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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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Friday, 20 February 2026
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Have NZ's recent issues put off travellers?
20 Feb 2026Devastating weather, fragile infrastructure and wastewater woes. New Zealand's had a tough go of it this year and it's only February. It seems these national issues have attracted international… Read more Audio
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UK correspondent on arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor
20 Feb 2026UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke with Lisa Owen about the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Audio
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Evening business for 20 February 2026
20 Feb 2026News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Black Caps start Super 8 stage of the Cricket T20
20 Feb 2026The Black Caps start the Super 8 stage of the Cricket T20 World Cup against Pakistan on Sunday. After playing the first part of the tournament in India the team has now moved to Sri Lanka to play… Read more Audio
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Stomach reconstruction after botched overseas weight loss op
20 Feb 2026Five months on from a botched weight-loss operation in Turkey, a Manawatu woman is just days away from a full stomach reconstruction. Since returning home and falling unwell Helen Watson endured… Read more Audio
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Vets call for mandatory register of dog attacks and bites
20 Feb 2026There are growing calls to overall dog control laws that are almost three decades old, with pressure on government ramping up after a fatal dog attack earlier this week. 62-year-old Mihiata Te Rore… Read more Audio
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Large blaze leave's part of Auckland school in ashes
20 Feb 2026Fire crews have been battling a large blaze that's left an Auckland school's historic sports pavilion in ashes. The fire at Northcote College sent smoke billowing into the sky above the city's North… Read more Audio
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Pirongia businesses hit hard after bridge swept away in storm
Businesses in a small Waikato town are facing uncertainity after a vital bridge was taken-out in severe weather, resulting in a detour that is taking much needed customers away from them. It's been a… Read more Audio
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Restorative Justice Nelson marks 25 years
20 Feb 2026A Nelson organisation is marking 25 years of helping thousands of victims of crime by giving them the opportunity to express their feelings, while encouraging criminals to acknowledge the harm they… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians disturbed by sewage exploding from toilets
20 Feb 2026Residents in the Wellington suburb of Miramar are disturbed after sewage exploded out of their toilets. Work being done by Wellington Water contractors apparently caused the sewage to back up. It… Read more Audio
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Sixth Wellington v Auckland derby kicks off tomorrow
20 Feb 2026When is a rivalry no longer a rivalry? Tomorrow night the Wellington Phoenix host Auckland FC in the sixth edition of the New Zealand derby in the A-League. Auckland have dominanted these one-sided… Read more Audio
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Penguins more likely to eat clear or white plastic - experts
20 Feb 2026Research shows penguins are more likely to eat discarded tops made from white or clear plastic, than any other colour. The study involving almost 70 King and Gentoo penguins from Kelly Tarlton's… 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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