Five O'clock Report for Monday 6 January 2020

5:09 PM.Firefighters are battling three separate bushfires across the central North Island. In Napier, emergency services are fighting a large fire on Tangoio Settlement Road that has spread through at least… Read more Audio

5:13 PM.A New Zealander living in New South Wales says she's living in a constant state of anxiety as raging bushfires burn less than one-hundred kilometres away from her home. Michelle Simpson, who lives in… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Four people remain missing in Victoria and at least 200 homes have been destroyed. A plan to fly three hundred people out of the East Gippsland town of Mallacoota has been abandoned for the day… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.The New Zealand government is keeping a close eye on our troops in Iraq but has not yet said whether it'll pull the last ones out earlier than planned. The Iraqi parliament has passed a non-binding… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.Some of the big names of the ASB Classic women's tournament are taking to the court today in day one of the action in Auckland. Twenty-three-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams, Caroline… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.The Golden Globe awards have wrapped up in Los Angeles. It's the ceremony that marks the start of the film award season. Our correspondent Brad Pomerance talks to Kim Savage from Los Angeles. Read more Audio