Five O'clock Report for Monday 4 January 2016

5:10 PM.A canyoner's body has been recovered from a steep gorge in the Thames Valley in a long and difficult operation. Audio

5:15 PM.Holiday trips to a cafe or restaurant could be extra expensive this year, with some people facing a triple-whammy of holiday surcharges because of the way public holidays fall. Audio

5:22 PM.A mother who was pulled over for speeding, had a child sprawled across her lap and another child lying unrestrained in the front passenger seat. In a post on the Waikato Road Policing Facebook page… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.Shoppers went on a big spending spree in December, with low interest rates and cheaper petrol putting more money in people's pockets. Latest figures from Paymark, which measures credit and debit card… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.Some tobacco researchers say restrictions on e-cigarettes containing nicotine are preventing New Zealand's poorest from giving up tobacco. Audio

5:44 PM.Desperately needed rain has finally come to drought hit farms in North Canterbury but the crisis is not over. The surprise downfall at the weekend is a relief to farmers, some of whom were facing a… Read more Audio

5:49 PM.Surf Life Saving NZ says its not a lack of swimming lessons that is killing people on our beaches but complacency and a lack of swim sense. Nine people have drowned in New Zealand this holiday period… Read more Audio

5:55 PM.The Hobbiton film set in Matamata is expected to be so busy this year, tourists will be turned away, with management there saying the movie tour has reached its potential. Audio