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 changes to improve the system have made no difference. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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 have witnessed people leaving the work toilet without washing their hands. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 sweeps the coast. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 grandma, we ask what he's got planned for the future. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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 around building a new Dunedin Hospital First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Nathan!

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 Nathan!

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 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: 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 produce markets and The Pakuranga Panthers have made the Under 85 kilo National rugby final. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from the UK, where UK Prime Minister Starmer has lost a contentious vote over the winter energy payment at the Labour party conference; news from the Pacific, where the sevent Pacific Islands News Association Summit is happening in Nuie; DOC outline the effort underway to protect Aotearoa's most famous kauri tree - the giant Tane Mahuta; Australian aviation lawyer Peter Carter is accusing Singapore Airlines of trying to low-ball passengers who were injured in severe turbulence on a flight earlier this year. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from Lebanon, where Israel continues to strike targets - killing civilians and Hezbollah fighters alike; news from Australia, including the story of a chicken named Betty White; Argentina celebrates Los Pumas win over South Africa; will commuting back into the city really help the economy? Wellington Regional Councillor Thomas Nash gives us his thoughts and we check out Woolworth's latest collectibles programme. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Footage emerges of the hand-over of New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens after he was held hostage for more than a year in West Papua; the Black Caps crumble early on day 5 in the first test against Sri Lanka, we talk with bowler Ajaz Patel and do you love Working From Home? Public Service Minister Nicola Willis tells us why the government wants to see more public servants back in the office. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Israel and Hezbollah ramp up the fighting in southern Lebanon - we have the latest from the region; the Minister is here to kick of another healthy week in fresh produce; we talk rugby as the All Blacks re-pack the Bledisloe Cup for its flight home and we hear from a young mum who says a community driver testing programme is the reason she's got a licence. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the latest from Lebanon after that second wave of device explosions killed at least 20 people; Bevan Hurley joins us from the US with news on the race for the presidency and for the future of the human race as we know it; we talk to Tasman Mako veteran Quentin MacDonald about holding on to the Log O Wood and our reporter Leonard Powell finds out about a new local shop selling clothes BY THE KILOGRAM. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Extra extra! A local newspaper gets saved by an Iwi trust; more explosions rip through Lebanon - this time from hand-held radios; Labour MP and Police spokesperson Ginny Andersen talks crime stats and gang patches and Maia Faddy at the Auckland Museum tells us what she hopes visitors will experience for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we bring you the latest from Australia and the Middle East; we head to Italy where our best Rink Hockey players are roller skating their hearts out at the Rink Hockey World Championships and a story for the analogue enthusiasts - despite nearly everyone having a high tech camera phone at their fingertips, film photography is making a big comeback. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the first FamilyBoost payments will be made in a couple of weeks - Nicola Willis explains how that works, and more; we have the latest from Florida after another attempt on Donald Trump's life and producer Matthew Hutching went back to school to find out how hard an NCEA exam really is. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from the presidential race in the US; Storm Boris is sweeping through Europe; we hear from Tenby Powell in Ukraine who has just delivered 16 ambulances to Kyiv and in West Auckland - Mahvash Ikram reports on a major part of Scenic Drive - still shut for repairs after the floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Candidates Harris and Trump are back on the campaign trail - we have the latest from the USA also news of devastating floods in Nigeria; in Palmerston North, Jimmy Ellingham visits a new centre for children with disabilities, as families face difficulties with the changes to funding; what will be Fruit of the Week and an annual popular Golden Oldies Rugby Tournament in the Coromandel sees some creatively named teams taking part. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the big stories from the UK and Eastern Asia and the US presidential debate; you might've seen her on Celebrity Treasure Island - Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni joins us to catch up on the week in politics and Nathan pays a visit to Auckland Museum where they're celebrating one hundred years of netball in New Zealand First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: to poo at work or not - we hear about an Aussie campaign to encourage it; a creepy first aid mannequin features on TradeMe this week; what to expect with this afternoon's Presidential debate today in the US and Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton joins us after the devastating announcement of the closure of two pulp mills in the central North Island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Sky City has shut down its gambling machines for five days after breaching the rules - we hear from the Problem Gambling Foundation; Barry Guy catches up with high jumping gold medallist Hamish Kerr who's back home after his Olympic success; finance minister Nicola Willis talks about what's happening in Parliament and Chris Gilbert tells us about divorces after death in Japan! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Paralympics legend Anna Grimaldi tells us what it's like drinking champagne off a gold medal; we look back at another loss for the All Blacks in South Africa; and our Leonard Powell visits the Vector Wero Park in South Auckland, fresh off Finn Butcher's Olympic Gold. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: US correspondent Zach Montellaro has the latest in the race for the presidency; mPox vaccines have arrived for distribution in the Congo; The Minister is here with Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny explains how New Zealand schools are governed and we catch up with Melissa Hannan - a mechanic who's teaching women about what's under the bonnet of their car. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: The report into the Grenfell disaster has been released; a Tongan tapa, once gifted to Prime Minister Norman Kirk has come out of storage; we hve our weekly catch up with Labour - Willow Jean Prime wakes up early and we hear from one of the people doing the hard mahi preparing for Kiingi Tuheitia's burial on Taupiri Maunga. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's moon viewing season in Japan, and that means a plethora of egg-centred fast food; we hear why Environment Canterbury rejected the government's call to scrap Ngai Tahu representation; finance minister Nicola Willis tells us how the government will be involved in Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi this week and Mahvash Ikram reports on the rising number of Kiwis facing burn-out at work First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our correspondents in Tonga and the US; the Minister is BACK - Glenn Forsyth's here with spring fruit and veges; Kiingi Tuheitia lies in state at Turangawaewae Marae - our Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux has the details of what's happening there and Leonard Powell meets two artists with disabilities who are about to have their art celebrated on the world stage in Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our correspondents in Tonga and the US; the Minister is BACK - Glenn Forsyth's here with spring fruit and veges; Kiingi Tuheitia lies in state at Turangawaewae Marae - our Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux has the details of what's happening there and Leonard Powell meets two artists with disabilities who are about to have their art celebrated on the world stage in Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we cross to Jamie Wall in South Africa where's he's following the All Blacks and enjoying the local KFC; we do some gelato tasting with this year's New Zealand Supreme Champion gelato maker; we ask Katie Kenny if we can opt out of having our social media data used to train A.I. and Tuheitia Paki, the Maori King dies aged 69. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Adrian Smith from BlinkPay joins us with the best explanation we've heard so far of what exactly Open Banking is; we also head to the Juicies factory for a tour with young entrepeneur Lennox Goodhue Wikitera; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni on politics and Treasuring Island life and drumroll please - Lydia Ko - the British Open champ and owner of the full Olympic medal set joins us right here on First Up. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we take another look at NZTA's recruitment of extra licence testing officers; we have good news for people who have always dreamed of owning a fibreglass hippo head and double gold medal superstar kayaker Alicia Hoskin says all sorts of people are offering their congratulations. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: changes are afoot to the government's fast track legislation - we find out more from finance minister Nicola Willis; we ask GP doctor Bryan Betty why everyone seems to have the flu or some virus at the moment *cough cough* and we're on the West Coast with DOC, where Marine Reserves are celebrating a big birthday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we wrap up a huge week in US politics; if you thought the action in Paris was over, think again - the Paralympics are kicking off this week, and New Zealand's Chef De Mission Raylene Bates joins us from Paris and what price marriage? Are weddings a victim of the economic downturn? Nathan asks a celebrant for some tips. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

First Up - The Podcast for Friday 23rd of August 2024

On today's First Up pod: experts are using remote controlled underwater vehicles to get to the sunken superyacht in Sicily; Thames has a new movie theatre, and its a bit quirky - Leonard Powell went to check it out; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni is here to talk power prices and more and drivers licence testing officers have been left in limbo by NZTA First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we hear what's happening with Maori Wards in Northland from LDR's Susan Botting; we learn about an epic race from London to Albania... BUT contestants can only use public transport and Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells us about her time with the Kiingitanga. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: Fruit of the Week day; shared e-scooters have been banned in Melbournes CBD - we find out from Transport whiz Patrick Reynolds if the same could happen here and months on from Air Vanuatu's collapse - Solomon Airlines is announcing a new flight from Auckland to Santo. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about the week in politics; we hear about the time our national football team played a tournament in Saigon, during the Vietnam War and we catch up with Olympic swimmer Hazel Ouwehand fresh off her long-haul flight home from Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: how donating plasma saves lives; while we face soaring power prices here, Mike Casey from Re-wiring Aotearoa tells us about the opportunities we have with solar and Palmerston North's Te Manawa museum is looking for the items that captured your life in Covid lockdown First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: all the latest news from our correspondents in the US and Europe; sports reporter Barry Guy joins us from the Olympics, where the closing ceremony's about to get underway after another gold medal for us last night in Paris and we spoke with Sport NZ CEO Raelene Castle about her hopes for the Games. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: another Gold for Aotearoa this time it's the k4 500 crew - lead by our winningest ever Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington; Sports Minister Chris Bishop is here on the Champs Elysees too, we talk about investment in high performance sport in Aotearoa and more and Nathan heads to the Olympic Village to catch up with weight lifting champ David Liti. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: the Women's track team pursuit are riding for Gold - Rio medalist Eddie Dawkins recaps the action; Aimee Fisher's brother Rob joins Nathan at NZ House, as the K1 Kayaking heats up; the pole vault women's finals are underway - with 3 Kiwis in the running and Maia Ramsden is through to the 1500 metre semi finals, and loving the big crowds. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Kamala Harris has named her Presidential running mate; New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr is settling into Olympic village life and is ready to raise the bar tomorrow night; retiring kayaker Luuka Jones on competing at 5 Olympics and Nathan asks Kiwi Olympics diver Lizzie Rousell what it feels like, to be diving at her best. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Olympic athletes, thanks to Ngai Tahu, carry a little piece of home - precious pounamu; we talk to Sarah Tetzlaff after she set an Ocenaia record in her event of speed climbing and Finn Butcher wins our third Gold of the Paris Olympics in the kayak cross - we speak to his very proud nana Val who was watching in the town hall in Ophir.. and Finn joins us live. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: dozens of people have been arrested in violent far-right protests in Britian; we meet Simon Limmer, the man tasked with selling New Zealand wine to France and Nathan caught up with rowing legend Emma Twigg, who's got a beautiful silver medal and is now keen to help train the next generation. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: we head to the USA where there's news of a prisoner swap between Russia and the Americans; runner and surfing enthusiast Sam Tanner joins us in the RUN-up to his first race and we have more medals!!! Bronze and Silver for our mens and womens coxless fours, while Brooke Francis and Lucy Spoors fended off the defending champs an epic GOLD! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: we see how the Brits and Aussies are doing at these games; we catch up with our gold medal winner Black Ferns Stacey Waaka, Tyla King and Jazmin Felix-Hotham and we have another medal with Hayden Wilde's silver - Nathan asks him about his River Seine swim and any issues with either poos or the current? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Anas Mallick has the latest news out of South Asia, with news of India's first Olympic medals of the Paris games; we chat with kayaker Finn Butcher's Nana Val in Ophir up watching his races; meanwhile the Olympics are not just in Paris - we hear how it's been going for the surfing athletes in Tahiti and Nathan catches up with injured Black Ferns veteran Shiray Kaka on the women's chances on getting a Gold medal. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: Nathan has a coffee with trampolining power couple Dylan Schmidt and Maddie Davidson; equestrian rider Tim Price joins us fresh off his 6th place finish and Kiwi triathlete Nicole van der Kaay tells the secret to navigating murky water. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod from the Paris Olympics: our Olympic team Chef de Mission Nigel Avery talks about all the action over the past few days, including this whole controversy over Canada spying on the Football Ferns and we catch up with triathlete Hayden Wilde, who's been going hard on his swimming ahead of his race tomorrow New Zealand time. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell; we get the latest from the US - where Joe Biden has spoken about his decision to quit the 2024 presidential race; we break down the new Olympic sport of breaking; Nathan Rarere is on the ground in Paris, taking us for a walk through New Zealand House AND interviewing our Flag Bearers; and we chat to Olympic bound golfer Daniel Hillier, and ask whether he's planning to get the classic Olympic ring tattoo. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni responds to the extensive, final report on Abuse in State and Faith-based Care; we catch up with an award-winning butcher, who's a Supreme Winner for his honey-cured bacon and we hear about the challenging but rewarding job of working for DOC on a pest-free island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: We go to the US where Kamala Harris is well on the way to becoming the Democratic presidential nominee; the final report from the Abuse in Care inquiry will be made public this afternoon, we hear from a survivor who says she was re-traumatised when she was told she was not in the right demographic to give her testimony at a Royal Commission hearing and First Up heads to Auckland's Ponsonby Road, where one retailer says times are tougher than during the pandemic. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: one week on from the assassination attempt, Donald Trump's out campaigning again; at home, a small community just outside Wairoa is petitioning to stop pokie machines going in to the local tavern and reporter Leonard Powell hears from Auckland central businesses struggling to survive amid the road cones, in a new street upgrade. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid at a pivotal moment in his re-election campaign; broadcasting legend John McBeth has been to a few Olympics - we find out what he's most excited to see from Paris and closer to home - Katie Kenny explains how Tauranga's got its first election after a commissioner's been in charge for years. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin goes on a foodie road trip to the Patea Hangi Shop, where his life is changed by fry bread; Labour's Willow Jean Prime talks Oranga Tamariki, and possible cuts to youth justice and with homelessness more visible in our cities, compliance officer Gina Woolston tells us what's being done to help rough sleepers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we head to Japan, where Chris Gilbert tells us about micro aggressions; we have the latest from the US where the Republican Party's about to endorse Donald Trump to run for President, just days after that assassination attempt; finance minister Nicola Willis talks all things politics and choosing whether or not to turn the heater on.... that's one of the struggles for new mothers facing surprise tax bills. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest details from the US after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump with reaction from European leaders; closer to home - we look back at that nail-biting All Blacks win over England at Eden Park and as the government aims to increase speed limits on rural roads, reporter Leonard Powell visits one community to get a steer on the issue. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: NATO leaders gather in Washington; a West Auckland couple who lost their home in last year's floods fear they will never be homeowners again after the council's buy-out offer and 12 years since her last Olympics, Moira De Villiers has overcome a major injury to get a ticket to Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we whip around the planet from Australia to the USA and the Middle-East for the latest world news; Kiwi Lulu Sun has lost her quarter final at Wimbledon - we talk with Te Anau Tennis Club boss Greg Sheppard who's been up through the night watching her match and two weeks on from the latest Wairoa flood, the big clean-ups underway but there's not much space left at the landfill. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: all the news from round the globe and exotic Tauranga in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty; Housing Minister Chris Bishop catches up on the week in politics and Lulu Sun is the first New Zealand woman ever to make Wimbledon's quarter finals - Nathan asked her coach Vlado Platenik about playing before such a tough crowd. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: A landslide win for Labour in the UK election; President Biden's not giving up his campaign despite growing calls for him to do just that; we catch up with guard Gus Dallow and proud dad Luke, who've been in Turkey as our under-17 team play off for the bronze medal and how do you keep the bugs away and when should you see your GP? Dr Cate Mills is here to help. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: RNZ political editor Jo Moir is with us from London, where polls are about to close in a dramatic UK election; Katie Kenny explains Mayoral Funds - we've been hearing about them with the recent storm damage in Hawke's Bay; we look ahead to the first All Blacks test this weekend and we visit the town of Glorit ...Recently put on the map after a few loose nuts and a fallen power pylon. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: only one more sleep until we get the results of the UK election and France gears up for the second election round; closer to home we talk school testing and all things political with Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni and up in Northland, reporter Peter de Graaf talks mid-winter Matariki Manus! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the US Supreme Court has given 'some degree of immunity from prosecution' to former President Donald Trump; we hear from a driving instructor about the government bringing back fees for re-sitting driver licence tests and with more adult children living with their parents, we ask when they should pay board and why. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's election week in the UK, we get updates from London; we hear about an attempted coup in Bolivia; hiking fees for Mount Fuji and a motorised suitcase - all go in Japan; ACC's James Whitaker explains why so many of us slip, trip and fall at home; Nicola Willis has words of warning over petrol prices in Auckland and after yet another flood, a Wairoa man has to repair his house, yet again. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: after a shocker of a Presidential debate for US TV watchers, we talk about the fallout; we've got the latest on the elections in France and Iran; the Auckland regional fuel tax has been lifted, we're joined by the boss of Waitomo Group to see what the changes will look like and how much cash have you got in your wallet these days? And are businesses allowed to make you pay with card? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 27 June 2024

