Five O'clock Report for Thursday 9 January 2020

5:11 PM.Prince Harry and Meghan's shock proclamation that they'll step back as senior royals and will fashion new modern roles for themselves have prompted savage headlines around the world. The couple's… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.More than a metre of rainfall that fell in 48 hours on the West Coast in March marked just one of several weather records broken last year. According to NIWA's annual climate summary, released today… Read more Audio

5:20 PM.National says the government needs to focus its efforts on eliminating ISIS from the Middle East. Due to conflict this week between Iran and the US, the Defence Force has halted training activites of… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.One month on, many of the people who were on Whakaari /White Island at the time of the fatal eruption are still requiring round-the-clock medical care. The explosion on December 9th claimed 17 lives -… Read more Audio