Five O'clock Report

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… Audio

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… Audio

Two seeded players have fallen on day three of the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. Second-seed Petra Martic from Croatia and French eighth-seed Caroline Garcia were knocked out of the… Audio

Marlborough teen George Glover set himself the goal of swimming the length of Queen Charlotte Sound twice, a distance of more than 80 kilometres, the equivalent of four Cook Strait crossings, to raise… Audio

Waikato University's Professor Al Gillespie talks to Kim Savage about Donald Trump's three options after Iran's rocket attack against two US bases in Iraq. Audio

Iran's embassy in Wellington is calling on New Zealand to promote peace and security in the Middle East following today's attacks. Acting prime minister Winston Peters has released a statement… Audio

At least two Iraqi airbases housing US troops have been hit by more than a dozen Iranian rockets. It comes as retaliation for the killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in Iraq last… Audio

At least 100 women have come forward with claims they were coerced to appear in sex videos as part of a multi-million dollar online porn operation in the United States. The operation was headed by New… Audio

The New Zealand property market closed the decade with 18 record-breaking statistics. Online property sales site, realestate.co.nz says the average asking price for a house in New Zealand has risen… Audio

Outdoor enthusiasts will have more tracks to choose from in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges this summer but the battle to keep the deadly kauri dieback disease at bay goes on. In 2017, the council closed… Audio

An economist says prices at the petrol pump locally are unlikely to rise quickly without more developments in the Middle East after international crude oil prices rose overnight. Crude oil has jumped… Audio

It's estimated half a billion animals have perished in the Australian wildfires with volunteers scrambling to rescue those left behind. New South Wales woman Lucy Hoy has been setting up food and… Audio

Fire fighters in Napier have now contained a large forest fire that doubled in size overnight. The blaze on Tangoio Settlement Road, that's been burning for almost 30 hours, grew to more than 300… Audio

The Black Caps are getting set to take on Australia in the third and final cricket test starting tomorrow in Sydney. It's likely to be a somber affair with the action on the pitch well and truly… Audio

The death of another person after a change to their epilepsy medication has led to renewed calls for a ministerial inquiry into Pharmac's decision to make the switch. The death of an Auckland man just… Audio

The Bay of Plenty's public health provider, Toi Te Ora, is warning anyone who went to a see the film Jumanji: The Next Level at Reading Cinema in Rotorua on Friday may have been exposed to measles. It… Audio

Smoke from the Australian bushfires has drifted up the country today, blanketing large parts of both the North and South islands in a yellow-haze. It's expected to move off-shore by tomorrow morning… Audio

The Victorian government holds significant fears for at least 17 people missing in bush fires in East Gippsland. Premier Daniel Andrews says those who are unaccounted for are from smaller communities… Audio

A new report is recommending a shake-up of the country's emergency management. Audio