First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: we whip around the planet from Australia to the USA and the Middle-East for the latest world news; Kiwi Lulu Sun has lost her quarter final at Wimbledon - we talk with Te Anau Tennis Club boss Greg Sheppard who's been up through the night watching her match and two weeks on from the latest Wairoa flood, the big clean-ups underway but there's not much space left at the land...

On today's First Up pod: all the news from round the globe and exotic Tauranga in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty; Housing Minister Chris Bishop catches up on the week in politics and Lulu Sun is the first New Zealand woman ever to make Wimbledon's quarter finals - Nathan asked her coach Vlado Platenik about playing before such a tough crowd. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: A landslide win for Labour in the UK election; President Biden's not giving up his campaign despite growing calls for him to do just that; we catch up with guard Gus Dallow and proud dad Luke, who've been in Turkey as our under-17 team play off for the bronze medal and how do you keep the bugs away and when should you see your GP? Dr Cate Mills is here to help. First Up -...

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: RNZ political editor Jo Moir is with us from London, where polls are about to close in a dramatic UK election; Katie Kenny explains Mayoral Funds - we've been hearing about them with the recent storm damage in Hawke's Bay; we look ahead to the first All Blacks test this weekend and we visit the town of Glorit ...Recently put on the map after a few loose...

On today's First Up pod: only one more sleep until we get the results of the UK election and France gears up for the second election round; closer to home we talk school testing and all things political with Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni and up in Northland, reporter Peter de Graaf talks mid-winter Matariki Manus! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the US Supreme Court has given 'some degree of immunity from prosecution' to former President Donald Trump; we hear from a driving instructor about the government bringing back fees for re-sitting driver licence tests and with more adult children living with their parents, we ask when they should pay board and why. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's election week in the UK, we get updates from London; we hear about an attempted coup in Bolivia; hiking fees for Mount Fuji and a motorised suitcase - all go in Japan; ACC's James Whitaker explains why so many of us slip, trip and fall at home; Nicola Willis has words of warning over petrol prices in Auckland and after yet another flood, a Wairoa man has to repair his...

On today's First Up pod: after a shocker of a Presidential debate for US TV watchers, we talk about the fallout; we've got the latest on the elections in France and Iran; the Auckland regional fuel tax has been lifted, we're joined by the boss of Waitomo Group to see what the changes will look like and how much cash have you got in your wallet these days? And are businesses allowed to make you pay...

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On today's First Up pod: Mitch McCann has the news on President Biden's campaign out of New York; Russia targets Ukraine's power infrastructure in heavy drone and missile attacks - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the details; Glenn Forsyth tells Nathan Rarere about the Oakley family who have grown potatoes in Canterbury for six generations; Some taxpayers have been hit with a surprise bill from the IRD,...

On today's First Up pod: Boeing's problems are not limited to Earth - they've spread to space; in Zambia they're dealing with lions around schools and an elephant has killed a tourist; Explainer editor Katie Kenny explains bird strike, and how it affects aircraft; and its the Super Rugby Final this weekend - rugby reporter Joe Porter casts his eye on the big rugby final and blues winger Caleb Clar...

On today's First Up pod: Independence could be on the cards once again for Scotland; Japan receives our Prime Minister Luxon's trade delegation; the Breast Cancer Foundation is here with what you need to know about getting a scan, and doing self checks and we go to a Northland high school, with a legendary steel-pan band tradition. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: he brought sexy back but now he's bringing back drink driving - Bevan Hurley reports on Justin Timberlake's DUI arrest; Auckland Airport unveils a new walkway between terminals - the 'green line' given a green light to go live this morning; an 80 year old man tells Auckland Council if he dies waiting for his flood-damaged home to be assessed, it'll be their fault and Black...

On today's First Up pod: the UK's Conservative party hits record lows in the polls; the Prime Minister's plane broke down on it's trade mission to Japan - we ask Finance Minister Nicola Willis when we are getting another one; Captain David Morgan from Air New Zealand tells us how pilots deal with turbulence and engines catching fire and we meet a DOC ranger who's been working on Mt Taranaki for 49...

On today's First Up pod: the Princess of Wales has made her first public appearance while she's being treated for cancer; NZ Post won't deliver mail to a new Queenstown suburb and some residents face a two year wait for a PO Box and we find out how many cups of coffee a 'head coffee taster' can consume in a week. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: the Black Caps crash and burn at the T20 World Cup - we hear if the tournament is having an impact in the USA; Kiwi running sensation Maia Ramsden is with us to talk NCAA glory, Paris Olympic hopes and Weet-Bix cravings and we meet the 83 year old who is training her 15th guide dog for Blind Low Vision NZ First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Cancer patients turn to givealittle as the government's funding promises continue to go unfullfilled .. Labour's Jan Tinetti responds; seven Lotto winners shared a cool 50 million dollars over the weekend.. but a few of them still havent claimed their share and good news from Fiordland - a man is found after getting lost on the Dore Pass in Milford Sound on a tramp with fr...

On today's First Up pod: the jury has found Hunter Biden guilty on all counts in his firearms case; Australia's opposition is hoping to make nuclear power an election issue; we find out that Fieldays isn't all agriculture and tractors and Olympics bound track cyclist Sam Dakin breaks down the nuts and bolts of the sport, on and off the bike. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: one of the judges of this year's Bacon and Ham awards joins us; a cancer patient forced to pay for his own drugs claims 'the government cares more about potholes than people's health' we put his claim to Minister Nicola Willis and sixteen months after the Auckland Anniversary floods, patience is running out for home owners who are still waiting for a council decision. Firs...

On today's First Up pod: we have updates from the Middle-East as four hostages taken last October are returned to their families and the reaction to the hostage rescue from New York; Natha meets the man behind the hammond organ at St Louis sports games and dirty nappies, old shoes and a broken cement block - Auckland Council warns residents flouting recycling rules. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: President Biden addresses D-Day commemorations in France; in South Africa the ANC prepares to share power for the first time since apartheid; RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny has the details on the government's plans for pandemic preperation and the man with the world's largest collection of fossilised feces opens his own museum First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin tells us about street crime in central New Plymouth; does an expired RAT test still accurately tell you if you've got Covid? Biochemistry Professor Kurt Krause has the answers; speaking of Covid - the coalition government has announced that part time workers could get less sick leave under a possible law change - we'll ask Labour's deputy...

On today's First Up pod: amongst our international news, the trial of President Biden's son Hunter is underway; TradeMe's got a vehicle up for grabs that will let you drive to the shops like a Prime Minister and staying with cars - some Kiwis are paying 3000 dollars a year to insure their Toyota Aquas. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!