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 here with his tricks and treats from the fruit n veges market and the All Blacks play Ireland in Chicago on Sunday morning our time, the All Blacks team is named at 5:30, we'll have a look at that with Jamie Wall who's with the team and Irish rugby reporter Will Slattery. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 30 October
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 Willow-Jean Prime with her response and Kariotahi Beach has a new surf life saving club house, local legend Jim Coe tells us about the interruption during the official blessing. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 29 October
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 about back yard bat detectors and producer Ross McNaughton gets up close with a crocodile. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Friday 24 October
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 ready for the NPC final - he tells us about the perks of the 4pm kick off and we go to calf club in Waikato that services townie kids! First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 23 October
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 puzzling Cambridge locals and Labour's Willow-Jean Prime talks about their three new policy annoucements and the mega strike. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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