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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.

1 News Sports Editor Abby Wilson and All Black and Manu Samoa player, Lima Sopoaga join Morning Report for this week's sports panel.

Peter Hillary, chair of the Himalayan Trust, spoke to John Campbell about the scale of the disaster, his knowledge of the area, and what he is hearing from people on the ground.

Located in Bluff Harbour and staffed by workers out of Invercargill and surrounds, South Port is booming thanks to the strength of the Southland economy. South Port chief executive Derek Nind spoke to John Campbell about their profit results and export trends.

The Mountain Safety Council has warned of high avalanche danger across the Southern Alps. The Council says naturally triggered avalanches are likely and human-triggered avalanches are very likely across the Arthur's Pass, Aoraki /Mt Cook, Ohau, Queenstown, Wanaka, and Aspiring regions. Paul Anderson, CEO of NZ Ski, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning sports news update.

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

Tech giant Meta has agreed to pay $17-billion dollars and to add further child-safety measures settle claims by States across the us that Facebook and Instagram harm children. The landmark settlement with 47 US states will see Meta introduce a number of changes, including a 2-hour daily limit for young users and night-time blocks. University of Canterbury senior law lecturer Cassandra Mudgway spok...

After several telecommunications outages in Golden Bay, a group of residents is calling for more resilient infrastructure. The single fibre-optic cable that services the region at the top of the South Island has been damaged three times since 2022. When the connection is disrupted, people in Golden Bay not only lose access to their cellphones, landlines and the internet, but to eftpos, medical ala...

The number of dogs in Far North classified as "dangerous" - dogs that have attacked, injured, or seriously threatened people or animals - has climbed from 1 to 6 over the same time period. Leonie Exel, a co-ordinator at lobby group Bay of Islands Watchdogs, says the group has been calling for better public education from the council for years - rather than just enforcement. Far North District Coun...

The scale of the devastation in Nepal is becoming clearer, as the number of people who have died, and the number missing, continues to grow. World Vision Nepal's National Director Roslyn Gabriel is on the ground in Kathmandu and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

There's been a lot of talk about a Springboks backlash in this weekend's second test, but the All Blacks are adamant they will also be better. Joe Porter is in Cape Town and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The All Blacks are gearing up for this weekend's second test against the Springboks and while everyone is expecting a backlash from the hosts, the tourists are confident they'll also improve on their performance. As Joe Porter reports, the majority of All Blacks in Cape Town are bullish about their team's chances, too.

Rescuers have continued their search for survivors, after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. More than 300 people have been killed. Almost a thousand others are missing, including five New Zealanders. BBC Global Affairs Correspondent, Anbarasan Ethirajan spoke to John Campbell.

The country's top future wine makers have been crowned meanwhile a merger of two lobby groups raises the question of whether it's time to reintroduce a wool levy. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.