Checkpoint for Friday 18 November 2016

5:07 PM.One of Kaikoura's biggest employers is worried about the future of his business and the town, if the government does not offer help. Audio

5:13 PM.A GNS scientist has just finished surveying the coast around Kaikoura, and says the seabed has lifted by up to four metres in some places. Audio

5:25 PM.The police in West Auckland are hunting for a man who abducted and sexually assaulted an 11 year old boy, over a four hour period. Audio

5:27 PM.A three year old has died at an Auckland childcare centre. Reporter Sarah Robson joins Checkpoint from the scene. Audio

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

5:37 PM.Wellington's mayor is defending the decision to reopen the CBD days after the quake, even though some buildings were later deemed too dangerous to be in. Audio

5:44 PM.The owner of a Havelock North mushroom farm says he was made a scapegoat for a mass water contamination, which has cost him hundreds of thouands of dollars in lost business. Audio

5:47 PM.The government has abandoned a proposal to introduce a form of bulk funding, which would let schools trade teachers for cash. Audio

5:50 PM.A palliative care doctor fears she will be made into an executioner if medically assisted suicide is legalised. Audio

5:52 PM.Olympic rowing champions Hamish Bond, Eric Murray and Mahe Drysdale are taking a year off from the sport, but plan to return to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Audio

6:07 PM.The manager of Whale Watch Kaikoura is worried for the future of his business, and the town, in the aftermath of Monday's devastating quake. Audio

6:21 PM.A prominent Aucklander wants parliament moved from Wellington to Auckland, saying the current capital is in the wrong spot. Audio

6:37 PM.Ireland seek to make history - again - when they take on the All Blacks on home soil this weekend. Audio