by Christmas: Fair Pay Agreements are for the chop. -
Checkpoint Wild weather: Strong winds and heavy rain rip through Wellington
So much for summer: Christchurch and Wellington are walloped by nasty weather. The government pulls the handbrake on speed restrictions - safety advocates believe its a fatal car crash in the making. Transport Minister Simeon Brown is live. It's a horror story for some Christchurch Residents; the return of the Bromley pong. We talk to a resident who'd love some fresh air for Xmas. -
Checkpoint Govt scraps funding to future-proof Interislander
Tonight: The Christmas ferry has not delivered for Kiwirail; we hear from the Finance Minister. Meanwhile cruise ships continue to cause chaos for Auckland ferries. And govt's u-turn on lower speed limits will cost lives, says a road safety expert. -
Checkpoint ANZ records record profit, but warns of tough times ahead
The "jagged edges" on tax dragging out the coalition talks; what might Christopher Luxon have to change in his plans? The country's biggest bank posts a big $2 billion profit; the CEO is with us, live. Christmas comes early for the Coromandel; its vital state highway is set to open ahead of time and under budget. Travelling the blue highway to Waiheke with the new operator; why locals are happy to see some competition. -
Checkpoint SH1 to Northland may close for months, starving region of visitors
A road block to Northland's economy could be just around the corner. Waka Kotahi's planning to completely close State Highway one at the Brynderwyns for repairs. We talk to a company about what it will do to the region. -
Checkpoint Resounding failure for Gloriavale school in latest ERO report
Shut it down: Calls to close the Gloriavale christian school following a damming ERO report. We speak to a former student and teacher who claims it's an abusive environment that's damaging kids. The grim financial forecast; thunderous interest payments and a rising tide of mortgage defaults. So how bad and for how long? ASB's chief economist is live. -
Checkpoint Gloriavale students made to 'put on a good show' for inspectors
Gloriavale Christian school is causing concern for the chief children commissioner; she's live to explain why. And the Principal from the secretive community tells us what she thinks of the highly critical ERO report. Calls for National to back away from its plan to cut free prescriptions for everyone; a pharmacist joins us. And the host of a mushroom lunch that turned deadly has been arrested in Australia. -
Checkpoint Huge sinkhole in Auckland after major sewage pipe collapses
A hole lot of trouble in Auckland's CBD, the Parnell pit gobbling up ground at a rapid pace collapsing a sewer pipe & contaminating beaches. Water care is live. We'll have the latest on an unfolding police incident in west Auckland. And whose numbers are up tonight, no not Lotto, it's another political poll. -
Checkpoint Main parties cool expectations after heat of the moment promises
In the heat of the moment Chris and Christopher made some big unplanned political promises. The morning after the night before are they trying to cut and run? We talk to the chair of Bowel Cancer NZ about keeping commitments. Are groceries the future for The Warehouse Group after a torpedo sinks its profits? And the bust up over a breakfast cereal, the boss is live. -
Checkpoint Israel continues to bombard Gaza as death toll rises on both sides
More details emerge of the hostages taken and attrocities committed by Hamas during its attack on Israel. Warnings Gaza is running short of medical supplies as civilians are wounded in counter attacks. The United Nations tells Israel a complete blockade of the Palestinan territory is a breach of international law, we'll have the latest. And back home a shortage of prison officers means inmates are being shuffled between jails. -
Checkpoint David Benbow found guilty of shooting childhood friend
Where is Michael McGrath? That is the unanswered question as Christchurch man David Benbow is found guilty of murdering his childhood friend, whose body has never been found. The humanitarian crisis escalates in Gaza, as food, water and power gets scarce. The Red Cross joins us live. -
Checkpoint 10 months in a cabin: Homeowners wait for fate of flood-damaged home
A search for a missing wife and family's car, after the husband is found dead at the couple's Auckland home. The Detective leading the homicide investigation joins us with the latest. A nightmare camping trip that doesn't stop: that's the reality for an Auckland flood victim, who's one of many still in limbo. The chips fall in favour of Chris Hipkins, who's confirmed as Labour's leader and all the taxes are back on the policy menu. -
Checkpoint K road carparks to be ditched in hopes of better public transport
Are central city carparks modern day dinosaurs? Well, they're at the risk of extinction on Auckland's iconic K road. And that's making businesses and the mayor a little grumpy - Wayne Brown is live. Police confirm a man killed in his Ellerslie home died of violent injuries, the hunt for his wife continues. Cancer patients forced to spend their life savings to get treatment inside recommended wait times. We speak to one of them. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
RNZ's drive time multi-media news programe hosted by Lisa Owen. -
Checkpoint
RNZ's drive time multi-media news programe hosted by Lisa Owen. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme. -
Checkpoint
Radio New Zealand's two-hour news and current affairs programme.