Checkpoint

The new Children's Commissioner says parents suspected of child abuse should lose their right to silence in the legal system. Audio

Today an aunt of the Kahui twins acted out their father's response to the news his sons were sick in hospital. Audio

Chris Kahui's sister acts out his response to the news his sons were sick in hospital. Eight Taliban suicide bombers are killed in Kabul and a leading pro-cannabis campaigner is jailed. Audio

More Wellington businesses shut up shop last year than new ones opened. Audio

Claims are persisting that Fiji's role as chair of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is a breach of the body's founding principles. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Five days on from his comments about pay equity and women's periods, Alasdair Thompson remains in his job at the head of one of the country's largest employer groups. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A large kiwifruit grower is warning orchardists' backs are against the wall and he himself has looked at mothballing his orchards. Audio

Business New Zealand doesn't expect a change in direction at The Treasury, which has appointed insider Gabriel Makhlouf as its new head. Audio

Another theory has emerged to explain why Qantas and its subsidiary Jetstar chose not to fly during the Chilean ash cloud alert and other airlines such as Air New Zealand did. Audio

A West Coast mayor and an MP say they fear the money will run out at the Pike River mine before recovery teams get all the way in. Audio