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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the Pacific Islands Forum's in disarray after Kiribati's 11th hour decision not to take part; Japan's election day's under the shadow of the assassination of former Prime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - UK PM Boris Johnson is to step down as leader of the conservative party; Floods cause chaos in NSW and torential rain is on the radar for NZ and reports of a gunman on the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - UK PM Boris Johnson faces massive pressure to resign; American supporters of reproductive rights are mobilising en masse to fight back against the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - an Australian religious sect have been charged in connection with the death of an eight year old girl; 4th of July weekend celebrations have been shattered by multiple… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - A 22 year old Danish man suspected of the weekend's shooting in a Copenhagen shopping mall, has appeared in court; Spores that burrow into young cicadas during their long… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the fallout from both the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V Wade and the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson at the January 6th hearings continue to be felt across the US; The… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - as the NATO summit in Spain comes to an end, Western Leaders are united in their attitude to Russian aggression in Ukraine; far-right violent extremists known as The Proud… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Sweden and Finland have ended - in Sweden's case - 200 years of military neutrality by joining NATO; parts of Japan are experiencing temperatures in excess of 40 degrees at… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Australian census figues show that India is now the third most common place of birth for residents; Middle-East delegations from Iran and the US are meeting to discuss the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson is in Germany for the G7 and Ukraine is leading the agenda - UNESCO recognises Rewana bread as a cultural icon, New Zealanders over 50 will be offered another… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we review day 4 at the January 6 insurrection hearings; we ask the Deputy Prime Minister if it's time we move to the Red alert level setting to ease pressure on the country's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we review day 4 at the January 6 insurrection hearings; we ask the Deputy Prime Minister if it's time we move to the Red alert level setting to ease pressure on the country's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnaulty will this weekend attempt to be interviewed for a world-record 26 hours - he joins us for a live training session; we visit New Zealand's first… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - parts of Spain burn as Europe swealters under a record heatwave; how children's charity KidsCan is making a huge defference, but they still need your help; National's deputy… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - horror as a Sunday morning crash near Picton leaves seven people dead and emergency services traumatised; with just days to go before the first ever Matariki public holiday… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - a dramatic day of hearings on the January 6 attacks on the American Capitol; our Africa correspondent takes us to Mozambique; what's happened to your Kiwisaver and when… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - The UK's asylum seeker deportation flights hit a last minute snag: health experts fear Maori could be facing a looming long Covid crisis; we quiz Deputy PM about the Cabinet… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - live crosses to Doha covering the All White's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica; Queensland's cold snap puts demand on the Australian power grid; Space James - James… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we discuss yesterday's Cabinet reshuffle with National's deputy leader Nicola Willis, and ask if her party's new gang policies are actually any good; we catch up with two of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Anna Burns-Francis in the United States briefs us ahead of the second day of hearings examining the January 6 attacks on Washington DC; Nathan gives acclaimed actor Jennifer… Read more Audio

6:33 AM.On today's First Up pod - we hear from one half of the Black Ferns' latest sister act, ahead of their clash with Canada on Sunday: the battle of the phone charger has finally been won - we'll hear how… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the UK sees petrol prices rise to their highest level; Uber helps out in Ukraine; Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson head off to Australia today to meet Prime Minister… Read more Audio

6:34 AM.On today's First Up pod - Australia's new Prime Minister prepares to welcome his first foreign leader to Australia - our own Jacinda Ardern; an Auckland supermarket owner finds himself cleaning… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the Cook Islands farewells one of its great characters, Trader Jacks founder Jack Cooper; we talk inflation, crime and te reo with National's deputy, Nicola Willis and a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Britains kick off four days of celebration in honour of Her Majesty the Queen; how much would you get for a toe if you sold it in Zimbabwe? US firm Silver Lake buys a $200… Read more Audio