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On today's First Up pod: your chance to become a delecious farmer in the Bay of Plenty - find out more in the Wonderful World of Trade Me; around the world - Hamas is accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire deal and Queensland are loving their 50 cent bus fares and Leonard Powell visits Mangawhai where they're still cleaning up two weeks after a storm tore through the community. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: in the UK - a government minister's been sacked over WhatsApp messages insulting fellow MPs; Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells us about the new visas and who it will bring in and we catch up with one of the creators of what could be New Zealand's most beautiful electric motorbike. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's Back to work Monday here but it's Super Bowl Sunday in the States! Sport radio host Dan Dibley joins us with what we need to know; we also hear all the other big news from our correspondents in Europe and New York, and of course the man with the price of broccoli Glenn Forsyth and reporter Leonard Powell - who's bananas about bananas - goes on a fruitful pilgrimage. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we chat American comedian Josh Wolf who's coming back to Aotearoa for a wide ranging tour of the country; we catch up with US correspondent Bevan Hurley who bring us up to speed on another wild week at the White House and this weekend is the world-famous Mangawhai Bowl Bash - we're joined by pro skater and organiser Andrew Morrison. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is to become the first foreign leader to meet Trump since he returned to the White House; Labour leadership is fronting at Waitangi - deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni is with us; it's bloody hot in Australia with wild weather causing havoc and and Bay of Islands College principal Edith Painting Davis tells us about the healthy lunches they're making for students, despite funding cuts. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Chris Gilbert in Japan tells us about a sinkhole that's swallowing part of a neighbourhood on the edge of Tokyo; frustration over delays to speed reductions in Tasman and we ask Finance Minister Nicola Willis how tariffs around the world could impact New Zealand. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: China, Mexico and Canada push back after US President Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on goods from the countries; Fruit and Veges Minister Glenn Forsyth is here with all the fibre you need for February and Leonard Powell goes for a dip in Auckland Viaduct's new salt water pool. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!