Checkpoint RNZ Radio
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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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Youth public transport subsidy comes to an end
Public transport fares shot up today for young people with government-subsidised fares coming to an end. Krystal Gibbens reports.
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Evening business for 1 May 2024
News from the business sector, including a market report.
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Call for health star rating to be mandatory
University of Auckland researchers say only 30 percent of products displayed a health star rating in the middle of last year. Health Coalition Aotearoa says making it mandatory is the bare minimum needed to combat diet-related poor health outcomes. It's food policy expert panel co-chair and one of the authors of the report Dr Sally Mackay joins us now.
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Black Ferns name first sqaud of the season
Sports reporter Jonty Dine speaks to Lisa Owen about the Black Ferns naming their first squad of the season.
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Brother denies killing his 3 year old half-brother at inquest
The half brother of three year old Lachlan Jones has denied killing him, and storing his body in a freezer. Tess Brunton reports.
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Unemployment figures show 31,000 people hunting for jobs
Just released figures show a steady climb in the unemployment rate that's cranked up to 4.3 percent for the March quarter, up from four percent in previous three months. Kiwi Bank chief economist Jarrod Kerr joins us now.