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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

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