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Checkpoint

Checkpoint

RNZ

2,649 episodesEN

Show overview

Checkpoint launched in 2025 and has put out 2,649 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 4 min and 6 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 2,349 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 2349 episodes published. Published by RNZ.

Episodes
2,649
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
5 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

Checkpoint with Lisa Owen is RNZ’s weekday drive-time news programme, Our people, stories and breaking news and interviews from 4-6pm.

(C) Radio New Zealand 2026