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Educator Bex Rose tells us how our schools and students are using Artifical Intelligence Audio

Bevan Hurley tells us Bruce Springsteen isn't happy with Trump and Diddy's trial continues in New York Audio

In an unprecedented move, the Minister of Fruit and Veggies names persimmon his Fruit of the Week for the second week running, is this even legal??

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Kiwi Super Fan Eden Jahnke is in Basel for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Audio

South Africa's President calls whites claiming refugee status in the USA "cowards" - Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana Audio

Labour's Barbara Edmonds talks the C word, the B word and Kiwisaver which begins with K Audio

Prison overcrowding and a arson attack on the Prime Minister home, Ellie Jay has the news out of London Audio

Kaikohe welcomed home local MMA hero Dhcamad Armstrong - reporter Peter de Graaf was there. Audio

High school teacher Dr Aiden Kiely has won the PM's science prize - and he feels like a rock star Audio

The ceasefire is holding in the India/Pakistan face-off over Kashmir, Anas Mallick joins First Up from Islamabad Audio

Changes are looming for maths in schools, but do teachers have the resources to do the mahi? Melissa Chan-Green talked with maths researcher Jo Knox. Audio

Ryan Reynold's football team Wrexham United is heading to Australia - and New Zealand - Pam Corkery has the details Audio