Five O'clock Report for Wednesday 15 January 2020
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Film industry boom a headache for local filmmakers
5:06 PM.Amazon's new billion dollar series inspired by the Lord of the Rings is based in Auckland but is being filmed across the country.
It's not the only major company with projects being filmed in New… Read more Audio
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Letter sent to elderly patients cutting care 'disappointing' - Hawke's Bay DHB chair
5:16 PM.The new chair of Hawke's Bay District Health Board says staff should have realised the impact of a letter sent to hundreds of elderly telling them their home help would be cut, while telling them… Read more Audio
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Ex-petrol station becomes hub for homeless and freedom campers
5:20 PM.Nelson has turned a former fuel station into a temporary hub for freedom campers, and the invitation has now been extended to the homeless.
The freedom-camping hotspot has grappled for years with how… Read more Audio
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Stolen pounamu returned to rightful owners
5:23 PM.A treasured pounamu carving has been tracked down by police and returned to its rightful owners.
The water-droplet sculpture, carved from one of the largest greenstone boulders ever found in the… Read more Audio
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Government to fund cancer drug Ibrance
5:30 PM.A woman with stage four breast cancer has received news that made her dance around the living room - the life extending drug she's been campaigning for will likely be funded by Pharmac.
The… Read more Audio
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Smoky air plagues Australia Open qualifying play
5:36 PM.Smoky air conditions in Melbourne from the devastating bush fires have delayed the start of Australian Open qualifying play.
The city's air quality dropped to 'hazardous' yesterday and is now rated… Read more Audio
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The pros and cons of 5G - is there a security risk?
5:40 PM.Security and political concerns about Huawei's involvement in 5G networks remain heightened globally - with the British government expected to decide this month whether it'll allow the Chinese company… Read more Audio
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Ministry of Health warning over deadly new virus found in China
5:50 PM.The Ministry of Health is warning hospitals about an outbreak of a deadly new virus in China, causing symptoms from fever to severe lung disease.
But experts say the Novel Coronavirus shouldn't be a… Read more Audio
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Male-dominated networking events deter women financial advisors
5:54 PM.A study has found the barriers to women becoming financial advisors include feeling uncomfortable at networking events centred on alcohol and dominated by men. Otago University researchers together… Read more Audio
