Checkpoint for Saturday 26 February 2011

6:59 PM.In suburbs around Christchurch, people are pitching in to help, even those who've suffered damage themselves. Audio

6:56 PM.Sue Brocket's one of those helping family and friends clean up in the suburb of Bexley. Audio

6:55 PM.Update on Forsyth Barr with Don Rood. Audio

6:50 PM.A seismic engineer says many of the Christchurch buildings destroyed in Tuesday's quake weren't designed to cope with such intense forces - and it's possible damage from the September 4th earthquake… Read more Audio

6:47 PM.Our reporter Steve Wilde is with us now. Audio

6:42 PM.Hundreds of public servants are on their way to Christchurch to relieve their weary colleagues and bolster the Government's response to Tuesday's earthquake. Audio

6:37 PM.People in Christchurch are learning to improvise as they wait for water and power supplies to be restored. Audio

6:35 PM.Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145. Audio

6:31 PM.Civil Defence is opening a new welfare centre tonight at Windsor School in the Christchurch suburb of Burwood. Audio

6:27 PM.The chief engineer at the Department of Building and Housing, Mike Stannard, returned from Christchurch last night. Audio

6:22 PM.About 150 Red Cross volunteers are arriving back in the city following a second day of walking Christchurch's suburban streets. Audio

6:17 PM.A growing number people are asking for financial help in the wake of Tuesday's devastating quake. Audio

6:14 PM.Our reporter Erina O'Donohue has been in Lyttleton today. Audio

6:12 PM.For the latest on the search for the missing in Christchurch - with us now is the Fire Service's head of special operations, Jim Stuart-Black. Audio

6:08 PM.Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has risen. Audio

5:56 PM.A number of Christchurch people who live in the Heathcote Valley have abandoned their homes for fear that aftershocks could still send boulders bowling through their houses. Audio

5:52 PM.About 500 farmers and other volunteers have spent the day clearing silt off roads and properties in the Christchurch suburbs of St Martins and St Albans. Audio

5:47 PM.The Salvation Army is in charge of coordinating food parcels for those Christchurch residents who need them. Audio

5:43 PM.With aid pouring in to Christchurch from official sources such as the Red Cross, volunteers are also mobilising to help as our reporter Liz Banas has been finding out. Audio

5:32 PM.The Lyttelton tunnel has re-opened to all traffic, a big boost for the seaside town which has been almost isolated since Tuesday afternoon. Audio

5:29 PM.Work has started on a two and a half kilometre overhead power line to supply people living in eastern Christchurch. Audio

5:22 PM.Some in Lyttelton have been attending a street party as they try to keep life as normal as possible. Audio

5:17 PM.The first of thousands of unsafe buildings have been demolished in Christchurch today. Audio

5:12 PM.Four houses in Lyttelton have been evacuated - because there are fears that a large rock at the top of the Port Hills could be dislodged by an aftershock. Audio

5:08 PM.In the last hour the Prime Minister, John Key, has called for a two-minute nationwide silence on Tuesday, exactly one week on from the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

4:51 PM.Stephen Wainwright is the Chief Executive of Creative New Zealand and he talks about the impact of the Canterbury quake. Audio

4:45 PM.Johanna Aitcheson and Craig Cliff have written poetry inspired by the earthquake. Audio

4:35 PM.Pia Steiner has set up a service called Adopt A Cantab, putting people in contact on the phone. Audio

4:24 PM.Clown Doctors and their approach to helping those in need in Christchurch. Audio

4:11 PM.Co-founder of Rise Up Christchurch Facebook page. Audio

3:50 PM.From the American - New Zealand Association in New York. Audio

3:35 PM.Organisations warn of fraudsters posing as relief workers and soliciting funds. Audio

3:20 PM.Fiona Parks from the Rangiora Express talks about how this aid vehicle rapidly evolved out of necessity and a 'can do' attitude. Audio

3:15 PM.Anthony Wright, Director of Canterbury Museum on its current status following the quake. Audio

2:50 PM.Founder of Purple Cake Day held on the 1st of March, fundraising for children in Haiti and Christchurch. Audio

2:35 PM.From the online arts website Big Idea. Audio

2:30 PM.Music 101 presenter Kirsten Johnstone with a rundown of music events taking place in aid of Christchurch. Audio

2:11 PM.Press Arts Editor who many feared was lost in the earthquake. Audio

1:50 PM.CEO of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Audio

1:35 PM.Structural engineer and the director of the Art centre on how heritage buildings have fared. Audio

1:07 PM.Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity who has worked in earthquake affected areas. Audio

12:40 PM.Head of Facebook Australia and New Zealand who was volunteering in Christchurch. Audio

12:22 PM.Owner of Christchurch AL's music venue and musician Barry Saunders with their experience of the quake. Audio

12:15 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

12:00 PM.Midday Report news bulletin. Audio