The skies above New Zealand will be lit up by a very rare blue moon tonight, the likes of which you won't see again for a long time. While blue moons are actually fairly common, for one to coincide with a super moon, as is set to happen tonight, is something that really does only happen once in a blue moon. Otago Museum director and astronomer Dr Ian Griffin is here to tell us more [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336175687112

Parliament has signed off for the term with the traditional adjournment debate. A testy week full of cuts, censures, and claims of fiscal holes has finally come to a close, with MPs now let off into the wild to contest the election. Here's our political reporter, Giles Dexter

Stilt houses could be the answer to avoiding rising tides and flood waters, according to a report for NIWA. The research by cost construction experts WT partnership found for some homes, lifting them two metres off the ground could be a cost effective climate mitigation. Some resident in Auckland are already moving onto stilts as result of this years extreme weather events. With more details on this latest report is Niwa Scientist Dr Christo Rautenbach [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336173274112

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336173175112

A whopper of a lie, or greedy diners with big expectations. Burger King's landed in court over its marketing for the Whopper burger; central to the dispute is whether the chain's instore menu boards are so misleading in their depiction of the burger that it's a breach of contract. Customers in the proposed class action claim Burger King portrays its burgers with ingredients that "overflow over the bun," making it look at least a third bigger than it is, with more than double the meat. Food stylist Fiona Hughes speaks to Lisa Owen [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336173474112

In a major about-turn, Qantas has responded to a public outcry and removed the expiry dates of Covid travel credits which were due to run out at the end of this year. Qantas customers can now request a cash refund, and Jetstar customers can use their Covid vouchers for flights, indefinitely. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says the company has heard customers' complaints. Australia's competition regulator is taking legal against Qantas for allegedly advertising and selling tickets for more than 8,000 flights it had already cancelled but not removed from sale

Migrant workers allegedly caught up in an immigration fraud and living in over crowded conditions could soon be without any roof over their heads and zero income. Earlier this week Immigration NZ inspected several houses across Auckland amid a review of the accredited employers scheme. Minister Andrew Little ordered the review after getting an anonymous email claiming employers in the scheme weren't being properly vetted. It's alleged dozens of mainly Bangladeshi men living at two houses in Lynfield and Glen Eden paid around $20,000 to get visas and work under the scheme. But when they got here the jobs vanished. Their employer has also stopped supplying food, and men in one of the houses have to vacate in about two weeks. But they're caught in financial limbo, unable to work for anyone else until they're issued with new visas. Masud Alam, an advocate with immgration law firm Amerinz has been helping the men and speaks to Lisa Owen [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336171899112

"The status quo is not an option." New Zealand Rugby's been handed a scathing review of the state of the game, and its governance. It says NZR's structure is "not fit for purpose" and has an inability to make decisions to advance the game. The domestic rugby set up it describes as "financially unsustainable" with 26 provinces, which means 26 chief executives and 26 boards. Adding to the woes - the review says participation rates are static, if not declining. Spectator numbers are down for domestic rugby, and fan engagement is under challenge. The structure of the domestic game, it says, is financially unsustainable. David Pilkington chaired the four person review panel and speaks to Lisa Owen [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336170903112

To the United States now where authorities are warning Hurricane Idalia has the makings of an 'unprecedented event' for the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm is fast approaching and gaining strength. CNN's Gloria Pazmino is in Clearwater Beach. She says the sunshine state is bracing for a possible category 4 impact. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6336044054112

After well over a century, a rural school is closing its doors today. A victim, its principal says, of the cost of living. Papatawa School, near the Manawatu Gorge, had just two pupils return this year, so a decision was made to shut. Jimmy Ellingham reports.