Morning Report

An expert on the scheme that brings in seasonal workers from overseas says they'd prefer to send more money home, instead of paying for better housing. The Court of Appeal is expected to rule soon on an employment dispute questioning what employers can charge for worker accommodation, while the government is expected to announce its RSE housing policy next month. Gill Bonnett reports.

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

Auckland Restaurant Month is drawing to a close. How's this year's festival fared? And what does it say about the way Auckland is doing generally? Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

World Vision on the Nepal search and rescue operation; Far North Council pledges action on dangerous dogs; Peter Hillary on the Nepal flooding disaster; South Island ski fields on high alert for avalanches; Brass bands have a blast at regional champs.

We crossed the Tasman to talk to our correspondent Richard Willingham from ABC in Victoria.

The North Island's annual leisure marching event takes place in Hawke's Bay in September. The sport began 35 years ago and has grown in popularity to more than 100 teams nationwide. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook went to find out what it's all about.

A mighty wind will descend on New Plymouth this weekend as the Central Districts and Wellington Brass Band regional contest takes place. New Plymouth Brass music director Bryce Gordon spoke to John Campbell.

The latest market updates and news from RNZ's business team.

AI may make home loan fraud easier, regulator warns. Susan Edmunds money correspondent reports.

The National Aerospace Centre's new policy on what to launch into space would say yes to the New Zealand Defence Force but think hard about any request from, say, the Pentagon to put a satellite up. Phil Pennington reports.