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More than 15,000 senior secondary school students failed to reach the critical NCEA reading, writing and maths benchmark last year. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports. Audio

Running sensation Sam Ruthe is making his mark on the world - breaking the 44-year-old NZ mile record in Boston. Corin Dann spoke to Sam Ruthe's dad, Ben. Audio

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific. Audio

An early morning update from RNZ's business team. Audio

A world class museum on Canterbury's Banks Peninsula will mark 50 years of hosting the South Island's biggest and longest-running Waitangi Day commemorations on Friday. Keiller MacDuff reports. Audio

Investigators say more than 2000 litres of diesel has likely leaked into the water around a stranded tourist boat in Akaroa. The Black Cat catamaran remains beached at Nikau Palm Valley Bay after… Audio

The British Prime Minister says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify before a U.S. congressional committee, following new revelations about the former royal's links to Jeffrey Epstein. US… Audio

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

On today's First Up pod: Katherine Firkin has news from the USA where a new truckload of Epstein files have been released; Space James joins us as the countdown to the launch of the first moon mission… Audio

An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

GPs and nurse practitioners can now prescribe drugs to treat ADHD. Some clinicians are warning that may lead to more harm than good. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Lucy Thomson. Audio

Sam Ruthe's time of 3-minutes and 48.88 seconds betters John Walkers' outdoor record by two tenths of a second and Nick Willis' indoor mark by more than two seconds. Sam's coach, Craig Kirkwood spoke… Audio

The latest news and sport from RNZ Pacific. Audio

North Shore's Wairau Valley residents are looking forward to the regeneration of the area affected by 2023's Anniversary Day Floods Audio

Artemis II is on the launch pad getting ready for the first moon mission in 53 years - James Parr explains why to Nathan Audio

Glenn Forsyth tells us how 2026 is shaping up for fresh fruit and veggies exporters Audio

Katherine Firkin reports from the USA where millions more Epstein files have been released Audio

Tukua attends the Unutai e exhibition Audio

Singer Ch!nonso chats with Kadambari Raghukumar on the foundational music of his childhood in Nigeria and the impact that's had on his life in New Zealand today.  Audio

Suzy talks about how to write stories with school librarian and author Vanessa Hatley-Owen; a bunch of kids chat about what they did in the holidays; and we challenge you to play our game with no… Audio

As a university student with a flash computer and monitor fighting to reclaim tribal land, Ella Henry naturally became 'Secretary of Everything'. Upon her mother's death, the respected scholar took up… Audio

As more and more discount chain pharmacies open, locally owned and operated chemists worry their customers won't get the high level of care that saves trips to GPs, and EDs. Audio