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Five O'clock Report for Monday 14 January 2019

  • Horror crash in Christchurch

    transport Canterbury

    5:10 PM.A horror crash in Christchurch last night left three teenagers as young as 13 dead, and two police officers injured. A stolen car crashed into a tree and burst into flames after fleeing from the… Read more Audio

  • UK introduces more stringent drone rules

    5:16 PM.Rule changes being introduced in the United Kingdom will give the police new powers to tackle the illegal use of drones. Several countries are also considering requiring registration of drones above… Read more Audio

  • Gang brawl in Stokes Valley

    crime law

    5:20 PM.The police are speaking with two gangs and doing regular patrols after a brawl at a popular park in Lower Hutt. Stokes Valley locals reported fighting involving patched gang members - believed to be… Read more Audio

  • Tobacco more available in poor communities

    health

    5:25 PM.A Maori health organisation says it's unacceptable that tobacco is four times more available in poor communities compared to rich ones. Hapai Te Hauora says increasing the tax on tobacco is good but… Read more Audio

  • Stolen gnome still not found

    crime

    5:41 PM.Early on Christmas morning a 2-metre tall bronze gnome, titled "Thinker" was targeted by thieves wearing high-vis vests and removed from his plinth outside the Gow Langsford Gallery. Three weeks later… Read more Audio

  • One million reo speakers in NZ achievable

    te ao Maori language

    5:45 PM.2018 was a big year for te reo Maori, with the government's launch in August of Te Maihi Karauna the first ever Crown-Maori language strategy. Its aim is to have 1-million New Zealanders able to speak… Read more Audio

  • Salon refuses haircut request

    conflict

    5:49 PM.A Palmerston North woman has lost confidence in her image after the employees of a hair salon called her a freak and ordered her to leave. The woman left the salon in tears, and told Ben Strang she's… Read more Audio

  • Langman weighs in on England defeat

    sport

    5:52 PM.The Silver Ferns had a tough 2018 and if this morning's loss to England is anything to go by 2019 could well be the same. In their opening game of the Quad Series in Liverpool, the Silver Ferns… Read more Audio

  • Lime scooter 'juicers' join the chase for cash

    business life and society

    5:56 PM.Lime scooters have been a somewhat controversial addition to transport options in several New Zealand cities. But they have provided some people with a new way of making pocket money, including Mark… Read more Audio