First up - The Podcast, Wednesday 26 June 2024

First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 25 June 2024

On today's First Up pod: Mitch McCann has the news on President Biden's campaign out of New York; Russia targets Ukraine's power infrastructure in heavy drone and missile attacks - Anita Purcell-Sjölund has the details; Glenn Forsyth tells Nathan Rarere about the Oakley family who have grown potatoes in Canterbury for six generations; Some taxpayers have been hit with a surprise bill from the IRD, and it seems parental leave is the common denominator, Matthew Hutching has the story; and the grounding of the Aratere comes only months after the Government canceled the plan for replacement ferries hatched under the last government. Labour's Transport Spokesman Tangi Utikere talked with Nathan Rarere. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Boeing's problems are not limited to Earth - they've spread to space; in Zambia they're dealing with lions around schools and an elephant has killed a tourist; Explainer editor Katie Kenny explains bird strike, and how it affects aircraft; and its the Super Rugby Final this weekend - rugby reporter Joe Porter casts his eye on the big rugby final and blues winger Caleb Clarke tells Nathan he was as suprised as anyone to see Captain Patrick Tuipulotu back from injury. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Independence could be on the cards once again for Scotland; Japan receives our Prime Minister Luxon's trade delegation; the Breast Cancer Foundation is here with what you need to know about getting a scan, and doing self checks and we go to a Northland high school, with a legendary steel-pan band tradition. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: he brought sexy back but now he's bringing back drink driving - Bevan Hurley reports on Justin Timberlake's DUI arrest; Auckland Airport unveils a new walkway between terminals - the 'green line' given a green light to go live this morning; an 80 year old man tells Auckland Council if he dies waiting for his flood-damaged home to be assessed, it'll be their fault and Black Sticks goalkeeper Dom Dixon is heading to his first Olympics - he reckons size doesn't matter. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the UK's Conservative party hits record lows in the polls; the Prime Minister's plane broke down on it's trade mission to Japan - we ask Finance Minister Nicola Willis when we are getting another one; Captain David Morgan from Air New Zealand tells us how pilots deal with turbulence and engines catching fire and we meet a DOC ranger who's been working on Mt Taranaki for 49 years! What's kept him there so long? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Princess of Wales has made her first public appearance while she's being treated for cancer; NZ Post won't deliver mail to a new Queenstown suburb and some residents face a two year wait for a PO Box and we find out how many cups of coffee a 'head coffee taster' can consume in a week. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Leonard Powell: the Black Caps crash and burn at the T20 World Cup - we hear if the tournament is having an impact in the USA; Kiwi running sensation Maia Ramsden is with us to talk NCAA glory, Paris Olympic hopes and Weet-Bix cravings and we meet the 83 year old who is training her 15th guide dog for Blind Low Vision NZ First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Cancer patients turn to givealittle as the government's funding promises continue to go unfullfilled .. Labour's Jan Tinetti responds; seven Lotto winners shared a cool 50 million dollars over the weekend.. but a few of them still havent claimed their share and good news from Fiordland - a man is found after getting lost on the Dore Pass in Milford Sound on a tramp with friends. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the jury has found Hunter Biden guilty on all counts in his firearms case; Australia's opposition is hoping to make nuclear power an election issue; we find out that Fieldays isn't all agriculture and tractors and Olympics bound track cyclist Sam Dakin breaks down the nuts and bolts of the sport, on and off the bike. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: one of the judges of this year's Bacon and Ham awards joins us; a cancer patient forced to pay for his own drugs claims 'the government cares more about potholes than people's health' we put his claim to Minister Nicola Willis and sixteen months after the Auckland Anniversary floods, patience is running out for home owners who are still waiting for a council decision. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have updates from the Middle-East as four hostages taken last October are returned to their families and the reaction to the hostage rescue from New York; Natha meets the man behind the hammond organ at St Louis sports games and dirty nappies, old shoes and a broken cement block - Auckland Council warns residents flouting recycling rules. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: President Biden addresses D-Day commemorations in France; in South Africa the ANC prepares to share power for the first time since apartheid; RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny has the details on the government's plans for pandemic preperation and the man with the world's largest collection of fossilised feces opens his own museum First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin tells us about street crime in central New Plymouth; does an expired RAT test still accurately tell you if you've got Covid? Biochemistry Professor Kurt Krause has the answers; speaking of Covid - the coalition government has announced that part time workers could get less sick leave under a possible law change - we'll ask Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni about that, and all the big issues in politics this week. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: amongst our international news, the trial of President Biden's son Hunter is underway; TradeMe's got a vehicle up for grabs that will let you drive to the shops like a Prime Minister and staying with cars - some Kiwis are paying 3000 dollars a year to insure their Toyota Aquas. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Mexico has a new President and we find out how Donald Trump spent his first weekend as a convicted felon; cancer care advocate Malcolm Mulholland responds to the government's lack of funding it promised for cancer treatment and New Zealander Jamie Lloyd's in New York, helping the city get ready for the T20 Cricket World Cup First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the jury's out in Donald Trump's trial in New York - Bevan Hurley has all the details; we head to Africa where the first results from South Africa's election are coming in; what does business think of the Budget, what do you think and Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us with her assessment of the Budget. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we catch up on international news where the UK is fully in election campaigning and a war raging in New Delhi over butter chicken and the heatwave hitting both India and Pakistan; Closer to home we hear about the demise of a mega film studio in Wanaka; a Wellington man with a portable sauna where the sea is the plunge pool and the fate of a contentious cycleway in Palmerston North is about to be decided. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: condemnation from around the world after Israel's strike on Rafah; we hear from an American airline accident investigator on what happened in those recent flight turbulence cases and Gulf Harbour residents are mowing the abandoned golf course themselves, to keep it from becoming a jungle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our correspondent in Tokyo reveals a scandal involving pies, a bean curd and a Donut; Henry Riley on the legendary cheese rolling race; we hear about a Rotorua iwi's efforts to negotiate the return of special carvings from the UK; winter weather woes with Weather Watch and we catch up with Finance Minister Nicola Willis just before she delivers her first Budget. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Trump booed on stage as he addresses the Libertarian convention seeking an endorsement; The Minister of Fruit and Veges alerts us to the upcoming World Potato Day; Professor Michael Baker on this winter's new wave of Covid-19 and the grey area between 'residentual' and 'rural' - we're at a new development that hasn't had mail delivered for nearly a year. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: as the government works to get the remaining New Zealanders out of Noumea - our Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala joins us with the latest on the tensions in New Caledonia; RNZ explainer editor Katie Kenny talks about speedy e-scooters and we visit a Wellington Street that's correcting a one hundred and fifty year old te reo typo. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: A July election for the UK; we talk to a mortgage broker about the end of the First Home Grant; Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about housing and the situation in New Caledonia and we hear from the first member of Aotearoa's Sikh community to climb Mount Everest. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Australia has sent two flights to collect stranded passengers in New Caledonia; the Defence has rested in President Trump's hush-money trial; Leonard Powell heads to the SPCA to meet two bunnies in need of names and David Liti has just been named as New Zealand's sole weightlifter for the Paris Olympics! Nathan asks him about his prep routine. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Ellie Jay joins us from London where they're having hornet issues; Kate is back on deck from Argentina - with news of flooding in Brazil and chilly weather in Chile; finance minister Nicola Willis talks about the situation for Kiwis in New Caledonia and Mahvash Ikram catches up with a refugee from Gaza who now faces the challenge of finding a home in Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Mitch McCann reports to us from the USA where world golf number 1 Scottie Scheffler was in a bit of strife - but not enough to miss his tee time; when you think of the Department of Conservation you might think hiking and camping but today we talk to a DOC archeologist and how much do those Paywave charges cost you? Reporter Leonard Powell takes a swipe. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala has the latest from the riots in New Caledonia; Trump and Biden agree on televised debates - Bevan Hurley updates us from the USA; Gabon's former leader Ali Bongo is on a hunger strike; we find out about the latest Covid variants this winter and Badjelly the Witch is in town! and it's no mean feat - getting Spike Milligan's much loved story to the stage. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have latest news from the UK, the Middle-East and Europe; rower Brooke Francis joins us to talk World Cups and Olympic dreams; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni discusses charter schools, migration and more and Wellington Stadium will be bursting at the seams for Saturday's A-League semi-final - Phoenix defender Sam Sutton wants the crowd to be as loud as possible. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we visit New York where Michael Cohen's been singing like a bird; a massive billboard has collapsed in Mumbai; we hear from a hopeful kiwi traveller whose holiday plans have been foiled by the failure of Air Vanuatu and an absolute gem of a tale about a well meaning mum in the US who accidentally invited 500 people to her daughter's first birthday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a resident of Auckland's CBD is welcoming charges for on-street parking after business hours; finance minister Nicola Willis talks to us about plans for social investment and pro golfer Michael Hendry tells us about his recent win in Japan, just a year on from a Leukemia scare. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our Europe correspondent is in Sweden, the home of Eurovision, where they have a new winner; James Parr AKA Space James is here to explain electromagnetic storms and stunning auroras and our reporter Leonard Powell finds out about the world of preserving to fight food waste and over-pricing. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison; Stormy Daniels is back on the stand in New York; structured literacy will be in all New Zealand schools next year. But what is it? And for something really special - we're joined by the best kids band in the world - the Wiggles! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a politician has jumped ship in the UK's House of Commons; Sweden has Eurovision fever; James Parr from Trillium Technologies AKA Space James has what we need to know about rocket launches and the future of the International Space Station; we talk to a catering veteran about his concerns with changes to the lunches in schools programme and deputy leader of Labour and rumoured Celebrity Treasure Island contestant Carmel Sepuloni talks politics. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: It's Stormy in New York - we have the latest from Donald Trump's hush money trial; Olympic bound surfer Billy Stairmand joins the programme, and we learn that the venue is the famous Paris surfing suburb of Tahiti and about half of New Zealand adults do not have a will. What's putting people off? Mahvash Ikram finds out. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: among all of our regular features this morning - we look back at 5 years of First Up, so we're going to take a trip down memory lane today - and listen back to some highlights since we hit the radio waves in 2019. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: LA is the centre of the swathe of protests sweeping through American universities; the Minister of Fruit and Vege is back with his Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny looks at Samoa's declaration of a dengue outbreak - and asks if it could it happen here and as a nationwide competition for creative kids has kicked off, Dr Joel Rindelaub says the future is in good hands. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we head to the UK where Londoners vote in their mayoral election; they've been May Day protests across Europe; Hamilton's council works on its long-term plan; deputy Labour leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us with her take on the week in politics and Jimmy Ellingham reports on a Palmerston North cycleway and a heated council meeting. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the latest New Zealand Property numbers have just come out, we'll dig into those with Sarah Wood from real estate.co.nz; TradeMe features an untouched mid-century time capsule and after another dog attack in Auckland, we hear from an expert in the industry about the risks with dog walking, and what regulation should be introduced. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a new dinosaur has been discovered in Patagonia; Scotland's First Minister has quit; the boss of the Breast Cancer Foundation joins us to talk about the funding boost for Pharmac and the boys are back in town - Leonard Powell catches up with the Black Caps fresh home from Pakistan ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup - and asks Ish Sodhi if cricket bats are too big these days. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest news from the US, where Iowa and Nebraska have been hit by a swarm of tornados; term two starts today, along with it the high school cell phone ban, we hear from a principal who's already had limits on phones this year and it's nearly the end of an era with copper phone lines, we find out who's still using them. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley joins us from New York as battles are fought in US Courts with Harvey Weinstein set to face retrail and Donald Trump returning before the Supreme Court; ANZAC commemorations aren't limited to New Zealand and Australia, Kalafi Moala reports on how the day is marked in Tonga; Rain is causing chaos across Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana and The Phoenix are poised to top the table for the first time if they win this weekend, Nathan Rarere caught up with their biggest fan, Steve Still. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we cross the ditch to our mate Pam Corkery in Australia; Former president Donald Trump's trial continues; a Malaya veteran talks about keeping photos safe in hot sticky environment during the Emergency and we clear up the validity of a decades old tales about a superstar signing in a West Auckland Mall. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our South America correspondent has news of climate change and dengue fever; Japan prepares to fire-up long mothballed nuclear plants; we meet a Rotorua woman who's fighting fast fashion, one tee shirt at a time and we start a new regular feature with the Department of Conservation - this month we learn about a parasitic plant that actually has a lot to give. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we get the latest on Israel; the Ukraine aid package has people talking from North America to Europe; Leonard Powell went along to the Halberg games, and met some incredible young athletes with disabilities and the music reviewer who listened to all 68 Taite Music Award entries just once! Was that fair? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We have the latest from the Trump trial in New York; Katie Kenny updates us on the 3000 public sector job cuts; we've got news on an auction for anyone who's wished they could walk a mile in Michael Jordan's shoes; The Minister is here with his fruit of the week and the beautiful town of Taupo welcomes Supercars for the first time. