Checkpoint for Monday 1 May 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

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

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

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

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

5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. Video