US correspondent Ira Spitzer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The kiwifruit season gets underway for Maori-owned kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty and the latest of red meat exports. The morning's rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere.

Move-on orders are coming to our city and town centres, with the government confirming police will have the power to disperse people sleeping rough, begging, or engaging in disorderly or threatening behaviour. Political reporter Giles Dexter reports.

Latest world news with Alice Wilkins.

Latest world news with Alice Wilkins.

Councils are renewing calls for an overhaul of dog-control legislation after a second serious dog attack in a week. Auckland Council's General Manager of Licensing and Compliance Robert Irvine spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

This morning we spoke to a Raglan dairy farmer following the decision from Fonterra shareholders to sell the company's consumer brand business Mainland Group, to Lactalis; Housing minister Chris Bishop joined us after the government lowered its housing capacity targets for Auckland; We spoke to the Airport Association. It says the regions are bearing the brunt of airfare hikes because of a lack of competition; And, we crossed to London for reaction to the overnight arrest of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor; And the On The Fly Mataura River Festival is taking place in Gore this weekend. We spoke to its organiser.

Time to cross the Tasman now and talk to the ABC's Richard Willingham.

This weekend it's the On The Fly Mataura River Festival in Gore. Event Coordinator Florine Potts spoke to Corin Dann.