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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - an All Blacks jersey signed by Richie McCaw that's not as black as the name suggests; the Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March talks policy priorities; we meet people picking… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Police in the UK probe more allegations against Russell Brand; the Ranfurly Shield has been through the ringer, and the man tasked with fixing it is pretty sure he's got the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the US government narrowly avoids a shutdown and woos Pacific leaders at a summit in Washington DC; Glenn Forsyth cuts crisp with news from the world of fruit and veges; New… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan: Glenn Forsyth talks about the Chinese Moon Festival and reveals his fruit of the week; ACT's deputy leader Brooke Van Velden is here, with just… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Prince Harry's nemisis, Kiwi journalist Dan Wooton is suspended from his high-profile job in the UK; if New Zealand and South Africa clash in a Rugby World Cup game, they… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Daniel Andrews resigns as Victoria Premier; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on potentially bringing 18 MPs into Parliament and her party's Best start payment; demand for… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: China ramps up it's ban on Japanese sourced seafood; we dissect Australia's loss to Wales at the Rugby World Cup; National's deputy Nicola Willis joins us to answer all our… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: We're in Kinshasa for the latest news out of Africa; Glenn Forsyth reveals his fruit of the week; David Seymour is up early to tell us about the week in ACT; the Warriors face… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Rishi Sunak sets out his government's climate policy; Queenstown's mystery gastro bug continues to spread, and the town's kettles are at boiling point; deputy prime minister… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Greens co-leader James Shaw talks free lunches and broccoli pasta; they're ok as politicians, but not so good as artists - Luxo and Chippy feature on TradeMe this week; Nathan… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: police in the UK have received a complaint against Russell Brand; we look at the vetting process for political hopefuls in New Zealand; Northland prepares for an influx of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Rugby-mad Fiji is up early for this morning's game against Australia at the Rugby World Cup - we cross to the island nation for an update; the low down on TOP stuff - leader… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we find out why Te Reo Maori is more than a language; Leonard Powell takes us to the final stop of his trip around the East Cape; ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden joins us… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the Marlborough Sounds still need their roads fixed, but council can't decide who foots the bill; we talk with the Warriors most well-known fan ahead of their home semi-final… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we take a walk through a unique light and fire festival in Havelock North; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to us about the PREFU - otherwise known as the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the latest from Morocco where almost 2700 people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the country on the weekend; we ask what will become of iwi-Maori… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Morocco's earthquake devastates mountain villages - we'll have the latest from north Africa; Kalafi Moala is up early in Tonga with all the news to crow about; we cross to New… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a well loved Auckland bakery closes its doors for the final time; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni talks India being a trade priority after the election and we meet a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we check in with our correspondents in Australia and Africa and check out cool auctions on TradeMe; concerns the US Tennis Open has become a superspreader event thanks to a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the hunt for a famous bass guitar; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis about taxing foreign property buyers; find out the reason a small Hawke's Bay town is buzzing… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we're in the USA where thousands of people are stuck in the mud at a music festival; we discusses China's reaction to Japan releasing nuclear waste-water; the seeds are… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Anna Thomas in for Nathan: we get the latest on a deadly blaze that's killed more than 70 people in the South African city of Johannesburg; Maui continues its long road to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - a Pasifika community leader who's retired from politics to return to his people; a Whanganui teenager who's in Italy for the In-line Speed Skating World Championships; deputy… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Green Party's Julie Anne Genter joins us to talk about the cuts to climate change spending; the eye-watering price one cafe is charging for an iconic Kiwi treat and National… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we speak to the author of a new report about workplace health and safety that shows on average 73 Kiwis die at work each year; National party deputy Nicola Willis talks about… Read more Audio