Checkpoint

The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing. Audio

Our reporter Don Rood was inside the cordon with rescue workers for the two-minutes silence. Audio

American search and rescue teams are continuing to work around the clock at the 17 storey Forsyth Barr building . Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Canterbury Museum says because of the earthquake it's likely to be weeks before they can open a sealed time capsule found under a statue brought down by the quake. Audio

Petrol prices are going up but companies have decided to spare Christchurch. Audio

The parent company of the failed booksellers Whitcoulls, Borders and Bennetts has collapsed with just under three million dollars in the bank. Audio

Around ten thousand properties in eastern Christchurch will remain without power until next week at the earliest. Audio

The historic Carlton Bar and Restaurant on the corner of Bealy Ave and Papanui Road is being demolished. Audio

Church bells tolled around the country at exactly 12.51 this afternoon - one week on from the deadly Christchurch earthquake, which may have claimed as many as 240 lives. Audio

Church bells toll and thousands stand in silence to commemorate the Christchurch earthquake. Petrol prices go up, but the quake damaged city is spared and what was found under a statue in Cathedral… Read more Audio

A structural engineer, who was in Christchurch during Tuesday's aftershock, was also in Chile when it was hit by its devastating quake exactly a year ago today. Audio