Morning Report for Monday 18 April 2016

8:57 AM.Two modern-day slave houses, staffed by 50 Taiwanese foreign workers forced to work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, with no pay working the phones non-stop in a scam aiming to defraud as many… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The regimental colours of the kilted unit, formed for the Second World War, were retired at the weekend with a parade through Dunedin's streets and a public 'laying up' ceremony. Audio

8:46 AM.According to the last census, the second most spoken language in Oamaru is Tongan, with as many as 2000 Tongans living in the town. Audio

8:46 AM.An Auckland used car salesman got a nasty surprise when he discovered an unwelcome passenger in one of his yard's new imports. Audio

8:39 AM.An extraordinary row has broken out in the United States between Donald Trump and leaders of the Republican Party that he's battling to represent at this November's Presidential election. Audio

8:36 AM.The Public Health Association says it's time to change the conversation about Maori health outcomes. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The country's rental car companies are calling for a new type of collection agency to bring in millions of dollars of unpaid overseas driver's fines by simply charging their credit cards. Audio

8:23 AM.The Government is being warned that quick fixes to the foreign trust regime in the wake of the Panama papers won't be enough, if the country is serious about restoring its battered reputation. Audio

8:20 AM.New Zealander Elley Stanton is in the Japanese city of Kumamoto teaching English. Audio

8:16 AM.The earthquake in Ecuador is the latest of a series of large quakes in the seismically active ring of fire. Audio

8:10 AM.More than 235 people are dead after a 7.8 earthquake struck Ecuador on Sunday. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:54 AM.Organisers of this weekend's protest against the sale of land with attached water rights in Ashburton, are eager to see if they will get a response from the council. Audio

7:48 AM.The Prime Minister and two of his senior ministers will be pushing for greater trade access to China during an official visit there this week. Audio

7:45 AM.The guest speaker at next month's Documentary Edge film festival has been told she isn't welcome in New Zealand. Audio

7:42 AM.Large demonstrations are expected across Brazil where members of parliament are due to vote today on whether to impeach President Dilma Rousseff for alleged corruption. Audio

7:37 AM.The Overseas Investment Office has been ordered to review a decision two years ago to let a person linked to the Panama Papers buy land in New Zealand. Audio

7:34 AM.The Foreign Affairs Minister says there is no link between a businessman's donation to the National Party and his company winning a contract to manage a resort in Niue. Audio

7:26 AM.A report out today by the Morgan Foundation claims New Zealand has spent 200 million dollars on a fraudulent credit scheme which it says amounts to "hot air". Audio

7:20 AM.The company signed up to do the single most expensive building in the Christchurch rebuild will be centre stage this week in a corruption inquiry in the Australian Senate. Audio

7:17 AM.Council contractors are working to clear slips that have closed roads in the north of the Coromandel peninsular after heavy rain overnight. Audio

7:13 AM.At least 41 people are dead after the quakes measuring 6.4 and 7.3 on the southern island of Kyushu. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.American stocks ended weaker - lower oil prices and investors taking a breather weighing on the market. Audio

6:57 AM.Across the Tasman and our regular look at financial matters, with our man in Sydney, Jim Parker. Audio

6:57 AM.Expectations are for a quarterly consumer inflation rate of 0.1 percent for an annual rate to 0.4 percent. Audio

6:55 AM.The former head of the country's biggest power company says electricity prices will fall to a third of their current level in a little over a decade because of the spread of solar power. Audio

6:54 AM.The managers of the Tegel sharefloat say they have received more-than 200-million dollars of binding offers already as the offer formally opens today. Audio

6:51 AM.Inflation will be the key business topic with official data for the first quarter out today. A Reuters poll of economists is picking zero-point-1 percent for the quarter and zero-point-4 percent for… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The head of Papua New Guinea's police anti-corruption unit has been suspended following the arrests last week of several high-profile officials. Audio

6:40 AM.The Green Party wants a temporary ban on issuing consents for water bottling projects. Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.The Human Rights Commission and the IHC say it is time for a law change giving disabled children the absolute right to attend their local school. Audio

6:18 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:15 AM.Bad weather has halted attempts to salvage the fishing vessel the Jubilee. Audio

6:13 AM.Some roads remain closed on the Coromandel pensinsular after a night of heavy rain. Audio

6:09 AM.The death toll from severe earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan have continued to rise overnight. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.At least 41 people are dead after the quakes measuring 6.4 and 7.3 on the southern island of Kyushu. Council contractors are working to clear slips that have closed roads in the north of the… Read more Audio