Checkpoint for Tuesday 31 January 2012

6:51 PM.Around 400 people may have to have surgery to stop their hip replacements poisoning them. Audio

6:48 PM.A Maori lawyer is urging iwi which are still to finalise treaty claims to participate in hui about State owned Enterprise legislation - because it may affect their settlements; An elder of Ngai Te… Read more Audio

6:44 PM.One of New Zealand's rarest birds, a Kakapo, has been found dead, after getting its transmitter harness caught in a tree in Fiordland. Audio

6:34 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 PM.Most of the protesters from the Occupy Wellington group have finally packed up their tents and left Civic Square, after being evicted this morning. Audio

6:23 PM.A Singapore-based New Zealander has been given the top job at the NZX. Audio

6:21 PM.An amalgamation of Nelson city council with its neighbour, Tasman district, has been approved by the Local Government Commission. Audio

6:12 PM.Listening to that, Haami Piripi of Te Rarawa in Northland. Audio

6:07 PM.The Maori Party is threatening to pull its support for the Government over Treaty clauses in asset sales legislation. Audio

5:57 PM.A Danniverke farmer could find himself 20-thousand dollars out of pocket for faking a new breed of hawk. Audio

5:52 PM.European leaders have agreed to sign up to a landmark treaty that will punish governments for overspending and borrowing too much. Audio

5:48 PM.Ashburton hospital's operating theatre has been closed after engineers ruled it an earthquake risk. Audio

5:45 PM.A Maori lawyer is urging iwi which are still to finalise treaty claims to participate in hui about State owned Enterprise legislation - because it may affect their settlements; An elder of Ngai Te… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.The search is on to find a successor for Air New Zealand's top job. Audio

5:38 PM.Union workers at the Port of Auckland are taking more industrial action, in a bid to resolve their long-running dispute with the port company. Audio

5:35 PM.The Crown prosecuter in the criminal trial of four Lombard Finance directors says they should have told investors about the company's financial difficulties before its collapse. Audio

5:32 PM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

5:22 PM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

5:19 PM.A relative of a man killed in the February earthquake believes safety was underrated prior to the collapse of the Durham Street Methodist church. Audio

5:15 PM.Listening to that was our parliamentary chief reporter Jane Patterson and she's with us now. Audio

5:07 PM.The Maori Party says the Government's reluctance to include treaty provisions in new asset sales legislation could be a deal-breaker, and the party is threatening to pull its support on confidence and… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Maori Party considers pulling support over asset sales, More from RNZ's parliamentary chief reporter, Quake victim's sister-in-law calls for a review of safety processes. Audio