Checkpoint for Monday 23 September 2019

5:10 PM.A witness to a fatal lime scooter accident says the rider was catapulted over the scooter's handlebars, on what appeared to be a clear flat section of road in near perfect conditions at Auckland's… Read more Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Auckland Council says like many other cities it's grappling with the balance between safety and demand for e-scooters. Council and Auckland Transport licence electric scooter companies in the city… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.A Christchurch Councillor has identified himself as the person at the centre of an investigation into misconduct allegations involving interactions with young people but Councillor Deon Swiggs has… Read more Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:38 PM.New Zealand will crack the five million people mark next year according to Census 2018 data released on Monday.

The detailed information has been a long time coming and follows delays caused by a… Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.Warning: this story includes disturbing content.

Two people have been found guilty of what has been described as the "barbaric" torture and murder of an Auckland teenager.

Toko Shane Winter, who is… Read more Video, Audio

5:46 PM.Young New Zealanders say the Prime Minster needs to tell world leaders to stop dithering and actually do something to avoid a global climate-change catastrophe.

Jacinda Ardern's in New York to attend… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Beneficiaries say despite the government's promise to overhaul the welfare system, they're still struggling to make ends meet.

A petition has been delivered to Jacinda Ardern's electorate office in… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.The All Blacks made a flying start to the defence of their Rugby World Cup title in Japan over the weekend, beating the Springboks 23-13 in Yokohama to take control of Pool B, and stamp their mark on… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.Auckland Council says an independent review has been launched into how a young man died after an accident on a Lime scooter a week ago.

The Council's director of regulatory services, Craig Hobbs… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Researchers say the first comprehensive survey on the health and wellbeing of trans and non-binary New Zealanders reveals serious health inequities.

The Counting Ourselves report was released on… Read more Video, Audio

6:18 PM.A jury has been told specific details about the way grass was folded on a secluded Whanganui track as it considers the circumstances around missing man Brett Hall's disappearance.

David Lyttle is… Read more Audio

6:22 PM.Fiji authorities are hosing down widespread rumours of another coup, as civil society groups started warning their members to prepare for unrest. The Fiji Muslim League sent out a memo to all its… Read more Video, Audio