First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: there's only a few days left before the US chooses between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris - we hear the latest from Bevan Hurley in New York and Corin Dann in Arizona; overnight Scott Robertson's announced the All Blacks squad to face England at Twickenham tomorrow and last night our reporter Leonard Powell got dressed up and joined the kids for some trick or treating. Fir...

On today's First Up pod: It's Budget Day in the UK; deputy leader of the opposition Carmel Sepuloni talks politics; hundreds of Polish refugee children were welcomed in the small Tararua town of Pahiatua 80 years ago - 19 surviving children are reuniting this weekend; we head to the Nelson Arts Festival for a dance performance called The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave and get your chalk bag read...

On today's First Up pod: finance minister Nicola Willis explains the changes to building consents, and we ask about the new school lunches and the Auckland Marathon is this weekend, but Justin Weston won't see the view from the harbour bridge - because he's running blindfolded! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Israel has attacked military sites in Iran; activist Tommy Robinson has been sent to jail in the UK; Invercargill's new national body building champ Thomas Duggan gets up early for us and summer's coming, time for a trim, but how much should you pay for a haircut? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: all the latest news out of the UK and South Asia; New Zealand is running short of pilots, we find out what that means for our air routes and New Zealand Cricket is riding a big high, we go to India to soak it all up with the Black Caps. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: King Charles ends his Australian tour as monarch; the annual celebration of pop-culture hits Auckland this weekend with the Armegeddon Expo and summer's nearly on us, students are getting through exams, but what will they be doing for holiday jobs? Mahvash Ikram investigates. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we cross to RNZ's Ben Strang in Dubai where the White Ferns were playing South Africa in the final of the T-20 Women's World Cup after a thrilling tournament; And - the America's Cup is New Zealand's Cup for a third time in a row - former Team NZ sailor Joey Allen reflects on the glory. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We cross to Argentina for the latest on the death of pop star Liam Payne; the Rugby League Pacific Youth Cup is ready to kick off in Auckland this weekend; new data shows the cuts to the public service haven't made a dent in the cost of public service and it's nearly year's wait to sit a full driving test in parts of Auckland - we talk to a driving instructor who says the...

On today's First Up pod: The America's Cup just got interesting we head to Barcelona for the latest; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni talks about dropping inflation, Wellington City Council, National's first year in government and students in North Dunedin are marking a tragic occasion by getting together and picking up rubbish in the streets First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Australia is fast tracking registration of foreign doctors which means Kiwi ones; we talk with the Principal of Naenae College who says there's no way school lunch suppliers can meet the government's $3.50 budget and Consumer NZ is back by popular demand for part rua - we get to the bottom of lifes oddities, like which way up your toilet paper should be hanging. First Up -...

On today's First Up pod: It's been a year since the country elected a National-led government, we ask Finance Minister Nicola Willis what she thinks of their poor showing in the polls; if you've ever wondered why the microwave door opens to the right or why your toaster dial bothers with numbers , we've got the answers and health experts are in a lather because nearly half of Kiwi office workers h...

On today's First Up pod: all our Monday regulars plus the University of Canterbury has more local students than ever at a time when domestic tertiary enrolments are dropping, we find out what's going on and workplaces around the world are forking out for a piece of office cutlery that's always missing, we ask Aucklanders where they end up First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: the number of New Zealaders working from home has risen 60 percent since 2018, Katie Kenny explains the data; we meet an Italian whale expert who's been recording whale songs from Norway to Niue; up early for us as always - Glenn Forsyth's here with the Fruit of the Week and throughout the programme we have the latest from Florida as Hurricane Milton sw...

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: the latest details on the situation around HMNZS Manawanui, which sank off the coast of Samoa on Sunday; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni discusses the week in politics and we head to Florida, where the incredibly powerful Hurricane Milton is due to make landfall later today. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: the latest from the Middle East where the war is intensifying; reporter Louise Ternouth joins us from Samoa - where efforts are underway to keep the Manawanui from leaking and we catch up with the amazing Alan McCulloch, who's back on the Te Araroa trail, raising funds for kids with heart conditions, after he was severely injured in his first attempt. F...

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: finance minister Nicola Willis talks about buying out properties after flooding in Dunedin; earthquake expert Professor Mark Stirling on the predictability of quakes after Wellington had that jolt on Sunday and we meet 12 year old Gabriel Anthony, the creator of Pill-Bot, an AI medication identifier for the visually impaired, that was inspired by his gr...

On today's First Up pod weith Leonard Powell: we hear why the men's Black Sticks aren't in the Hockey Pro League this season, despite qualifying; less than a month til election day in the US; defence minister Judith Collins joins us with details on the rescue of navy personnel and the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa and we hear from a New Zealander who was on the island to see it. First Up - V...

On today's First Up pod weith Leonard Powell: there's been extreme weather through the night in Otago, with parts of the region still under a red heavy rain warning, Dunedin is in a state of Emergency - we have updates; our regular international correspondents from the UK and Africa as well as the Minister's Fruit of the Week and Katie Kenny explains some of those big numbers in all the talk aroun...

On today's First Up pod: we have the details with what's happened overnight in Israel and Lebanon; we review the US Vice-Presidential debate; Hamilton adjacent residents are upset at Hamilton Gardens; the government sneaks through Charter Schools, what does Labour think and we meet a Kiwi who's taking the US culinary scene by a storm of steak n cheese. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Alex Baird has the latest from the Middle East as Israeli troops launch a ground operation into Lebanon and Iran fires missiles into Israel; documents released to RNZ show that Massey University did not have a plan B for its online exams and it's school holidays - Mahvash Ikram asked West Aucklanders what they're paying for a trip to the movies. First Up - Voice of the Nat...

On today's First Up pod: Southland is not happy to hear Air New Zealand plans to cut the route from Invercargill to Wellington, we hear from Invercargill Airport chief executive Stuart Harris; koi carp are becoming a big pest - we find out how they're being eradicated and we ask the Finance Minister about all the big issues, including plans to scrap the new Dunedin Hospital First Up - Voice of the...

On today's First Up pod: Southland is not happy to hear Air New Zealand plans to cut the route from Invercargill to Wellington, we hear from Invercargill Airport chief executive Stuart Harris; koi carp are becoming a big pest - we find out how they're being eradicated and we ask the Finance Minister about all the big issues, including plans to scrap the new Dunedin Hospital First Up - Voice of the...

On today's First Up pod: at least 60 are dead as Hurricane Helene slams the south eastern USA; 35,000 New Zealanders marched on the streets of Dunedin after the government pulled its promise for a new hospital. Robert Scott was amongst the crowd and gets up early and as the government cracks down on absenteeism, we catch up with families at the airport. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: at least 60 are dead as Hurricane Helene slams the south eastern USA; 35,000 New Zealanders marched on the streets of Dunedin after the government pulled its promise for a new hospital. Robert Scott was amongst the crowd and gets up early and as the government cracks down on absenteeism, we catch up with families at the airport. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We have the latest from the US , where New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal corruption charges; news from Africa, where The Sudanese army has launched a major attack on the capital Khartoum ; Artist Anthony Van Dorsten lights up Aotea Square for the school holidays; The Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth tells us what's happening at the fresh pr...