Checkpoint for Thursday 28 February 2019

6:25 PM.While Uber drivers are happy the company is encouraging users to tip them, they're also wondering why Uber doesn't just cut back its take of up to a quarter of each fare. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.An Auckland councillor rates Lime's performance 3 out of 10 so far but says he'll still vote to keep them on Auckland streets. Chris Darby says he's received a confidential report on Lime and… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Auckland Council is calling on the government to ban the sale of fireworks - a move it says will save lives. Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:34 PM.Soaring fuel prices drove down Air New Zealand's half year bottom line but it's the slowing of demand for domestic flights which has the airline worried about its future take. Audio

5:26 PM.It's second date territory for President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Yong Un who are talking de-nuclearisation in Vietnam. BBC's Jon Sopel joined Checkpoint from Hanoi, where the duo's… Read more Video, Audio

5:19 PM.A man who killed teenager Eli Holtz over a water gun prank in Auckland's CBD has been jailed for seven years. Myron Robert Alf Felise was sentenced for manslaughter - but not before his victim's… Read more Audio

5:12 PM.Lime has won a big victory today in Christchurch, with the city council agreeing to boost scooter numbers from 700 to 1000. This comes not long after the scooters were removed from Dunedin and… Read more Video, Audio

5:09 PM.Detective Inspector Kevin Burke has been found not guilty on two charges of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, and two of indecent assault. Joanna MacKenzie was in court. Audio

5:00 PM.Watch Thursday's full episode here. Video