Checkpoint for Monday 1 July 2019

6:21 PM.A new pilot programme is aiming to reduce the number of motorcycle crashes and the expensive ACC claims that come with them. Fifty-four motorcyclists rode into Parliament grounds today to remember… Read more Video, Audio

6:14 PM.The Provincial Growth Fund is stumping up $40 million for companies investing in converting waste to usable products to try and slow down the amount of low quality plastic being dumped in landfills. Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Waitemata DHB has conceded there are gaps in patient records in its mental health unit; He Puna Waiora - gaps that contravene its own protocols. This follows two patients dying by suspected suicide… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Babies are being dropped at preschool with no formula or nappies, and toddlers are going without shoes or lunches in the middle of winter. KidsCan is helping 25 early childhood centres, where teachers… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.An investigation has cleared two Crusaders players of wrongdoing in separate incidents in South Africa. However, New Zealand Rugby has asked the Crusaders to urgently review their protocols for team… Read more Video, Audio

5:21 PM.Some expectant Southland mothers are considering travelling hundreds of kilometres away to give birth because they've lost faith in the local maternity care services. We wanted to see what's been… Read more Video, Audio

5:08 PM.While more than 100 medicines sit on Pharmac's waiting list, some for 10 years, the UK's own agency - NICE - doesn't have a waiting list. It's ranked one of the best OECD countries in terms of access… Read more Video, Audio

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