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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we cross the ditch to our mate Pam Corkery in Australia; Former president Donald Trump's trial continues; a Malaya veteran talks about keeping photos safe in hot sticky… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our South America correspondent has news of climate change and dengue fever; Japan prepares to fire-up long mothballed nuclear plants; we meet a Rotorua woman who's fighting… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we get the latest on Israel; the Ukraine aid package has people talking from North America to Europe; Leonard Powell went along to the Halberg games, and met some incredible… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: We have the latest from the Trump trial in New York; Katie Kenny updates us on the 3000 public sector job cuts; we've got news on an auction for anyone who's wished they could… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Heavy rain in Pakistan has left hundreds of people dead; there's a lot of concern in the disabled community about the future of funding - we hear from Labour's disability… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Donald Trump couldn't stay awake during jury selection; we talk with Honiana Love from 'Nga Taonga' Sound and Vision who says they're keen to house NewsHub's video archive and… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we cross to Israel in the wake of Iran's retaliatory attack and get reaction from the US and Europe; our Aussie correspondent Pam Corkery has the details of Saturday's knife… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: OJ Simpson has died; public service cuts are dominating the headlines - Katie Kenny explains what that's all about; the Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth is back with… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Westland District Mayor Helen Lash joins us with the latest after a whole lot of rain; Russia blames Khazakstan for record flooding; deputy leader of the Opposition, Carmel… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the government's ordering schools to publish students' attendance data every week, we'll hear from a primary school principal to see how straight forward; Alex Baird joins us… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - today with Jimmy Ellingham: finance minister Nicola Willis talks targets, MPs' pay and the upcoming Budget; a tiny North American ghost town turns boom town for a total solar… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - today with Anna Thomas: We hear from correspondent Mitch McCann - whose got his eyes on the skies as the US prepares to see a total solar eclipse; Nita Blake Persen is in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: President Biden is to speak with the Israeli Prime Minister for the first time since aid workers killed; Relief Aid is a group helping get food and water into Gaza - it's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: in the UK the Royal Mail is cutting deliveries and for £150, you can have tea and a tour at Balmoral Castle; a new play explores Maoriness; Labour's deputy leader Carmel… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we have an update on Molly the magpie and the staffy named Peggy in Australia; in the Middle East, Al Jazeera is in the sights of Israel's government; we hear from health… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Argentina is currently arguing with Colombia; Chris Gilbert is in Tokyo as local officials battle with crows; Mount Maunganui keeps free parking but drivers are warned not to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Labour spokesperson Jan Tinetti on tax cuts, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's call for the government to pay rates and disability funding; Warbirds Over Wanaka returns for the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a container ship has destroyed a bridge in Baltimore; a magpie is confiscated by authorities in Australia; there's a bidding war on TradeMe over a rare 30-year-old lego set… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: pole vaulter Eliza McCartney tell us how her new coach has helped her form in the buildup to the Paris Olympics; finance minister Nicola Willis tells us how her family boost… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we speak with the director of a docu-series about the Gloriavale community on the West Coast; Gisborne's Mayor discusses Saturday night's deadly brawl and residents of a West… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our crack team of correspondents is stationed around the world from the Pacific to the Middle East and the Big Apple with stories of international relations, modified pig… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a fish and chip stink in London; Winston Peters doubles down on his use of Tubthumping - Chumbawumba's Dunstan Bruce responds; Labour MP Jan Tinetti was in Parliament last… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery has the latest advice on the snake front; a certain property developer Donald Trump can't post bond in his New York fraud case; It was the Ford Motor Company's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Former President Barack Obama has visited Rishi Sunak at number 10; Henry Riley joins us from London with what sparked the visit; Our South America correspondent Kate… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Trump's fighting his way back to Washington DC; correspondent Alex Cadier is in Middle East, he's with us with the latest in the Gaza conflict; Russia is set to re-elect… Read more Audio