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Wednesday, 17 December 2025
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BBC vows to defend itself in Trump defamation case
17 Dec 2025UK correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the BBC vowing to defend itself in defamation lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump, as well as a warning being issued for some… Read more Audio
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Evening business for 17 December 2025
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Black Caps miss out on major money at IPL auction
17 Dec 2025The Black Caps missed out on the major money at last night's annual IPL auction. A total of eight kiwis were picked up by franchises, joining the other four already contracted to teams. Sports… Read more Audio
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Cuts to disability transport scheme will cost those who can least afford it
17 Dec 2025Cuts to a government transport subsidy scheme for disabled people will cost people who can least afford it and shrink their lives, according to a disability support service. The Transport and… Read more Audio
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Auckland's hidden homeless living in cars, abandoned buildings
17 Dec 2025Isolated, lonely and far from support network, that's what people who are homeless say it's like living in Auckland's suburbs. An Auckland Council audit found over 400 people were living without… Read more Audio
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TV advertising company convicted of misleading customers
17 Dec 2025A store selling well known brands through infomercials has been found guilty of falsifying customer product reviews; getting staff who had ever used the goods to pen positive write ups. The TV shop… Read more Audio
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Māori landowners to have over 3000 hectares returned to them
17 Dec 2025Māori landowners at the top of the South Island will have more than 3-thousand hectares returned to them in a landmark agreement signed with the Crown. The customary landowners were promised one tenth… Read more Audio
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Social media's impact on the Bondi massacre
17 Dec 2025The Bondi massacre didn't happen in a vacuum; social media is radicalising, incubating and amplifying intolerance and hate and needs to be regulated like drugs and alcohol, according to an expert in… Read more Audio
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Woman fears son could be traumatised if made aware of information leak
17 Dec 2025A woman fears her son could be severely traumatised if he finds out the Ministry of Social Development published information about his abuse in state care compensation application online. He's one of… Read more Audio
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Olympic great's Grand Slam Track collapses while owing millions
17 Dec 2025It promised to revolutionise track and field athletics, but instead, Olympic sprinting great Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track has collapsed after just one season. The league filed for Chapter 11… Read more Audio
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Steep rise in cost for a classic Christmas dinner
It's not going to get any cheaper to put on a Christmas feast with all the trimmings. Infometrics has been tracking the cost of a classic Christmas meal for a few years now and the figures are stark… Read more Audio
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Bondi gunmen received 'military-style training' in Philippines
17 Dec 2025Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about revelations that the father and son at the centre of the Bondi terror attack recently visited the Philippines to apparently receive… 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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