First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - most people use vaping to quit smoking, but what if vaping becomes the addiction? We find out the tertiary education union's view on the government's 128 million dollar bail out; we celebrate the day when a man took on a supposedly deadly nightshade and Tairua businesses join forces to get the help they need. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Correspondent Ellie Jay checks in from the Glastonbury Festival, the G7 tackles gender equality, Tauranga city council tackles traffic woes, and the need for food banks is higher than ever in Aotearoa First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Amazing news over the weekend as a coup attempt unfolded in Russia, a 21 year old Speed Cuber Max Park has set a new world record for the fastest time to solve a rubiks cube and Auckland Council is hoping new food scrap bins will save sending 100,000 tonnes of foodwaste to landfill.

On today's First Up pod - a chaotic year for Labour, we ask Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni how she feels about it; an aircraft detects underwater noises in the search area for the missing Titanic submersible, we talk to an explorer who's visited the site of the wreck twice; what's in the skies at the winter solstice and rower Robbie Manson is back in black and will represent New Zealand aga...

On today's First Up pod - we ask Michael Baker if it's time to get rid of Covid isolation or reduce it from seven to five days; Greens co-leader Marama Davidson on making the accusation that led to her being asked to leave Parliament during question time; the rolling teacher strikes continue but so does the Big Sing in Auckland today. One of the teachers who has an exemption to attend joins us and...

On today's First Up pod - we ask Consumer's boss Jon Duffy if there is a way to avoid the mystery ticket fees you're paying; the government abandons a funding condition of its flagship budget policy - National's deputy Nicola Willis gives us her take and a cross between Tinder and Air bnb, we talk to the co-founder of an online service that's matching people who have available shed space with thos...

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson is found to have lied to a inquiry into his conduct during covid lockdowns; ACT were doing street corner constituent catch ups - we ask deputy Brooke Van Velden why she's now headed indoors. And its not just any house and Marc Ellis tells us about his new shares in the Highlanders, as well as reliving some fond Carisbrook memories. First Up - Voice of the Na...

On today's First Up pod - we ask deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni about gang tensions in Opotiki and the ongoing secondary school teacher's strike and we hit the road to find out why there is a 61 cent price difference per litre for 91 fuel across our biggest city. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump is due to appear in court facing criminal charges; an auction for a ceramic pot, glazed with silt sourced from the aftermath of cyclone Gabrielle; Opotiki effectively shuts down for a gang funeral, we ask Greens co-leader James Shaw if the government is too soft on crime and as the cost of living impacts our pantries, we hear about some families' reliance on...

On today's First Up pod - at least 10 people are dead after a bus transporting guests home from a wedding crashed in Australia's Hunter Valley; an RNZ web journalist who altered online stories to include "pro kremlin garbage" says he did it for five years and was never questioned - we ask National's Deputy Nicola Willis what should happen next and the doctor will see you now - the online health pr...

On today's First Up pod - former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested; Ukraine's forces make their move against Russia - the long-awaited counteroffensive has begun; kick flips vs Nimbys as the battle over a Coromandel skatepark goes to court and Piha locals warn against disaster tourism, as visitors climb slips and unstable cliffs to look at the damage caused by Cyclone Gabri...

On today's First Up pod - Smoke from the Canadian wildfires sends New York's air quality into the hazardous range; Act Party deputy Brooke Van Velden lights up your Friday; there's been a mass rescue of children from an Sudanese orphanage, Nabil Ahmed reports from Ghana; we wish a happy birthday to Disney's most interesting characters plus we visit an East Auckland Pie Shop going gangbusters on Ti...

On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry finishes his testimony at the High Court in London; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni is with us as pressure mounts on Michael Wood to resign; as schools around the country ditch NCEA level one exams, an Auckland principal tells us why he's bringing it back and the US PGA Tour teams up with the Saudi backed LIV golf circuit - we can't find anyone happy ab...

On today's First Up pod - A convicted child killer in Australia has been pardoned after 20 years in jail; Prince Harry gives 5 hours of testimony; Tonga's King adresses the country's illicit drug problem; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on your rental horror stories and why her party wants to hear from you and the Government announces a crackdown on youth vaping but could they have gone furt...

On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry is due in court - we're in London for the latest; a zoo in Japan so good the wild animals are breaking in! National's Nicola Willis on the King's honours list, police numbers and Auckland airport shares and a smart young woman whose last minute effort won her the opportunity of a lifetime. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Perlina Lau hosting today: Auckland's public on the proposal to sell the city's airport shares - ACT leader David Seymour talks about what his constituents think, ACT's new candidate for Pakuranga and mayor Wayne Brown's media antics and the National scrabble champs are on this weekend - 11-time Kiwi champ Howard Warner tells us what word - helped him clean up - with a wh...

On today's First Up pod - Perlina Lau hosting today: police minister Ginny Anderson talks crime, police numbers and fog cannons; we're at Government House as the pilots who waded through falling ash to reach casualties in the aftermath of the Whakaari White Island explosion receive NZ Bravery Awards for risking their own lives and a young man who wants to take on the system that failed him and his...

On today's First Up pod - we get news from the Pacific, Australia and the Middle East; at home we ask Greens co-leader James Shaw about the housing crisis, bilingual signs and a drop in the polls; Air NZ is named the world's best airline and desperate to return home - a 69 year old man with intellectual disabilities is forced out of the only town he has ever known. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - President Erdogan wins Turkey's election and secures his third decade in parliament; National's deputy Nicola Willis on her party's housing flip flop and bi-lingual street signs and will it smell like armpits, vomit on the pavement and burning rubber on the road? A new fragrance is promising to mimic one of the country's most iconic streets in the name of charity. First U...

On today's First Up pod - Votes in Turkey's presidential run-off election are being counted; Newshub's Mitch McCann is at the Indianapolis 500; there was a massive weekend multi-vaccination drive in Auckland - so how many turned up? The director of a film that exposes the oppression of Uyghur and Kazakh minorities in China and a young woman whose life changed forever when a balcony fell on her, bu...

On today's First Up pod - car maker Ford reverses it's decision to scrap AM radios in their American-built cars; we talk bank for your buck as an iconic Akaroa landmark goes up for sale; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni on another interest rate hike and selling the budget to the Pacific community and the island dance group from Rotuma - performing to keep their language alive. First Up - Voic...

On today's First Up pod - car maker Ford reverses it's decision to scrap AM radios in their American-built cars; we talk bank for your buck as an iconic Akaroa landmark goes up for sale; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni on another interest rate hike and selling the budget to the Pacific community and the island dance group from Rotuma - performing to keep their language alive. First Up - Voic...

On today's First Up pod - we talk to Zoo Miami about a disturbing video of a Kiwi being shown off under bright lights and handled by guests; how would New Zealand deal with a serious maritime emergency without an ocean going tug? And the joy of finding something - so precious - that you thought was lost forever. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - UK home secretary Suella Braverman denies 'untoward' meddling over speeding tickets; we're on the line to Japan where the G7 got an unexpected guest from Kyiv; is ordering a mild butter chicken is the biggest of the food crimes and heartfelt advice about teenagers and fast cars - from a mother who knows First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the G7 Summit; Greytown's Little Theatre is going to the races in "Ladies Day"; we ask a lawyer how good the Government deal with Glenbrook Steel Mill to halve climate emissions is and we trace the source of Persian spices wafting through an upmarket Auckland suburb. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!