First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - a new study finds Maori and Pacific patients could be missing out on critical heart treatment because diagnosis methods were developed for white Americans; the government denies playing politics by failing to introduce tougher mask restrictions - we gauge reaction on the street and also hear from an emergency department doctor who says we've dropped the ball. First Up - V...

On today's First Up pod - drama at the Pacific Islands Forum as Chinese officials are ejected from a key meeting; we're joined by a Christchurch butcher at his wit's end after his business was flooded for the sixth time in just three years and a former cop-turned criminal barrister calls the Government's new gang laws "all huff and very little stuff". First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - senior citizens afraid to leave home because of declining mask use, we hear from Grey Power's president; Wellington's Sky Stadium is scrambling to get staff thanks to Covid and winter bugs and buckle up for time travel - the world's most powerful telescope has captured images of starlight from billions of years ago. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Pacific Islands Forum's in disarray after Kiribati's 11th hour decision not to take part; Japan's election day's under the shadow of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is it a plane? Is it a boat? We hear from the group trying to save New Zealand's only airworthy Catalina flying boat. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - UK PM Boris Johnson is to step down as leader of the conservative party; Floods cause chaos in NSW and torential rain is on the radar for NZ and reports of a gunman on the loose cause panic and lockdowns at schools on Auckland's north shore.

On today's First Up pod - UK PM Boris Johnson faces massive pressure to resign; American supporters of reproductive rights are mobilising en masse to fight back against the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling and new sub-variants of Omicron drive a new wave of Covid-19 cases.

On today's First Up pod - an Australian religious sect have been charged in connection with the death of an eight year old girl; 4th of July weekend celebrations have been shattered by multiple violent shootings in the US and NZ city centres are bouncing back post-pandemic.

On today's First Up pod - A 22 year old Danish man suspected of the weekend's shooting in a Copenhagen shopping mall, has appeared in court; Spores that burrow into young cicadas during their long hibernation are beginning to take over control of their bodies and National leader Christopher Luxon takes a trip to Singapore, Ireland and London where he's hoping to get policy ideas that could be appl...

On today's First Up pod - the fallout from both the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V Wade and the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson at the January 6th hearings continue to be felt across the US; The Sharp Blacks - a team made up of New Zealands best butchers, have chopped, sliced and diced their way to the World Butcher's Challenge in Sacramento in September and steadily rising Covid-19 case num...

On today's First Up pod - as the NATO summit in Spain comes to an end, Western Leaders are united in their attitude to Russian aggression in Ukraine; far-right violent extremists known as The Proud Boys and The Base have been officially declared terrorist groups here in New Zealanda; a growing number of libraries are declaring an amnesty on late fees and a cold and wet winter has seen salad green...

On today's First Up pod - Sweden and Finland have ended - in Sweden's case - 200 years of military neutrality by joining NATO; parts of Japan are experiencing temperatures in excess of 40 degrees at the moment and Nathan gets a beatboxing lesson from a little maestro named Maceo

On today's First Up pod - Australian census figues show that India is now the third most common place of birth for residents; Middle-East delegations from Iran and the US are meeting to discuss the ground-rules for a resumption of official talks to get the 2015 nuclear deal back on track; theres a lot of excitement about the latest mission to the moon with Aotearoa front and centre and our hospita...

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson is in Germany for the G7 and Ukraine is leading the agenda - UNESCO recognises Rewana bread as a cultural icon, New Zealanders over 50 will be offered another covid-19 booster as more people are eligible for free flu jabs.. and National's Nicola Willis addresses concerns her party isn't sympathetic to women who want abortions.

On today's First Up pod - we review day 4 at the January 6 insurrection hearings; we ask the Deputy Prime Minister if it's time we move to the Red alert level setting to ease pressure on the country's emergency departments and with only one sleep to go until the first-ever Matariki public holiday, we preview RNZ's coverage and hear how youngsters will be celebrating First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we review day 4 at the January 6 insurrection hearings; we ask the Deputy Prime Minister if it's time we move to the Red alert level setting to ease pressure on the country's emergency departments and with only one sleep to go until the first-ever Matariki public holiday, we preview RNZ's coverage and hear how youngsters will be celebrating First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Wairarapa MP Kieran McAnaulty will this weekend attempt to be interviewed for a world-record 26 hours - he joins us for a live training session; we visit New Zealand's first ever alcohol-free bottle shop and one of the doctors putting in extra hours to alleviate pressure on Middlemore Hospital's ED says it's not going to solve the fundamental problem of staff shortages. F...

On today's First Up pod - parts of Spain burn as Europe swealters under a record heatwave; how children's charity KidsCan is making a huge defference, but they still need your help; National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks by-elections and the difficulty of seeing a GP and fans of Tongan rugby league show us what it really means to get behind a sports team ahead of Saturday's clash with the Ki...

On today's First Up pod - horror as a Sunday morning crash near Picton leaves seven people dead and emergency services traumatised; with just days to go before the first ever Matariki public holiday, we talk to one of the people who made it happen, Maori astronomy expert Rangi Matamua and a Dunedin food truck trying to make things better, one delicious 4-dollar meal at a time. Nick Trubridge in fo...

On today's First Up pod - a dramatic day of hearings on the January 6 attacks on the American Capitol; our Africa correspondent takes us to Mozambique; what's happened to your Kiwisaver and when should we be worried - we ask economist Brad Olsen and the '80s are back with the arrival of the Australian production of The Wedding Singer. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The UK's asylum seeker deportation flights hit a last minute snag: health experts fear Maori could be facing a looming long Covid crisis; we quiz Deputy PM about the Cabinet reshuffle and the doctor shortage in Southland, sees patients are having to travel hundreds of kilometres just to get a checkup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - live crosses to Doha covering the All White's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica; Queensland's cold snap puts demand on the Australian power grid; Space James - James Parr talks "sentient" robots, and how Elon Musk is helping Ukraine in its war against Russia and an Auckland jewellers is closing down after 20 years after being targetted by ram raiders. First Up - Voic...

On today's First Up pod - we discuss yesterday's Cabinet reshuffle with National's deputy leader Nicola Willis, and ask if her party's new gang policies are actually any good; we catch up with two of the young bucks named in the All Blacks squad yesterday; and Kiwisaver provider Simplicity has asked Fletcher Building for an explanation over the Gib board debacle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Anna Burns-Francis in the United States briefs us ahead of the second day of hearings examining the January 6 attacks on Washington DC; Nathan gives acclaimed actor Jennifer Ward-Lealand a few pointers about becoming a screen director; and we get updates on the severe weather lurking over the country. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we hear from one half of the Black Ferns' latest sister act, ahead of their clash with Canada on Sunday: the battle of the phone charger has finally been won - we'll hear how a judgement in Europe will soon affect your charging experience and wild weather continues to batter the country this morning, continuing yesterday's onslaught of floods, snow, lightning and even tor...

On today's First Up pod - the UK sees petrol prices rise to their highest level; Uber helps out in Ukraine; Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson head off to Australia today to meet Prime Minister Albanese, we speak with the deputy PM and having spent 19 years in prison and 36 years labelled as a murderer, Alan Hall's name is cleared at last - Nathan caught up with his brother Geoff after yesterday's...