First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: We're in Kinshasa for the latest news out of Africa; Glenn Forsyth reveals his fruit of the week; David Seymour is up early to tell us about the week in ACT; the Warriors face the Broncos tomorrow, we talk with a mega fan - is this the Warrior's year? And restaurants and cafes in Queenstown cope with the gastro outbreak. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Rishi Sunak sets out his government's climate policy; Queenstown's mystery gastro bug continues to spread, and the town's kettles are at boiling point; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us with less than a month to go until the general election and the Warriors have something special cooking this season, we hear from club centurion Monty Betham about their mighty...

On today's First Up pod: Greens co-leader James Shaw talks free lunches and broccoli pasta; they're ok as politicians, but not so good as artists - Luxo and Chippy feature on TradeMe this week; Nathan learns it isn't what you say in Mandarin but how you say it that makes the difference and a Queenstown restaurant owner talks about how they've been coping with a gastro outbreak in the tourist town....

On today's First Up pod: police in the UK have received a complaint against Russell Brand; we look at the vetting process for political hopefuls in New Zealand; Northland prepares for an influx of beach hoons; National deputy Nicola Willis insists the party's Hamilton East candidate has changed his anti-flouridation views and find out what it takes to sink one's teeth into dentistry. First Up - Vo...

On today's First Up pod: Rugby-mad Fiji is up early for this morning's game against Australia at the Rugby World Cup - we cross to the island nation for an update; the low down on TOP stuff - leader of The Opportunities Party, Raf Manji joins explains some key policies; Winston Peters delights fans in Levin and a director talks about bringing characters of a Roald Dahl classic to life on stage. Fi...

On today's First Up pod: we find out why Te Reo Maori is more than a language; Leonard Powell takes us to the final stop of his trip around the East Cape; ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden joins us from the campaign trail and three rugby supporters with very different stories head to Paris next month. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Marlborough Sounds still need their roads fixed, but council can't decide who foots the bill; we talk with the Warriors most well-known fan ahead of their home semi-final; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni talks about Labour's plan to train more doctors and First Up's own Leonard Powell takes his election roadie to Tokomaru Bay where he talks storms, slash and dama...

On today's First Up pod: we take a walk through a unique light and fire festival in Havelock North; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to us about the PREFU - otherwise known as the pre-election fiscal update; possibly the world's ugliest car is up for sale on TradeMe, but it's all for a good cause and First Up visits a high school in the tiny town of Ruatoria. First Up - Voice of the Nat...

On today's First Up pod: the latest from Morocco where almost 2700 people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the country on the weekend; we ask what will become of iwi-Maori partnership boards after the election; National's deputy Nicola Willis defines unruly tenants and we visit a remote town where locals say they feel a bit forgotten. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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...