Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 17 April

On today's episode we hear from Resource Minister Shane Jones on reducing barriers to coal mines, we get Labour's reaction to the changes from leader Chris Hipkins, journalist and media commentator Bill Ralston and former Newshub head of news Mark Jennings join us to discuss Stuff's takeover of the 6pm news bulletin on Three, and we cross to Philip Crowther in New York to give us the latest on Donald Trump's trial.