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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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    Teens confident they can find employment

    Teens in a Hutt Valley youth employment programme say without it they'd just be 'bumming out' - but now, they're confident they can find a job. Youth unemployment is soaring - at nearly 15 percent, it's roughly three times that of the wider working age population. Charity organisation Youth Inspire helps young people get the skills the skills to get into work, but recently it's been forced to crowdsource some of its funding. Mary Argue reports.

    4 min

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    Heatwave causing havoc across Europe

    UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the extreme heat that is causing havoc in Europe, as well as growing concerns about the long-term health of younger adults in England following a new obesity study.

    5 min

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    Business news for 26 June 2026

    News from the business sector, including a market report.

    4 min

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    Calls for South Island based NRL team grow louder

    Calls for a South Island-based NRL team continue to grow louder. The Warriors made their debut at the new Te Kaha Stadium last weekend, with fans packing the house having been starved of rugby league. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

    4 min

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    Charity match between parliamentary team and Rugby for Life

    A charity match is on the cards between the parliamentary rugby team and a squad presenting Rugby for Life. It's part of a fundraiser for the organisation the helps people build skills and careers through and beyond rugby. Deputy chair of Rugby for Life, Riki Kinnaird spoke to Lisa Owen.

    6 min

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    Santana Minerals voluntarily pauses its fast track application

    The fast-track panel assessing plans for a vast gold mine in Central Otago wants to know if the applicant would foot the bill after a catastrophic failure. The panel is seeking a social impact assessment and a worst-case economic scenario from Australian company Santana Minerals, which this week voluntarily paused the processing of its application. Otago Southland reporter Katie Todd has the story.

    3 min

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    Wellington battered by severe weather

    Grounded flights, ferocious winds, trees down, slips and flooding. Wellington and Taranaki are being hit with terrible weather this evening. Severe weather warnings have been issued across the North Island, and thousands of homes are without power. Anya Fielding reports.

    3 min

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    Call for politicians to get behind laws curbing hate speech

    A collective of ethnic, faith and community leaders have written to MPs with a call for politicians to get behind laws aimed at curbing hate speech and incitement to violence. It follows social media comments by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki. The Royal Commission on the Christchurch mosque attacks recommended improved hate speech and incitement laws, but last year the government abandoned work on the proposed law reforms. Spokesperson Abdur Razzaq spoke to Lisa Owen.

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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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  • Canal
    RNZ Radio
  • Creado por
    RNZ
  • Años en activo
    2011 - 2026
  • Episodios
    1,1 mil
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  • Derechos de autor
    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2026
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Checkpoint

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