First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: it's moon viewing season in Japan, and that means a plethora of egg-centred fast food; we hear why Environment Canterbury rejected the government's call to scrap Ngai Tahu representation; finance minister Nicola Willis tells us how the government will be involved in Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi this week and Mahvash Ikram reports on the rising number of Kiwis facing burn-out at...

On today's First Up pod: our correspondents in Tonga and the US; the Minister is BACK - Glenn Forsyth's here with spring fruit and veges; Kiingi Tuheitia lies in state at Turangawaewae Marae - our Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux has the details of what's happening there and Leonard Powell meets two artists with disabilities who are about to have their art celebrated on the world stage in Paris. F...

On today's First Up pod: our correspondents in Tonga and the US; the Minister is BACK - Glenn Forsyth's here with spring fruit and veges; Kiingi Tuheitia lies in state at Turangawaewae Marae - our Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux has the details of what's happening there and Leonard Powell meets two artists with disabilities who are about to have their art celebrated on the world stage in Paris. F...

On today's First Up pod: we cross to Jamie Wall in South Africa where's he's following the All Blacks and enjoying the local KFC; we do some gelato tasting with this year's New Zealand Supreme Champion gelato maker; we ask Katie Kenny if we can opt out of having our social media data used to train A.I. and Tuheitia Paki, the Maori King dies aged 69. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Adrian Smith from BlinkPay joins us with the best explanation we've heard so far of what exactly Open Banking is; we also head to the Juicies factory for a tour with young entrepeneur Lennox Goodhue Wikitera; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni on politics and Treasuring Island life and drumroll please - Lydia Ko - the British Open champ and owner of the full Olympic me...

On today's First Up pod: we take another look at NZTA's recruitment of extra licence testing officers; we have good news for people who have always dreamed of owning a fibreglass hippo head and double gold medal superstar kayaker Alicia Hoskin says all sorts of people are offering their congratulations. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: changes are afoot to the government's fast track legislation - we find out more from finance minister Nicola Willis; we ask GP doctor Bryan Betty why everyone seems to have the flu or some virus at the moment *cough cough* and we're on the West Coast with DOC, where Marine Reserves are celebrating a big birthday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we wrap up a huge week in US politics; if you thought the action in Paris was over, think again - the Paralympics are kicking off this week, and New Zealand's Chef De Mission Raylene Bates joins us from Paris and what price marriage? Are weddings a victim of the economic downturn? Nathan asks a celebrant for some tips. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

First Up - The Podcast for Friday 23rd of August 2024

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!