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6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we cross to London where people have spent over 20 hours waiting in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II; warnings that the cost of food could drive people to… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from London as Queen Elizabeth lies in state; US stocks have tumbled to their worst day in more than two years - economist Brad Olsen explains; acting… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we're in the UK as the new king, Charles III, arrives in Edinburgh to hold vigil for his mother; we catch up for coffee with Auckland Mayoral contender Wayne Brown we find… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we speak with correspondents in Edinburgh, Germany and London as the Queen's coffin moves from Balmoral to Edinburgh; the Minister of Fruit and Veges takes us on a tour of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - We ask Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson if the government will apologise to the women wrongly accused of breaking lockdown rules and plunging Northland into lockdown… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: we eat some kai and have a chat with the major Auckland mayoral candidates - this morning it's kebabs with Craig Lord Britain's new Prime… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we have reaction from the UK as Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest to be the new UK prime minister; aid agencies warn Pakistan is in need of… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Why New Zealand's anti-hate activists are celebrating the demise of internet forum Kiwi Farms, which facilitated vicious harrassment campaigns against its political enemies… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Serena Williams over-powers the world number two in her final US Open; as the UK recovers from a heatwave and floods ravage Pakistan, we ask NIWA what OUR spring will look… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Europe and the world mourn Mikhail Gorbachev, Russia - not so much; after a tsunami of opposition the Government does a u-turn on a proposal to tax fees on kiwisaver funds… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - it's Magpie swooping season in Australia - we touch on tactics for magpie avoidence with Pam Corkery in Brisbane; the UN is calling it a monsoon on steriods - Pakistan is… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Hundreds of children are among those killed in the worst floods in Pakistan's history; international shearing competitions are back after a covid-related hiatus; National's… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the All Blacks' historic loss to Argentina has reignited debate about the team's management. STuff's Marc Hinton joins us for the autopsy and with claims of lost or misplaced… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the rock climbing accident with a $500,000 hospital bill. The brother of a New Zealand woman who narrowly survived speaks of her recovery; Costco vows to pay staff more than… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - 130 people lose their jobs at Mt Ruapehu's ski fields due to the lack of snow; We checkout what's on the Government's shopping list for the supermarket duopoly with Deputy… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - road closures cause headaches for Nelson schools as the clean up continues; the Sharma drama goes on and on and even after being expelled it's still going on and why… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: Wellington prepares for the arrival of more anti-government protesters ... will this look anything like February's three week occupation… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: A little godwit's unusual travel patterns; the head of a rest home forced to shut its doors after 89 years due to the country's staff… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: It's Friday so we touch down in the USA and Africa as well as the fresh produce markets with the Minister of Fruit and Veggies; and parts… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: There's a state of emergency in Nelson and the West Coast after torrential rain caused widespread flooding yesterday ... and more is on… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: calls mount for former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to quit amid revelations he appointed himself to multiple ministries… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: the upper South Island expecting a concerning amount of rain today; National's deputy Nicola Willis gives us her take on the allegations… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - we head to the US where author Salman Rushdie is in recovery after being attacked; it's been a year since the fall of Kabul - we check in with World Vision in Afghanistan; we… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - the FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago continues to dominate headlines; the first cruise ship in two years is about to enter our waters, and Auckland is pulling all the… Read more Audio

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod - why nine out of ten employers would love to pay their staff more; the launch of a "first-of-its-kind" trades course in te reo Maori; Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson… Read more Audio