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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, 12 February 2026
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Political turmoil continues in Australia
5:45 pm todayAustralian correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about political turmoil continuing in Australia with the country's opposition leader Sussan Ley facing a leadership challenge after less than a… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 12 February 2026
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Kiwi Cam Melville Ives qualifies for snowboard halfpipe final
5:31 pm todayToday started at the snowboard halfpipe and will end on the ski slope for New Zealand athletes at the Winter Olympics. This morning Cam Melville Ives qualified for the halfpipe final and now, like us… Read more Audio
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Mt Maunganui businesses facing quiet conditions
5:24 pm todaySome Mount Maunganui businesses are facing the equivalent of winter trading conditions in the middle of summer after the deadly landslip and the closure of the campground and hot pools, according to… Read more Audio
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Peters promises to campaign on a referendum on Maori seats
5:16 pm todayWinston Peters has revived an old policy, promising to campaign on a referendum on the Maori seats. The opposition is calling it cynical race-baiting. Russell Palmer reports. Audio
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Nangs easily accessible despite calls for restrictions
5:09 pm todayA Checkpoint investigation has revealed how easy it is to get potentially dangerous nitrous oxide or nangs in large quantities with virtually no questions asked. That's despite it being illegal to… Read more Audio
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Bay of Plenty man walking with club in case of roaming dog attacks
4:47 pm todayA Bay of Plenty man has begun walking with a club in case he has to fend off roaming dogs. There are growing calls for an overhaul of the 30 year old dog control act in the face of increasing attacks… Read more Audio
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NZ First MP says judge must have known she was yelling at Deputy PM
4:44 pm todayNew Zealand First MP Casey Costello has told a Judicial Conduct Panel that the judge accused of disrupting a political party event must have known she was yelling at the then-Deputy Prime Minister… Read more Audio
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Warnings of shortage over immigration settings for bus drivers
Wellington councillors, industry groups and workers are sounding the alarm over immigration settings for bus drivers, warning of a looming shortage. A residency pathway for bus drivers, announced in… Read more Audio
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Super Rugby Pacifics set to kick off in Dunedin
4:32 pm todaySuper Rugby Pacific kicks off tomorrow night in Dunedin, where the bruised Highlanders are facing the Crusaders. That's just one of a number of interesting clashes in the first round. Sports reporter… Read more Audio
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Cost of living driving love for second-hand sales
4:25 pm todayCashing up clutter is becoming a national obsession. But there's still billions of dollars' worth of pre-loved goods lying idle in homes around Aotearoa according to a new report on the so-called… Read more Audio
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FAA reopens Texas airpace after ordering shut down
4:16 pm todayUnited States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the FAA ordering the airspace above El Paso, Texas to be shut for ten days, only to be reopened shortly after, as well as the House… Read more Audio
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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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