Checkpoint for Thursday 17 November 2016

5:00 PM.Checkpoint with John Campbell for Thursday 17th November 2016. Video

5:07 PM.Ten buildings in central Wellington had to be evacuated today due to earthquake-risk. Wellington Mayor Justin Lester joins Checkpoint. Audio

5:12 PM.The government has announced an eight week subsidy package to help small businesses keep staff on, in the aftermath of Monday's 7.8 earthquake. Video, Audio

5:13 PM.Short term support offered to Kaikoura businesses may not be enough to stop many from going bankrupt, the owner of Kaikoura Cheese says. Video, Audio

5:18 PM.Kaikoura business owners are holding an impromptu meeting to discuss their situation. Checkpoint speaks to people attending the meeting at the Whaler Bar and Restaurant. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Doctor Chris Henry helped rescue people from the CTV building after the 2011 earthquake. On Monday he pulled a 100-year-old woman from the rubble of a homestead in Kaikoura. Audio

5:37 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:39 PM.The families of men killed in the Pike River tragedy are devastated their loved one's bodies will not be recovered - but John Key says entering the mine would be "lunacy". Audio

5:45 PM.Dairy farmers in Kaikoura are battling to keep working and save their livelihoods, amid power cuts and broken pipe. Conan Young is in the town. Video, Audio

5:56 PM.Scottish tourist John Campbell had never felt an earthquake before, but was down south for Monday's major shake. John Campbell speaks to John Campbell. Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Our reporter Mei Heron is on Tory Street in Courtney Place at the edge of the cordon. She joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio

6:13 PM.The government has announced a support package for Kaikoura businesses affected by the earthquake, but the Green Party says the aid is not enough. Video, Audio