Checkpoint for Friday 25 November 2016
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Waiau dairy farmers' milking shed destroyed in quake
6:22 PM.Waiau dairy farmers Don and Donalda Galletly's milking shed was destroyed by the 7.8 earthquake, and they've been struggling to milk their cows ever since. Audio
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Heavy traffic as commuters leave Wellington
6:18 PM.NZTA regional performance manager Mark Owen says people trying to leave Wellington on SH1 should stay put for a while as traffic is backed up. Audio
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Frustrated farmer admits evacution a good idea
6:12 PM.A farmer evacuated from Goose Bay south of Kaikoura was frustrated at having to leave - but now realises he was wrong in saying Civil Defence was "overreacting". Audio
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Westfield Queensgate partially reopens
6:10 PM.Part of the Wellington region's biggest mall reopened today for the first time since the earthquakes - but another part of it is set for demolition. Audio
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10m-high Christmas Lego tree put up in Auckland
5:56 PM.A 10-metre high Lego Christmas tree has been put up in Auckland's Aotea Square. The project took 1200 hours, and 500,000 bricks, to build. Video, Audio
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Family cut off by landslides choppered to Kaikoura
5:52 PM.A family cut off by two landslides since the quake hit last Monday have arrived in Kaikoura, where they will live for several months before being able to return home. Video, Audio
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Bob Eva on the first public convoy via the Inland road since quake
5:48 PM.One couple who've nearly completed the journey along the Inland Road out of Kaikoura is Bob and Jill Eva. They pulled over to talk to Checkpoint. Audio
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Offender at large after child abducted and assaulted
5:44 PM.West Auckland police are investigating the third case of someone trying to get a child into a car in just two weeks. In the first case an 11-year-old boy was sexually assaulted over three hours. Video, Audio
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Man sentenced to 7 years for pinching prison guard's bottom
5:40 PM.A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for pinching a prison guard's bottom. The sentence was handed down under the three strikes law, and has been slammed as barbaric and entirely unjust. Audio
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Evening business for 25 November 2016
5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Police continue to search for mother of dead baby found in a park
5:30 PM.Police have been scouring hospitals, medical centres and high schools as they try to find the mother of a newborn baby found dead in an Auckland reserve yesterday. Audio
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Women terrified of meth-fuelled domestic violence
5:25 PM.Methamphetamine-fuelled violence is causing a spike in the number of women seeking refuge from their partners in the upper North Island. Audio
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False Civil Defence warning 'irresponsible'
5:22 PM.A false alarm from West Coast Civil Defence that warned the alpine fault could be about to rupture has been labelled as irresponsible and sparked calls for a review. Video, Audio
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Wellington businesses closed due to quake cry out for help
5:18 PM.Wellington businesses which have closed due to quake damage want the government's support package for Kaikoura extended to include the Capital. Audio
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Cinema at Queensgate shopping centre to be demolished
5:14 PM.The cinema complex and part of the carpark at Queensgate shopping centre in Lower Hutt are to be urgently demolished. Video, Audio
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People leave Kaikoura as Inland Road opens to the public
5:07 PM.People stranded in Kaikoura since last Monday's 7.8 earthquake were able to leave by road for the first time today as the Inland Road was opened to the public. Checkpoint was there as the cars went… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint with John Campbell, Friday 25 November 2016
5:00 PM.Watch Friday's full show here. Video
