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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we go to Japan where our correspondent Chris Gilbert has the details on bear attacks, and a local community's struggle with too many tourists trying to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: another Black Ferns victory at the Rugby World Cup! Rikki Swannell has been over in the UK commentating on matches, she joins us with the latest; all… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the school shooter in Minneapolis had links with the Catholic school he targeted and in Pakistan the army's helping rescue people from areas devastated… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: fast-track consenting for supermarkets and a few more Costcos, the government says this will bring down grocery prices - we ask Labour's Consumer… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: Gaza officials say 20 people were killed in Israeli strike on a hospital, including five journalists - Middle East correspondent Alex Baird has… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Shoplifting is on the rise in the UK - Henry Riley tell us what they're doing about it; David Seymour talks about a four year parliamentary term and in Japan, Chris Gilbert… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the Rugby World Cup has kicked off - the Black Ferns are playing Spain Nathan gives updates; staying with sport, our Europe correspondent tell us about stubby legged dog… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Anas Mallick tells us about the devastating floods in Pakistan; California's Govenor is taking Trump on at his own game, Bevan Hurley updates us from the USA; First Up… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: teacher strikes and OCR cuts - we talk the week in politics with Labour MP Willow Jean Prime; Taupo and Turangi News editor Dan Hutchinson has news from the central Pleateau… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: in the Middle East, Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza; we look back at the last country to eat their Prime Minister and here in Aotearoa, as teachers go on… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Trump's meeting with Putin was short, Katherine Firkin beams in from New York to tell us if it was sweet; we catch up with swim champ Lewis Clareburt after he made an… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Japanese scientists found out what happens when you strap a camera to a seabird - Chris Gilbert explains; the government's scrapping the building consents regime, Deputy Prime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley reports on some bombshell claims about the death of Lisa Marie Presley; the New Zealand Air Force Museum has an exhibition commemorating VJ Day 80 years ago and… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we get world news from the UK and Australia; Labour's education spokesperson Willow Jean Prime talks teachers pay, NCEA and the scrapping of te reo Maori in some school books… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Hayden Wilde came back from a hospital bed to do the impossible and taste triathlon victory on the weekend, we speak to the superstar medic who got him back on the bike… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Australia's joining France, the UK and Canada in acknowledging Palestine as a state - we ask deputy PM David Seymour what it will take for our government to follow suit… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the presidents of Russia and the United States are planning to meet in Alaska on Friday, we find out why Ukraine's not invited; wildfires have torn across parts of Europe; the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: South Park's had another crack at the Trump administration, Bevan Hurley has his review from New York; Glenn Forsyth is here with fruit of the week and the Farah Palmer Cup… Read more Audio

5:47 AM.On today's First Up pod: Labour's Justice Spokesperson Duncan Webb talks through the week in politics; and it's the Inaugral First Up 7th of August Kids are talented special - we meet a group of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Alex Baird has the very latest from the Middle East; in business we hear about a big spike in the number of over 50s looking for work, meanwhile, with long wait lists for… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: our correspondent Chris Gilbert explains why pressure is growing on the Japanese Prime Minister to resign; in we hear about a 91 year old council candidate who's actually… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: producer Ross McNaughton finds out how much Netball NZ is paying for TVNZ to broadcast ANZ championship games; we have the fresh juice from Minister Glenn Forsyth at the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we have all the very latest news from South Asia and the US; Fruit of the Week with Glenn Forsyth; we catch up with the perfectly named running champ Lisa Cross - who's at the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the UK announces it will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September; the World Press photo exhibition has opened in Auckland, with thought provoking images from… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa explains how we can use our hydro lakes as energy batteries, if we boost rooftop solar; Weather Watch head forecaster Philip Duncan has the… Read more Audio