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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery in Australia has news of Molly the Magpie and an underworld shooting in Sydney; a ceasefire looks close between Israel and Hezbollah; Auckland Westpac Rescue… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Tokyo's govt is preparing for a potential emergency in Taiwan; we help Wellington's Supertonic Choir celebrate a decade of making music; finance minister Nicola Willis is back… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the UN Climate conference has finished, with wealthy countries pledging billions to poorer countries to help with climate change impacts; we hear from our correspondents in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: sandwiches - charges have been brought against three of the main players in the Gaza war; the new gang legislations have come into effect here in Aotearoa, Katie Kenny… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: sandwiches - apparently they are woke now, UK correspondent Henry Riley reports from London; Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni on being at Parliament for the arrival of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: it was a huge day in Wellington, with Hikoi mo te Tiriti bringing the biggest crowd in living memory to Parliament, we talk to hikoi veteran Reuben Taipari; Pam Corkery in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Chris Gilbert with a hilarious story about resigning in Japan; Ellie Jay reports in from London, where they've had their first snow fall of the season; Nicola Willis is in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Donald Trump picks a vaccine sceptic as his Health Secretary, then grabs a big mac and flies his cabinet to go watch the UFC; Russia launches a major attack on Ukraine's power… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Jess Tyson is part of Marlborough Kapa Haka roopu - Nga Whaikaha Hine-ngaro O Wairau she'll be on stage at the National Kapa Haka festival where they're also celebrating 75… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: The fallout from the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury continues - Henry Riley joined First Up from London, an overnight earthquake and the world's worst pollution -… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: The Australian government has appointed an anti-slavery commissioner, Israel has missed an deadline to allow more aid into Gaza, a massive collection of Flying Nun vinyl and a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: It's Armistice day in the UK, Ellie Jay tells us how the day was marked around the country, Latin America is preparing to deal with a new Trump administration, Kate Pereyra… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Trump's transition is tracking along, Katherine Firkin has the latest from the USA, Shannon Redstall reports on all the headlines out of Europe, it's another fresh start to… Read more Audio

5:00 AM.On today's First Up pod: Uproar in Ghana as the outgoing President unveils a huge gold statue of himself, A combination of Irish dancing and magic is heading your way, Glenn Forsyth is back with a new… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we've got the latest details from the United States after a dramatic election day and around the world; Joe Porter talks through the All Blacks squad selection ahead of their… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we go to Naenae College in Lower Hutt where they estimate the new school lunches scheme could cost them 60 thousand dollars; it's finally here, election day in the United… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: it's the final countdown in the United States, we hear from rallies in Michigan and Pennsylvania; we look back on the long life of music legend Quincy Jones; , the hunt is on… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we hear from the hero of Mumbai as Ajaz Patel pilots the Black Caps to a series whitewash agianst India; in the UK, the Conservative Party has chosen the first black woman to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: there's only a few days left before the US chooses between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris - we hear the latest from Bevan Hurley in New York and Corin Dann in Arizona… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: It's Budget Day in the UK; deputy leader of the opposition Carmel Sepuloni talks politics; hundreds of Polish refugee children were welcomed in the small Tararua town of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: finance minister Nicola Willis explains the changes to building consents, and we ask about the new school lunches and the Auckland Marathon is this weekend, but Justin Weston… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Israel has attacked military sites in Iran; activist Tommy Robinson has been sent to jail in the UK; Invercargill's new national body building champ Thomas Duggan gets up… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: all the latest news out of the UK and South Asia; New Zealand is running short of pilots, we find out what that means for our air routes and New Zealand Cricket is riding a… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: King Charles ends his Australian tour as monarch; the annual celebration of pop-culture hits Auckland this weekend with the Armegeddon Expo and summer's nearly on us, students… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we cross to RNZ's Ben Strang in Dubai where the White Ferns were playing South Africa in the final of the T-20 Women's World Cup after a thrilling tournament; And - the… Read more Audio