First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - the US vetoed a UN Security Council demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; we're find out about Swedish Christmas traditions; champion advice on best shots for a successful game of mini golf and closer to home, e-bikes were all the rage here during the pandemic, now roving reporter Leonard Powell hits the streets to find out if people are still on the electric bandwag...

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from the conflict in Gaza; US financial support for Ukraine is on the senate bargaining table; we check out the brilliant line up of artists at Auckland's Music in Parks this summer and Trevor's done it! After being choppered to intensive care a few months back, the Dannevirke man's now walked from home to Wellington to raise money for his rescuers. Firs...

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson appears infront of the UK's inquiry into covid-19; Labour MP and shadow leader of the House Kieran McAnulty talks politics; an Auckland man who got so sick of people calling his city boring he decided to prove them wrong and a teenager who's become the first ever ice figure skater from New Zealand to be selected for the Winter Youth Olympic Games. First Up -...

On today's First Up pod - UN officials say there's nowhere safe to go in Gaza; we talk to a former chair of climate change negotiations who says COP28 doesn't seem to be focussed on its primary goal - limiting global warming; Tauranga businesses are confused by the city council's proposal to introduce a congestion charge to the city's streets and we're pool-side with swim coach legend Mark Bone -...

On today's First Up pod - the latest on Gaza with ABC journalist Riley Stuart; we hear how the Far North District Council is using maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar - to schedule its meetings; protests against the government's policies on te Tiriti o Waitangi are taking place around the country today - we hear what's happening and why and Nicola Willis joins us to talk money, tobacco, and winn...

On today's First Up pod - a slip has closed State Highway 2 north of Napier - we catch up with Wairoa mayor Craig Little as the northern Hawke's Bay town is still cut off from the south; we hear the latest from around the world with our people in the US, Europe and the Middle-East and back home - while many people use artifical christmas trees, the market for the real pine is still thriving... rov...

On today's First Up pod - the truce between Israel and Hamas gets extended again, but it's hanging in the balance; a new study says patients who should've gone elsewhere aren't to blame for overcrowding in Emergency Departments and the Goverment is set to introduce one hour a day of reading, writing and maths at schools, but a principal says that's not what will improve outcomes. First Up - Voice...

On today's First Up pod - prisoner exchanges continue as the Israel-Hamas truce is extended; in India, all 41 trapped tunnel workers have been rescued; eight truck loads full of free fencing is about to be delivered to farmers in Wellsford, we talk to the man leading the convoy and Palmerston North residents hear how their community will pay the price if Massey University continues to slash staff...

On today's First Up pod - we're in the Middle East as the four day truce enters its final day; finance minister Nicola Willis on the timeline for the mini mini budget and why smokers will pay for tax cuts and the number of rugby referees is declining in New Zealand with a PhD study saying money might be the answer. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - there's a temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war - we get the latest on the hostage deal and we go to West Auckland, where flood-hit homeowners are now dealing with the illegal dumping of rubbish. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest news out of the BIG APPLE with Bevan Hurley; Nabil joins us from Africa, as lions and hyena's are being rescued from the war zone in Sudan; it looks like today's the day we'll get a new government; the newly re-appointed Minister of Fruit and Veggies celebrates an industry milestone and we catch up with Hannah Pascoe - a blind cyclist riding tandem from...

On today's First Up pod - there is to be a four day pause in fighting in Gaza, and a hostage exchange - we'll have more on that soon have reaction from the UK; we talk with the 22 year old man riding his e-scooter all the way to Bluff to raise money for men's health through Movember; we ask Carmel Sepuloni what makes a great Deputy PM and we check in with the country's Most Beautiful Large Town. F...

On today's First Up pod - a potential truce and hostage deal in the Middle East, we get the latest from Tel Aviv; Kalafi Moala reports on the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands; we have a list of the most popular toys for Christmas 2023; more flight disruptions are expected in Wellington thanks to bad weather and physics teacher and former Tall Black Nick Horvath talks about becoming an author....

On today's First Up pod - the UK's chief science official fronts up to the Covid-19 inquiry; Japan is to buy missiles from the US and North Korea isn't overly impressed; Woolworths is asking for a bit of peace, love and understanding at the supermarket; an Invercargill school principal who says he's moving to Australia because the education sector in Aoteraoa faces too many challenges with too few...

On today's First Up pod - The WHO calls the al-Shifa hospital a death zone - we have the latest from the conflict in Gaza and reaction from the USA; Peter Dunne's here as coalition talks stretch into another week and also the thinking game for fans of steak cut chips, our reporter Leonard Powell finds out what it takes to put together a pub quiz. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham - highlights from a high-stakes meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping - we get the latest from Gyles Beckford at the APEC summit in San Francisco; we talk with a Jewish-Israeli chef who's advocating for peace, and a ceasefire in Gaza and swimmers can get back in the water after a rahui over part of Waitemata harbour has been lifted following a major...

On today's First Up pod - we cross to Israel where Gaza's biggest hospital is being described as being 'like a cemetery'; a Kiwi medical aid ship is stuck in Fiji as the nation faces Tropical Cyclone Mal; we catch up with brilliant Black Cap Rachin Ravindra's dad Ravi and TradeMe has the scoop - summer's getting closer! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Suella Braverman has been sacked as the UK's Home Secretary; we ask Nicola Willis about the 'jagged edges' around tax putting a handbrake on a coalition deal; staff and students at a Wairoa school shave their heads in support of one of their own and it's not often a road is built ahead of schedule and under budget - First Up broke the news to Coromandel locals that State...

On today's First Up pod - we learn why water safety is more than just knowing how to swim - and why the Indian community is being targeted and we hear the beautiful story of a 96 year old man who's been climbing Maungakiekie One Tree Hill in memory of his late wife. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - drama at the Pacific Islands Forum as the Nauruan delegation storms out; in the US, the actor's strike is over; Professor Michael Baker tells us we could be seeing another wave of Covid and political pundit Toby Manhire joins us to mull over what could be happening in those secretive coalition talks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - pro-Palestine march set for Armistice day across the UK is under fire; Egypt could be negotiating a 1 day ceasefire in Gaza conflict as Qatar does deals for a prisoner swap; Badjelly the Witch is back on book shop shelves, we speak to Spike Milligan's daughter and the cricket world cup is starting to get consequential, we do a vibe check with Blackcaps batting coach Luke...

On today's First Up pod - we hear from a young golfer who's just become the first Samoan to claim the New Zealand Women's Amateur Championship title; a film experience with live actors providing the script, music and foley and is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops a nation? Or we moving on now? Our reporter Leonard Powell finds out. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Henry Riley updates us on a Scottish sheep named Fiona; Chris Gilbert is in Tokyo where G7 leaders will gather over the next few days - wars in Gaza and Ukraine sure to be high on the agenda; we catch up with a blind woman who's cycling the length of Aotearoa and a yarn stranger than fiction - we've got the true story of the larrikin behind the Melbourne Cup. First Up - V...

On today's First Up pod - with only a year until the next US presidential election we have the latest from Donald Trump's legal troubles; there's been a hostage situation at Hamburg airport overnight; ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden joins us to talk coalition negotiations and get your grab bag - we've got some easy hacks to help you get ready ready for a tsunami. First Up - Voice of the Nathan...

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump and Robert De Niro have both been in New York courtrooms this week - as has Bevan Hurley who will tell us how those trials are progressing; the special votes have been counted - we talk with coalition veteran Peter Dunne about the National Party's options for government and we hear the hellish first hand story of the pressure our hospitals are facing. First U...