Checkpoint

The Labour list MP, Darren Hughes, is on leave from Parliament after confirming he is at the centre of a police complaint laid by an 18-year-old male. Audio

The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, has indicated millions of dollars may be cut from family violence prevention programmes to pay for more front-line anti-violence work. Audio

The country again spent more than it earned overseas in the final three months of last year after posting a surplus in the previous quarter. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have had to halt work on the number 2 reactor because of high radiation levels. Audio

Auckland's revealed an ambitious vision for its future, but there's still no sign of where the money will come from to pay for it, and only an austere budget in the Government's sights. Audio

In Afghanistan, it's been announced the province that's been the main focus for New Zealand will be one of the first to be handed back to local leadership. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The principal of Hastings Boys' High School says there are good reasons why its head prefect has not been sacked over a drink-drive conviction. Audio

There are warnings that the price of petrol could rise still higher in the wake of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Back-up power generators at Auckland Hospital are still not working, forcing the delay of more surgery. Audio