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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - The man who says he's planning to do 800 bungy jumps in 24 hours and smash the current world record; the Maritime Union warns against privatising the Ports of Auckland; we… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - most people use vaping to quit smoking, but what if vaping becomes the addiction? We find out the tertiary education union's view on the government's 128 million dollar bail… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Correspondent Ellie Jay checks in from the Glastonbury Festival, the G7 tackles gender equality, Tauranga city council tackles traffic woes, and the need for food banks is… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Amazing news over the weekend as a coup attempt unfolded in Russia, a 21 year old Speed Cuber Max Park has set a new world record for the fastest time to solve a rubiks cube… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - a chaotic year for Labour, we ask Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni how she feels about it; an aircraft detects underwater noises in the search area for the missing… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we ask Michael Baker if it's time to get rid of Covid isolation or reduce it from seven to five days; Greens co-leader Marama Davidson on making the accusation that led to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we ask Consumer's boss Jon Duffy if there is a way to avoid the mystery ticket fees you're paying; the government abandons a funding condition of its flagship budget policy -… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson is found to have lied to a inquiry into his conduct during covid lockdowns; ACT were doing street corner constituent catch ups - we ask deputy Brooke Van Velden… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we ask deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni about gang tensions in Opotiki and the ongoing secondary school teacher's strike and we hit the road to find out why there is a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump is due to appear in court facing criminal charges; an auction for a ceramic pot, glazed with silt sourced from the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle; Opotiki… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - at least 10 people are dead after a bus transporting guests home from a wedding crashed in Australia's Hunter Valley; an RNZ web journalist who altered online stories to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested; Ukraine's forces make their move against Russia - the long-awaited counteroffensive has begun; kick flips vs… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Smoke from the Canadian wildfires sends New York's air quality into the hazardous range; Act Party deputy Brooke Van Velden lights up your Friday; there's been a mass rescue… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry finishes his testimony at the High Court in London; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni is with us as pressure mounts on Michael Wood to resign; as schools… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - A convicted child killer in Australia has been pardoned after 20 years in jail; Prince Harry gives 5 hours of testimony; Tonga's King adresses the country's illicit drug… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry is due in court - we're in London for the latest; a zoo in Japan so good the wild animals are breaking in! National's Nicola Willis on the King's honours list… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Perlina Lau hosting today: Auckland's public on the proposal to sell the city's airport shares - ACT leader David Seymour talks about what his constituents think, ACT's new… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Perlina Lau hosting today: police minister Ginny Anderson talks crime, police numbers and fog cannons; we're at Government House as the pilots who waded through falling ash… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we get news from the Pacific, Australia and the Middle East; at home we ask Greens co-leader James Shaw about the housing crisis, bilingual signs and a drop in the polls; Air… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - President Erdogan wins Turkey's election and secures his third decade in parliament; National's deputy Nicola Willis on her party's housing flip flop and bi-lingual street… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Votes in Turkey's presidential run-off election are being counted; Newshub's Mitch McCann is at the Indianapolis 500; there was a massive weekend multi-vaccination drive in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - car maker Ford reverses it's decision to scrap AM radios in their American-built cars; we talk bank for your buck as an iconic Akaroa landmark goes up for sale; Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - car maker Ford reverses it's decision to scrap AM radios in their American-built cars; we talk bank for your buck as an iconic Akaroa landmark goes up for sale; Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we talk to Zoo Miami about a disturbing video of a Kiwi being shown off under bright lights and handled by guests; how would New Zealand deal with a serious maritime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - UK home secretary Suella Braverman denies 'untoward' meddling over speeding tickets; we're on the line to Japan where the G7 got an unexpected guest from Kyiv; is ordering a… Read more Audio