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Heavy rain in Pakistan has left hundreds of people dead; there's a lot of concern in the disabled community about the future of funding - we hear from Labour's disability spokesperson Priyanca Radakrishnan and we go to Great Barrier Island, where they've run out of landfill space, and are getting busy recycling. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Donald Trump couldn't stay awake during jury selection; we talk with Honiana Love from 'Nga Taonga' Sound and Vision who says they're keen to house NewsHub's video archive and tramp champ Dylan Schmidt is getting ready for his third Olympics. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we cross to Israel in the wake of Iran's retaliatory attack and get reaction from the US and Europe; our Aussie correspondent Pam Corkery has the details of Saturday's knife attack in Bondi Junction in Sydney and we hear how people feel about public transport subsidies ending next month. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: OJ Simpson has died; public service cuts are dominating the headlines - Katie Kenny explains what that's all about; the Minister of Fruit and Veges Glenn Forsyth is back with the fruit of the week and Warriors Captain Tohu Harris gives us the scoop on the team's taping techniques First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Westland District Mayor Helen Lash joins us with the latest after a whole lot of rain; Russia blames Khazakstan for record flooding; deputy leader of the Opposition, Carmel Sepuloni is here to talk targets and job losses and pie loving swimming world champ Lewis Clareburt hits the pool at the National Champs, but has Paris on his mind. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the government's ordering schools to publish students' attendance data every week, we'll hear from a primary school principal to see how straight forward; Alex Baird joins us from the Middle East where the fragile Gaza ceasefire talks are continuing and an Ashburton dance teacher fights to keep the local hall where she's taught for nearly 50 years. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - today with Jimmy Ellingham: finance minister Nicola Willis talks targets, MPs' pay and the upcoming Budget; a tiny North American ghost town turns boom town for a total solar eclipse and the biggest band in Aotearoa is hitting the tiny, far flung venue of Te Kao Marae, where they've been keeping the secret for months. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - today with Anna Thomas: We hear from correspondent Mitch McCann - whose got his eyes on the skies as the US prepares to see a total solar eclipse; Nita Blake Persen is in Europe with the latest as Germany struggles with the ethics of sending weapons to Israel and Greta Thunberg gets arrested twice in the Hague; closer to home - Invercargill councillor Barry Stewart joins us after a community meeting at the weekend on what to do about a surge in youth crime in the city and we hear about the Rainbow Games - the first event of its kind in Aotearoa... that's brought athletes from around the world to Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: President Biden is to speak with the Israeli Prime Minister for the first time since aid workers killed; Relief Aid is a group helping get food and water into Gaza - it's founder Mike Seawright is with us and what's the gang problem that the government's trying to solve? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: in the UK the Royal Mail is cutting deliveries and for £150, you can have tea and a tour at Balmoral Castle; a new play explores Maoriness; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni is back with us to talk politics and solo sailor Lisa Blair is tacking across the Tasman hoping to become the quickest to cross etween Sydney and Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have an update on Molly the magpie and the staffy named Peggy in Australia; in the Middle East, Al Jazeera is in the sights of Israel's government; we hear from health campaigner Max Harris on his experience within our system and we talk to some Auckland residents who think the idea of the green food waste bin is rubbish. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Argentina is currently arguing with Colombia; Chris Gilbert is in Tokyo as local officials battle with crows; Mount Maunganui keeps free parking but drivers are warned not to outstay their welcome; finance minister Nicola Willis on minimum wage increases and we're on the turf with the men's Blacksticks, who are juggling their jobs and international hockey careers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Labour spokesperson Jan Tinetti on tax cuts, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown's call for the government to pay rates and disability funding; Warbirds Over Wanaka returns for the first time in four years and on Easter Eve we have tips for staycations and budget holidays. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a container ship has destroyed a bridge in Baltimore; a magpie is confiscated by authorities in Australia; there's a bidding war on TradeMe over a rare 30-year-old lego set and two Auckland flying schools have joined forces to train more pilots - our own Leonard Powell took to the skies to find out more. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: pole vaulter Eliza McCartney tell us how her new coach has helped her form in the buildup to the Paris Olympics; finance minister Nicola Willis tells us how her family boost package works and new research reveals we may have underestimated the impact of long covid on our IQ and our productivity. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we speak with the director of a docu-series about the Gloriavale community on the West Coast; Gisborne's Mayor discusses Saturday night's deadly brawl and residents of a West Auckland caravan park say having access to leftover school lunches is helping to curb crime. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our crack team of correspondents is stationed around the world from the Pacific to the Middle East and the Big Apple with stories of international relations, modified pig kidneys and blind alligators; the US is forcing TikTok to split from its owner - Katie Kenny explains and 1500 runners from 26 nations are running a half marathon at Hobbiton tomorrow so of course we had to meet some competitors First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a fish and chip stink in London; Winston Peters doubles down on his use of Tubthumping - Chumbawumba's Dunstan Bruce responds; Labour MP Jan Tinetti was in Parliament last night to bid farewell to Grant Robertson; we hear about a 14 million dollar fund is now available for communities hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and RNZ's Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod is here to talk trees, wildflowers and more. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery has the latest advice on the snake front; a certain property developer Donald Trump can't post bond in his New York fraud case; It was the Ford Motor Company's most legendary flop, a Ford Edsel features on TradeMe; Space James is talking AI and Space X and our news hound Leonard Powell gets to know some Beagles. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Trump's fighting his way back to Washington DC; correspondent Alex Cadier is in Middle East, he's with us with the latest in the Gaza conflict; Russia is set to re-elect Vladimir Putin as president, we'll find out if Russia voters had a choice in the matter and an emotional homecoming for a Kiwi woman was forced out of Gaza after her home was bombed. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: its been a rollicking start to the new Super Rugby Pacific Season, we hear all about it with Hurricanes flanker Peter Lakai; explainer editor Katie Kenny tells us what happens if you want to change your mortgage or pay it off quicker and Mahvash Ikram meets three men who were at Al Noor mosque, on this day, five years ago. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we head around the world touching down in the UK, Sweden and Pakistan; we cross to Ohakune to hear what the latest Ruapehu Alpine Lifts bailout means for the ski-town; Labour MP Jan Tinetti joins us to talk all things politics and we're back at the SPCA centre in Mangere to meet some furry friends up for adoption. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Alex Baird has the latest from Doha where ceasefire talks appear to have stalled; the Outer Hebrides is on the look-out for doctors, we'll tell you what they're tempting you with and we hear about the Cornered Tigers - a Christchurch cricket team formed by survivors of the terror attacks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: some ancient cave paintings and inflation is slowing in Argentina; we talk with a recovering tetraplegic who is tackling the Abel Tasman track and who's still really using their letterbox? First Up investigates. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's Oscars time - we preview Hollywood's biggest night; the government's brought back interest deductability on rental properties - we'll hear what that means and two widows of the March 15 mosque attack talk about how they've become stronger than ever before. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our team of correspondents are placed evenly around the planet - Nabil in Ghana, Kalafi in Tonga and Bevan finds himself on the other side of the US/Mexico border Leonard Powell heads back to Karekare - one year after he was the first reporter there in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and Premier House has been in the news - what's it all about? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: get yer gumboots - the Rural Games are on in Palmerston North this weekend; Henry Riley is in London where they've just announced this year's budget; Labour's education spokesperson and former principal Jan Tinetti joins us to talk about school lunches and more and an opportunity to make the biggest ice creams in Dunedin is up for grabs First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery brings news of yet another deadly animal in Australia; Alex Baird is back in the Middle East reporting on ceasefire negotiations; former defence minister Ron Mark joins us with his thoughts on the broken down Defence Force planes and we hear about M-9 - an event where Maori leaders share stories that inspire, empower and entertain. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: finance minister Nicola Willis joins about the taxes and fees to fund more roads; Henry Riley's with us as the UK's Conservative Party struggles at the polls; we look at a new study about toddlers screen time and we talk to athletics legend Alec McNab about Geordie Beamish - the world indoor 1500metre champion. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pakistan finally decides on a Prime Minister; Weatherwatch chief forecaster Philip Duncan tells us what's happening with the strong wind and heavy rain hitting the islands and Basketball NZ boss Dillon Boucher shares his thoughts ahead of tonight's Breakers clash with the Illawarra Hawks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: what's on at this year's Dunedin Fringe Festival; we've all heard about supermarkets making a lot of money - Katie Kenny explains why their latest earnings have dropped and our roving reporter Leonard Powell gets served some South Auckland hospitality at the farewell celebration for Fa'anana Efeso Collins. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - More cuts to the media, Newshub's due to end in June, we speak to journalist David Farrier who spent a decade in the building; we get Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni's reaction to the news and happy leap year - we speak to the man born in 1944 celebrating his 21st birthday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Pam Corkery joins us from Australia, where police have discoverd the bodies of a missing Sydney couple; we catch up with a Young Farmer of the Year contestant and our reporter Leonard Powell visits a popular south Auckland cafe, whose potential closure is upsetting customers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Swimming World Champion Lewis Clareburt joins us to talk about what it takes to master the medley; Chris Gilbert tells us why it's significant that women are joining an ancient Japanese festival; Kate Pereyra-Garcia reports in from Argentina, where signs of an economic recovery are beginning to show; in London Henry tells us about a Tory MP who's refusing to apologise after anti-Islamic comments and Finance Minister Nicola Willis explains how they're going to deal with transport cost blow-outs. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Former Black Cap Peter McGlashan joins us with his take on the 20/20 series which Australia took out over the weekend and our reporter Leonard Powell hears about the cost of living at university halls. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - some tapu whale bones are stolen from a shed in South Taranaki and the iwi wants them back; explainer editor Katie Kenny updates us on the current state of the pandemic and the roll-out of a new covid booster and flanker Tom Christie's back in red and black with the Crusaders facing the Chiefs in their first match of the Super Rugby season tonight. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Auckland Councillor Alf Filipaina joins us to reflect on the tragic loss of Efeso Collins; the NZ Dance Company wows audiences in Europe with Whenua; we hear from the Vape Free Kids group, who are protesting the lack of action on the growing youth vape crisis and our cosmic correspondent Space James explains why the International Space Station has lichen on the outside of it. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Julian Assange's extradition hearing is underway in the UK, Pam Corkery has the Australian reaction; former Labour MP Kiri Allan talks about the legacy of outgoing Labour MP Grant Robertson and we speak to winner of a food competition who gets to try Aucklands top 100 dishes. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we hear from South America, where foreign ministers from the G20 are to meet in Rio; finance minister Nicola Willis talks benefit sanctions, ferries, and more; we hear from an Australian school principal who's had a cellphone ban in place for a few years and welcome to Long Drive, where smashing the golf ball a long way is a sweet science. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - news from around the world including the new Trump branded sneakers; our reporter Leonard Powell meets an Uber driving Nan who shares shortbread and wisdom with her passengers and a major music festival faces flak for its headline act - Ziggy Marley. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Is it a bird? Is it a plane ?? From the fresh produce markets, it's our Minister of Fruit and Veges! Port Hills resident Janice Thornton joins us from her home where she's been watching that fire burning and Leonard Powell meets some of the animals up for adoption at the SPCA centre in Mangere. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - around 50 firefighters have been battling the blaze on the Port Hills of Chirstchurch overnight, we have the latest update from our reporter at the scene; we cross the planet for the latest from the UK and Europe and Dr Nikki Turner talks us through our fifth wave of coronavirus infections, with the dominant strain called J N 1. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Japan's government moves into the modern age; Chile has been ravaged with wildfires, Kate Pereyra-Garcia joins us from South America with the latest; we head to the beautiful West Auckland beach of Karekare, where locals are trying to rebuild a year after the devastating cyclone and finance minister Nicola Willis talks education spending, and her stance on lobbying at Parliament. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - President Biden's defenders hit back over claims his memory is failing; news from Europe, where there's a war, a volcano and a hostage situation in Switzerland; we hear from a Tauranga man trying to get his parents out of Gaza and 2024 is the Year of the Dragon and what could that mean for the population. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest news from our correspondents in the UK, Europe and Taranaki; deputy leader of the Opposition Carmel Sepuloni responds to news about the release of Philip Mehrtens and her experience at Waitangi; you'll hear how an umpiring decision caused a riot at an Australian cricket game and and closer to home - our producer Mahvash Ikram finds out what ghost kitchens are. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer - we get the latest from the UK; finance minister Nicola Willis has spent the past few days in Northland - she tells us what she's been hearing from iwi leaders and her time at Waitangi; this week's TradeMe story is for people who really really like tarmac or perhaps need a place to park an Airbus and we find out that Twilight 400 at the Masters Games is more than just shooting, darts, curling and bowling. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - it's been a beautiful weekend across the country, and that's set to continue in to Waitangi day tomorrow; delegations from the Ratana Church, Te Pati Maori and the Kiingitanga have arrived in a huge show of unity, ahead of government MPs - reporter Pokere Paewai is there with the RNZ team to tell us what's on the schedule for today and in Auckland, one of our top music festivals is back in action after 4 years - we'll hear what's happening at Laneway this year! