Checkpoint for Monday 13 June 2011

6:57 PM.Civil Defence in Christchurch has held a media briefing updating the state of the city's power, roads and water supplies. Audio

6:53 PM.To Latin America now, where our correspondent Daniel Schweimler says the Chilean volcano causing travel chaos here, is still spewing out ash. Audio

6:48 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio

6:45 PM.Labour claims the downloading of personal information from one of its websites is a politically motivated attack on the party. Audio

6:43 PM.Dean Lester moved in with his mother in the southern suburb of Somerfield after the February 22 earthquake badly damaged his house. He was in a cafe in the area when both earthquakes hit. Audio

6:39 PM.Our reporter Bridget Mills has just been at a civil defence conference in Christchurch. Audio

6:35 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:29 PM.Earlier we spoke to Lyttleton resident Rita Langley about the damage there. Audio

6:27 PM.The latest large aftershocks in Christchurch have caused another lot of damage to infrastructure which was just being fixed, including buildings and roads. Audio

6:24 PM.Wellington Drive Technologies says cancelling four-fifths of its shares won't necessarily lift demand for the company's stock. Audio

6:20 PM.An Auckland Councillor and problem gambling advocate says it will be gamblers from South Auckland who end up paying for a new convention centre in the city. Audio

6:16 PM.A travel insurance provider says airlines are getting better at managing natural disasters disrupting flight plans. Audio

6:13 PM.Qantas resumed flights to and from Melbourne this afternoon, but says trans-Tasman and Tasmanian services remain cancelled for today because of the Chilean volcanic ashcloud. Audio

6:11 PM.Some people in Sumner are having to evacuate their homes because of the risk loose rock poses. Lucy Loughnan is helping organise getting people to a local school to stay the night. Audio

6:07 PM.The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee flew down to Christchurch from Wellington when he heard about the quakes. Audio

5:57 PM.Mark Watts of Telecom joins us. Audio

5:52 PM.The Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority says today's aftershocks have caused up to 50 additional buildings in the city's redzone to collapse or partially collapse. Audio

5:48 PM.Debbie Osborne was at work at a surgical clinic on Bealey Avenue when the earthquake hit. Audio

5:45 PM.Many thousands of households and businesses are still without power. Audio

5:43 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:41 PM.The police in Auckland say they've apprehended an armed man seen near a primary school at about three o'clock this afternoon. Audio

5:38 PM.Mary Gordon, the incident controller for the Canterbury District Health Board joins us. Audio

5:33 PM.Returning to the aftershocks in Canterbury now, Our reporter Rachel Graham - joins us from Christchurch. Audio

5:25 PM.Natalie Mankelow is at Auckland Airport at joins us. Audio

5:23 PM.New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority says the ash cloud from Chile's volcano has risen and its raised the recommended altitude for flying. Audio

5:20 PM.CTV journalist Emily Cooper was working on a story about the inquest into the February 22nd earthquake when today's aftershock struck. Audio

5:16 PM.Our reporter Katy Gossett is in Sumner in an area where people were asked to evacuate. Audio

5:14 PM.The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has activated the National Crisis Management Centre in Wellington. Audio

5:08 PM.The Government is considering introducing a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes in Christchurch this afternoon. Audio

4:55 PM.We're joined by the Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker. Audio

4:52 PM.St Albans resident Lauren Porter told Kate Gudsell she was at home when the 5.5 magnitude earthquke hit. Audio

4:50 PM.Christchurch Airport was evacuated following the quake but people have been allowed to reenter the terminal. Audio

4:45 PM.Dan Coward of the Fire Service joins us. Audio

4:40 PM.Rita Langley lives in Lyttleton and says several buildings have collapsed. Audio

4:38 PM.Conan Young is a producer for Morning Report. Audio

4:33 PM.Warwick Isaacs, the manager of demolitions for the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority was in the red zone when the magnitude 6 quake struck. Audio

4:26 PM.Superintendent Dave Cliff of Christchurch police joins us. Audio

4:22 PM.Our political editor Brent Edwards joins us from parliament where John Key has been speaking about the earthquake. Audio

4:18 PM.Martin Reyners, was on duty when today's quake's struck. Audio

4:13 PM.John Stringer was outside for the first aftershock and says it unsettled him even more than the earthquake. Audio

4:09 PM.Jessica Maddock is located at Mount Pleasent. Audio

4:07 PM.A post cabinet briefing from the Prime Minister, John Key. Audio

4:00 PM.Our extended coverage of the powerful aftershocks that hit Christchurch this afternoon and New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority says the ash cloud from Chile's volcano has risen and its raised the… Read more Audio