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Visitors to the Mackenzie District may soon struggle to find a free toilet, the council is meeting today to consider introducing a user-pays system. The district's toilets receive close to a million users a year, paid toilets currently generate $80,000 a year, the council says that's not enough. Mackenzie District Mayor Scott Aronsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after an incident near a UK Royal Airforce Base have been released on bail. BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to John Campbell.

News from the rural farming sector.

An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere.

The latest polling may not have shaken up the left and right blocs but it's once again the major parties bleeding. After their launches over the weekend, campaigning has begun in earnest - and National is shoring up support by talking down tactical voting. And Labour will be under pressure to show its numbers add up once the government books open today. Political reporter Russell Palmer reports.

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

The latest news in Cook Islands Maori (Te Reo Maori Kuki Airani) - brought to you by our partner - Pacific Media Network.

Auckland Council is facing similar risk management challenges as Tauranga City Council when it comes to the risk of landslides. Ross Roberts is the chief engineer at Auckland Council, and co-author of a paper about risk, risk management, and what Mauao tells Auckland, that councillors will discuss today. He spoke to John Campbell.

A day of remembrance was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu in the weekend honouring those lost and missing in the MV Matui tragedy and six others who died at sea in August. Pacific Islands leaders have used their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly to urge Indonesia to allow the UN human rights chief access to West Papua. Fa'asao Amerika Samoa and Conservation Council for Hawai'i filed a law...

Pacific Islands leaders have used their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly to urge Indonesia to allow the UN human rights chief access to West Papua.

Fa'asao Amerika Samoa and Conservation Council for Hawai'i filed a lawsuit in August, shortly after the US announced plans to lease more than 31 million acres of seabed around American Samoa, including waters near the Manu'a islands, for deep-sea mineral exploration in November.

The new president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) wants to strengthen the regions newsrooms.

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific.

Reporter Ke-Xin Li finds out what some Auckland voters are hoping for in the next political term.

ACT leader David Seymour discusses party priorities and supermarket consent process.

The Auckland festival returns to the CBD for its second year. Helaina Kelley, Auckland Live Manager for Performing Arts, tells First Up about the experiences on offer.

Local Democracy Reporter Susan Botting has the latest from Northland.

Correspondent Katherine Firkin brings First Up the latest from New York City.

Over a hundred years ago Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch discovered a way to produce ammonia that revolutionised farming. It changed the world. But today this way of making ammonia uses between 1-2% of the world's global energy, and produces about the same greenhouse gas emissions as the whole airline industry. Is there a better way? A team at Earth Sciences New Zealand are on the hunt for a catalyst t...

The dreaded RMA has finally gone, but its replacement Acts have come in for a slew of criticism, especially from environmentalists.

Everyone who has kids wants to help them get on in life. One way is to help them buy their first home. But is selling a stake in your home a good way to do this? This week on No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds, we're looking at Lifetime Homes, term deposits, petrol prices and why many of us aren't on track to have enough money in retirement.

A wrap of the day's big stories

China is criticised for a ballistic missile test; the CNMI begins to recover from Super Typhoon Bavi; we ask what Matariki means across the region; and New Zealand celebrates Kiribati language week.

All the top stories and other headlines from the day

Victoria Campbell is the general manager of the Dark Sky Project, a joint venture involving Ngai Tahu, which organises stargazing tours at Mount St John near Tekapo in the southern alps. They're celebrating 20 years in astrotourism this Matariki.