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Glenn is here to tell you what's fresh in the world of fruit and veges and of course fruit of the week; we catch up with a Kate Wightman, who's walked from Cape Reinga to Bluff, raising awareness for ovarian cancer and Dunedin gets geared up for the great sport of Cornhole at the Masters Games. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - how long's this heat going to last? Weather Watch's Philip Duncan has the forecast; we find out the buzz around Otago's genetically engineered wasps; it's all action back in the House of Parliament - we talk to Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni and what's acceptable workplace attire? We put it to the people. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - if you're planning on proposing any time soon listen up, we hear about a unique opportunity on offer from Trade Me; we find out about the NZ Hangliding Championships taking place in Murchison this week and we speak to the organiser of the Future Future festival happening this weekend around an Auckland bike path, free of charge. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we talk to an Auckland Intermediate Principal about how last year's rejig to the school donations scheme will affect fees and school trips for students; finance minister Nicola Willis discuss her trip to Waitangi and how National are faring on their 100 day plan and the 100 year old ParkRunner who still does five kilometres every Saturday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Auckland celebrates it's Anniversary Day with the Regatta - we'll find out what's happening on the harbour; we also say happy birthday to the most iconic moustache of the 80s and we find out why you're never too old to play pickleball.. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we hear from our correspondents in Africa, the USA and the Pacific; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni talks Ratana, what we can expect from Waitangi and the cost of school uniforms And the life of a professional cliff diver... sometimes it pays to pack a spare pair of togs. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we hear from a community group that's helping learner drivers get out of the big license testing traffic jam, and safely on the road; Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane near the Ukraine border, we get the latest from Europe and we talk to the Pinball collector behind the 8th annual New Zealand Pinball Champs. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're live on the ground in Melbourne at the Australian Open, and ponder if time is Novak Djokovic's only enemy; the celebrations at Ratana Pa are centre of the stage, Kereama Wright brings us up to date with happenings; we hear from the journalist at the centre of Netflix's current binge watching hit and it turns out the job of being a Fried Chicken Taste Tester DOES exist, and its going gangbusters on TradeMe. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - finance minister Nicola Willis joins us for the first time this year to talk about the turnout at the Kiingitanga hui and what it means for upcoming Waitangi celebrations; the boss of Surf Lifesaving New Zealand will be here for a summer recap as sweltering weather drives more people to our beaches and we're in Nelson for our Regional report, where costs on future roading projects are ballooning. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Welcome back, it's 2024! We've got the latest from our people in the US and Europe; the Black Sticks men have just won a nail biter to qualify for this year's Olympics - we'll hear from former coach Kevin Towns about the men's team and tourists have been flocking back to New Zealand this summer, but what do they think of it? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we investigate the concept of liquid trees - already cleaning the streets of Belgrade; with ten sleeps left until the big guy tries to squeeze down the chimney, we ask the manager of Auckland's biggest shopping mall when the best time of the day is to visit and as the heat of summer arrives today we remind you never leave your dog in the car.. especially if it's one of these. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from the UK where Rishi Sunak has been fighting for the right to send asylum seekers to Rwanda; Nabil joins us from Ghana where mystery surrounds the identity of a presidential candidate; the pets that turn into pests in Auckland; deputy leader of the Opposition Carmel Sepuloni is here for the last of our weekly catch ups this year and after 50 years, one of Auckland's most iconic ice-cream parlours changes hands. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - after a couple of weeks away, Pam Corkery brings us news from Oz; there's drama at the UN climate talks after a draft deal failed to include plans to end fossil fuels; we hear what the people of the Pacific feel about COP 28; we speak with a couple who've embraced the freedom of retirement on the road and Auckland City mid-fielder Mario Ilich gets ready for kick off at the FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - move over Wordle - we speak to the creator of the game Gubbins; Japan prepares for Christmas and no New Year celebrations at Shibuya; Nicola Willis explains plans to repeal Fair Pay Agreements before Christmas and with more people doing it tough, Sir Michael Jones tells us about the Big Feed telethon. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the US vetoed a UN Security Council demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; we're find out about Swedish Christmas traditions; champion advice on best shots for a successful game of mini golf and closer to home, e-bikes were all the rage here during the pandemic, now roving reporter Leonard Powell hits the streets to find out if people are still on the electric bandwagon. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from the conflict in Gaza; US financial support for Ukraine is on the senate bargaining table; we check out the brilliant line up of artists at Auckland's Music in Parks this summer and Trevor's done it! After being choppered to intensive care a few months back, the Dannevirke man's now walked from home to Wellington to raise money for his rescuers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson appears infront of the UK's inquiry into covid-19; Labour MP and shadow leader of the House Kieran McAnulty talks politics; an Auckland man who got so sick of people calling his city boring he decided to prove them wrong and a teenager who's become the first ever ice figure skater from New Zealand to be selected for the Winter Youth Olympic Games. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - UN officials say there's nowhere safe to go in Gaza; we talk to a former chair of climate change negotiations who says COP28 doesn't seem to be focussed on its primary goal - limiting global warming; Tauranga businesses are confused by the city council's proposal to introduce a congestion charge to the city's streets and we're pool-side with swim coach legend Mark Bone - to ask - have we seen the last of the Commonwealth Games and what might the loss of the games mean for Kiwi athletes. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the latest on Gaza with ABC journalist Riley Stuart; we hear how the Far North District Council is using maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar - to schedule its meetings; protests against the government's policies on te Tiriti o Waitangi are taking place around the country today - we hear what's happening and why and Nicola Willis joins us to talk money, tobacco, and winning fossil of the year. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - a slip has closed State Highway 2 north of Napier - we catch up with Wairoa mayor Craig Little as the northern Hawke's Bay town is still cut off from the south; we hear the latest from around the world with our people in the US, Europe and the Middle-East and back home - while many people use artifical christmas trees, the market for the real pine is still thriving... roving reporter Leonard Powell visits a farm. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the truce between Israel and Hamas gets extended again, but it's hanging in the balance; a new study says patients who should've gone elsewhere aren't to blame for overcrowding in Emergency Departments and the Goverment is set to introduce one hour a day of reading, writing and maths at schools, but a principal says that's not what will improve outcomes. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - prisoner exchanges continue as the Israel-Hamas truce is extended; in India, all 41 trapped tunnel workers have been rescued; eight truck loads full of free fencing is about to be delivered to farmers in Wellsford, we talk to the man leading the convoy and Palmerston North residents hear how their community will pay the price if Massey University continues to slash staff and courses First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're in the Middle East as the four day truce enters its final day; finance minister Nicola Willis on the timeline for the mini mini budget and why smokers will pay for tax cuts and the number of rugby referees is declining in New Zealand with a PhD study saying money might be the answer. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - there's a temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war - we get the latest on the hostage deal and we go to West Auckland, where flood-hit homeowners are now dealing with the illegal dumping of rubbish. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest news out of the BIG APPLE with Bevan Hurley; Nabil joins us from Africa, as lions and hyena's are being rescued from the war zone in Sudan; it looks like today's the day we'll get a new government; the newly re-appointed Minister of Fruit and Veggies celebrates an industry milestone and we catch up with Hannah Pascoe - a blind cyclist riding tandem from the top to bottom of the motu! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - there is to be a four day pause in fighting in Gaza, and a hostage exchange - we'll have more on that soon have reaction from the UK; we talk with the 22 year old man riding his e-scooter all the way to Bluff to raise money for men's health through Movember; we ask Carmel Sepuloni what makes a great Deputy PM and we check in with the country's Most Beautiful Large Town. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - a potential truce and hostage deal in the Middle East, we get the latest from Tel Aviv; Kalafi Moala reports on the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands; we have a list of the most popular toys for Christmas 2023; more flight disruptions are expected in Wellington thanks to bad weather and physics teacher and former Tall Black Nick Horvath talks about becoming an author. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the UK's chief science official fronts up to the Covid-19 inquiry; Japan is to buy missiles from the US and North Korea isn't overly impressed; Woolworths is asking for a bit of peace, love and understanding at the supermarket; an Invercargill school principal who says he's moving to Australia because the education sector in Aoteraoa faces too many challenges with too few resources and we ask National's Nicola Willis if Christopher Luxon's had too many weetbix First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The WHO calls the al-Shifa hospital a death zone - we have the latest from the conflict in Gaza and reaction from the USA; Peter Dunne's here as coalition talks stretch into another week and also the thinking game for fans of steak cut chips, our reporter Leonard Powell finds out what it takes to put together a pub quiz. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham - highlights from a high-stakes meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping - we get the latest from Gyles Beckford at the APEC summit in San Francisco; we talk with a Jewish-Israeli chef who's advocating for peace, and a ceasefire in Gaza and swimmers can get back in the water after a rahui over part of Waitemata harbour has been lifted following a major sewage spill. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to Israel where Gaza's biggest hospital is being described as being 'like a cemetery'; a Kiwi medical aid ship is stuck in Fiji as the nation faces Tropical Cyclone Mal; we catch up with brilliant Black Cap Rachin Ravindra's dad Ravi and TradeMe has the scoop - summer's getting closer! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Suella Braverman has been sacked as the UK's Home Secretary; we ask Nicola Willis about the 'jagged edges' around tax putting a handbrake on a coalition deal; staff and students at a Wairoa school shave their heads in support of one of their own and it's not often a road is built ahead of schedule and under budget - First Up broke the news to Coromandel locals that State Highway 25A would open three months early AND in time for Christmas. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we learn why water safety is more than just knowing how to swim - and why the Indian community is being targeted and we hear the beautiful story of a 96 year old man who's been climbing Maungakiekie One Tree Hill in memory of his late wife. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - drama at the Pacific Islands Forum as the Nauruan delegation storms out; in the US, the actor's strike is over; Professor Michael Baker tells us we could be seeing another wave of Covid and political pundit Toby Manhire joins us to mull over what could be happening in those secretive coalition talks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - pro-Palestine march set for Armistice day across the UK is under fire; Egypt could be negotiating a 1 day ceasefire in Gaza conflict as Qatar does deals for a prisoner swap; Badjelly the Witch is back on book shop shelves, we speak to Spike Milligan's daughter and the cricket world cup is starting to get consequential, we do a vibe check with Blackcaps batting coach Luke Ronchi. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we hear from a young golfer who's just become the first Samoan to claim the New Zealand Women's Amateur Championship title; a film experience with live actors providing the script, music and foley and is the Melbourne Cup still the race that stops a nation? Or we moving on now? Our reporter Leonard Powell finds out. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Henry Riley updates us on a Scottish sheep named Fiona; Chris Gilbert is in Tokyo where G7 leaders will gather over the next few days - wars in Gaza and Ukraine sure to be high on the agenda; we catch up with a blind woman who's cycling the length of Aotearoa and a yarn stranger than fiction - we've got the true story of the larrikin behind the Melbourne Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - with only a year until the next US presidential election we have the latest from Donald Trump's legal troubles; there's been a hostage situation at Hamburg airport overnight; ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden joins us to talk coalition negotiations and get your grab bag - we've got some easy hacks to help you get ready ready for a tsunami. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump and Robert De Niro have both been in New York courtrooms this week - as has Bevan Hurley who will tell us how those trials are progressing; the special votes have been counted - we talk with coalition veteran Peter Dunne about the National Party's options for government and we hear the hellish first hand story of the pressure our hospitals are facing. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt is open for limited humanitarian relief and the evacuation of foreign nationals; outgoing deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us on the eve of the special votes coming out; put some CRC on the bike chain... we're down in the deep south, where the famous Tour of Southland cycling race is in full swing and a local bootmaker, in 2023! We speak to a man who's been making boots for over 50 years. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we speak to the entrepeneur trying to make sustainable furniture .. out of seaweed .. seat weed? We find out what is going on with Hamilton's Festival of Weird and Blackcap Jimmy Neesham tells us how they're taking inspiration from the All Blacks at the Cricket World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Israel identifies two African hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza; The counting of the special votes for Election 23 will be completed this Friday, National Deputy Nicola Willis joins us to talk coalitions and We're in the Coromandel examining the damage of Cyclone Lola First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from Gaza as the humanitarian crisis grows; Sport Minister Grant Robertson joins us from Paris in the wake of the All Blacks loss And we hear the story of a dutch couple celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary, and what it has to do with the small town of Pahiatua First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we go to the US where a suspect has been named in the mass shooting in Maine; we have the latest from Gaza as Israel ramps up it's attack on Hamas; it's crunch time, the business end, Winner takes all, the big dance, the final countdown to the Rugby World Cup Final, First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - hospitals in Gaza are stopping all but life-saving operations, with fuel supplies needed to power medical equipment running low, South African rugby officials have come out in support of under fire player Bongi Mbonambi, EU Leaders are gathering in Belgium to discuss conflicts in the Middle-East and Ukraine and we went to find out where rugby fans will be watching the final.

