Checkpoint for Tuesday 3 September 2019

6:39 PM.An audit into litter across New Zealand estimates there are more than 10 billion cigarette butts strewn across New Zealand.

Environmental group Keep New Zealand Beautiful has released this year's… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.Search and rescue personnel have begun recovering bodies after a commercial dive boat was destroyed by fire off the coast of California.

Thirty-five people were on board, when the fire began early on… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.High school principals say they're worried about the pressure on students preparing for upcoming national exams amidst an escalating measles outbreak in Auckland.

The number of confirmed cases is… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.The pressure is on the Tall Blacks as they face Montenegro in a must-win match at the Basketball World Cup in China.

Both teams need to win tonight's match to have any chance of qualifying for the… Read more Video, Audio

5:52 PM.New Zealand's health and disability system is fragmented, overly complicated, and lacking in leadership.

That's the finding of an interim report of the government's review of the system. It doesn't… Read more Audio

5:46 PM.A slow-moving monster storm has unleashed its destructive powers on the Bahamas, leaving several dead and thousands without homes.

Catergory 4 Hurricane Dorian caused widespread devastation as it… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.The government is toughening up its clampdown on loan sharks - bowing to pressure to slap a cap on interest rates.

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, Kris Faafoi, has announced that an… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.A homeless man who went on a crime spree just hours after being released from prison in the hopes of being returned there will spend another 21 months behind bars.

Kaama Waenga says he broke into a… Read more Video, Audio

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

5:27 PM.Major sporting codes in New Zealand are set for a dramatic shakeup as they admit they're driving kids away from competitive sport.

Sport New Zealand says there's too much focus on winning and too… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.A jury has heard there was "excessive drinking" at the Young Labour summer camp on the night four teenagers claim they were assaulted.

A 21-year-old, who has interim name suppression, is on trial at… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.An Auckland school principal is not sure all parents are being honest about whether their children are immunised because they believe it's their own business.

The number of confirmed measles cases in… Read more Video, Audio

5:10 PM.Victims of a 2016 Christmas Eve bus crash that killed three people from Tonga say they now live with anger, lost dreams and recurring nightmares.

The bus company Ritchies is due to be sentenced for… Read more Video, Audio