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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

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

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

5:44 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

5:37 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

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

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

5:25 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

5:13 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

5:07 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

6:26 PM.A 146-year-old shipwreck has appeared on a Taranaki beach, after being uncovered by a change in tide. Audio

6:24 PM.For the first time in 70 years, the New Zealand Women's golf Open will be held under the umbrella of the LPGA. Audio

6:21 PM.Liquor store owner Yousef Bader has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, for dishonestly using documents when applying for State Housing subsidies. Audio

6:17 PM.More than 120 people evacuated from Kaikoura are being put up in the student halls at the University of Canterbury. Audio

6:07 PM.Reading Cinema in Wellington has become the sixth building in the city to be closed due to earthquake damage. Audio

5:48 PM.Clint McConchie was staying in a hut near the Clarence River with his family when the magnitude 7.8 quake hit. The hut his son was in collapsed, while trees cracked around him. Video, Audio