Checkpoint for Thursday 23 May 2019

6:25 PM.Students at an Auckland college held a lie-in this afternoon in preparation for the second nationwide student strike for climate action. Video, Audio

6:22 PM.Survivors of sexual abuse say they are outraged it took more than 15 years to defrock a paedophile priest after he was convicted. Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Police say the disappearance of Northland woman Bridget Simmonds, who was last seen in Whangarei three months ago, is a mystery. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Destiny Church's leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki have launched a new political party called Coalition New Zealand, which they say is a voice for the 'silent majority'. Video, Audio

5:54 PM.The government has unveiled plans to build a cycleway in a particularly treacherous route for cyclists between the capital and the Hutt Valley, with $94 million set aside for the project. Video, Audio

5:51 PM.Former captain Katrina Rore has made a return to the Silver Ferns, being named in the New Zealand world cup netball squad in Invercargill this afternoon. Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Northland's largest logging truck company is allowed to continue operating despite being ordered off the road by the Transport Agency for allegedly breaching safety rules. Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The grandfather of a Ihaia Maxwell, a teenager killed during a Palmerston North police pursuit, says he doesn't blame the officer involved but hopes police can find other ways of apprehending drivers.

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Hannah Tamaki, the leader of the new political party Coalition New Zealand, sat down with Lisa Owen to talk policy priorities and perverts at parliament. Read more Video, Audio

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