Checkpoint for Tuesday 15 November 2016

5:08 PM.Severe rain and wind have caused extensive flooding and slips throughout Wellington and Marlbourough today, cutting off road access in some parts. NZTA's Mark Owen has the latest. Audio

5:14 PM.Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt experienced a month's worth of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Wellington Mayor Justin Lester joins Checkpoint live to discuss the latest developments. Audio

5:22 PM.RNZ reporter Mei Heron reports from near Molesworth St, which has been closed over concerns about a building. Audio

5:24 PM.Sixty Chinese nationals were among the first tourists to be evacuated from quake-hit Kaikoura. They left on helicopters paid for by the Chinese consulate. Audio

5:26 PM.Tourists, including children and a heavily pregnant woman, have been evacuated from Kaikoura. But one Belgium tourist says the government's response looks bad compared to the Chinese's. Audio

5:28 PM.Scott McKenzie is the captain of one of the four NH90 helicopters that have been sent to evacuate people from Kaikoura. What the quake has done to terra firma is incredible, he says. Audio

5:42 PM.PauaCo in Kaikoura has donated 400 kilos of paua worth $25,000 to a local marae which has opened its doors to people in the town. Audio

5:46 PM.RNZ reporter Phil Pennington is in Kaikoura. He joins us with the latest from the quake-hit town. Audio

5:49 PM.RNZ's director of news, Brent Edwards, has encountered slips on State Highway 58. He joins Checkpoint live from the road. Audio

6:11 PM.New Zealand Transport Agency's Highway's Manager Neil Walker joins Checkpoint to discuss the state of roads in the South Island following yesterday's earthquake. Audio

6:14 PM.Transport Minister Simon Bridges says there's significant damage to roads in the South Island following yesterday's magnitude 7.5 earthquake. Audio

6:24 PM.The secondary teachers union and some school principals say the Qualifications Authority should have postponed yesterday's NCEA exams. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

6:27 PM.Assistant fire commander Scott Bell joins Checkpoint to discuss an evacuation on Molesworth St, Wellington, over fears of a building's structural integrity. Audio

6:42 PM.Farmers who are cut off due to yesterday's earthquake won't be able to have their milk picked up, so will have to dump it. Phil Pennington reports. Audio

6:45 PM.RNZ reporter Tim Graham joins Checkpoint from Kaikoura. Audio