Stories by Samantha Mythen

Three boys are on an 850km mission to get from cape to cape on their own steam, hiking, biking and kayaking across the North Island.

A team of young music and visual artists are creating spaces in the capital city for people to get goofy and dance.

What started ten years ago as a one-off idea dreamed up by two Wellington locals has grown exponentially with 2030 hampers needed this Christmas.

The astrophysics field "didn't even exist" in Malaysia in the 1970s: "It was that New Zealand attitude that spurred me on."

Children growing up undocumented in Malaysia cannot go to school, or look forward to careers or getting their drivers licence, but schools set up by a Kiwi woman are helping.

The new plan is out for consultation but there are questions whether agencies will be able to support it.

The RSA has been sending packages to military personnel deployed overseas at Christmas time for 84 years; a reminder of home.

Malaysian students, past and present, play an essential role in shaping New Zealand's increasingly multicultural future

The Colombo Plan scholar legacy continues with modern-day students in NZ.

"I was sent to New Zealand with a purpose to learn - and to bring those learnings home," says o ne of the students in a pioneering cross-country programme.

Hashim Yaacob grew up without electricity or running water in Malaysia. But his country needed dentists, so to Otago he went.

It's predicted 50,000 Pasifika people could lose their homes each year due to climate change. In the last decade, one in 10 people from Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu have already migrated due to…

A nine-egg burrito - and that's just for breakfast.

Sun is making NZ history at Wimbledon as the first woman to reach the top eight. Her quarter final match is at midnight NZ time. Here's where to watch - and how to stay awake for it.

Amid growing popularity of drum and bass, Austrian producers Camo and Krooked talk to Samantha Mythen about their great love of the genre.

Is a new trend of blocking celebrities and influencers helping the people of Gaza?

With a full redesign of New Zealand's school lunch programme in the works, RNZ investigates how other countries keep their school students from going hungry.

There is a cultural shift in the works when it comes to partying: Young people are thinking about their ears.

Nearly 500 people explored Canterbury's high country for 24 hours as part of TWALK, solving riddles in a rogaine-style event.

Reports around the world claim young people are drinking less than ever. Is that the case at our universities?

A campaign for safer streets in Pōneke is continued by a mother shocked at what her daughter was told by a man in the city centre.

A curiosity to explore the world and look at a view in awe motivates skiers. But it comes risk.

"The festival is homemade, organic," organiser Corban Tupou says.

The students' association now provides a regular free drug-checking service on campus to prevent drug-related harm.

Coromandel is known for Cathedral Cove's gigantic arches, a scenic train trip through native forests, soft sandy beaches - and Helen Clark.