First Up Podcast

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!

On today's First Up pod: the Silver Ferns fall to Jamaica - will they make the semi-finals?? Bridget Tunnicliffe joined us from South Africa; Donald Trump is due in court...again; ACT's flies high in the latest political poll. Deputy leader Brooke van Velden is with us and we pay homage to an RNZ legend, who is retiring on his 65th birthday today. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We're in South Africa, where the Silver Ferns are taking on the hosts in the Netball World Cup; the latest Newshub Reid Research poll has ACT and National on track to govern alone - we speak with deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni and we talk to a teacher and parents about the 14.5 percent pay rise for secondary school teachers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: news out of Aussie and the Middle East; the depths of winter bring wild weather and a polar blast - Weatherwatch's Philip Duncan is monitoring the situation and Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on transport and getting Wellington moving. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's hot as in Japan while UK have suffered through a cold wet summer; National's deputy Nicola Willis on their transport policy, and sex education in schools and 500 women will gather at a conference in Auckland today to celebrate start-ups and entrepreneurship. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns are out of the World Cup; the All Blacks triumph at the MCG; we'll see how mixed martial arts is having an impact on Maori athletes and an Aboriginal community is accused of being un-Australian for choosing healthy food options and ditching the sausage sizzle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: July this year is likely to be declared the hottest year in hundreds if not thousands of years; we meet the NZer with THE greatest job in the whole world - chief judge for the NZ Ice cream and gelato awards; Act's Deputy Brooke Van Velden on her party's roading policy and whether the GST should be removed from fruit and veges and we head up north to Kamo High School, to le...

On today's First Up pod: A London jury finds actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of sexual assault; back home, cleaners picket for fair pay; five ministers down in five months.. deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on Labour's chances of winning the election and former silver ferns captain Adine Wilson on the Silver Ferns chances of winning back to back Netball World Cups. First Up - Voice of the Natha...

On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns lost to the Philippines, we break down what went wrong; Green Party health spokesperson Ricardo Menendez-March on his recently launched dental campaign and a 20 year old entrepreneur and his carwash business that is taking off. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Kiri Allan's resigned from all her portfolios but remains the MP for East Coast, we ask how it's affected those in Tai Rawhiti; the Football Ferns are back in action tonight, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks a bit of footy to go with the politics and Game Over? - researchers are concerned most video games released pre-2010 could soon be lost forever. First Up -...

On today's First Up pod: the number of New Zealanders sleeping in cars is getting close to 500 - Susan St John is with us to talk poverty and politics and holding on by your teeth, sprinting for the finish line - we take a peak into the unusal world of camel racing in outback Australia. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: extreme heat grips the northern hemisphere from Europe and United States to Japan; "window dressing" ACT says the government's recent announcements to tackle youth crime doesn't go far enough - we ask what they believe is a better solution; game on - a record crowd fills Eden Park for the opening night of the FIFA Women's World Cup and this time for Africa! Meet the Kiwi s...

On today's First Up pod: Australia bails out of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and throws the future of the sporting event in doubt - we talk with shot-putter Tom Walsh and correspondent Pam Corkery in Australia; the Green Party bounces back in the latest poll and a German former professional football player hopes women around the world are inspired by the FIFA World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nath...

On today's First Up pod: we get to the bottom of a 'putrid smell' coming from a West Coast landfill; we hear about a Japanese town that has proposed allowing residents to control mayors salary with polling numbers; National holds firm on its stance to transfer money away from road saftey measures and Feta Finale...the new trade deal with the European Union means we need a new name for the cheese w...

On today's First Up pod: We get the latest from the US and the Pacific; excitement builds as The Fifa Womens Football world cup is upon us and Te Pati Maori are getting into the spirit of the season, not only with a Matariki celebration over the weekend, but a campaign launch too.

On today's First Up pod: NATO is meeting in Lithuania - we get the latest from Europe and the UK; Te Pati Maori wants it, the Greens are asking for it and the finance minister admits he was a fan, so will Chris Hipkins really be able to keep his no wealth tax promise, if re-elected? A new study finds plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua is comparable with lakes in Europe and the United States and it'...

On today's First Up pod: Auckland Transport says its closing pedestrian crossings over railway lines for safety, but communities say they aren't getting a clear explanation; Greens co-leader James Shaw joins us to talk about the Green Party manifesto and we talk to a commercial cleaner who says the mould this year is nothing like she's seen before. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!