Today, submissions will be heard on the Life Jackets for Children and Young Persons Bill, which would make lifejackets for children under 15 mandatory on all recreational craft shorter than 6 meters. But Coastguard Tautiaki Moana believes the rules need to go further. Its chief executive Carl McOnie spoke to Corin Dann.

More specialist health professionals can now assess, diagnose, and start people on ADHD treatments, under rules that came into force yesterday. Ministry of Health's chief medical officer Dr Joe Bourne spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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.

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.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

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.

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 getting into trouble on Saturday. Transport Accident Investigation Commission chief investigator Louise Cook spoke to Corin Dann.

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 correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update with Nathan Rarere.