Checkpoint

The Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has apologised to some half a million people who suffered abuse and neglect while in state care. Audio

The head of the Law Commission would like to see an end to the courts giving name suppression to the rich and famous to protect their careers. Audio

American civil liberties activists have criticised a US government decision to block the publication of more pictures showing American soldiers abusing foreign captives. Audio

Auckland's Farmers Santa has gone under the knife and had a makeover after being described as a"a bit creepy with a bung eye and a beckoning finger". Audio

A 12-year-old Aborignal boy in Western Australia has been charged with receiving a stolen chocolate frog worth less than a dollar. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

A New Zealand expedition to Antarctica in January plans to drill for whisky left behind on the continent 100 years ago. Audio

Courts across the country have been disrupted by day-long strike action by Ministry of Justice staff. Audio

It's been revealed that National's plan to tackle climate change will add more than a hundred billion dollars to Government debt by 2050. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The lawyer for a former police officer charged with bribing a prostitute for sex says his client cheated on his wife, his family and his job, but committed no crime. Audio

Groups representing family doctors and others are sitting on cash and investments worth more than 115 million dollars, money that's meant to be being spent on community health programmes. Audio