Morning Report for Wednesday 18 April 2018

6:00 AM.Russia's accused of coordinating worldwide cyber attacks , Jacinda Ardern pushes Angela Merkel to back a New Zealand trade deal with the EU, and 30 people with bowel cancer are among thousands who… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:09 AM.Almost 3300 firearms have been stolen during the past five years - a 35 percent increase on the previous five - and the Police Association believes reforms are necessary to cut that number down. Under… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.New Zealand fashion companies are doing better in a annual report on how the foreign workers who make the garments are treated. The charity Tearfund has just released its 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.The ashes of Headless Chickens founder Grant Fell were sprinkled on stage during the Taite Prize last night. It came as the Headless Chickens were presented with the Classic Record Award for their… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.More than 150 Auckland bus services have been cancelled as bus drivers continue rolling strike action during the morning rush hour. Services running through New Lynn, Point Chevalier, Onehunga, St… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's confidence of a future trade-deal with the EU has been boosted by talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The leaders discussed a range of issues - including last… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Health Ministry says it's fixed errors that deprived thousands of patients from screening for cancer. The Ministry revealed on Tuesday that up to 15,000 Waitematā residents aged 50 to 74 who were… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

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

7:10 AM.The US and UK have issued a rare urgent joint warning about worldwide cyberattacks. American and British cyber experts say Russian hackers have been infiltrating government agencies and internet… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Health officials have taken months to work out that thousands of people were left out of a life-saving cancer screening programme by mistake. The Health Ministry revealed on Tuesday that up to 15,000… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.More than 600 Christchurch home-owners face a wait of up to 18 months before its decided who foots the bill for earthquake repairs that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The problem - first… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.Bus strikes across several routes in the central and west of Auckland have left a lot of empty bus stops, and fears of busy roads. RNZ's Eva Corlett says one bus user told her he received good… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A teenage girl whose mother pimped her out for sex as many as five times a day, says all she ever wanted was for her mother to love her. Kasmeer Lata was yesterday sentenced in the High Court in… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The memoir of former FBI head James Comey has hit the shelves on Wednesday, amid an onslaught of criticism from US President Donald Trump. Over the past few days, Mr Trump has tried to discredit the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Singer-songwriter Aldous Harding has taken out one of New Zealand's prestigious music awards - the Taite Music Prize - for her album Party. Named after the late music journalist Dylan Taite, the award… Read more Audio

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

8:10 AM.There have been dramatic scenes on board a Southwest Airlines flight in the United States. The Boeing 737 on a flight between New York and Dallas with 143 passengers and five crew on board - was… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan Woods says it could take 18 months to decide who is liable for the repairs for 660 home-owners caught in legal limbo. They've bought homes where they thought… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The electricity industry wantrs more power to trim trees that threaten power lines following the massive storm in Auckland last week. As many as 180 thousand homes and businesses suffered blackouts… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:30 AM.The Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is looking at a court challenge to a peat-mining venture in a Far North wetland. The Northland Regional Council has approved plans by an Auckland company to dig… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The government's ambition to build up to 1000 new homes this year appear to have the backing of the industry. Registered Master Builders say they can build 1000 additional new homes within a year, and… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Thousands of firearms have been stolen during the past decade and gun thefts are on the rise. There are more than 240-thousand standard firearms licence holders and only about 260 police officers… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The charity Tearfund has just released its 2018 Ethical Fashion Guide, and this year, it's looked at 407 brands available here and graded them from A-F. Three of the top five companies in the report… Read more Audio