Oct 30, 20265 min
United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK cracking down on the super rich in the wake of Wednesday's budget, as well as a political row at Westminster involving Reform UK leader Nigel...
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Checkpoint
Hosted by RNZ · news · EN
About this Podcast:
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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What is Checkpoint about?
Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.
Who hosts Checkpoint?
Checkpoint is hosted by RNZ. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.
What has Checkpoint covered recently?
Recent episodes include "UK crack down on super rich in wake of budget" (30 October 2026, 5 minutes), "Evening business for 30 October 2026" (30 October 2026, 5 minutes), and "Black Ferns, Caps and Kiwis all in action for weekend of sport" (30 October 2026, 4 minutes).
How often does Checkpoint publish?
Checkpoint publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 6 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Checkpoint?
Booking probability for Checkpoint is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Checkpoint requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Checkpoint's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
RNZ hosts Checkpoint, a news podcast with more than 1,000 episodes published.
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Checkpoint
Evening business for 30 October 2026
Oct 30, 20265 minNews from the business sector, including a market report.
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It's a busy weekend of sport, with the Black Ferns, Black Caps, Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns all in action. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.
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Two Rotorua teenagers who've honed their skateboarding skills in a factory space at their family's bakery are travelling the world trying to qualify for the LA Olympics. The Temara brothers, Dante, 16 and Gabriel, 14...
- Oct 30, 20264 min
The National Party is trying to save itself from its own supporters - stepping up its campaign against so-called strategic voting. For one, it's parachuted in former leader - Sir John Key - to try rally the troops. It...
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Dozens of netball players have been left in the lurch after plans for a privately run domestic league collapsed out of the blue. Netball New Zealand pulled the pin on the deal with investors Ali Williams and Anna...
- Oct 30, 20263 min
A new groundwater survey shows almost 60 percent of Canterbury wells are recording increasing nitrate levels. The Green Party says nitrate pollution is costing ratepayers in the region at least $17 million combined...
- Oct 30, 20268 min
One of Aotearoa's largest property company's says it is a big believer in Auckland and its potential, but the time is just not right for a mega downtown development. Precinct's plan for a $1.5 billion tower block in the...
- Oct 30, 20263 min
There's plenty of cash flowing through the Canterbury Plains, thanks to high farm prices and Fonterra's sale of its Mainland brands. But the farming sector still only employs a small minority in the region and plenty of...
- Oct 30, 20263 min
From crisis, to salvation, and seemingly back to crisis again - the rollercoaster for New Zealand's top netballer continues. Eight weeks ago it appeared the elite domestic league had been saved by a proposal from Anna...
- Oct 30, 20267 min
Waikato's Walton School has uncovered an unassuming time capsule. A giant white envelope from 26 years ago was uncovered, full of smaller envelopes containing letters from former students. The envelope had strict...
- Oct 30, 20265 min
Australia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about mushroom murderer Erin Patterson loosing an appeal to overturn her convictions. She was convicted of murdering three relatives who ate beef Wellingtons laced...
- Oct 30, 202610 min
A Doctor who has gone public about "dire" staffing levels at Nelson Hospital says colleagues around the country are also worried that "no one is listening". Doctor Patrick Meffan's been a urologist in Nelson for almost...
- Oct 29, 20265 min
A journalist retiring after 45 years of writing for Palmerston North's Manawatu Standard fears for the future of old-style reporting on community issues. Janine Rankin walked into a workplace filled with cigarette...
- Oct 29, 20268 min
Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Erin Patterson preparing to learn her fate in the mushroom murder appeal tomorrow. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about Erin Patterson...
Checkpoint
Evening business for 29 October 2026
Oct 29, 20264 minNews from the business sector, including a market report.
- Oct 29, 20264 min
The Silver Ferns could cap off a stunning 2026 with a win over the Australian Diamonds in Melbourne tonight. On Sunday, the Silver Ferns added the Constellation Cup to their Commonwealth Games gold medal, and there's...
- Oct 29, 20267 min
The secret adventures of turtles have been revealed thanks to satelitte trackers. Researchers have been following green sea turtles, where they hang out and how far they travel. One of the big findings is that they...
- Oct 29, 20264 min
National leader Christopher Luxon has warned voters of 'dire consequences' if RNZ's latest poll was to become a reality. The rare statement has come with the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll showing National has dropped...
- Oct 29, 20269 min
A self confessed murderer who stabbed two people to death in October had killed before. In October Rodney Fallowfield killed two men in a rampage after someone punctured his tyres. He severely wounded two other victims...
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