First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: Morocco's earthquake devastates mountain villages - we'll have the latest from north Africa; Kalafi Moala is up early in Tonga with all the news to crow about; we cross to New York for the latest on the US Tennis Open and desperate dental patients on the East Cape pull out their own aching teeth - with dentists too far away and too pricey. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a well loved Auckland bakery closes its doors for the final time; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni talks India being a trade priority after the election and we meet a rugby super fan who's become a human guinea pig to fund his trip to the World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we check in with our correspondents in Australia and Africa and check out cool auctions on TradeMe; concerns the US Tennis Open has become a superspreader event thanks to a spate of players falling sick with covid-like symptoms; we ask Green Party co-leader James Shaw about National's 'net zero by 2050' target and green crosses on farm fences -- food producers explain thei...

On today's First Up pod: the hunt for a famous bass guitar; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis about taxing foreign property buyers; find out the reason a small Hawke's Bay town is buzzing and it's being called the largest gathering in the world, we go on a journey with 30 million people on a pilgrimage that was once banned. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we're in the USA where thousands of people are stuck in the mud at a music festival; we discusses China's reaction to Japan releasing nuclear waste-water; the seeds are falling out of the Big Apple, we have a report from the US tennis Open and we ask Aucklanders to try an ice cream flavour that's anything but vanilla. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Anna Thomas in for Nathan: we get the latest on a deadly blaze that's killed more than 70 people in the South African city of Johannesburg; Maui continues its long road to recovery as 388 people are still missing; Olympic gold medalist Tom Mackintosh eyes the next top prize at the World Rowing Championships in Serbia; we ask Act's deputy Brooke Van Velden why her party is...

On today's First Up pod - a Pasifika community leader who's retired from politics to return to his people; a Whanganui teenager who's in Italy for the In-line Speed Skating World Championships; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on National's whelming tax announcement and we talk to a Frenchman who's drunk tweet insulting American food got 18 million views overnight. First Up - Voice of the Nat...

On today's First Up pod - Green Party's Julie Anne Genter joins us to talk about the cuts to climate change spending; the eye-watering price one cafe is charging for an iconic Kiwi treat and National leader Christopher Luxon reckons he's spent a bit of time in Otara in his Botany electorate, so we paid it a visit too. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we speak to the author of a new report about workplace health and safety that shows on average 73 Kiwis die at work each year; National party deputy Nicola Willis talks about the fence climbing heckler, and if there is any substance to his claims; and its a winemaker showdown - we're squeezing grapes with an expert contestant ahead of the Young Viticulturist of the Year N...

On today's First Up pod - the cold facts about Aotearoa's long winter, and when (or if) we can expect the weather to get warmer; with only weeks to go until the general election, Te Pati Maori's Debbie Ngarewa Parker joins us; vying for sports superiority - the Secondary School Winter Tournament kicks off today and the RNZ sports team are here - after that massive loss to South Africa in London. F...

On today's First Up pod - the roads have way more cyclists than there used to be, we visit a humble bike shop in Mt Albert to see what got people pushing pedals; ACT Leader David Seymour joins give us the lowdown on what has been a hectic week in parliament and Auckland Council and the government agree - in principle - to a $2 billion flood recovery package, and yet not everyone is impressed. Firs...

On today's First Up pod - controversy in Whakatane over a street name that's apparently too long; Henry Riley is back from holiday as the hunt for Nadine Dorries continues; Police Minister Ginny Andersen discusses Labour's key policies for the Election - which is 52 days away now and the Warriors are flying high, but might have to move to Eden Park for the finals if they make it .. and their fans...

On today's First Up pod - the latest political poll shows support for the Green Party is up - we speak with co-leader Marama Davidson; a teenage kickboxing sensation about to represent New Zealand on the international stage and we hear from a woman who has spent nearly seven months living separately from her children after the Auckland anniversary floods damaged the family's home. First Up - Voice...

On today's First Up pod - Britain's worst child serial killer Lucy Letby is sentenced in London; tens of thousands of evacuations across British Columbia and Canada's NorthWest territories as wildfires intensify; the latest One News poll has National and ACT with 65 seats in Parliament - National's deputy Nicola Willis responds and a landmark decision in the state of Montana, which could inspire a...

On today's First Up pod - the death toll from the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui is now 114 as authorities declare it the deadliest natural disaster in state history; First Up Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth has raw details from the world of fresh produce; Te Pati Maori candidate Merepeka Raukawa Tait is with us - could their party list make history? And Football's coming home -...

On today's First Up pod - British broadcaster Michael Parkinson has died - we have a look back at his extraodinary career; David Seymour on the government's $20 billion transport plan and how ACT would pay for it; Canterbury high jumper Hamish Kerr's tall plans for the World Championships; LET THE KIDS SKATE! We've got an update about the long awaited Tairua Skate Park and the matches are over, in...

On today's First Up pod - the Matildas are out of the FIFA World Cup - recent football convert Pam Corkery on Australia's reaction; the Breakers basketball team sign their shortest player ever; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on the Dickason guilty verdict and if there is a chance of extradition and six months after the anniversary floods a West Auckland family displaced from their sodden ho...

On today's First Up pod - former President Donald Trump is facing more charges; we talk solar power with Greens co-leader Marama Davidson; we hear from a company that will let your pets fly inside the plane with you and we hear from Australia, where it's Matilda-Mania, ahead of their semi-final face-off with England in the FIFA Women's Football World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Commuters in Nelson-Tasman are buzzing with excitement about new electric buses; Spain and Sweden face off at Eden Park for the Women's World Cup semi final tonight - we farewell the FIFA from our shores; we talk tax and tomatoes with National's deputy Nicola Willis and a fruit and vege shop owner gives us a a glimpse of what removing GST from products could be like. Firs...

On today's First Up pod - the death toll from the Hawaiian wildfires heads toward 100, we cross there for the latest; Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer on Labour's plans to remove GST from fruit and veges and as a new Covid-19 variant emerges, Australian researchers discover why 20 per cent of people might never know they've had the virus. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan today: Hawaii's firestorm claims the lives of 36 people; a sell-out crowd - Tuesday's semi final in Eden Park will be the last FIFA Women's World Cup event in Aotearoa; the ACT Party makes more policy announcements...Brooke van Velden joins us; And apples... do you eat a few bites and chuck it away? Or chomp it all the way down to centre - we...

On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan today: Taking indoor cricket to the next level... we speak to a man who installed a cricket pitch in his attic; Police Minister Ginny Andersen on delays in the justice system and National's plans to ban cellphones in schools and the Barbie boom carries on, passing 1 billion dollars in global box office revenue. We hear about its impact on loc...

On today's First Up pod: Africa and the Middle-East are in our international sights this morning - as more migrant ships sink off the Italian coast: Bernard Hickey breaks down Blackrock's 2 billion dollar bid to help New Zealand reach 100 percent renewable electricity; Climate Change Minister James Shaw gives us his take on that and Auckland's proposed third harbour crossing .. and can he spell Ca...

On today's First Up pod: we head to Japan where the awkwardness of the release of the film Oppenheimer and the anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb is under the spotlight; in the UK, they've begun housing asylum seekers on a barge and we hear from All Black Dane Coles, and Karl Te Nana - on the squad selection for the Rugby World Cup in France First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: not a good weekend for New Zealand at the netball - we get the update from Bridget Tunnicliffe in South Africa; Te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waititi with their plans on caring for tamariki in need and New Zealand sourced ambulances arrive in Ukraine. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!