On today's First Up pod - Bushfires are burning throughout Queensland, Cyclone Lola is bearing down on Vanuatu, as unrest in the Middle-East intensifies, experts are battling a war of another kind - social media is full of misleading information and the Black Caps have got a good thing going at the Cricket World Cup in India.

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from Gaza as Israel ramps up it's attack on Hamas; Tai Rawhiti grapples with mounting weather related costs and we catch up Brodie Retallick's mum - who'll be watching the Rugby World Cup final from home. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Rishi Sunak has been in Israel - we have the latest from Gaza; we dip in for a taste of the Tauranga Arts Festival that is on this weekend; podcaster extroadinaire Andy Rowe joins us again as we preview the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final clash with Argentina and we hear from the pro golfer who went from chemotherapy back to the winning circle in the less than 6 months. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - US President Joe Biden confirms visit to Israel as the death toll rises on both sides of the conflict; New Zealand boxer Mea Motu gets her health on track in time for an international championship; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to us about having their highest election result in a decade and actor Sam Neill on his comeback from cancer First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - up to 10 Britons remain as hostages in Gaza, we're in the UK for the latest; National deputy Nicola Willis talks to us about her party's victory, election promises and the portfolio she hopes to get; we hear from winners of electorates where the flip from Labour to National came out of the blue and the story of a woman who fell pregnant twice in the space of just 18 days. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - ACT leader David Seymour joins us for before the polls close on the weekend; Fiji lock horns with England for the Rugby World Cup quarter final on Monday - we cross to Suva as the nation gets excited; the All Blacks squad for Sunday's quarter final against Ireland will be named shortly, we'll get list for you as soon as it's out and roving reporter Leonard Powell gets score predictions from punters at a pub in Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - humanitarian groups appeal for aid corridors out of Gaza; Labour's support grows but Winston Peters could hold balance of power - deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni gives us her last interview before the voting closes and next week, the Beehive will have some fresh faces - who helps new MPs settle into their roles and navigate the most powerful building in the country. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Hamas continues to hold more than 100 people hostage including high ranking Israeli officers - we go to Tel Aviv; Green Party co-leader James Shaw on fiscal holes and the coalition merry-go-round and we're in the Tamaki electorate, a seat held by former Prime Minister Robert Muldoon for 31 years.. and now one of the closest races in the 2023 election campaign. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Israel declares war on Hamas - more than 700 people have already died. We cross to Tel Aviv for the latest; National's deputy leader Nicola Willis joins the programme from the campaign trail; a council miscalculation sees some West Coast residents receive a rates bill with up to a 100 per cent increase and we hear from a Kiwi set to break the world record for the most bungy jumps in 24 hours. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - hundreds are dead as Israel and Hamas become locked in a new wave of violence; it's the final week before the election - The Opportunities Party leader Raf Manji joins us and we meet a man who says setting up a community pantry was his best career move. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - our correspondent in New York has been at the trial of Crypto-king Sam Bankman Fried; our minister of fruit and veges reveals a berry good fruit of the week; we cross to France ahead of the All Blacks final pool match against Uruguay; ACT deputy Brooke Van Velden talks to us about her catch up over a cuppa with Paula Bennett and we talk to a Kiwi mayor who's made history - the Far North's Moko Tepania has been named one of the world's top young politicians of 2023. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Rishi Sunak announces new rules around cigarette sales in the UK; we get the latest from Europe where support for Ukraine might be waning; we cross to Suva as the corruption case against Fiji's former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama nears an end; Black Caps bowling coach on preparations for the Cricket World Cup kicking off in India and deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on what she thinks of National's tax policy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - an All Blacks jersey signed by Richie McCaw that's not as black as the name suggests; the Green Party's Ricardo Menendez March talks policy priorities; we meet people picking trapeze over the treadmill as 'Circus training' replaces 'Circuit training' and COSTCO in New Zealand is one year old - and we're setting records in the bakery department. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Police in the UK probe more allegations against Russell Brand; the Ranfurly Shield has been through the ringer, and the man tasked with fixing it is pretty sure he's got the answer to what that white powdery substance photographed on the Log O Wood was; National deputy Nicola Willis discusses all things campaign trail and we're off to university to hear from some Auckland students voting for the first time in this election. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the US government narrowly avoids a shutdown and woos Pacific leaders at a summit in Washington DC; Glenn Forsyth cuts crisp with news from the world of fruit and veges; New Zealand First's deputy leader Shane Jones discusses policy and pre-poll voting starts today - reporter Leonard Powell visits a retirement village to ask seniors for their thoughts on the battle of the Chrises. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan: Glenn Forsyth talks about the Chinese Moon Festival and reveals his fruit of the week; ACT's deputy leader Brooke Van Velden is here, with just over two weeks until Election 2023 and we hear from New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson ahead of the All Blacks' World Cup clash with Italy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Prince Harry's nemisis, Kiwi journalist Dan Wooton is suspended from his high-profile job in the UK; if New Zealand and South Africa clash in a Rugby World Cup game, they won't be allowed to wear their traditional black and green jerseys - we find out why; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni is with us and the soggy ground causes a 13 metre deep sinkhole and sewer collapse in Auckland's upmarket suburb of Parnell. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Daniel Andrews resigns as Victoria Premier; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on potentially bringing 18 MPs into Parliament and her party's Best start payment; demand for plants is on the rise on TradeMe and do more people really fail their restricted driving tests than ever before, Or are people just being more vocal about it? We get behind the wheel to find out. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: China ramps up it's ban on Japanese sourced seafood; we dissect Australia's loss to Wales at the Rugby World Cup; National's deputy Nicola Willis joins us to answer all our coalition questions and we visit the true blue Pakuranga Electorate to see what they make of a potential New Zealand First partnership. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We're in Kinshasa for the latest news out of Africa; Glenn Forsyth reveals his fruit of the week; David Seymour is up early to tell us about the week in ACT; the Warriors face the Broncos tomorrow, we talk with a mega fan - is this the Warrior's year? And restaurants and cafes in Queenstown cope with the gastro outbreak. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Rishi Sunak sets out his government's climate policy; Queenstown's mystery gastro bug continues to spread, and the town's kettles are at boiling point; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us with less than a month to go until the general election and the Warriors have something special cooking this season, we hear from club centurion Monty Betham about their mighty rise. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Greens co-leader James Shaw talks free lunches and broccoli pasta; they're ok as politicians, but not so good as artists - Luxo and Chippy feature on TradeMe this week; Nathan learns it isn't what you say in Mandarin but how you say it that makes the difference and a Queenstown restaurant owner talks about how they've been coping with a gastro outbreak in the tourist town. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: police in the UK have received a complaint against Russell Brand; we look at the vetting process for political hopefuls in New Zealand; Northland prepares for an influx of beach hoons; National deputy Nicola Willis insists the party's Hamilton East candidate has changed his anti-flouridation views and find out what it takes to sink one's teeth into dentistry. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Rugby-mad Fiji is up early for this morning's game against Australia at the Rugby World Cup - we cross to the island nation for an update; the low down on TOP stuff - leader of The Opportunities Party, Raf Manji joins explains some key policies; Winston Peters delights fans in Levin and a director talks about bringing characters of a Roald Dahl classic to life on stage. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we find out why Te Reo Maori is more than a language; Leonard Powell takes us to the final stop of his trip around the East Cape; ACT deputy leader Brooke van Velden joins us from the campaign trail and three rugby supporters with very different stories head to Paris next month. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Marlborough Sounds still need their roads fixed, but council can't decide who foots the bill; we talk with the Warriors most well-known fan ahead of their home semi-final; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni talks about Labour's plan to train more doctors and First Up's own Leonard Powell takes his election roadie to Tokomaru Bay where he talks storms, slash and damaged roads with the local fishers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we take a walk through a unique light and fire festival in Havelock North; Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson talks to us about the PREFU - otherwise known as the pre-election fiscal update; possibly the world's ugliest car is up for sale on TradeMe, but it's all for a good cause and First Up visits a high school in the tiny town of Ruatoria. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the latest from Morocco where almost 2700 people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the country on the weekend; we ask what will become of iwi-Maori partnership boards after the election; National's deputy Nicola Willis defines unruly tenants and we visit a remote town where locals say they feel a bit forgotten. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Morocco's earthquake devastates mountain villages - we'll have the latest from north Africa; Kalafi Moala is up early in Tonga with all the news to crow about; we cross to New York for the latest on the US Tennis Open and desperate dental patients on the East Cape pull out their own aching teeth - with dentists too far away and too pricey. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a well loved Auckland bakery closes its doors for the final time; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni talks India being a trade priority after the election and we meet a rugby super fan who's become a human guinea pig to fund his trip to the World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we check in with our correspondents in Australia and Africa and check out cool auctions on TradeMe; concerns the US Tennis Open has become a superspreader event thanks to a spate of players falling sick with covid-like symptoms; we ask Green Party co-leader James Shaw about National's 'net zero by 2050' target and green crosses on farm fences -- food producers explain their silent protest. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the hunt for a famous bass guitar; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis about taxing foreign property buyers; find out the reason a small Hawke's Bay town is buzzing and it's being called the largest gathering in the world, we go on a journey with 30 million people on a pilgrimage that was once banned. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we're in the USA where thousands of people are stuck in the mud at a music festival; we discusses China's reaction to Japan releasing nuclear waste-water; the seeds are falling out of the Big Apple, we have a report from the US tennis Open and we ask Aucklanders to try an ice cream flavour that's anything but vanilla. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Anna Thomas in for Nathan: we get the latest on a deadly blaze that's killed more than 70 people in the South African city of Johannesburg; Maui continues its long road to recovery as 388 people are still missing; Olympic gold medalist Tom Mackintosh eyes the next top prize at the World Rowing Championships in Serbia; we ask Act's deputy Brooke Van Velden why her party is seeing red in National's tax policy and Idalia rips through the Southeast of the US as Florida takes stock of the destruction. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - a Pasifika community leader who's retired from politics to return to his people; a Whanganui teenager who's in Italy for the In-line Speed Skating World Championships; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on National's whelming tax announcement and we talk to a Frenchman who's drunk tweet insulting American food got 18 million views overnight. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Green Party's Julie Anne Genter joins us to talk about the cuts to climate change spending; the eye-watering price one cafe is charging for an iconic Kiwi treat and National leader Christopher Luxon reckons he's spent a bit of time in Otara in his Botany electorate, so we paid it a visit too. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we speak to the author of a new report about workplace health and safety that shows on average 73 Kiwis die at work each year; National party deputy Nicola Willis talks about the fence climbing heckler, and if there is any substance to his claims; and its a winemaker showdown - we're squeezing grapes with an expert contestant ahead of the Young Viticulturist of the Year National final. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the cold facts about Aotearoa's long winter, and when (or if) we can expect the weather to get warmer; with only weeks to go until the general election, Te Pati Maori's Debbie Ngarewa Parker joins us; vying for sports superiority - the Secondary School Winter Tournament kicks off today and the RNZ sports team are here - after that massive loss to South Africa in London. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the roads have way more cyclists than there used to be, we visit a humble bike shop in Mt Albert to see what got people pushing pedals; ACT Leader David Seymour joins give us the lowdown on what has been a hectic week in parliament and Auckland Council and the government agree - in principle - to a $2 billion flood recovery package, and yet not everyone is impressed. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - controversy in Whakatane over a street name that's apparently too long; Henry Riley is back from holiday as the hunt for Nadine Dorries continues; Police Minister Ginny Andersen discusses Labour's key policies for the Election - which is 52 days away now and the Warriors are flying high, but might have to move to Eden Park for the finals if they make it .. and their fans aren't keen. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the latest political poll shows support for the Green Party is up - we speak with co-leader Marama Davidson; a teenage kickboxing sensation about to represent New Zealand on the international stage and we hear from a woman who has spent nearly seven months living separately from her children after the Auckland anniversary floods damaged the family's home. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Britain's worst child serial killer Lucy Letby is sentenced in London; tens of thousands of evacuations across British Columbia and Canada's NorthWest territories as wildfires intensify; the latest One News poll has National and ACT with 65 seats in Parliament - National's deputy Nicola Willis responds and a landmark decision in the state of Montana, which could inspire a surge of climate-related legal actions. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the death toll from the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui is now 114 as authorities declare it the deadliest natural disaster in state history; First Up Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth has raw details from the world of fresh produce; Te Pati Maori candidate Merepeka Raukawa Tait is with us - could their party list make history? And Football's coming home - as long as you call Spain home. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - British broadcaster Michael Parkinson has died - we have a look back at his extraodinary career; David Seymour on the government's $20 billion transport plan and how ACT would pay for it; Canterbury high jumper Hamish Kerr's tall plans for the World Championships; LET THE KIDS SKATE! We've got an update about the long awaited Tairua Skate Park and the matches are over, in New Zealand at least, so what did World Cup fans make of their time here? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Matildas are out of the FIFA World Cup - recent football convert Pam Corkery on Australia's reaction; the Breakers basketball team sign their shortest player ever; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on the Dickason guilty verdict and if there is a chance of extradition and six months after the anniversary floods a West Auckland family displaced from their sodden home is STILL living in limbo First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - former President Donald Trump is facing more charges; we talk solar power with Greens co-leader Marama Davidson; we hear from a company that will let your pets fly inside the plane with you and we hear from Australia, where it's Matilda-Mania, ahead of their semi-final face-off with England in the FIFA Women's Football World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Commuters in Nelson-Tasman are buzzing with excitement about new electric buses; Spain and Sweden face off at Eden Park for the Women's World Cup semi final tonight - we farewell the FIFA from our shores; we talk tax and tomatoes with National's deputy Nicola Willis and a fruit and vege shop owner gives us a a glimpse of what removing GST from products could be like. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the death toll from the Hawaiian wildfires heads toward 100, we cross there for the latest; Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa Packer on Labour's plans to remove GST from fruit and veges and as a new Covid-19 variant emerges, Australian researchers discover why 20 per cent of people might never know they've had the virus. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan today: Hawaii's firestorm claims the lives of 36 people; a sell-out crowd - Tuesday's semi final in Eden Park will be the last FIFA Women's World Cup event in Aotearoa; the ACT Party makes more policy announcements...Brooke van Velden joins us; And apples... do you eat a few bites and chuck it away? Or chomp it all the way down to centre - we get to the core of the issue. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Jimmy Ellingham in for Nathan today: Taking indoor cricket to the next level... we speak to a man who installed a cricket pitch in his attic; Police Minister Ginny Andersen on delays in the justice system and National's plans to ban cellphones in schools and the Barbie boom carries on, passing 1 billion dollars in global box office revenue. We hear about its impact on local cinemas. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Africa and the Middle-East are in our international sights this morning - as more migrant ships sink off the Italian coast: Bernard Hickey breaks down Blackrock's 2 billion dollar bid to help New Zealand reach 100 percent renewable electricity; Climate Change Minister James Shaw gives us his take on that and Auckland's proposed third harbour crossing .. and can he spell Cat? And the founder of the Banqer app tells us why financial education's so important in Aotearoa First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we head to Japan where the awkwardness of the release of the film Oppenheimer and the anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb is under the spotlight; in the UK, they've begun housing asylum seekers on a barge and we hear from All Black Dane Coles, and Karl Te Nana - on the squad selection for the Rugby World Cup in France First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: not a good weekend for New Zealand at the netball - we get the update from Bridget Tunnicliffe in South Africa; Te Pati Maori co-leader Rawiri Waititi with their plans on caring for tamariki in need and New Zealand sourced ambulances arrive in Ukraine. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Silver Ferns fall to Jamaica - will they make the semi-finals?? Bridget Tunnicliffe joined us from South Africa; Donald Trump is due in court...again; ACT's flies high in the latest political poll. Deputy leader Brooke van Velden is with us and we pay homage to an RNZ legend, who is retiring on his 65th birthday today. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We're in South Africa, where the Silver Ferns are taking on the hosts in the Netball World Cup; the latest Newshub Reid Research poll has ACT and National on track to govern alone - we speak with deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni and we talk to a teacher and parents about the 14.5 percent pay rise for secondary school teachers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: news out of Aussie and the Middle East; the depths of winter bring wild weather and a polar blast - Weatherwatch's Philip Duncan is monitoring the situation and Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson on transport and getting Wellington moving. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: it's hot as in Japan while UK have suffered through a cold wet summer; National's deputy Nicola Willis on their transport policy, and sex education in schools and 500 women will gather at a conference in Auckland today to celebrate start-ups and entrepreneurship. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns are out of the World Cup; the All Blacks triumph at the MCG; we'll see how mixed martial arts is having an impact on Maori athletes and an Aboriginal community is accused of being un-Australian for choosing healthy food options and ditching the sausage sizzle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: July this year is likely to be declared the hottest year in hundreds if not thousands of years; we meet the NZer with THE greatest job in the whole world - chief judge for the NZ Ice cream and gelato awards; Act's Deputy Brooke Van Velden on her party's roading policy and whether the GST should be removed from fruit and veges and we head up north to Kamo High School, to learn more about former student and Football Ferns star Hannah Wilkinson. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: A London jury finds actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of sexual assault; back home, cleaners picket for fair pay; five ministers down in five months.. deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on Labour's chances of winning the election and former silver ferns captain Adine Wilson on the Silver Ferns chances of winning back to back Netball World Cups. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns lost to the Philippines, we break down what went wrong; Green Party health spokesperson Ricardo Menendez-March on his recently launched dental campaign and a 20 year old entrepreneur and his carwash business that is taking off. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Kiri Allan's resigned from all her portfolios but remains the MP for East Coast, we ask how it's affected those in Tai Rawhiti; the Football Ferns are back in action tonight, National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks a bit of footy to go with the politics and Game Over? - researchers are concerned most video games released pre-2010 could soon be lost forever. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the number of New Zealanders sleeping in cars is getting close to 500 - Susan St John is with us to talk poverty and politics and holding on by your teeth, sprinting for the finish line - we take a peak into the unusal world of camel racing in outback Australia. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: extreme heat grips the northern hemisphere from Europe and United States to Japan; "window dressing" ACT says the government's recent announcements to tackle youth crime doesn't go far enough - we ask what they believe is a better solution; game on - a record crowd fills Eden Park for the opening night of the FIFA Women's World Cup and this time for Africa! Meet the Kiwi superfan who's encouraging Hamilton to get behind team Zambia. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Australia bails out of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and throws the future of the sporting event in doubt - we talk with shot-putter Tom Walsh and correspondent Pam Corkery in Australia; the Green Party bounces back in the latest poll and a German former professional football player hopes women around the world are inspired by the FIFA World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we get to the bottom of a 'putrid smell' coming from a West Coast landfill; we hear about a Japanese town that has proposed allowing residents to control mayors salary with polling numbers; National holds firm on its stance to transfer money away from road saftey measures and Feta Finale...the new trade deal with the European Union means we need a new name for the cheese we were once allowed to call Feta. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: We get the latest from the US and the Pacific; excitement builds as The Fifa Womens Football world cup is upon us and Te Pati Maori are getting into the spirit of the season, not only with a Matariki celebration over the weekend, but a campaign launch too.

On today's First Up pod: NATO is meeting in Lithuania - we get the latest from Europe and the UK; Te Pati Maori wants it, the Greens are asking for it and the finance minister admits he was a fan, so will Chris Hipkins really be able to keep his no wealth tax promise, if re-elected? A new study finds plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua is comparable with lakes in Europe and the United States and it's Matariki and things are getting lit at an Auckland street known for its cuisine. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Auckland Transport says its closing pedestrian crossings over railway lines for safety, but communities say they aren't getting a clear explanation; Greens co-leader James Shaw joins us to talk about the Green Party manifesto and we talk to a commercial cleaner who says the mould this year is nothing like she's seen before. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: southwestern Japan takes a pounding thanks to torrential rain; we're getting a new Grocery Commissioner - how does that help us get a good deal at the check out; we ask Nicola Willis if National still wants to push on with policies that could cost NZ food producers in the EU Free trade deal and the Football Ferns played Vietnam in a very friendly friendly last night in Napier, we get deep in the analysis with Tarena Ranui. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: US President Joe Biden is winging his way to the UK; Te Pati Maori's new candidate for Rotorua Merepeka Raukawa-Tait joins First Up to tell us why she's standing; we go to the mighty Waikato where a dairy farmer's made history as the first female New Zealand Young Farmer champ and we hear from Auckland Council about the price tag on tagging. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

First Up - The Podcast for Friday 7 July 2023

First up - The Podcast for 6 July 2023

On todays podcast. Israel ramps up its operation in the city of Jenin - as Australia clamps down on vapes - we'll have the latest from the Middle East and from across the Tasman School holidays, ski season and the FIFA Women's world cup - it's all happening, but are we ready to welcome the visitors? The Greens have a pledge to renters - Marama Davidson is with us Warkworth gets a long-awaited traffic diversion, but locals say another road is also overdue for a rebuild

On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas this week - in the UK: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure to cut immigration numbers; a six year old Australian Rugby League prodigy is setting all sorts of try scoring records and the Fullers Ferry price increase on return trip to Waiheke is making the communte unaffordable for a lot of people.

On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas this week - in the US - another mass shooting and San Francisco's move toward driverless taxis; Pacific nations continue to object to Japan dumping nuclear waste into our ocean; Te Pati Maori takes up Mondays as their regular spot on First Up; it's been chilly and windy - we look at weather for the first week of the school holidays and French authorities continue to deal with mass riots after the police shooting death of a teenage driver. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the shocking amount of rain damaged roads around Gisborne and Tairawhiti; a quiet Netball champion finds her voice thanks to younger team mates and counting down to kick off - a superfan who can barely contain her excitement for the FIFA Women's World Cup. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The man who says he's planning to do 800 bungy jumps in 24 hours and smash the current world record; the Maritime Union warns against privatising the Ports of Auckland; we find out the mood in the Labour caucus after a staff member confirmed a bad working relationship at Minister Kiri Allan's office was the reason they ended their secondment early and if you think your fuel's expensive, spare a thought for the good folk of Waiheke Island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 again almost three years after retiring. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 in this housing market, could you get a bargain buying the WORST house in the worst street? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 those who want to rent it. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Nathan!

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 the Fruit In Schools programme. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 provider promises to take away the pain of long wait times. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Gabrielle First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 TikTok. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 about it. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 further? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 whopping 257 points. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 whanau. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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, but it didn't stop her from dreaming big. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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!

On today's First Up pod - the latest on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's paparazzi incident from New York; we're showcasing more talent from the International Comedy Festival and Lads without Labels - the university programme teaching young men vital lifeskills - like how to cook a flat meal. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they've been involved in an incident in New York; we have an Auckland debt collector who's campaigning for a caring approach to this hardball profession; the Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us and questions around the Loafers Lodge tragedy will be high on the list and outside the burnt out Lodge in Newtown - the full impact is sinking in for survivors. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We head around the world with Pam Corkery in Australia, the Pacific with Kalafi Moala and to the Middle East with Alex Baird; we ask Pharmac why there is a dire shortage of menopause medicine; Green Leader James Shaw demands answers about the Newtown Hostel Tragedy and we ask him about tomorrow's budget and survivors tell First Up what it felt like - inside their burning home. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Eurovision came to its flamboyant finale in Liverpool yesterday - a Kiwi music fan tells us her favourite; it's soup weather and Glenn Forsyth shares a recipe; losing your mast in a storm off Brazil - all in a day's work for Kiwi Georgia Schofield and Cyclone hit State Highway 2 might be open again, but locals say there's a long way to go. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry receives an apology in his phone hacking court case; a US jury has found former president Donald Trump sexually abused a woman and then defamed her by branding her a liar and George Santos appears in court; a seaweed that ecologists are calling the 'foot and mouth' of the sea; we examine the condition of face-blindness - where sufferers can't remember what people look like and more rain....and more pain...for West Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Moscow holds a scaled back Victory Day Parade as the war in Ukraine continues; Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested; yesterday's heavy rains stranded travellers on the wrong side of Northland's Brynderwyns while it was groundhog day for West Auckland as residents. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - massive piles of bunting line the post-Coronation streets of London; the new Covid 19 sub variant - made in New Zealand - that's filling up hospitals; school's out today for most Year 12s in the South Island thanks to a rolling teachers strike - we ask how her party would improve teachers' pay and working conditions and tiny and peculiar - that's the description of a cinema at the top of the South Island that's getting some serious global attention. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - winter is here and we're being encouraged to be up to date with our booster and flu shots, our roving reporter Leonard Powell checks in at South Seas Healthcare in Otara; it's King Charles III's first day at work after being crowned, we cross to London to check out how things are looking post-Coronation and acting PM Carmel Sepuloni apologises again for Immigration's Dawn Raid tactics. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - only one more sleep until King Charles' coronation, we head to the UK for the final countdown; which African leader will be in London for the big day? Despite republican tendencies the Australian PM has confirmed that he'll be pledging his allegiance; back home ACT Party's Brooke Van Velden is hoping to unseat the Nats Simon O'connor in Tamaki - what do the locals think? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the Kremlin has come under drone attack; we ask Labour's Deputy leader Kelvin Davis about Meka Whaitiri's shock resignation; we're in London as rehearsals get underway for King Charles quichey coronation continue; what does Australia's most vocal republican Peter Fitzsimons make of the coronation and is Artificial Intelligence going to rock our world - or has this brave new world been over-hyped? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to the UK as it counts down to the country's biggest royal party; Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in London for the fesitivities; closer to home, we ask Greens co-leader James Shaw if his party has been paralysed by in-fighting and the Coronation Chicken was never going to be an easy act to follow, but their majesties have chosen a quiche to mark King Charles' big day... whats the secret First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to London where preparations are underway for the Coronation of King Charles III; we ask National's deputy Nicola Willis why she keeps accusing the government of a secret plan to hit rich people with another tax; three months on from the Auckland floods, which houses can be rebuilt and where and a man is this morning setting off on a 100 kilometre swim from Great Barrier Island to Auckland, as you do. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - less than a week to the coronation of King Charles, we get the latest from the UK; a storm hovers over large parts of New Zealand with more heavy rain forecast throughout the day. Metservice joins us to let you know where; we talk with March 15 hero Abdul Aziz ahead of his trip to the UK to meet the new King and we hear from military veterans still waiting to be recognised for the harm they suffered witnessing nuclear tests in the 1950s. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - an Inland Revenue study showed the wealthiest Kiwis pay about 10% tax, while the figure for the average New Zealanders is near 20% - we ask ACT's Brooke Van Velden why the rich shouldn't be taxed more; nine weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle a sense of normalcy returns to Karekare in the form of a go-cart race and we meet a rat breeder with 350 people on her waiting list. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the super-wealthy are paying way less income tax than the average New Zealander, so what's the loophole and how is the government planning to fix it - deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us and the Olympic Committee is eyeing a chance to host the 2034 Commonwealth Games, is Aotearoa ready for one of the world's biggest sporting events? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're in Turkey for ANZAC Day, to take a look at how the day was marked in Gallipoli this year; Greens co-leader Marama Davidson joins us.. what will become of embattled MP Elizabeth Kerekere and nine weeks on from Cyclone Gabrielle, some red stickered homes are still waiting for geo technical assessments.. what's the hold up? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - tributes flow for legendary Australian entertainer Barry Humphries who died on Saturday at the age of 89; Australia finally allows New Zealanders living there for longer than four years to become citizens, we ask National's Deputy Nicola Willis whether life across the ditch will now become more attractive for our teachers and nurses and with Anzac Day tomorrow, what is the future of the country's Returned Service Clubs? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we touch down in the United States and Africa for the latest from our reporters there; ACT leader David Seymour is asked if the latest inflation figures are good news; the Black Sticks Pro League starts tomorrow, a young debutant talks to us ahead of the matches against Australia and Great Britain and striking the right chord... a wood worker is auctioning four of his handmade electric guitars for a good cause. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the National Party trys to woo farmers with proposals to slash red tape, meanwhile one of their candidates resigns in shame - we find out what Labour makes of it; we hear from a theatre company putting on free shows for those impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle and we're riding a fourth Covid wave so are you lining up for your next booster? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Tonga gets ready to welcome it's seventh cruise ship this year; Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez-March stands in for his co-leaders; it's been cancelled eight times over the past three years due to Covid - the organiser of the Auckland Home Show tells us if the cost of living crisis may hamper this year's event; its a happy birthday to the worlds longest running cartoon series and 40 teenage girls use the school holidays as an opportunity to get a taste of Airforce life. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - a study on long Covid has raised concerns amongst infectious disease experts in Australia; Phil Goff talks about his new life as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; weask National's Nicola Willis about the latest inappropriate remark by one of the party's new candidates and a school principal tells us what impact the government's plan to reduce class sizes from 29 to 28 students will actually have. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - tanks are rumbling through the streets as fighter jets roar overhead in the capital of Sudan, we find out more from our Africa correspondent; we hear the inspirational story of Gareth Lynch, a man living life to the absolute fullest after a terrible accident left him tetraplegic and new research into the lives and minds of bees has scientists changing how they think about the insects. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - authorities say they have a suspect in the case of leaked US government secrets; Three Waters has been reset...will it be enough to placate the critics - we talk with Brooke van Velden from the Act Party, which has fiercely opposed the policy plus, the disco dancers clearing rubbish as they boogie! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Japan has declared war...on pollen; we talk managed retreat with National's housing spokesperson Chris Bishop; two tornados in less than 24 hours damaged multiple properties over the weekend, Metservice explain why they happened and what the chances are of more and just after a tornado tore through her home, an East Auckland resident was targetted by thieves First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Former US President Donald Trump lays the blame on everyone but himself after pleading not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying his business records; we ask the Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni how we can retain the thousands of nurses heading to Australia for better pay and we're in Northland where businesses say the Easter Weekend could be make or break. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump to appear in a New York court to face criminal charges over porn star hush money - we're live outside his Mar-a-Lago compound; Greens co-leader James Shaw joins us as StatsNZ reports a 3.5 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the September 2022 quarter and ahead of Jacinda Ardern's valedictory speech this afternoon, we ask people how they'll remember her. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - over 30s can now get their second Covid jab - why is the rollout so low-key this time around? Did yesterday's government announcement about changes to the lobby rules go far enough? We speak to an expert who says, yeah, nah and we ask National's Nicola Willis if it's fair that Stuart Nash is able to join a big lobby firm the day after he leaves Parliament. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We're in the United States as New York braces for the indictment of former President Donald Trump; he might have been born in Stratford-upon-Avon, but we hear why Stratford upon the 'Naki is the place to celebrate William Shakespeare and the fruit and veges rejected by supermarkets because of how they look, we stick up for Ugly Produce. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - US Vice President Kamala Harris touches down in Africa; five options for a new Auckland harbour crossing: should it be a bridge, tunnel, or combination of both? Act's Brooke van Velden will tell us her preference; Glenn Forsyth joins us with his coveted Fruit of the Week and we hear how golf helped a sports-mad former Warrior after he lost a leg in a car crash. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Peter McIlwiane in for Nathan today - Stuart Nash may have gone as a Cabinet Minister - has there been a cover up? Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins the programme; Coromandel residents still largely cut off from the rest of the country now face a big rates rise. Mayor Len Salt explains and everything you need to know about the new Covid vaccine available from Saturday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins us to address calls for her to apologise publicly over her comments about cis white men; Wellington Callisthenics has a new workout area all to themselves and we hear from students about what they make of the teachers strikes. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry makes a surprise appearance in a London court where he's suing the Daily Mail's publisher; why Whangarei's $33 million Hundertwasser Art Centre needed an $800,000 bailout after being barely being open a year; education experts and teachers share their concerns about National's education policy and we put them to the party's deputy leader Nicola Willis and we hear from the disgruntled group WAIF - West Auckland is Flooding - who fear future rain will bring further damage if nothing is done. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Documents explaining why charges against the Pike Rver boss were dropped could be released to families of the disaster; tornadoes and Trumpnadoes roll across the States and the French show the world what a REAL angry protest looks like and for 75 years, the White Lady has been a part of a succesful night out in Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Why is the Act Party so keen to silence poet Tusiata Avia while demanding that anti trans rights activist Posie Parker be allowed into the country? The Black Caps go into bat for Cyclone Relief against Sri Lanka at Eden Park tomorrow and it's the first day of Ramadan -- the month of fasting -- for nearly 50,000 Muslims in New Zealand. What does it mean and how do you cope with no daytime snacks?! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson defends his actions around Partygate in front of a parliamentary select committee in the UK; South Island schools struggle to get their rowing boats to the Maadi Cup; Green Party co-leader James Shaw on their cooperation agreement with Labour and seven weeks on from the January floods we find out how a noisy generator is still driving residents crazy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Will Donald Trump be arrested today over porn star hush money, as the former president himself has predicted? Vinyl is now outselling cds for the first time in decades - we look at why people are turning back to the turntables and Coromandel residents say another major highway seems to be at risk of collapsing - if it does, they'll be completely stranded. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Japan rounds up the sushi bandits; the cost of living has seen op-shopping on the rise and one of the country's biggest stores is struggling to keep up with the demands of thrifty shoppers; National's deputy Nicola Willis on whether the new police minister Ginny Anderson is fit for the job and elderly Coromandel residents worry fragile roads will make it difficult for them to access healthcare. (Happy Birthday Nathan!) First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump says he'll be arrested this week; Elizabeth Kerekere from the Greens believes anti-transgender rights activist Posie Parker shouldn't be allowed into the country and a West Auckland man who worked two jobs to save up for his dream home says all he wanted was a place his four-year-old son could call his own. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we go to the US as the military releases footage of Russian jets downing that drone over the Black Sea; the ACT party wants for Police Minister Stuart Nash stripped of all his portfolios; what fruit will rise to the top to be Fruit of the Week and whilst Coromandel businesses worry visitors will stay away for the Easter break due to the fragility of the region's roads, some residents say they're packing up and moving away for good. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Stuart Nash has resigned as police minister, Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni explains why; it's WOMAD this weekend - brought to you by big oil - and not everyone's happy; Fijia Drua put the 'super' in Super Rugby last weekend against the champion Crusaders has the nation stopped celebrating yet? And as teachers strike today, some say it's because they've been forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The US, UK and Australia sign a nuclear submarine deal - we have the latest from Pam Corkery; Greens co-leader Marama Davidson joins us to discuss the government's latest policy dump, which includes several major climate policies being scrapped and it's been four years since the Christchurch mosque attacks - two Muslim women talk to us about how life has changed since the 15th of March 2019. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - according to the latest political poll The National Party is on the rocks - political editor Jane Patterson gives us her view, and we ask Nats deputy leader Nicola Willis what's going so wrong; Gary Lineker is to return to UK TV screens; the Breakers head to Sydney for the NBL Grand Final and more flood victims say that councils - not residents - should be responsible for keeping waterways clear. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have news from the USA and Europe; we'll ask Karekare's fire chief if the cut-off Auckland community can rebuild, or if it's just too dangerous to live there now and flood victims are angry that more wasn't done to maintain the waterways that destroyed their homes First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - California prepares for more wild weather; the Act Party wants flood affected-businesses to be exempt from minimum wage increases and Fair Pay Agreements; Passionfruit!! We meet the mother and son carving out a big name for themselves in the world of competitive woodchopping and the country's largest car dealer warns people looking for a second hand vehicle to check carefully that it hasn't been damaged in the floods. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - one of the BBC's biggest stars is under fire for criticising the UK government; the surprising origin story of the world's most popular doll; we hear how a group of Coromandel volunteers who drive people to medical appointments are coping on the peninsula's wrecked roads - Minister of Transport Michael Wood tells us what the government's doing about it and it now costs $2 an hour to park outside Auckland Zoo ...what the actual??? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the head of a Tai Rawhiti organisation trying to find homes for families displaced by the floods; Green Party co-leader James Shaw will be here to talk the country's crumbling roading network and improving our climate resilience and engineers will this morning assess whether a major route to the Coromandel can open ... or if the peninsula will become an island First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - how would National help cyclone-damaged parts of the country like the Coromandel; a Japanese gangster turns himself in in a surprsingly mundane way; devastated Auckland residents say they're being told they still need to pay rates despite not being able to live in their homes and Harry Styles fans queue for hours to buy merch ahead of the pop star's show tonight. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - New Zealand's biggest survey closes tomorrow, we speak to Stats NZ about census 2023; we hear from an Auckland couple who are running out of money after they were were forced out of their dream home thanks to the floods and an Auckland councillor is in despair about the ease with which new liquor stores are able to open despite the immense harm they cause First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We ask ACT's deputy Brooke van Velden if her party is engaging in cancel culture; we're joined by a baker whose huge sourdough loaves are being snapped up before they leave the oven ... all to raise funds for the victims of Cyclone Gabrielle and you're only as old as you feel, we meet a cricketer in his 40s who scores runs by the bucket load against players half his age. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - at least 36 people have been killed in a train collision in Greece, we'll have the latest from Europe; we ask Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni about crime in cyclone-hit regions and if a buy-out of affected properties is on the cards and residents from a part of Hawke's Bay that's still almost totally cut off gathered last night to figure out how on earth they're going to reunite with the rest of the world. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta meets her Japanese counterpart; Greens co-leader Marama Davidson is with us for a Green perspective on the events of the week; no power and no way out - 15 days after Cyclone Gabrielle, residents of a cut off Hawke's Bay settlement say they feel forgotten and almost 400 mls of rain in a day.. a Northland farmer describes saving his home and his herd. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The CEO of the Hawke's Bay Chamber of Commerce, talks about distributing the 25 million dollars pledged yesterday to cyclone-affected businesses; we hear from a charity supporting children in need of everyday essentials in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle and in Tai Rawhiti people weigh up what to do with their silt-covered properties given how many times they've been hit. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - It's been a rain-soaked summer and more wet weather is on the way, so is it time we get used to a sub tropical climate? There's an eagle on the loose in New York City Bevan Hurley has his eyes on the skies in the Big Apple and a Tolaga Bay farmer shows us how high the floodwaters got as his livestock tried to escape. