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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Germany is to send tanks to Ukraine - we'll have the latest from the UK and Europe; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us for her first interview since being… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - We get the latest on California's spate of mass shootings; Novac Djokovic defies the hecklers to march on in the Australian Open; we talk with Green Party co-leader Marama… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - why some of Japan's young people are opting for apartments which don't have a bath or shower; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if our new Prime Minister from the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he'll be reigning in non-essential government programmes. So what's Chippy gonna chop? We'll have analysis from former Labour chief… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On our final First Up pod for 2022 with Anna Thomas - we touch down in the USA with Bevan Hurley and Nabil Ahmed in Africa; and it's fruit of the year time with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - our reporters hit the streets of Auckland for tips on how to get rid of visitors who outstay their Christmas welcome; will ditching the fuel tax raise… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - TradeMe's featured property this week is perched high above Russell and is best seen by helicopter; we take a look at fun things to do on a budget in both… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - We ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if she reckons the TVNZ-RNZ merger is a lame duck; oh no - it's 9pm on Christmas Eve and you forgot to buy last… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - an immunologist says a lack of reliable data means we could be heading into the Christmas period with far more Covid infections than we're aware of; we ask… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Harry and Meghan drop a barrage of Royal bombshells in their just-released Netflix documentary; Christmas in the Park returns for the first time in two years ... let's hope… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: summer travel plans hit turbulence due to a bad batch of aviation fuel - we'll see how it might affect one of our smaller carriers, Air Chathams and we ask the Deputy PM Grant… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we find out what happens if the court is granted guardianship of a baby whose parents won't let him be vaccinated with blood from anyone who's had the Covid vaccine and if… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we find out why businsses are going through an "inventory crisis" and making significantly less money as a result; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if her party… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the MP for Te Atatu, Phil Twyford, who represented the electorate when dairy owner Arun Kumar was killed in 2014 met his son on Sunday and is with us; Kaipara's mayor defends… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - China's former leader Jiang Zemin has died at the age of 96; we talk with our correspondents in the UK and Sweden; Labour's Grant Robertson on raising the age of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Protests continue over covid restrictions in China - we cross to Hong Kong; we're in Doha for the latest as the soccer/football world cup continues and 21 security cameras, a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - National accuses the government of being soft on crime but we remind Nicola Willis they were accused of the same thing following the 2014 stabbing death of another Auckland… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - We touch down in the US and Europe; First Up was at yesterday's funeral of slain dairy worker Janak Patel and the chair of the Sandringham Business Association is with us… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Black Friday is upon us, we find out if the cost of living crunch may keep people away from the shops; Retail New Zealand boss Greg Harford joins us to talk to us about… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the latest from Indonesia, where the scale of a 5.6 earthquake is beginning to unfold; what does it take to be a world speed golf champ - a New Zealander - we speak to Jamie… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - why is Mangawhai in Northland is the new hot spot and the strain on infrastructure; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis why her party's so opposed to 16 year olds… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - We cross to the United States where a special counsel has been appointed to determine whether Donald Trump should face criminal charges; back home public transport operators… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we head to the United States where a growing lineup of his former allies are turning their backs on Donald Trump; we catch up with the head of the 48 hour film festival ahead… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we're in Poland where tensions are high after a missile killed two people near the border with Ukraine and Henry Riley has the UK's reaction; a new documentary explores when… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - a helter-skelter action packed programme for our Prime Minister as she heads to APEC in Thailand; the countdown is on.. NASA's Artemis rocket is set to blast into space for… Read more Audio