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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

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

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

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

6:19 PM.The All Blacks coach has reshuffled the team to take on France this weekend, in the final test match of the year. Video, Audio

6:08 PM.As Kaikoura enters what is meant to be peak season, businesses are worried for their livelihoods. Some of those businesses headed to the local pub to talk to Checkpoint. Video, Audio

5:50 PM.A convoy of 31 Defence Force trucks set off from Culverden to reach Kaikoura on the Inland Road this morning. RNZ reporter Maja Burry went with them. Read more Video, Audio

5:42 PM.The police are still trying to identify the mother of a dead baby found in South Auckland this morning, and are pleading with her to contact them. Video, Audio

5:38 PM.The government wants to sell a third of its Housing New Zealand properties in Christchurch - and one of those up for grabs could be the Prime Minister's former home. Video, Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:29 PM.Kaikoura businesses are hoping customers are able to come back to the town soon - but what is, and isn't, open? Sally Murphy finds out. Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.It could be another three weeks before the Inland Road to Kaikoura opens. RNZ reporter Maja Burry joined the Defence Force's largest convoy into Kaikoura today. Video, Audio

5:22 PM.2000 Inland Revenue staff working at Wellington's biggest office building will not be able to go back to the earthquake damaged workplace for at least two weeks.

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5:07 PM.Prime Property Group CEO Eyal Aharoni owns 61 Molesworth St, where people were living illegally before being evacuated due to quake risk. He gave his first interview to Checkpoint. Video, Audio

6:19 PM.The founders of a post-quake farmers market in Christchurch have taken the idea to Kaikoura, and has set up shop in the earthquake hit town. Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Residents of Goose Bay just south of Kaikoura might not be allowed back in their homes for 10 days after they were ordered to evacuate this afternoon. Ian Telfer joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio