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Checkpoint for Monday 1 May 2017
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday May 1st 2017
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video
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Calls to enter Pike River mine reiterated following leaked footage
5:07 PM.Former mines rescue member Harold Gibbens reiterates his call to enter Pike River mine. He says other mines have been sealed for safe re-entry, and the same can be done in Pike River. Video, Audio
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Govt accused of deliberately withholding Pike River video
5:13 PM.The Prime Minister says there hasn't been a cover-up following the release of footage showing men and a robot in the Pike River mine, and says families viewed the footage months after the disaster. Audio
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Government rejects call to ban smoking in cars
5:18 PM.The government has rejected a recommendation by its own health select committee and health officials to ban smoking in cars where children aged under 18 are passengers. Read more Audio
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Labour's move to postpone list 'unprecedented' - former party president
5:24 PM.Mike Williams says Labour's decision to delay its announcement on its list is unprecedented, but not unconsitutional. He suspects the leader promised something he couldn't deliver. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for 1 May 2017
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Eminem's music publishers sue Nats over alleged breach of copyr
5:36 PM.Eight Mile Style, the music publisher for the American rapper Eminem, says National breached copyright by using music similar to the singer's song 'Lose Yourself' in the High Court in Wellington… Read more Audio
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Eric Murray's retirement takes Hamish Bond by surprise
5:39 PM.Hamish Bond says he is surprised at the early exit of his former crewmate Eric Murray, who announced his retirement from rowing yesterday. Video, Audio
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Cruise ships coming back to Christchurch in 2019
5:44 PM.The Lyttelton Port Company, owned by Christchurch City Council, will spend $56 million on a new berth for cruise ships, which haven't visited the garden city since the 2011 earthquake. Video, Audio
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Can Edgecumbe's uninsured be back home by Christmas?
5:48 PM.Whakatane District Mayor, Tony Bonne, has set a target of getting 100 yellow-stickered homes repaired by Christmas. Audio
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Homework - Useless or useful?
5:51 PM.An Australian primary school has got rid of homework entirely and says the new policy has been a success, but in New Zealand there is no consensus. Audio
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Madeleine McCann's parents vow to continue search
5:54 PM.Almost 10 years to the day since Madeleine McCann disappeared from her holiday apartment in Portugal, her parents say they won't give up until they know what happened to her. Video, Audio
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Widespread demand for Pike River video to be released
6:07 PM.Victims' families say to remove any doubts of a cover up, the Government needs to release all of the footage gathered from the Pike River Mine since the 2010 disaster. Video, Audio
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Prime Minister says new Pike River video changes nothing
6:10 PM.Bill English says newly released video was not kept secret, the men in the video are not deep inside the mine, and the mine is still not safe to reenter. Video, Audio
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'No logic' behind Govt rejection of car smoking ban - Cancer Society
6:12 PM.The Cancer Society says the government is letting children down by ignoring a reccommendation to ban smoking in cars where children aged under 18 are passengers. Video, Audio
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No date set for $1.4b Waterview Connection opening
6:19 PM.Brett Gliddon, the Transport Agency's Auckland highways manager, has denied the delay is solely due to issues with the sprinkler system. Video, Audio