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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: New Zealand's unemployment continues to climb, we ask Labour MP Willow Jean Prime about that, and all the changes that are happening in education; Southland is still in a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we go to Ukraine where families are living amongst rubble in Kharkiv - Relief Aid's boss Mike Seawright is there and closer to home, our reporter Ke Xin Li hears what… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: in London - police have praised a heroic train worker who saved many lives in the stabbing attack there; Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour joins us with his response to a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Over the weekend two more people have been charged over the jewellery heist at the Louvre in Paris; fresh 'n fruity Glenn Forsyth has the latest from the markets and our… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: US President Donald Trump has held critical trade talks with Chinese Premier Xi Jinping; it's Halloween and it might not be pumpkin season for us here but Glenn Forsyth is… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: in Australia - an early Halloween surprise for some students sitting exams; there's growing criticism of the changes to the school curriculum - Labour's education spokesperson… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa is making its way slowly to Jamaica; today we get to know a couple of the weirder creatures in New Zealand - ecologist Mark Roper tells us… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we've got all the news from around the world overnight - and the latest from around the country - where those red wind warnings have eased now; Otago flanker Will Stodart is… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Canterbury is in a state of emergency - we have updates from Metservice; White Fern star Amelia Kerr tells Nathan about their World Cup semi final berth; mysterious booms are… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our Middle East correspondent Alex Baird has the latest on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire; our reporter Ke-Xin Li goes a tasty quest to find out about a new trend of cake picnics… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we meet a Kiwi Olympian who has biked a long way for charity; we remember the anniversary of what the event that popularised the 'all finger' approach and we also ask… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the Louvre Museum in Paris has been robbed - we find out how; millions have marched in anti-Trump rallies across the United States over the weekend and here in Aotearoa… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the last surviving member of Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest expidition has died; here at home, Grab One has gone under - our reporter Ke Xin Li talks to customers and businesses… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime talks through the week in politics; Heartland rugby comes to its glorious conclusion for another season with the Meads Cup final on Saturday - Mid… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Japan's ruling coalition has collapsed and that's complicated the bid for the country's first female prime minister, Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert explains; we cross to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our local reporter in Northland, Susan Botting digs into the ongoing drama of the local government elections there; we have the latest from Gaza and Israel where the release… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: local government elections are done with a few surprises and upsets - today we're heading to the Hutt Valley and catching up with its new mayors; political turmoil in France… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we catch up with a Canterbury University professor who's brought two of his loves together in a new book about Maths and Swimming; Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: it's the 41st birthday of the world's favourite train; Labour MP Willow Jean Prime talks about school attendance rates and cuts to jobseeker support and we catch up with big… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we catch up with Gisborne local Jack Marshall, who's started a podcast on the politics of Tai Rawhiti; we find out about the ruler who was probably more committed to smoking… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Japan could be on it's way towards its first female prime minister; a local council changes plans after spending $4.7 million on pool plans and our reporter Ke Xin Li asks… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund is here as balloons shut down a European airport; the Minister of Fruit and Veg answers an important query about potatoes and let us 'bray'... our… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: As usual a zesty end to the week with Fruit n Veges Minister Glenn Forsyth. We'll look ahead to another challenge between the All Blacks and Wallabies - this time in Perth… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: We've all heard of Bird of the Year, but over in Alaska they have Fat Bear Week! And the winner has just been announced. We'll hear from the competition's organiser. Labour's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: The Whiteferns start their Cricket World Cup campaign tonight, taking on defending champions Australia in Indore. We catch up with slogger Maddy Green. We go to the big… Read more Audio