First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - Russia appears to be pulling out of Kherson; results are trickling through for the US Midterms; we talk about the banks huge profits with the deputy prime minister and finance minister Grant Robertson and we hear about a dark century-old secret in Whanganui. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have the very latest on the US midterm elections; a computer algorithim may have solved the case of the missing Lord Lucan; why diagnosing ADHD in adults is difficult and after all the hype and controversy, David Farrier's film Mr Organ opens in cinemas tomorrow. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We're in Egypt as the UN Cop 27 Conference gets underway.. but will we see any real action on the climate emergency? There's a rare opportunity to see a blood moon tonight - Stardome astronomer Rob Davison explains the best ways to catch it and National's deputy leader Nicola Willis calls for an independent inquiry into whether the Reserve Bank contributed to financial in...

On today's First Up pod - the midterm elections are about to get underway in the US - control of the the House and Senate is in the balance, and is Trump a factor again? The head of the Early Childhood Council discusses the government's new ECE scheme which helps parents with their childcare costs; how magnificent were the Black Ferns on Saturday? We talk sport and NCEA exams begin today, the firs...

On today's First Up pod - the Deputy PM Grant Robertson talks about the latest financial stability report warning of a rocky road ahead; we ask an expert about the "variant soup" that's leading to rising Covid case numbers as we head into summer plus, that Kane Williamson dropped catch and the blasphemers accusing him of cheating!!!!! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - a leading immunologist says we're "driving ourselves off a cliff" thanks to more a relaxed approach to Covid; the West Coast prepares for a month's worth of rain in just 36 hours plus, prospective employers are trying to lure workers with more money, more time off and even requests to bring pets to work. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Jair Bolsonaro has been ousted by Lula da Silva in the Brazlian elections; what are the implications for New Zealand after the world's richest man Elon Musk's purchase of social media giant Twitter - we ask tech expert Paul Spain; Why is scaramoush scaramoush can you do the fandango important today and a Hamilton shop owner speakes to us about the frustrations of being a...

On today's First Up pod - at least 150 people are killed in a crowd crush in Korea - we have the latest news from there and from our correspondents in the United States and in Europe; as Covid cases rise, what is brain fog and how do you know if you have it - we hear from one of the few New Zealand physicians researching post-Covid and air travellers are crying foul over how much they're forking o...

On today's First Up pod - more than 100 cases of Ebola have been identified as an outbreak in Uganda spreads - Nabil Ahmed tells us more; we head to Lyttelton where they've just had a cruise ship visit for the first time in 11 years; a monster weekend of sport awaits .. the overlapping All Blacks and Black Ferns games. Which will you watch live? And its Croc-Tober, 20 years of CROCS, the plastic c...

On today's First Up pod - In the UK a new Prime Minister has just taken over, the Australian Government is turning to the private sector to solve the country's affordable home crisis and Jacinda Ardern visits Antarctica. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Australian Federal budget has been announced, Liz Truss has passed the baton to new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Covid cases are on the rise again with over sixteen thousand cases reported over the past week. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Rishi Sunak is to be the new UK prime minister; Russia's latest rattling of the nuclear sabre in Ukraine; Rotorua has lost $17 million in tourism spending in three months. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - After 44 days Liz Truss has gone - a new prime minister will be elected within a week; the new mayor of Matamata joins us and we talk New Zealand pizza with one of the stars of the Italian women's rugby team as they approach the business end of the World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - get a dose of arts for your woes from the Art Chemist at the Nelson Arts Festival; Whanganui's new mayor gets up early for us; no prizes for guessing that inflation is the big story morning - increasingly people are turning to clearance grocery stores where products might be close to or past their best-by dates. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Can Liz Truss hang on to the British Prime Minister-ship? A report into Middlemore Hospital's emergency department has described it as dysfunctional, overcrowded and unsafe - Sarah Dalton from the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists responds; National won't rule out working with New Zealand First at the next election and the new mayor of Invercargill Nobby Clark t...

On today's First Up pod - new research shows kids who tell the blunt truth are often judged more harshly by grown-ups; as the country's mayors gather in the capital over the next couple of days, we catch up with a few of them about their first week in the job - First Up is Whangarei Mayor Vince Cocurullo and the cost of living is only going one way.. and it isn't down..we look at the cost of meat!...

On today's First Up pod - the Parkland mass-shooter Nikolas Cruz has been sentenced; the cost of building a home has reached a new record high; Christchurch is the epicentre of the arts and culture world this weekend - the Garden City plays host to the hip hop summit and 32 dogs will display the latest in canine couture at the Colombo Dog Fashion Show. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're in Ukraine and Russia as attacks on key infrastructures continue; we meet the 23-year-old who could become the youngest mayor in the country today; the deputy prime minister Grant Robertson speaks to us from the United States and Ruapehu businesses say the government should step in to help ski field operator RAL stay afloat to avoid disaster for the district. First...

On today's First Up pod - the government's proposed agricultural emissions scheme got the two repsonses you'd expect - some farmers say it could put them out of business, while environmentalists say it doesn't go far enough; we find out about the emergency pods popping up in Tairawhiti in preparation for the next natural disaster and the future of the company which runs the Whakapapa and Turoa Ski...

On today's First Up pod - More than 80 cruise missiles slam into targets across Ukraine; we're in the Chathams as hundreds of pilot whales beach themselves on Pitt Island; National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks local body elections; we speak to the Wellington rescue centre that's taken on an AXO-LOT of acolotls and why was voter turnout so low for the local government elections? First Up - V...

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest on Thursday's mass shooting at a child care centre in Thailand; in this part of the world it's all about our new local leaders this morning - we speak to the newly-elected mayors of Coromandel and Nelson, and one of the few left-of-centre candidates to prevail, Wellington's new Mayor Tory Whanau, reckons the local government election process badly needs...

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: We touch down in the USA and Africa to find out the big stories there - as well as catching up with our Minister of Fruit and Veges; we're joined by one of the stars of the England women's rugby team, who are tipped as the favourites to win the Rugby World Cup which kicks off at Eden Park tomorrow and we catch up with Breakers ahea...

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss pledges to get the country through its current economic turmoil; our deputy prime minister Grant Robertson discusses the better-than-expected state of the government's books; a major new study has raised serious questions about the safety of our national game - we hear from the partner of former All Blac...

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: Golfer Ryan Fox on his 1.5 million dollar win at the home of golf; Green MP Chloe Swarbrick discusses her Alcohol Harm Minimisation Bill. Why so much opposition from both sides of the house? Take an extra jersey when you head out this morning it's going to be chilly. Weatherman Phillip Duncan tells us what it'll be like where you a...

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: we get the latest from the UK on the goverment's U-turn on tax cuts; meanwhile, National's Deputy Nicola Willis accuses the Prime Minister of "political mischief making" by comparing her party's tax policy to the UK Tories' disastrous package; a clean kettle is a quiet kettle and a Kiwi in Ukraine says the country's defenders appea...