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Checkpoint for Wednesday 23 February 2011
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Canterbury Earthquake - Michael Brook
11:54 PM.Michael Brook is the Operations Manager of St John. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 February 2011
9:49 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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John Haynes helped 15 people abseil from Forsyth Barr building
9:41 PM.John Haynes was in the 17-storey Forsyth Barr building on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets when the quake hit. Audio
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Civil Defence's James Thompson
9:37 PM.Civil Defence teams have been door knocking across the city to make sure people are ok. Audio
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David Neal from the Red Cross
9:34 PM.An update from the Red Cross and an explanation of how they manage the missing persons database. Audio
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Chris Brown, welfare volunteer in Lyttleton
9:16 PM.Chris speaks about his welfare volunteer experiences in Lyttleton. Audio
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Clinical psychologist Ian de Terte
9:16 PM.Ian de Terte from Massey University says this quake could potentially be more traumatic for people in Christchurch than the main one, because of the number of casualities. Audio
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Reporters Rachel Graham and Erina O'Donohue
9:13 PM.We hear the latest from the quake torn streets of Christchurch. Audio
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Quake victims being treated at Wellington Hospital
9:07 PM.The hospital's intensive care unit is tonight treating seven quake victims after cancelling many elective surgeries to make room for any more patients who may need to be transferred from Christchurch… Read more Audio
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Urban Search and Rescue
8:54 PM.Taskforce leader of Urban Search and Rescue, Paul Burns, joins the programme to detail how the agency prioritises search and rescue requirements for the Christchurch disaster. Audio
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Education on hold in Christchurch
8:50 PM.Schools and other education organisations wait for the all clear from emergency services. Education correspondent, John Gerritsen, reports. Audio
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Waatea News for 23 February 2011
8:46 PM.News from the Waatea team. Audio
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Orion energy update
8:44 PM.Forty percent of Christchurch is without power. Orion's Chief Exuctive Roger Sutton joins the programme. Audio
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Christchurch couple stoic in the face of disaster
8:39 PM.Merivale residents, Jeremy and Rebecca Matthews, have spent much of today cleaning up their property after the disaster. Audio
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Financial markets backtrack
8:36 PM.Economics correspondent Nigel Stirling speaks with Mary. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 February 2011
8:26 PM.In a special quake edition of business, Naomi Mitchell highlights its impact. Audio
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Rural Canterbury largely unscathed
8:23 PM.Federated Farmers Earthquake spokesperson John Hartnell joins the programme. Audio
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Pyne Gould building now focus for rescuers
8:17 PM.14 people working for the Pyne Gould corporation, who work in the building, are still missing Audio
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Reporter Rachel Graham in Latimer Square
8:07 PM.The rescue phase is over at the CTV building as the recovery phase commences with many still unaccounted for. Audio
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Prime Minister's comments from media conference
7:58 PM.The Prime Minister says a national emergency was declared for the Christchurch quake so as to cut through bureaucracy and facilitate expedient decision making. Audio
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Parliament pays tribute to victims and rescuers and adjourns
7:53 PM.Parliament has adjourned for two weeks following the declaration of a national emergency after yesterday's devastating Canterbury earthquake. The leadership of the various parties took turns to… Read more Audio
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Some houses in Clifton Hill evacuated
7:51 PM.Inspector Bryan Buck from Christchurch Police says some cracks were noticed in a hillside below some houses on Kinsey Terrace. Audio
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Reporter Jessica Horne from Hagley Park
7:47 PM.An update from Christchurch central. Audio
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Wellington welcomes quake victims
7:42 PM.Roughly a thousand people arrived in Wellington today, mainly foreign tourists, many with just the clothes they're standing in. The Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management group has been trying… Read more Audio
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Huge demand for essential groceries in Christchurch
7:38 PM.Luke Schepen, public affairs manager from Progressive Enterprises parent company of Countdown, Foodtown and Woolsworth supermarkets, joins the programme. Audio
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Markets douse rumours of interest rate cuts in quake's wake
7:35 PM.Financial markets have backtracked on expectations of an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake. Economics correspondent, Nigel Stirling, reports. Audio
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Superintendent Dave Cliff
7:24 PM.Superintendent Cliff reports search and rescue workers had to pull out of recovering bodies from the Canterbury Television building. Audio
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Reporter Erina O'Donohue in South New Brighton
7:19 PM.An update from part of coastal Christchurch. Audio
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Chris Brown at Lyttleton Welfare Centre
7:09 PM.Chris Brown has been volunteering at Lyttleton's Welfare Centre and tells us how things have been going with the aid of our military. Audio
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Hone Harawira leaves Maori Party
6:53 PM.The Tai Tokerau MP says he'll stand at the next election as an independent or as part of a new party. Political reporter Julian Robbins joins the programme. Audio
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Report from Lyttleton
6:50 PM.Reporter Steve Wilde is at a military galley in the quake ravaged port town providing sustenance to a grateful community. Local Simon Riley gives his account. Audio
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Ann Bodkin's dad speaks of his daughter's rescue
6:44 PM.Ann was rescued alive after hours trapped in the Pyne Gould building, her relieved father speaks to Mary. Audio
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Colonel Roger MacIlwaine
6:38 PM.An update from the military and their role in the disaster relief. Audio
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Agriculture Minister, David Carter
6:25 PM.An update from the rural sector's minister. Audio
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Chris Haines from St John Ambulance in Christchurch
6:20 PM.An update from the ambulance service. Audio
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Prime Minister's address from Christchurch
6:12 PM.John Key gives a state of the city and region address from Christchurch. Audio
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Pyne Gould CEO calls news conference
6:08 PM.RNZ reporter Lorna Perry was at the media conference where the corporation's head Jeff Greenslade said 14 of his employees are still unaccounted for. Audio
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Health Correspondent, Karen Brown
5:56 PM.The latest on DHB strategies to cope with the quake. Audio
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John Haynes helped 15 people abseil from Forsyth Barr building
5:48 PM.John Haynes was in the 17 story Forsyth Barr building on the corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets when the quake hit. Audio
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Reporter Steve Wilde from Lyttleton
5:47 PM.An account from the epicentre. Audio
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Civil Defence Operations Mngr James Thompson
5:42 PM.The latest from Civil Defence. Audio
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Reporter Erina O'Donohue at Christchurch Airport
5:40 PM.We hear from travellers in transit at CHC. Audio
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Christchurch Airport CEO, Jim Bolt
5:36 PM.Jim gives us an update on one of the city's major gateways and the nation's second most important airport. Audio
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Anne Bodkin-Allen's rescue
5:28 PM.A reason to rejoice in Christchurch as Ann Bodkin-Allen is rescued from the Pyne Gould building. Mayor Bob Parker speaks about it as does Ann's sister Sally. Audio
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Reporter Gael Woods
5:25 PM.An update from Civil Defence Christchurch HQ. Audio
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Evening Business for 23 February 2011
5:20 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Superintendent Dave Cliff
5:12 PM.The latest on both the Grand Chancellor and Pyne Gould buildings from a Police perspective. Audio
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12am Earthquake Bulletin
12:00 AM.An update on the Canterbury Earthquake. Audio
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