Five O'clock Report for Thursday 2 January 2020

5:11 PM.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… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.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… Read more Audio

5:18 PM.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… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.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… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.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… Read more Audio