First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison; Stormy Daniels is back on the stand in New York; structured literacy will be in all New Zealand schools next year. But what is it? And for something really special - we're joined by the best kids band in the world - the Wiggles! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a politician has jumped ship in the UK's House of Commons; Sweden has Eurovision fever; James Parr from Trillium Technologies AKA Space James has what we need to know about rocket launches and the future of the International Space Station; we talk to a catering veteran about his concerns with changes to the lunches in schools programme and deputy leader of Labour and rumou...

On today's First Up pod: It's Stormy in New York - we have the latest from Donald Trump's hush money trial; Olympic bound surfer Billy Stairmand joins the programme, and we learn that the venue is the famous Paris surfing suburb of Tahiti and about half of New Zealand adults do not have a will. What's putting people off? Mahvash Ikram finds out. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: among all of our regular features this morning - we look back at 5 years of First Up, so we're going to take a trip down memory lane today - and listen back to some highlights since we hit the radio waves in 2019. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: LA is the centre of the swathe of protests sweeping through American universities; the Minister of Fruit and Vege is back with his Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny looks at Samoa's declaration of a dengue outbreak - and asks if it could it happen here and as a nationwide competition for creative kids has kicked off, Dr Joel Rindelaub says the future is in good hands. First U...

On today's First Up pod: we head to the UK where Londoners vote in their mayoral election; they've been May Day protests across Europe; Hamilton's council works on its long-term plan; deputy Labour leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us with her take on the week in politics and Jimmy Ellingham reports on a Palmerston North cycleway and a heated council meeting. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the latest New Zealand Property numbers have just come out, we'll dig into those with Sarah Wood from real estate.co.nz; TradeMe features an untouched mid-century time capsule and after another dog attack in Auckland, we hear from an expert in the industry about the risks with dog walking, and what regulation should be introduced. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a new dinosaur has been discovered in Patagonia; Scotland's First Minister has quit; the boss of the Breast Cancer Foundation joins us to talk about the funding boost for Pharmac and the boys are back in town - Leonard Powell catches up with the Black Caps fresh home from Pakistan ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup - and asks Ish Sodhi if cricket bats are too big these da...

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest news from the US, where Iowa and Nebraska have been hit by a swarm of tornados; term two starts today, along with it the high school cell phone ban, we hear from a principal who's already had limits on phones this year and it's nearly the end of an era with copper phone lines, we find out who's still using them. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley joins us from New York as battles are fought in US Courts with Harvey Weinstein set to face retrail and Donald Trump returning before the Supreme Court; ANZAC commemorations aren't limited to New Zealand and Australia, Kalafi Moala reports on how the day is marked in Tonga; Rain is causing chaos across Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana and The Phoen...

On today's First Up pod: we cross the ditch to our mate Pam Corkery in Australia; Former president Donald Trump's trial continues; a Malaya veteran talks about keeping photos safe in hot sticky environment during the Emergency and we clear up the validity of a decades old tales about a superstar signing in a West Auckland Mall. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our South America correspondent has news of climate change and dengue fever; Japan prepares to fire-up long mothballed nuclear plants; we meet a Rotorua woman who's fighting fast fashion, one tee shirt at a time and we start a new regular feature with the Department of Conservation - this month we learn about a parasitic plant that actually has a lot to give. First Up - Vo...

On today's First Up pod: we get the latest on Israel; the Ukraine aid package has people talking from North America to Europe; Leonard Powell went along to the Halberg games, and met some incredible young athletes with disabilities and the music reviewer who listened to all 68 Taite Music Award entries just once! Was that fair? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We have the latest from the Trump trial in New York; Katie Kenny updates us on the 3000 public sector job cuts; we've got news on an auction for anyone who's wished they could walk a mile in Michael Jordan's shoes; The Minister is here with his fruit of the week and the beautiful town of Taupo welcomes Supercars for the first time. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Heavy rain in Pakistan has left hundreds of people dead; there's a lot of concern in the disabled community about the future of funding - we hear from Labour's disability spokesperson Priyanca Radakrishnan and we go to Great Barrier Island, where they've run out of landfill space, and are getting busy recycling. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Donald Trump couldn't stay awake during jury selection; we talk with Honiana Love from 'Nga Taonga' Sound and Vision who says they're keen to house NewsHub's video archive and tramp champ Dylan Schmidt is getting ready for his third Olympics. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we cross to Israel in the wake of Iran's retaliatory attack and get reaction from the US and Europe; our Aussie correspondent Pam Corkery has the details of Saturday's knife attack in Bondi Junction in Sydney and we hear how people feel about public transport subsidies ending next month. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: OJ Simpson has died; public service cuts are dominating the headlines - Katie Kenny explains what that's all about; the Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth is back with the fruit of the week and Warriors Captain Tohu Harris gives us the scoop on the team's taping techniques First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Westland District Mayor Helen Lash joins us with the latest after a whole lot of rain; Russia blames Khazakstan for record flooding; deputy leader of the Opposition, Carmel Sepuloni is here to talk targets and job losses and pie loving swimming world champ Lewis Clareburt hits the pool at the National Champs, but has Paris on his mind. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the government's ordering schools to publish students' attendance data every week, we'll hear from a primary school principal to see how straight forward; Alex Baird joins us from the Middle East where the fragile Gaza ceasefire talks are continuing and an Ashburton dance teacher fights to keep the local hall where she's taught for nearly 50 years. First Up - Voice of the...

On today's First Up pod - today with Jimmy Ellingham: finance minister Nicola Willis talks targets, MPs' pay and the upcoming Budget; a tiny North American ghost town turns boom town for a total solar eclipse and the biggest band in Aotearoa is hitting the tiny, far flung venue of Te Kao Marae, where they've been keeping the secret for months. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - today with Anna Thomas: We hear from correspondent Mitch McCann - whose got his eyes on the skies as the US prepares to see a total solar eclipse; Nita Blake Persen is in Europe with the latest as Germany struggles with the ethics of sending weapons to Israel and Greta Thunberg gets arrested twice in the Hague; closer to home - Invercargill councillor Barry Stewart joins...

On today's First Up pod: President Biden is to speak with the Israeli Prime Minister for the first time since aid workers killed; Relief Aid is a group helping get food and water into Gaza - it's founder Mike Seawright is with us and what's the gang problem that the government's trying to solve? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: in the UK the Royal Mail is cutting deliveries and for £150, you can have tea and a tour at Balmoral Castle; a new play explores Maoriness; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni is back with us to talk politics and solo sailor Lisa Blair is tacking across the Tasman hoping to become the quickest to cross etween Sydney and Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have an update on Molly the magpie and the staffy named Peggy in Australia; in the Middle East, Al Jazeera is in the sights of Israel's government; we hear from health campaigner Max Harris on his experience within our system and we talk to some Auckland residents who think the idea of the green food waste bin is rubbish. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!