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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: not a good weekend for New Zealand at the netball - we get the update from Bridget Tunnicliffe in South Africa; Te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waititi with their plans on… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the Silver Ferns fall to Jamaica - will they make the semi-finals?? Bridget Tunnicliffe joined us from South Africa; Donald Trump is due in court...again; ACT's flies high in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: We're in South Africa, where the Silver Ferns are taking on the hosts in the Netball World Cup; the latest Newshub Reid Research poll has ACT and National on track to govern… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: news out of Aussie and the Middle East; the depths of winter bring wild weather and a polar blast - Weatherwatch's Philip Duncan is monitoring the situation and Green Party… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: it's hot as in Japan while UK have suffered through a cold wet summer; National's deputy Nicola Willis on their transport policy, and sex education in schools and 500 women… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns are out of the World Cup; the All Blacks triumph at the MCG; we'll see how mixed martial arts is having an impact on Maori athletes and an Aboriginal… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: July this year is likely to be declared the hottest year in hundreds if not thousands of years; we meet the NZer with THE greatest job in the whole world - chief judge for the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: A London jury finds actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of sexual assault; back home, cleaners picket for fair pay; five ministers down in five months.. deputy prime minister Carmel… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns lost to the Philippines, we break down what went wrong; Green Party health spokesperson Ricardo Menendez-March on his recently launched dental campaign and… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Kiri Allan's resigned from all her portfolios but remains the MP for East Coast, we ask how it's affected those in Tai Rawhiti; the Football Ferns are back in action tonight… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the number of New Zealanders sleeping in cars is getting close to 500 - Susan St John is with us to talk poverty and politics and holding on by your teeth, sprinting for the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: extreme heat grips the northern hemisphere from Europe and United States to Japan; "window dressing" ACT says the government's recent announcements to tackle youth crime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Australia bails out of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and throws the future of the sporting event in doubt - we talk with shot-putter Tom Walsh and correspondent Pam Corkery in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we get to the bottom of a 'putrid smell' coming from a West Coast landfill; we hear about a Japanese town that has proposed allowing residents to control mayors salary with… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: We get the latest from the US and the Pacific; excitement builds as The Fifa Womens Football world cup is upon us and Te Pati Maori are getting into the spirit of the season… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: NATO is meeting in Lithuania - we get the latest from Europe and the UK; Te Pati Maori wants it, the Greens are asking for it and the finance minister admits he was a fan, so… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Auckland Transport says its closing pedestrian crossings over railway lines for safety, but communities say they aren't getting a clear explanation; Greens co-leader James… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: southwestern Japan takes a pounding thanks to torrential rain; we're getting a new Grocery Commissioner - how does that help us get a good deal at the check out; we ask Nicola… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: US President Joe Biden is winging his way to the UK; Te Pati Maori's new candidate for Rotorua Merepeka Raukawa-Tait joins First Up to tell us why she's standing; we go to the… Read more Audio

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6:30 AM.On todays podcast. Israel ramps up its operation in the city of Jenin - as Australia clamps down on vapes - we'll have the latest from the Middle East and from across the Tasman School holidays, ski… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas this week - in the UK: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to cut immigration numbers; a six year old Australian Rugby League prodigy is setting all… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas this week - in the US - another mass shooting and San Francisco's move toward driverless taxis; Pacific nations continue to object to Japan dumping nuclear… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the shocking amount of rain damaged roads around Gisborne and Tairawhiti; a quiet Netball champion finds her voice thanks to younger team mates and counting down to kick off… Read more Audio