First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - Australia's new Prime Minister prepares to welcome his first foreign leader to Australia - our own Jacinda Ardern; an Auckland supermarket owner finds himself cleaning toilets and working the tills just to stay afloat and Nate catches up with Sir Graham Henry about the difficulties All Blacks face once they've hung up their boots. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Cook Islands farewells one of its great characters, Trader Jacks founder Jack Cooper; we talk inflation, crime and te reo with National's deputy, Nicola Willis and a restaurant where customers choose how much to pay for their meals is doing more than just providing cheap dinners First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Britains kick off four days of celebration in honour of Her Majesty the Queen; how much would you get for a toe if you sold it in Zimbabwe? US firm Silver Lake buys a $200 million stake in NZ Rugby; Taste of Pasifika is back and Jack "the lumberjack" Jordan explains how he cuts through trees like they're chopsticks, as he did in Vienna. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Queen Elizabeth celebrates 75 years on the Throne; we ask the Deputy PM Grant Robertson about the PM's mission to the US; we catch up with one of the politicians to watch in the new Australian Parliament, Zoe Daniel and there's a bit of yodelling and feeding Swedes! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office for 90 minutes; there's lots of belt tightening as the cost of living rises and TradeMe tells us about new figures showing just how popular the search for used goods has become; Sir John Kirwan tells us about his mental health fundraising road trip and Kiwi golfer Steve Alker has won his fi...

On today's First Up pod - warnings to tie down your trampolines, another blustery front is on the way & Philip Duncan from WeatherWatch tells us about it; we hear about a restaurant where people choose how much they pay for their meals and the government's put the country's supermarket duopoly on notice: 'keep prices down' or 'we'll step in'. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod we hear how red tape and barriers at the bank are stopping Maori from building Papakainga; there's an absolute treasure trove of documentaries at this year's DoC Edge festival; there's snow on the slopes and international tourists touching down, but Queenstown businesses just can't get the staff to see them through what should be boom time plus because it's Monday the Minis...

On today's First Up pod we get more details on the horrific primary school shooting in Texas and how PM Jacinda Adern is doing on her visit to the States. We hear from our correspondents in the UK and Europe, 40 year old Andrea Hansen on how she made the Commonwealth Games squad just 15 months after having a baby; in our regular chat, the Deputy PM Grant Robertson talks about the OCR and Budget an...

In today's pod: The Beast takes on a NZ benchpress record; we look at why there's been a 454 per cent increase in online searches for electric vehicles this week; the Covid-19 vaccine will officially be available for general roll-out from the end of July and an Auckland animal sanctuary looks to rehome 1000 free range chooks.

In today's Pod: we break down the chances of the Black Caps beating India this weekend; older residents in the Counties Manukau DHB catchment have been waiting more than 10 weeks for a Covid jab - we find out why and Sports Minister Grant Robertson tells us why there is no more money left down the back of the couch for Team New Zealand.

In today's Pod: an investigation is launched into whether mysterious plastic beads scattered across a Coromandel beach could be from the wreck of the Rena which sank almost 10 years ago; a New Zealand Made business providing comfort for those challenged by sensory processing differences and increasing numbers of Kiwis are viewing China as a threat rather than as a friend.

In the pod today: a formal apology half a century in the making - co-founder of the Black Panthers Will 'Illolahia says he wants an amnesty for overstayers as well as the government's apology for the dawn raids of the 1970s; why Rotorua Council's CEO needs so many deputies; a rare houseplant sells online for $27-grand and we catch up with trampolinist Dylan Schmidt before he bounces off to the Oly...

In the Pod today: a recruiter wants more grunty part time work to suit mums; the government announces a subsidy for those wanting to buy an electric vehicle - National's Transport spokesperson Michael Woodhouse is not so keen; and a petition against a film about the Christchurch terrorist attacks gathers more than 50-thousand signatures.

In the Pod today: Taiwan is a sobering warning for us with Covid-19 rampant; the government wants all of our new vehicles to be electric by 2035 - we ask a couple of experts how; the perks of dining out if you forfeit your phone for the meal; a conspiracy of ring tailed lemurs arrive at Wellington Zoo and the long awaited return to the North Island of one of its earliest - and clumsiest - resident...

In today's pod: the government extends about 10 thousand temporary working visas to help alleviate ongoing labour shortages and let's agricultural workers in; why is there no more money for nurses and what will Pfizer deliveries look like after July - the deputy PM explains and an Auckland GP worries the public is not taking covid-19 seriously enough.

In today's pod: thousands of nurses are going on strike - the Nurses Organisation explains what they want; the Cook Islands travel bubble has businesses booming and the Chief Ombudsman has raised serious concerns about the state of some of New Zealand's acute care mental health facilities

In today's pod: we hear from one of the New Zealanders honoured over Queen's birthday; we catch up with the deputy leader of the Opposition about cycling over Auckland's harbour, pay for our nurses and tax for big corporates plus a massive plague of mice eating its way across rural New South Wales is now threatening towns and cities

In today's pod: find out how your community services card or gold card entitles you to get a cat de-sexed for free; space news with Space James; New Zealand's quarantine-free travel bubble pause with Victoria is extended a further six days; and flyer beware - a warning for travellers - check what your travel insurance covers...

In today's pod: Vietnam vets who believe their chronic health problems are related to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange renew calls for compensation and truck drivers are facing massive delays due to the damage caused by the floods, while some Cantabrians are still trying to get home five days on from the initial deluge

In today's pod: in the Middle East, Benjamin Netanyahu looks like being ousted as Israel's Prime Minister; what Canterbury's weekend rain and flooding means for farmers and our wider economy and the huge cleanup operation is underway as the full extent of the devastating floods becomes apparent.

In today's pod: Margaret Mahy's former Banks Peninsula home goes up for sale; National's deputy leader Shane Reti talks about our relationship with Australia, vaccines and the Canterbury floods and we hear about the beginning of the cleanup for Ashburton as residents look to return home.