Checkpoint for Tuesday 2 May 2017

6:28 PM.A Mount Maunganui mother is imploring parents to ignore the expense and seek urgent help if their child is having a serious asthma attack. Audio

6:22 PM.Willow-Jean Prime is number 16 on Labour's party list. She's 34 and the highest ranking Maori candidate on the list. Audio

6:08 PM.A former colleague of a childcare manager accused of assaulting pre-schoolers has told a court that she tried to force feed them and taped over one child's mouth with sellotape. Audio

5:56 PM.Invercargill will be the seventh settlement location for refugees settling into life in New Zealand, but mayor Tim Shadbolt is concerned about further pressure on the city's housing and employment… Read more Audio

5:52 PM.Iwi say claims on New Zealand's coastline are not about ownership. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio

5:50 PM.A trial is underway into the manslaughter of Jindarat Prutsiriporn, who died from a serious head injury after falling from the boot of a moving car in South Auckland last year. Audio

5:43 PM.Former IHC Dunedin president Marilyn Withnall has cancelled her monthly IHC donation after 30 years, saying "families have been left with nothing". Audio

5:42 PM.The building industry is blaming an acute shortage of skilled workers on the sharp recent rise in building costs. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio

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

5:26 PM.Political parties talk to RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson about what they think about the safety around re-entering the Pike River mine's drift. Audio

5:16 PM.Labour released its party list today, a day after it planned to. The delay was widely reported to be because Willie Jackson was unhappy about his position. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio

5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell, Tuesday 2 May 2017.