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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Bushfires are burning throughout Queensland, Cyclone Lola is bearing down on Vanuatu, as unrest in the Middle-East intensifies, experts are battling a war of another kind -… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from Gaza as Israel ramps up it's attack on Hamas; Tai Rawhiti grapples with mounting weather related costs and we catch up Brodie Retallick's mum - who'll… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Rishi Sunak has been in Israel - we have the latest from Gaza; we dip in for a taste of the Tauranga Arts Festival that is on this weekend; podcaster extroadinaire Andy Rowe… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - US President Joe Biden confirms visit to Israel as the death toll rises on both sides of the conflict; New Zealand boxer Mea Motu gets her health on track in time for an… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - up to 10 Britons remain as hostages in Gaza, we're in the UK for the latest; National deputy Nicola Willis talks to us about her party's victory, election promises and the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - ACT leader David Seymour joins us for before the polls close on the weekend; Fiji lock horns with England for the Rugby World Cup quarter final on Monday - we cross to Suva… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - humanitarian groups appeal for aid corridors out of Gaza; Labour's support grows but Winston Peters could hold balance of power - deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni gives… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Hamas continues to hold more than 100 people hostage including high ranking Israeli officers - we go to Tel Aviv; Green Party co-leader James Shaw on fiscal holes and the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Israel declares war on Hamas - more than 700 people have already died. We cross to Tel Aviv for the latest; National's deputy leader Nicola Willis joins the programme from… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - hundreds are dead as Israel and Hamas become locked in a new wave of violence; it's the final week before the election - The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji joins us and… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - our correspondent in New York has been at the trial of Crypto-king Sam Bankman Fried; our minister of fruit and veges reveals a berry good fruit of the week; we cross to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Rishi Sunak announces new rules around cigarette sales in the UK; we get the latest from Europe where support for Ukraine might be waning; we cross to Suva as the corruption… Read more Audio

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