In today's episode, Health New Zealand has released its findings of an urgent review, after an 11-year-old girl was mistaken for a 20-year-old mental health patient, Democrat Cory Booker has been speaking since midday on Tuesday, and has broken the record for longest speech set in 1957, more details are emerging about the couple found dead in their Roseneath home in Wellington on Tuesday morning, and the largest Pacific Islands festival in the world, Polyfest, has turned 50.

The largest Pacific Islands festival in the world, Polyfest, turns 50 on Wednesday and despite the forecasts for poor weather the festival has started with style. Tokelau representative from McAuley High School Eden Ineleo spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

More details are emerging about the couple found dead in their Roseneath home in Wellington on Tuesday morning. Reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

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Former Black Caps pace bowler Neil Wagner, one of New Zealand crickets greatest servants, says it's incredibly special to sign off a 17-year career in New Zealand by lifting the Plunket Shield for the first time.

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Democrat Cory Booker has been speaking since midday on Tuesday, and has broken the record for longest speech set in 1957. Washington DC correspondent Josh Gerstein spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

Health New Zealand has released its findings of an urgent review, after an 11-year-old girl was mistaken for a 20-year-old mental health patient in Hamilton last month. Senior reporter Rowan Quinn spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.

In today's episode, the new RNZ-Reid research poll has the government just ahead, as Aotearoa heads into the cooler months there are concerns rising power prices will lead to energy poverty, an atmospheric river is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the country, and the new draft English curriculum is proposing to make Shakespeare compulsory for senior secondary students.

The new draft Year 7 to 13 English curriculum is proposing to make Shakespeare compulsory for senior secondary school students. Educator Tania Roxborogh spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira.