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Checkpoint for Monday 22 February 2016
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Monday 22nd February 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Monday's full programme here. It begins 5 minutes in. Video
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Fifth anniversary of the February 22 quake in Christchurch
5:08 PM.More than a thousand people gathered at the city's Botanic Gardens to remember the 185 lives lost. Video, Audio
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Memories of the earthquake
5:11 PM.They are complete strangers, but Nick was working not far from Gail, also in Latimer Square, just across the road from the CTV building, when the quake hit. Audio
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Chch quake survivor spent 4 hours pinned under a concrete beam.
5:13 PM.Summer Olliver was working as an administrator for the Perpetual Trust on the first floor of the PGC Building when the quake hit. Audio
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Widow of CTV building victim returns to Chch for memorial
5:15 PM.Anita's husband, Andrew, worked at CTV, in the CTV building, one of 115 people who lost their lives in a structure a Royal Commission later described as so deficient it should never have been built. Audio
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Woman forced to leave her job after the earthquake
5:17 PM.Karen Dodd was forced to leave her employment after the quake. Audio
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Governer General speaks at Christchurch quake memorial.
5:18 PM.The Governor General Sir Jerry Mataparae was among the speakers at today's service along with mayor Lianne Dalziel. Audio
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Gerry Brownlee target of brown sludge pour
5:19 PM.Checkpoint invited Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee on the programme this evening but he declined. Audio
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RNZ reporter speaks from Lautoka, in Cyclone hit Fiji
5:20 PM.We head now to Fiji, where people in some of the villages worst-hit by cyclone Winston still haven't been contacted and aid agencies are getting more and more worried for their safety. Audio
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Unicef speaks from the Fijian capital Suva
5:23 PM.Producer Alex Ashton speaks to Unicef's Communications Specialist for the Pacific Alice Clements from Suva. Video, Audio
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Employers owe millions in missing Kiwisaver payments
5:27 PM.Tens of thousands of workers are missing millions of dollars from their Kiwisaver accounts, because their employers have failed to either pass on payments docked from their pay, or pay their own… Read more Audio
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Business news with Nona Pelletier
5:35 PM.We had a few notable companies reporting their results today. Audio
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Quake widower who walked on rubble of CTV building
5:38 PM.Among the most enduring memories of the quake, is Alec Cvetanov walking atop the rubble of the CTV building in the hours after its collapse. Audio
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Christchurch resident who lost their home in quake.
5:42 PM.It wasn't just lives that were lost on February 22, 2011. Communities were lost too. Audio
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Wizard of Christchurch discusses the five years since quake
5:43 PM.A familiar sight in Christchurch over the past 40 years is the pointy hat and black gown of the Wizard. Audio
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Chch couple have their damaged home rebuilt.
5:44 PM.Liz and Keith have a more positive story. They weren't in Christchurch for the February quake and their damaged home has since been rebuilt. Audio
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Volunteer speaks of quake experience.
5:46 PM.Today was also important for those who helped rescue survivors. Richard worked as a volunteer in the days after the quake. Audio
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Black Caps clawing back at Australian lead
5:49 PM.The New Zealand batsman, Brendon McCullum, has ended his international cricket career with a final knock of 25, on the third day of the second Test against Australia in Christchurch. Audio
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Man behind 1080 milk formula blackmail threat named
5:53 PM.An Auckland businessman who threatened to contaminate infant formula with 1080, has rejected the Crown's argument that he did it for money. Audio
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Religious groups pool resources to welcome refugees
5:55 PM.Religious groups have teamed up to provide a warm welcome to the first 90 Syrian refugees who'll settle in Wellington in the next fortnight. Audio
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Tourists and Fijian locals arrive at Akl Airport after cyclone
6:10 PM.Passengers on the first flight to New Zealand after Cyclone Winston struck Fiji have described the scenes of devastation it left in its wake. Audio
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Tear Fund says tiny settlement devastated by cyclone
6:12 PM.Tear Fund is one of several agencies in Fiji helping to ensure aid reaches the right people as quickly as possible. Audio
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Over a thousand people gathered in Chch for fifth anniversary
6:16 PM.More than a thousand people gathered today in Christchurch's Botanic Gardens for a memorial service to remember everything Christchurch has been through since the devastating quake five years ago. Audio
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Former Mayor Bob Parker relives February 22 2011
6:19 PM.We asked Sir Bob to revisit today five years ago - a day when 185 lives were lost, and Christchurch changed forever. Video, Audio