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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Iran and the US continue talks in Geneva in the hopes of preventing another conflict; Suth Asia correspondent Anas Mallick talks the Taliban declaring war on Pakistan and T-20… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: what's happening to the old Cook St ferry thats parked up in the Sounds; Grant Chapman talks about the season ahead for the Warriors and earth to aliens.. we venture into… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Cinderella you shall go to the ball! A heartwarming story for our OpShop rummage about the donation of 1500 ball gowns; it's a big year for shot putter Tom Walsh, we check in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Australia weighs in on the argument around Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; do we really need to make English an official language or is it just dog whistle politics - we speak to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: plenty of news out of the USA; we remember the dress that launched a thousand google searches; speaking of frocks - the BAFTAs are on so we'll be casting our eye over what's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested in the UK - Henry Riley has the latest from London; a bit of culture for you with Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest on… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins us from Africa where US troops have landed in Nigeria; we find out what's been making the headlines in Wairoa, apart from the weather; uou could… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we check out the goodies at a Dunedin Opshop where you can find original hit movie scripts and memorabilia signed by legendary musicians; we have a crash course on staying… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: why Muslims fast during Ramadan; the deputy prime minister David Seymour talks the political issue of the week and the 50-year asbestos clean up facing Southland's Ocean… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: what you need to know after the severe weather experienced in parts of the motu.. as well as what's to come in the next few hours; our very popular fruit and vege man Glenn… Read more Audio

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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: mysterious deaths in the Bulgarian mountains - our Europe correspondent has more details; we talk with Chiefs lock Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi - who's just received a matai title in… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: there are increasing calls for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to resign; the disturbing trend of student sports betting and we have our first chance at Olympic gold this… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: the UK's Prime Minister's Chief of Staff has quit over Epstein decisions; US sport commentator Dan Dibley takes a few minutes out from from Superbowl Sunday to school us on… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Winter Olympian Dane Menzies joins us from Italy; Tess Brunton reports from Otago where they've been hosting their own Games - the Masters one and we're up at Waitangi where… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we head to Europe where Norway's Royal family is hitting the headlines; Irish rugby writer Will Slattery joins us for a look at this year's 6 Nations; we find out why the folk… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Phil Duncan's here to tell you why it's so darn hot and wet; Ellie Jay has Epstein news from the UK; one man's mission to ease mental distress in rangatahi using AI and we… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Katherine Firkin has news from the USA where a new truckload of Epstein files have been released; Space James joins us as the countdown to the launch of the first moon mission… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we head to Africa where Nabil Ahmed Rufai has news of a massive deal for an African TikTok star; our Minister of Fruit and Veggies has his first Fruit of the Week for 2026; we… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: a spate of Kiwi killings in the Far North makes dreams of a pest free Purerua look like a fantasy and Wellingtonians head to the beach for their annual clean up, we'll check… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we start a new feature this morning by hitting op-shops around the motu, this morning veteran broadcaster John "Boggy" McDowell joins us now from the Hospice Queenstown shop… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we hear how the Mayors of the North Canterbury region are reacting to news the regional council is to be abolished; animal welfare advocate Carolyn Press McKenzie joins us to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Welcome to 2026!! Katherine Firkin's has the latest from Minnesota where ICE agents have killed another US citizen; it's STILL Summer, apparently - and our Minister of Fruit… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: Welcome to our final show for 2025, well done you've made it - we have a look back at all the wonderful people who've joined us on air; we say happy holidays to Glenn Forsyth… Read more Audio