Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about a record-number of foreign students, and the beginning of bushfire season.

A popular coastal walkway in Auckland will remain partly closed to the public amid a battle between the owners of a neighbouring heritage cottage and Auckland Council.

Competition for milk supply in Waikato is intensifying as a new international player sets up shop.

Tighter regulations have been announced for forestry slash - will it be enough for communities fed up with a debris deluge in severe weather?

NZ Rugby has taken the famous Ranfurly Shield trophy off of Hawke's Bay after it was broken in two during aftermatch celebrations. A photo of the damaged shield with white powder and a rolled-up banknote on top emerged this week, raising suspicions of drug use at a party where 12 rugby players were present. Though there's now a new theory over the white powder; the man responsible for repairing the trophy says it may be plaster. Sports commentator Glen Larmer has the latest.

Tony Eyre is a proud bibliophile and has taken a lifetime of loving books and wrapped it into a bibliomemoir called The Book Collector. The Dunedin-based writer was also an accountant for 50 years, but his book looks back on his life and connection to various works and authors. He also shares a love of second-hand book stores, having travelled to nearly all of them in New Zealand - and a decent number of them on overseas travels. Tony is chair of the Dunedin Athenaeum Library and is a strong advocate for the city as a UNESCO City of Literature.

Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson takes a look at what's changed in commerce and consumer affairs under the Labour government - including giving the Commerce Commission the power to conduct market studies and Section 36 of the Commerce Act, which deals with the misuse of market power. She'll also talk about why behavioural analytics are now being used by banks, including one in New Zealand, to help catch scammers - and how we use our bank's apps and websites can give away clues that we're being scammed. Rebecca Stevenson is a senior writer at interest.co.nz

Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland

Ralph McAllister reviews The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff published by Quercus Publishing

Caring for other people while ensuring that you care for yourself takes awareness and dedication, says Dr Cate Howell, author of The Flourishing Woman.