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Five O'clock Report for Tuesday 14 January 2020
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Sussex Royals welcome with or without titles
11:15 AM.While we're awaiting details of the couple's future plans - they have indicated a desire to continue to honour their duty to the Commonwealth. Our reporter Tracy Neal asked a few New Zealanders who… Read more Audio
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Spectator banned from cricket games could become an ambassador
5:09 PM.The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has suggested a spectator banned from cricket games for verbally abusing a player could become an ambassador for the commission. Cricket New Zealand today… Read more Audio
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Canada prepares to host Harry and Meghan
5:11 PM.Canadians can prepare to see more of Prince Harry and Meghan in their neck of the woods after the Queen agreed to the couple splitting their time between Canada and the UK. Plenty of details of the… Read more Audio
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NZ firefighters support colleagues in Australia
5:19 PM.New Zealand fire fighters are contending with long days and tiring work as they help their trans Tasman cousins fight what is the worst bush-fire season on record. The fires have taken a number of… Read more Audio
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Endangered whale dies on Northland beach
5:23 PM.A "nationally critical" 10-metre long Bryde's whale died this morning after becoming stranded on a Northland beach. Plans were being made to refloat the tonnes-heavy whale at high tide in the early… Read more Audio
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Pharmacies have until end of year to throw out old fax machines
5:26 PM.Pharmacies have been given until the end of the year to throw out their old fax machines. By the end of 2020, the machines used daily by some pharmacists need to be replaced with a secure, digital… Read more Audio
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New e-scooter operators hit Auckland steets
5:33 PM.A new brand of rental electric scooter hit the streets of central Auckland today. Jump scooters are among four operators who've replaced others that were kicked to the curb by Auckland Council last… Read more Audio
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First rangatahi court planned for Hawkes Bay
5:37 PM.The first rangatahi court in the Hawke's Bay is one step closer to becoming a reality. Community hui have been held in Napier and Hastings this week to establish a rangatahi court at Te Aranga marae… Read more Audio
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Hate speech laws to come up for review in 2020
5:42 PM.The Justice Minister has been presented with potential options for strengthening this country's hate speech laws. Andrew Little indicated he was urgently reviewing the country's hate speech laws in… Read more Audio
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DOC proposes changes to whitebait season
5:50 PM.Forest and Bird says the government's proposed changes to whitebaiting in New Zealand don't do enough to protect particular species. The Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has released a proposal to… Read more Audio
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Man rescued after 20 days in Alaskan wilderness
5:55 PM.A 30 year old man whose cabin in the Alaskan wilderness burned down kept himself warm by fashioning a makeshift shelter and then signalled for help using ash from the fire. Tyson Steele was rescued… Read more Audio