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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

8:08 AM.On today's First Up pod - Queen Elizabeth celebrates 75 years on the Throne; we ask the Deputy PM Grant Robertson about the PM's mission to the US; we catch up with one of the politicians to watch in… Read more Audio

7:00 AM.On today's First Up pod - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for 90 minutes; there's lots of belt tightening as the cost of living rises and TradeMe… Read more Audio

7:00 AM.On today's First Up pod - warnings to tie down your trampolines, another blustery front is on the way & Philip Duncan from WeatherWatch tells us about it; we hear about a restaurant where people… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.On today's First Up pod we hear how red tape and barriers at the bank are stopping Maori from building Papakainga; there's an absolute treasure trove of documentaries at this year's DoC Edge festival… Read more Audio

8:00 AM.On today's First Up pod we get more details on the horrific primary school shooting in Texas and how PM Jacinda Adern is doing on her visit to the States. We hear from our correspondents in the UK and… Read more Audio