First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: experts are using remote controlled underwater vehicles to get to the sunken superyacht in Sicily; Thames has a new movie theatre, and its a bit quirky - Leonard Powell went to check it out; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni is here to talk power prices and more and drivers licence testing officers have been left in limbo by NZTA First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we hear what's happening with Maori Wards in Northland from LDR's Susan Botting; we learn about an epic race from London to Albania... BUT contestants can only use public transport and Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells us about her time with the Kiingitanga. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: Fruit of the Week day; shared e-scooters have been banned in Melbournes CBD - we find out from Transport whiz Patrick Reynolds if the same could happen here and months on from Air Vanuatu's collapse - Solomon Airlines is announcing a new flight from Auckland to Santo. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about the week in politics; we hear about the time our national football team played a tournament in Saigon, during the Vietnam War and we catch up with Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand fresh off her long-haul flight home from Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: how donating plasma saves lives; while we face soaring power prices here, Mike Casey from Re-wiring Aotearoa tells us about the opportunities we have with solar and Palmerston North's Te Manawa museum is looking for the items that captured your life in Covid lockdown First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: all the latest news from our correspondents in the US and Europe; sports reporter Barry Guy joins us from the Olympics, where the closing ceremony's about to get underway after another gold medal for us last night in Paris and we spoke with Sport NZ CEO Raelene Castle about her hopes for the Games. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: another Gold for Aotearoa this time it's the k4 500 crew - lead by our winningest ever Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington; Sports Minister Chris Bishop is here on the Champs Elysees too, we talk about investment in high performance sport in Aotearoa and more and Nathan heads to the Olympic Village to catch up with weight lifting champ David Liti. First U...

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: the Women's track team pursuit are riding for Gold - Rio medalist Eddie Dawkins recaps the action; Aimee Fisher's brother Rob joins Nathan at NZ House, as the K1 Kayaking heats up; the pole vault women's finals are underway - with 3 Kiwis in the running and Maia Ramsden is through to the 1500 metre semi finals, and loving the big crowds. First Up -...

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Kamala Harris has named her Presidential running mate; New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr is settling into Olympic village life and is ready to raise the bar tomorrow night; retiring kayaker Luuka Jones on competing at 5 Olympics and Nathan asks Kiwi Olympics diver Lizzie Rousell what it feels like, to be diving at her best. First Up - Voice of the...

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Olympic athletes, thanks to Ngai Tahu, carry a little piece of home - precious pounamu; we talk to Sarah Tetzlaff after she set an Ocenaia record in her event of speed climbing and Finn Butcher wins our third Gold of the Paris Olympics in the kayak cross - we speak to his very proud nana Val who was watching in the town hall in Ophir.. and Finn join...

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: dozens of people have been arrested in violent far-right protests in Britian; we meet Simon Limmer, the man tasked with selling New Zealand wine to France and Nathan caught up with rowing legend Emma Twigg, who's got a beautiful silver medal and is now keen to help train the next generation. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: we head to the USA where there's news of a prisoner swap between Russia and the Americans; runner and surfing enthusiast Sam Tanner joins us in the RUN-up to his first race and we have more medals!!! Bronze and Silver for our mens and womens coxless fours, while Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors fended off the defending champs an epic GOLD! First Up -...

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: we see how the Brits and Aussies are doing at these games; we catch up with our gold medal winner Black Ferns Stacey Waaka, Tyla King and Jazmin Felix-Hotham and we have another medal with Hayden Wilde's silver - Nathan asks him about his River Seine swim and any issues with either poos or the current? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Anas Mallick has the latest news out of South Asia, with news of India's first Olympic medals of the Paris games; we chat with kayaker Finn Butcher's Nana Val in Ophir up watching his races; meanwhile the Olympics are not just in Paris - we hear how it's been going for the surfing athletes in Tahiti and Nathan catches up with injured Black Ferns vet...

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Nathan has a coffee with trampolining power couple Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson; equestrian rider Tim Price joins us fresh off his 6th place finish and Kiwi triathlete Nicole van der Kaay tells the secret to navigating murky water. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: our Olympic team Chef de Mission Nigel Avery talks about all the action over the past few days, including this whole controversy over Canada spying on the Football Ferns and we catch up with triathlete Hayden Wilde, who's been going hard on his swimming ahead of his race tomorrow New Zealand time. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell; we get the latest from the US - where Joe Biden has spoken about his decision to quit the 2024 presidential race; we break down the new Olympic sport of breaking; Nathan Rarere is on the ground in Paris, taking us for a walk through New Zealand House AND interviewing our Flag Bearers; and we chat to Olympic bound golfer Daniel Hillier, and ask whether h...

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni responds to the extensive, final report on Abuse in State and Faith-based Care; we catch up with an award-winning butcher, who's a Supreme Winner for his honey-cured bacon and we hear about the challenging but rewarding job of working for DOC on a pest-free island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: We go to the US where Kamala Harris is well on the way to becoming the Democratic presidential nominee; the final report from the Abuse in Care inquiry will be made public this afternoon, we hear from a survivor who says she was re-traumatised when she was told she was not in the right demographic to give her testimony at a Royal Commission hearing and...

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: one week on from the assassination attempt, Donald Trump's out campaigning again; at home, a small community just outside Wairoa is petitioning to stop pokie machines going in to the local tavern and reporter Leonard Powell hears from Auckland central businesses struggling to survive amid the road cones, in a new street upgrade. First Up - Voice of the...

On today's First Up pod: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid at a pivotal moment in his re-election campaign; broadcasting legend John McBeth has been to a few Olympics - we find out what he's most excited to see from Paris and closer to home - Katie Kenny explains how Tauranga's got its first election after a commissioner's been in charge for years. First Up - Voice of the Nathan...

On today's First Up pod: our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin goes on a foodie road trip to the Patea Hangi Shop, where his life is changed by fry bread; Labour's Willow Jean Prime talks Oranga Tamariki, and possible cuts to youth justice and with homelessness more visible in our cities, compliance officer Gina Woolston tells us what's being done to help rough sleepers. First Up - Voice of the Natha...

On today's First Up pod: we head to Japan, where Chris Gilbert tells us about micro aggressions; we have the latest from the US where the Republican Party's about to endorse Donald Trump to run for President, just days after that assassination attempt; finance minister Nicola Willis talks all things politics and choosing whether or not to turn the heater on.... that's one of the struggles for new...

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest details from the US after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump with reaction from European leaders; closer to home - we look back at that nail-biting All Blacks win over England at Eden Park and as the government aims to increase speed limits on rural roads, reporter Leonard Powell visits one community to get a steer on the issue...

On today's First Up pod: NATO leaders gather in Washington; a West Auckland couple who lost their home in last year's floods fear they will never be homeowners again after the council's buy-out offer and 12 years since her last Olympics, Moira De Villiers has overcome a major injury to get a ticket to Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!