Checkpoint for Friday 23 November 2018

6:26 PM.South Islanders are celebrating the reopening of the Coastal Pacific Rail Line, which was wrecked by the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake. Video, Audio

6:19 PM.A youth group in the Auckland of suburb Glen Innes is using kapa haka to bring its community together after a decade of turbulent changes. Video, Audio

6:15 PM.A wastewater pipe in a west Auckland creek has ruptured, spilling human faeces and sanitary pads into the water. But it wasn't Watercare which discovered the leak - it was a local kayaker. Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.RNZ reporter Laura Dooney is at the remote Wairarapa beach where the body of a pregnant Wellington woman was found this week. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.RNZ sports reporter Clay Wilson has the latest news and happenings in sport - including the decision from Niko Jones, the son of All Blacks legend Sir Michael Jones, to stay in Auckland to play… Read more Video, Audio

5:41 PM.The Post Primary Teachers Association President Jack Boyle says there is an unprecedented teacher shortage and it is becoming harder to attract people into the profession. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.14-year-old Haami Hanara has been found guilty of murdering 40-year-old Kelly Donner after stabbing him four times during a fight over a torch. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.There are three roads in to Henley and unless you have a four-wheel drive or gills, none of them have been able to be crossed since the Taieri River broke its banks on Tuesday. Video, Audio

5:24 PM.The first passenger train from Piction to Christchurch since the devastating Kaikōura earthquake has arrived in the Garden City - Kathy Templeman was on board and says it was an emotional experience.

5:20 PM.The government plans to stub out vaping in bars and restaurants and restrict the sale of e-cigarettes in the same way as tobacco. Audio

5:18 PM.Police are appealing for the public's help for more clues as to how the body of a pregnant Wellington woman ended up on a remote Wairarapa beach. Video, Audio

5:15 PM.Secondary teachers across the country have voted to strike next year. As Emma Hatton reports, many describe the latest offer as an absolute joke. Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Minister of Transport Phil Twyford has ordered the Ministry of Transport to review NZTA's performance of their regulatory functions - but he declined to discuss the situation with Checkpoint. Read more Audio

5:09 PM.Officials are scrambling to determine how Auckland's massive rail project will cope after the parent firm of one of its contractors collapsed. RCR Infrastructure New Zealand was jointly awarded one of… Read more Video, Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full programme here. Video