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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the jury's out in Donald Trump's trial in New York - Bevan Hurley has all the details; we head to Africa where the first results from South Africa's election are coming in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we catch up on international news where the UK is fully in election campaigning and a war raging in New Delhi over butter chicken and the heatwave hitting both India and… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: condemnation from around the world after Israel's strike on Rafah; we hear from an American airline accident investigator on what happened in those recent flight turbulence… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our correspondent in Tokyo reveals a scandal involving pies, a bean curd and a Donut; Henry Riley on the legendary cheese rolling race; we hear about a Rotorua iwi's efforts… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Trump booed on stage as he addresses the Libertarian convention seeking an endorsement; The Minister of Fruit and Veges alerts us to the upcoming World Potato Day; Professor… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: as the government works to get the remaining New Zealanders out of Noumea - our Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala joins us with the latest on the tensions in New Caledonia… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: A July election for the UK; we talk to a mortgage broker about the end of the First Home Grant; Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about housing and the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Australia has sent two flights to collect stranded passengers in New Caledonia; the Defence has rested in President Trump's hush-money trial; Leonard Powell heads to the SPCA… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Ellie Jay joins us from London where they're having hornet issues; Kate is back on deck from Argentina - with news of flooding in Brazil and chilly weather in Chile; finance… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Mitch McCann reports to us from the USA where world golf number 1 Scottie Scheffler was in a bit of strife - but not enough to miss his tee time; when you think of the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala has the latest from the riots in New Caledonia; Trump and Biden agree on televised debates - Bevan Hurley updates us from the USA; Gabon's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we have latest news from the UK, the Middle-East and Europe; rower Brooke Francis joins us to talk World Cups and Olympic dreams; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni discusses… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we visit New York where Michael Cohen's been singing like a bird; a massive billboard has collapsed in Mumbai; we hear from a hopeful kiwi traveller whose holiday plans have… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a resident of Auckland's CBD is welcoming charges for on-street parking after business hours; finance minister Nicola Willis talks to us about plans for social investment and… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our Europe correspondent is in Sweden, the home of Eurovision, where they have a new winner; James Parr AKA Space James is here to explain electromagnetic storms and stunning… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison; Stormy Daniels is back on the stand in New York; structured literacy will be in all New… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a politician has jumped ship in the UK's House of Commons; Sweden has Eurovision fever; James Parr from Trillium Technologies AKA Space James has what we need to know about… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.On today's First Up pod: It's Stormy in New York - we have the latest from Donald Trump's hush money trial; Olympic bound surfer Billy Stairmand joins the programme, and we learn that the venue is the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: among all of our regular features this morning - we look back at 5 years of First Up, so we're going to take a trip down memory lane today - and listen back to some highlights… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: LA is the centre of the swathe of protests sweeping through American universities; the Minister of Fruit and Vege is back with his Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny looks at… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we head to the UK where Londoners vote in their mayoral election; they've been May Day protests across Europe; Hamilton's council works on its long-term plan; deputy Labour… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the latest New Zealand Property numbers have just come out, we'll dig into those with Sarah Wood from real estate.co.nz; TradeMe features an untouched mid-century time capsule… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a new dinosaur has been discovered in Patagonia; Scotland's First Minister has quit; the boss of the Breast Cancer Foundation joins us to talk about the funding boost for… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we have the latest news from the US, where Iowa and Nebraska have been hit by a swarm of tornados; term two starts today, along with it the high school cell phone ban, we hear… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley joins us from New York as battles are fought in US Courts with Harvey Weinstein set to face retrail and Donald Trump returning before the Supreme Court; ANZAC… Read more Audio