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Monday, 27 January 2025
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BBC under fire after inappropriate comment made by reality TV star
27 Jan 2025United Kingdom correspondent Adam Hollingworth spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and new US president Donald Trump trading a number of compliments, the UK has being hit by storm… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 27 January 2025
27 Jan 2025News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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White Ferns Amelia Kerr named top T20 women's cricketer
27 Jan 2025Kerr was named the player of the tournament when the White Ferns triumphed at last year's T20 World Cup. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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Sacred urupa in Canterbury to be handed back to local iwi
27 Jan 2025After more than a century of talks between council and hapu, a sacred urupa in Canterbury Banks Peninsula will be handed back to local iwi. This afternoon, community leaders voted unanimously to… Read more Audio
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Teams assessing damage and checking on residents after tornado
27 Jan 2025Teams have spent the day assessing the damage and checking on residents following Sunday morning's devastating tornado in the Northland town of Mangawhai. Northpower said crews today discovered there… Read more Audio
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Treaty Principles Bill submissions hearings begin
27 Jan 2025The Treaty Principles Bill is designed to "subjugate, humiliate, assimilate and oppress iwi Maori" - that's just a taste of the criticism presented to MPs on the justice select committee at today's… Read more Audio
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Govt relaxes visa requirements for digital nomads
27 Jan 2025The government's rolling out the welcome mat to digital nomads, relaxing visa requirements to allow tourists to work remotely while visiting Aotearoa. A visitors visa can be extended for up to nine… Read more Audio
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Auckland residents still in limbo after floods 2 years on
27 Jan 2025It's been two years since extreme storms caused devastating floods throughout Auckland, but some residents who's homes were badly damaged say they're still stuck in limbo. There are hundreds of homes… Read more Audio
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Mangawhai community reeling after suspected tornado
27 Jan 2025Residents in the Northland town of Mangawhai are reeling after the weekend's suspected-tornado that devastated homes and landed two people in hospital. The storm was so powerful that power poles were… Read more Audio
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Jannik Sinner wins back to back Australian Open titles
27 Jan 2025Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner is starting to look unbeatable after winning back-to-back Australian Open titles. Sinner had an emphatic victory over Alexander Zverev in the men's final last night… Read more Audio
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Thousands of children left without classrooms after Vanuatu quake
27 Jan 2025Thousands of children in Vanuatu will be starting the school year without proper classrooms after December's devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed many of them. It's estimated more than a… Read more Audio
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Trump makes suggestions on Gaza ceasefire
27 Jan 2025A series of fragile ceasefire agreements are being put to the test on two of Israel's borders - and the US President has weighed in with some suggestions. Middle East correspondent in Doha, Perry… 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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