Morning Report

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says it will appeal after being ordered to pay close to $900m ($US572m) for its role in Oklahoma's opioid addiction epidemic. On average 130 Americans die… Read more Audio

MPs will be urged today to make the teaching of New Zealand history compulsory. The History Teachers Association says it's vital children are taught their own country's history but as matters stand… Read more Audio

In the UK, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is wrangling MPs to try put a stop to a no-deal Brexit. Mr Corbyn is meeting with other opposition leaders to discuss ways of averting a no deal, possibly by… Read more Audio

Women's health advocates are asking the Counties Manukau district health board to clarify what it considers to be a "non-urgent" health issue. The DHB says it can't guarantee treatment for people with… Read more Audio

The Advertising Standards Authority has had 58 complaints about advertisements for vaping products in the past year. A proposed amendment to the Smokefree Environment Act is due to go before… Read more Audio

An expert on China's global political influence is questioning the reasons behind a $150,000 donation to the National Party in 2016. National received the donation from a New Zealand company, owned by… Read more Audio

Has he or hasn't he.... a phone call by Liam Squire to Steve Hansen has been the most talked about player-coach discussion in rugby circles over the past week. Audio

It's every badly behaved student's dream, and every school's nightmare. Hundreds of school reports from South Wellington Intermediate school have been lost in the post. Principal Traci Liddall spoke… Read more Audio

Big tobacco companies have been stepping up advertising for their vaping products. Local e-cigarette businesses and anti-smoking groups say the aggressive marketing campaigns are a bid to maximize… Read more Audio

A blowout in waiting times at the Transport Agency is jeopardising garages' business and commercial drivers' livelihoods. Operators  say they are losing customers, and even the sale of entire… Read more Audio

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has ruled out accepting a G7 offer of aid to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless he gets an apology from his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron. Mr Bolsonaro… Read more Audio