Five O'clock Report for Friday 3 January 2020
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NSW and Victoria in states of emergency
5:09 PM.Victoria and New South Wales are in states of emergency as the worst bush fires in living memory continue to rage. At least eighteen people have died, eight since Monday and thousands of people have… Read more Audio
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Firefighters, forestry workers, DOC staff head to Aus
5:17 PM.Twenty New Zealand fire fighters will head to Australia next week to offer their help, alongside forestry workers, defence personnel and Department of Conservation staff. Rachel Graham has more. Read more Audio
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Top Iranian general killed in US airstrike
5:20 PM.A US airstrike on Baghdad airport ordered by President Donald Trump has killed a top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The Pentagon says Soleimani was… Read more Audio
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Great white shark beaten on Auckland beach
5:24 PM.An investigation has been launched into the death of a great white shark after witnesses reported it was kicked and dragged while others tried to rescue it. The juvenile shark was caught in a fishing… Read more Audio
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Smelly corpse flower about to bloom in Christchurch
5:26 PM.Auckland Wintergarden's infamous stinky corpse flower has just started to unfurl and is expected to blossom to its best tomorrow morning. Another Amorphophallus titanium is due to bloom anytime in the… Read more Audio
