Morning Report

Now this next story is likely to get you talking - or perhaps yelling - and that's the news that vocal fry is on the rise in New Zealand. The speech phenomenon - where the voice drops almost to a… Read more Audio

It's being suggested grants from the government's Provinical Growth Fund might violate world trade rules that block state subsidies for agriculture. Such subsidies were phased out by the fourth Labour… Read more Audio

The Czech drug dealer Karel Sroubek, is pleading for what he calls a fair hearing of his case, without the politics. After weeks of controversy the Immigration Minister has overturned his own decision… Read more Audio

Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress in a New York court about a Trump real estate project in Moscow and the extent of the president's involvement in… Read more Audio

Dairy companies around the world have joined forces in an attempt to protect the World Trade Organisation. The United States under President Trump has been blocking the appointment of new judges to… Read more Audio

The Chinese tech company Huawei is seeking an urgent meeting with the government over the blocking of Spark's bid to use Huawei to develop its 5G network. The government's spy agency the GCSB says… Read more Audio

One person is dead and another person has been injured by an avalanche on Aoraki Mt Cook. A third member of the climbing group was uninjured. Mid and South Canterbury area commander Inspector Dave… Read more Audio

More people will be able to use cannabis to alleviate pain without fear of prosecution, but a long-time sufferer of chronic pain says the Government is still not going far enogh. The Health Minister… Read more Audio

The country's largest road safety investigation has turned its attention to 20 trucking companies which could be forced out of business by Christmas. Twenty-five truck drivers have also been put on… Read more Audio

The Tall Blacks can clinch their place at next year's basketball World Cup this weekend following a 95-69 win over Jordan in Christchurch last night. Audio

Investors using the beleaguered Halifax group to trade markets told to sit tight as administrators try to unravel its affairs. Varying outlooks for software companies Gentrack and Orion. Business… Read more Audio

The usually all-business G20 summit in Argentina is likely to be overshadowed by a range of sensitive diplomatic situations - many of them involving President Donald Trump. The G20 makes up 19 of the… Read more Audio