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5:27 PM.Lawyer and environmentalist Erin Brockovich says New Zealand insurance companies need to "step up" and help Cantabrians still waiting for repairs on their quake-damaged homes. Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.A Christchurch family, who've spent the past six years sleeping in their living room for fear of the foundations collapsing had a visit from Erin Brockovich this afternoon. Video, Audio

5:18 PM.A jury has thrown out Lani Hagaman's defamation case against Andrew Little, while failing to reach an agreement on many of the points in her husband Earl Hagaman's case against the Labour leader. Video, Audio

5:14 PM.Ursula Mayo has lived in Edgecumbe for 45 years, but the town she loves has changed drastically after a torrent of water pushed through a stopbank and flooded half the houses there. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.Actor and comedian John Clarke died over the weekend, aged 68. The New Zealander, who was best known for his portrayal of Fred Dagg, died of natural causes while walking in Australia, where he was… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.Highly acclaimed New Zealand musician Aldous Harding is currently touring the US and Europe. Here, she performs the unreleased title track to her forthcoming album Party.  Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.Prime Minister Bill English speaks to Checkpoint after the US missile strike on Syria and his visit to flood-stricken Edgecumbe today. Video, Audio

6:16 PM.Eric Pelofsky, who was Special Assistant to President Obama, talks to Checkpoint about the risks of consequences around the world following the US attack on Syria. Video, Audio

6:11 PM.US correspondent Harry Horton joins Checkpoint live from Washington to discuss America's attack on Syria. Video, Audio

6:07 PM.The US missile attack had almost completely destroyed a Syrian airbase near Homs city and killed four soldiers including an officer, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. Video, Audio

5:52 PM.Edgecumbe farmers raced into action today to help others whose properties had been been isolated or swamped in floodwaters. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio

5:43 PM.The total cost of the insurance claims in relation to the flooding in Edgecumbe is likely to be significant, Tim Grafton from the Insurance Council says. Video, Audio

5:37 PM.Edgecumbe resident Deeanna Tubb says people in the small town are unsure of what's happening, uncertain about their futures, exhausted, and completely on edge. Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:22 PM.Edgecumbe residents who had just moments to evacuate and farmers hit hard by the flooding and isolation talk to Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming. Video, Audio

5:19 PM.Americans in Los Angeles share their thoughts on the US missile strikes on Syria. Video, Audio

5:17 PM.Prime Minister Bill English says New Zealand would consider supporting the US strike in Syria, but hasn't been asked. Video, Audio

5:14 PM.CNN's correspondent in Istanbul, Muhammad Lila, discusses what the reaction in Turkey has been to the US airstrike on Syria. Video, Audio

5:10 PM.BBC North America Editor Jon Sopel says US foreign policy has "turned 180 degrees" with its attack on Syria, as he questions if this is a one-off attack or the start of something bigger. Video, Audio

5:08 PM.US President Donald Trump explains the reasons behind the US attack on a Syrian airfield, which it targeted because a chemical attack was launched from there earlier in the week. Video, Audio

6:18 PM.Former Whakatane Mayor Colin Holmes says the massive flood in Edgecumbe needn't have happened and he says the Regional Council is to blame. Audio