Scooter

The e-scooter war is heating up. There's another brand in Auckland, one more heading to Christchurch soon, supersized scooters, and freebies and discounts to attract customers in the now competitive… Audio

Auckland Council is awaiting the outcome of a police investigation after a 59-year-old man died while riding a Lime e-scooter in the city last night. Auckland Council's Director of Regulatory Services… Video, Audio

Auckland councillor Christine Fletcher is calling for all public electric scooters to be pulled from the city's streets until it's clear what caused the death of a man who died while riding a Lime… Video, Audio

Auckland Council is promising there will be stricter conditions for the e-scooter operators Lime and Wave, and there will be new fees - but it won't say yet what those are. Audio

An Auckland man who broke his jaw after the lime scooter he was riding randomly braked says the company's offered him three free rides as compensation for his injuries. Video, Audio

Auckland Council has given Lime the green light to return its e-scooters to the city's streets, with a few conditions. The council's chief operating officer Dean Kimpton runs through the conditions… Video, Audio

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… Video, Audio

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… Video, Audio

Brisbane city councillor Jonathan Sri says he's received reports from Lime e-scooter users who have been injured after the wheels locked up - the same fault reported in Auckland. He joins Checkpoint… Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Lime should have told the council as soon as it knew there was a brake fault with its e-scooters. But it didn't - it was media reports that first alerted the council to… Video, Audio

Auckland Transport chairman Lester Levy says Lime must prove its e-scooters are safe by Friday or get all of them off the roads. He told Lisa Owen he's also considering an investigation into the role… Video, Audio

Auckland man Liam Thompson is the latest Lime user to be injured while using the e-scooters. He, along with other riders have described coming to a complete stop - mid-ride - without warning. Auckland… Audio

An Auckland man who was catapulted ten metres off a Lime e-scooter when it stopped suddenly wants them pulled from the road immediately. Video, Audio

American Masters student Renee Whitehouse is recovering in hospital after being hit by a truck whilst riding an e-scooter home after work. Video, Audio

Are you signing your life away with you sign up to Lime scooters? Lime's user sign up is 35 pages long and one lawyer says while its technically legal, some parts of the contract are questionable. Video, Audio