Checkpoint is a drive-time news and current affairs programme on Radio New Zealand National. It broadcasts nationwide every weekday evening for two hours and covers the day’s major national and international stories, as well as business, sport and Māori news. This recording covers the first hour. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s website:
17:08
Details emerge from prisoner whose legs were broken
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A prisoner at the centre of the violence accusations that have derailed Serco at Mt Eden Prison says he was beaten by four prisoners and dropped off a balcony.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Serco, Mt Eden prison
Duration: 2'32"
17:11
Corrections considers legal options over prison scandal
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Alex Littleton's mother Lorraine Pehi-Littleton is with us.
Topics: crime
Regions: Auckland Region
Tags: Serco, Mt Eden prison
Duration: 5'35"
17:16
Inspection of Waikato DHB’s mental health service
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The Government is reviewing Waikato District Health Board's mental health services after several people have escaped and a recent case of fraud.
Topics: health, crime
Regions: Waikato
Tags: Waikato District Health Board
Duration: 3'01"
17:20
Baby death: midwife and mum's 'strained' relationship
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A midwife has admitted having a rocky relationship with a woman whose premature baby died in her care.
Topics: health
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Tags: baby death, Health and Disability Commissioner
Duration: 3'42"
17:24
$1million loss for Samoa hosting All Blacks
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The Samoa Rugby Union lost almost 1-million dollars hosting the All Blacks in a historic test match at the beginning of the month.
Topics: sport
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Tags: Samoa, All Blacks
Duration: 2'22"
17:26
Bodies of two Canadian trampers recovered
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Police have recovered the bodies of two Canadian trampers who were caught in an avalanche at the weekend while walking the Kepler Track.
Topics: sport, rural, weather
Regions: Southland
Tags: Canadian trampers
Duration: 3'05"
17:35
Today's market update
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The annual total value of fruit exports has hit an all-time high, led by kiwifruit and apples.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: markets
Duration: 2'09"
17:37
Donald Trump riding high in Republican polls
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The controversial American real estate magnate, Donald Trump, is leading the 2016 Republican presidential race, having topped the latest CNN poll.
Topics: politics
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Tags: USA, Donald Trump, Republican presidential race
Duration: 4'30"
17:42
Tasmanian diver talks of close call with Great White
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A Tasmanian scallop diver who was hit by a Great White shark, the day before another scallop diver was fatally mauled, says he thought he was a goner.
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Regions:
Tags: Australia, shark attack
Duration: 3'53"
17:46
Dairy doldrums versus dollar delight
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Dairy prices may be pulling farmers down but the the dollar is a delight.
Topics: business, economy
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Tags: NZ dollar, New Zealand dollar
Duration: 3'22"
17:50
Use of Te Reo Māori on the rise: Study
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Some Māori Te Reo experts are challenging the idea that it's a dying language. The researchers behind a new study, 'Growing Up in New Zealand', say the language is not as vulnerable as has been recently reported. Te Manu Korihi's Eru Rerekura reports.
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Some Māori Te Reo experts are challenging the idea that it's a dying language. The researchers behind a new study, 'Growing Up in New Zealand', say the language is not as vulnerable as has been recently reported. Te Manu Korihi's Eru Rerekura reports.
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Topics: te ao Maori, language
Regions:
Tags: te reo Maori
Duration: 3'04"
17:53
Elderly patient may not have needed fatal surgery
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A 74-year-old man who died after having gallbladder surgery may not have needed the operation in the first place.
Topics: health
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Tags: Health and Disability Commissioner, patient death
Duration: 3'32"
17:58
President Obama is now in Ethiopia for the second leg of his African tour after giving a rousing speech in Kenya. He told a packed sports stadium in Nairobi that the people of the country need to confront corruption and overcome tribal and ethnic divisions. The BBC's East Africa correspondent, Karen Allen, was at the speech.
17:59
Scientists say they've discovered the first snake with four legs, in a private fossil collection from Brazil. They say the creature dates from more than a hundred million years ago, when dinosaurs still dominated the Earth. Here's the BBC's science reporter, Jonathan Webb.