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Surf Life Saving's Matt Williams on the theft of critical radio equipment from Piha; deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni on flood recovery efforts across the country and in west Auckland where some residents STILL without power feel forgotten; and we get access to Auckland's coastal community of Karekare where cut-off residents recount the harrowing night of the cyclone when a slip brought houses down onto the road. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Japan proposes dumping nuclear waste from the Fukushima disaster into the Pacific Ocean and the Island nations are not happy; the floods haven't put a dampner on Auckland Pride, we hear from a Drag King who will be strutting his stuff on stage this Friday; should the government buy people's homes in flood stricken areas? Green Party co-leader James Shaw has some ideas and we're in Wairoa with a cyclone Bola survivor. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the latest from the UK where a body is found in a river less than a mile from where UK mother of two Nicola Bulley vanished three weeks ago; the Government announces a 300 million dollar support fund in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle - National's deputy and finance spokesperson Nicola Willis joins us for her take and we sent Matthew Theunissen to find out what will become of Tairawhiti's forestry workers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - US Vice President Kamala Harris says Russia will be held to account for crimes against humanity; orchardists count the cost of cyclone Gabrielle. We tell you what you can do to support them and First Up producer Matthew Theunissen is in the Tolaga Bay where locals are furious about slash and what will become of the forestry workers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we hit North America with Bevan, Africa with Nabil and the fresh produce markets with the Minister; as cyclone evacuees take stock of their situation in different parts of the country, facing water, food and fuel shortages, we're joined by a food safety expert who tells us what can be saved from flooded fridges, freezers and cupboards and uprooted trees have caused mass destruction this week..we ask an arborist how to tell if a tree on your property might be at risk of falling. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - At least four people dead and thousands homeless across Tairawhiti, Hawke's Bay, Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us in the aftermath of the most catastrophic weather event in living memory; we're in the Coromandel town of Tairua where some residents will spend a fifth day without power and an animal charity builds a greyhound kingdom to provide temporary shelter to Auckland pooches displaced by the cyclone. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Ex-Cyclone Gabrielle has left a trail of distruction - we ask the Metservice if the worst is over; a group of Tongan workers have been rescued from a roof in Hawkes Bay; we hear from flood-hit residents in Northland who had to evacuate after Monday's rainfall and Coromandel was left isolated after the intense winds damaged power lines, flattened trees and blocked roads -- our reporter Leonard Powell was among those stranded on the peninsula. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - widespread evacuations and tens of thousands of homes are without power as Cyclone Gabrielle bears down on the North Island - we have updates from across the motu and local volunteers in Coromandel are ready for whatever comes their way. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - As people wake up to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, we have updates from around the motu from the Mayor of the Far North, our reporters and Metservice; we get an update from eathquake-ravaged Turkey and it's Super Bowl Sunday in the United States - Nathan spoke to one of the people behind the most lavish show on earth First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from Turkey where the death toll now stands at more than 19-thousand; the Act Party reckons that people don't need to earn the new $22.70 minimum wage in order to get by - we ask Act's deputy Brooke van Velden if she could survive on that; Glenn Forsyth is with us for his fruit and vege report as North Island growers brace for Cyclone Gabrielle and we're joined by a man who's helped to save over a million of New Zealand's most important photographs, from the Rainbow Warrior to Hillary's ascent of Everest. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Ukraine's president Zelensky is in the UK - Henry Riley joins us from London; we get the update from Turkey where rescuers are racing against time to save people from the rubble of the earthquake; Deputy Prime Minister Carmerl Sepuloni discusses the yesterday's government policy purge and we ask what the minumum wage increase means for some small businesses. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the World Health Organisation predicts the final death toll from Turkey's devastating quake could top 30,000; 11 days on from Auckland's record-breaking floods, we're in South Auckland where hundreds still need help and climate change minister and Green Party co-leader James Shaw joins us as West Auckland residents who've been flooded twice in as many years ask who will buy their uninhabitable flooded homes? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Turkey is smashed by two huge earthquakes - we have the latest from the disaster zone; in Japan the sushi train could be arriving at its final stop; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis why Shane Reti was the only National MP at Waitangi yesterday and a major landslip means a group of Coromandel students will either have to travel two hours to get to school, or make other plans. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We're in the USA and Africa with our international correspondents; back at home, Auckland's state of emergency is due to end today but with more thunderstorms forecast we're not out of the water yet - the First Up team has been back on the sodden streets; we heard from the rescuers getting animals out of harms way and from a concrete contractor -turned - emergency responder as he pumps two Olympic swimming pools worth of water out of a carpark First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the great egg shortage of 2023 continues.. we tell you what you can use as a substitute; Auckland children can return to school and childcare centres from today.. but how many will? Flood victims call for action to clear the city's drains; and he's been accused of being AWOL in his flood-stricken Epsom electorate - we hit the road with ACT leader David Seymour to see what his constituents have been dealing with. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The latest rain update from the Metservice; Ponsonby residents talk of the ongoing stench amid the cleanup after sewage mixed with rainwater on Friday night flooding their homes; Greens co-leader James Shaw on the Labour party reshuffle and confirmation the Chateau Tongariro is to close - what will become of one of our most iconic hotels? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - two polls but very similar results... why do voters now prefer Chris Hipkins over Chris Luxon? National's deputy leader Nicola Willis is with us; floodwaters almost up to the roof, a naked Auckland man saves belongings by stuffing them in a ceiling cavity and a 77 year old pensioner called her housing provider for help in Friday's floods.. first they sent a plumber.. and then suggested jumping on her bed! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Conservative Party chair Nahim Zahawi; And as rain still falls in the upper North Island we count the cost of Auckland's worst ever flood - the Minister of Fruit and Veg updates us on how growers were affected; we'll bring you updates as wet weather continues to threaten much of northern New Zealand and we hear from some of the Aucklanders whose lives have been turned upside down by the destructive and devastating flood First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth has 2023's very first fruit of the week! More wet weather just in time for Auckland Anniversary weekend with Northland campers packing up amid predictions of extreme winds; ACT's deputy leader Brooke van Velden is with us and the future of one of the country's oldest hotels the Grand Chateau is in limbo after it shuts down new bookings. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Germany is to send tanks to Ukraine - we'll have the latest from the UK and Europe; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us for her first interview since being officially sworn in yesterday; new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spends his first official day in the job in Auckland visiting businesses today.. we speak to one that he visited last year when he was our Police Minister and find out if anything has changed and flies.. you tell us what you're doing to get rid of them and we tell you why they're not going away anytime soon. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We get the latest on California's spate of mass shootings; Novac Djokovic defies the hecklers to march on in the Australian Open; we talk with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson ahead of the swearing in of Chris Hipkins as Prime Minister - what will it mean for the coalition's smaller member? And we meet the Auckland postie who's written a children's book about some of the 160 dogs he's met on his route. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - why some of Japan's young people are opting for apartments which don't have a bath or shower; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if our new Prime Minister from the Hutt and his 'Westie' Deputy have scuppered their election plans and we discuss Jacinda Ardern's global significance with one of UK politics' heaviest hitters, former Downing Street spokesperson Alastair Campbell. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he'll be reigning in non-essential government programmes. So what's Chippy gonna chop? We'll have analysis from former Labour chief whip Sue Moroney; Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer discusses what his leadership means for Maori and we'll take a look at Carmel Sepuloni, the first person of Pasifika heritage to become Deputy Prime Minister. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On our final First Up pod for 2022 with Anna Thomas - we touch down in the USA with Bevan Hurley and Nabil Ahmed in Africa; and it's fruit of the year time with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies; former soldier Tenby Powell discusses his efforts to galvanise support for Ukraine; we bring you a guide to what's happening in Christchurch this summer and we have a poem from New Zealand's poet laureate Chris Tse to see out 2022. Meri Kirihimete! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - our reporters hit the streets of Auckland for tips on how to get rid of visitors who outstay their Christmas welcome; will ditching the fuel tax raise inflation - we ask Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and the head of a major trucking association explains why our hauliers aren't happy about it; plus, we take the road less travelled to the self-declared Republic of Whangamomona. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - TradeMe's featured property this week is perched high above Russell and is best seen by helicopter; we take a look at fun things to do on a budget in both Auckland and Dunedin; we talk to a man who dug a 125 metre trench in an Ohope hill to create an epic waterslide and we hear from the mayor of the Australian region where two police officers and an innocent bystander were gunned down in cold blood before a police shootout which left the three perpetrators dead. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - We ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if she reckons the TVNZ-RNZ merger is a lame duck; oh no - it's 9pm on Christmas Eve and you forgot to buy last minute present for Uncle Bert - what do you do? The Black Ferns are on a tour of Aotearoa, we talk to Alana Bremner about the post World Cup celebrations and what is it really like selling your house privately - one Auckland family has cut out the middle man. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Anna Thomas - an immunologist says a lack of reliable data means we could be heading into the Christmas period with far more Covid infections than we're aware of; we ask the son of a dairy owner killed in 2014 what he thinks of the government's new initiative to tackle youth crime; and we hear from a woman who knows the ghost, said to haunt the St Bathans Vulcan Hotel. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Harry and Meghan drop a barrage of Royal bombshells in their just-released Netflix documentary; Christmas in the Park returns for the first time in two years ... let's hope rain doesn't make it three from three and Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without that most famous of all the festive traditions: the Veneration of the Yuletide Frog - well, that's not quite true, we just like frogs and spoke to a woman who's got loads! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: summer travel plans hit turbulence due to a bad batch of aviation fuel - we'll see how it might affect one of our smaller carriers, Air Chathams and we ask the Deputy PM Grant Robertson whether keeping Marsden Point could have helped; kiwi are back in Whakatane and we took a trip to find out why a proposed crossing between the two Coromandal towns is such a big deal. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we find out what happens if the court is granted guardianship of a baby whose parents won't let him be vaccinated with blood from anyone who's had the Covid vaccine and if you find yourself famished after a big night out, don't turn on the stove, especially if you've had a few. We talk to a chef who's come up with recipes that don't require cooking. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we find out why businsses are going through an "inventory crisis" and making significantly less money as a result; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if her party would reintroduce the fuel tax in January and we speak to marathon man, ultra runner Daniel Jones winner of the Christchurch, Queenstown and Auckland marathons. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the MP for Te Atatu, Phil Twyford, who represented the electorate when dairy owner Arun Kumar was killed in 2014 met his son on Sunday and is with us; Kaipara's mayor defends his decision to ban Karakia from council meetings; and as people are asked to reign in their spending to bring down inflation, we speak to a woman who doesn't need the Reserve Bank to tell her to have a thrifty Christmas - Lyn Webster from 'Pig Tits and Parsley Sauce' shares her pressie ideas. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - China's former leader Jiang Zemin has died at the age of 96; we talk with our correspondents in the UK and Sweden; Labour's Grant Robertson on raising the age of superannuation to 67 and the legal wrangle over a sick baby whose parents want him treated with unvaccinated blood - we hear from a medical ethicist and more than 33,000 Sydneysiders get their Covid infringement fines thrown out - thanks to one man. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Protests continue over covid restrictions in China - we cross to Hong Kong; we're in Doha for the latest as the soccer/football world cup continues and 21 security cameras, a fog cannon, a lattice wire, two cages and metre-high bollards outside.. we go INSIDE what could be New Zealand's most secure dairy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - National accuses the government of being soft on crime but we remind Nicola Willis they were accused of the same thing following the 2014 stabbing death of another Auckland dairy worker; dairy owners fear they will have to take matters into their own hands despite the Government's announcement of a fog cannon subsidy scheme and fog cannons, how do they work and how much do they cost? We speak with an expert. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We touch down in the US and Europe; First Up was at yesterday's funeral of slain dairy worker Janak Patel and the chair of the Sandringham Business Association is with us and, as the campaign to save Auckland's historic St James Theatre ramps up, we got a rare chance to take a look inside. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Black Friday is upon us, we find out if the cost of living crunch may keep people away from the shops; Retail New Zealand boss Greg Harford joins us to talk to us about Paywave fees and if we really need to pay it and Sandringham residents demand answers after a dairy worker was stabbed and killed on the job amid revelations its owners had asked twice for a fog cannon. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the latest from Indonesia, where the scale of a 5.6 earthquake is beginning to unfold; what does it take to be a world speed golf champ - a New Zealander - we speak to Jamie Reid; gale squalls and thunderstorms, gnarly weather sweeps most of the country and 11-year-old leukaemia survivor Lucia Hurst who was gifted Ruby Tui's World Cup winners medal says she's been sleeping with it under her pillow. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - why is Mangawhai in Northland is the new hot spot and the strain on infrastructure; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis why her party's so opposed to 16 year olds having the vote, after the Supreme Court ruled that excluding them amounts to unjustified discrimination and we speak with one of the unsung heroes of the country's Covid response - the wastewater testers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We cross to the United States where a special counsel has been appointed to determine whether Donald Trump should face criminal charges; back home public transport operators are in desperate need of more drivers - we talk to an Auckland Transport official about how the weekend's job fair went and we hit the road with the "Michael Shumacher" of bus drivers to find out what the job's like. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we head to the United States where a growing lineup of his former allies are turning their backs on Donald Trump; we catch up with the head of the 48 hour film festival ahead of tonight's final; the president of Rugby League Samoa on his team's shot at becoming world champions this weekend and an Australian hospitality boss has found a way around the counrtry's worker shortage ... hire senior citizens. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're in Poland where tensions are high after a missile killed two people near the border with Ukraine and Henry Riley has the UK's reaction; a new documentary explores when the word "homosexual" appears in the Bible and we ask acting prime minister Grant Robertson if we're in for another Covid summer as new modelling suggests we could hit 11-thousand cases a day. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - a helter-skelter action packed programme for our Prime Minister as she heads to APEC in Thailand; the countdown is on.. NASA's Artemis rocket is set to blast into space for the first time; daily covid numbers creep above 4000 for the first time in three months and New South Wales battles the largest flood disaster in it's history - New Zealand sends in fire and emergency staff to help. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - US Republicans ponder their future; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis why they're pledging to repeal the offshore oil and gas exploration ban, just as world leaders at Cop 27 warn fossil fuels are setting us on a highway to hell; we hear the reason as to why a Japanese town is livestreaming leaders faces during meetings and the Repair Cafes giving a second life to old or damaged goods. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're in the US as final votes from the mid-terms trickle in and control of the Senate is decided; burnt-out and at the end of their tether, we hear from AUT nursing students who say they've been mistreated, overworked and exploited and we recap the magnificent Black Ferns World Cup final win with former Black Fern Farah Palmer First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to the US where the "red wave" predicted by pollsters failed to occur in the mid-term elections; hospitality businesses tell us the post-lockdown boom they'd hoped for is yet to arrive and rugby great Kawhena Woodman reflects on how attitudes to the women's game have changed as his daughter Portia prepares to play in a World Cup final at a sold out Eden Park. Go the Black Ferns!! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 institutions reporting massive profits. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 first time in three years they're taking place in relative normality. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 ram raid target for the third time in 18 months. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 out for flights First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 colourful clogs that seem to be everywhere... and some people are VERY excited to share their views on Crocs. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 tells us about his life of service. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 areas hangs in the balance with the administrators called in. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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 a re-think. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 ahead of their first home game in 489 days. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Black Carl Hayman about his struggles living with dementia at the age of just 42 First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 are and vendors who sell their wares at the Armageddon Expo say its cancellation could spell the end of days for their businesses, while cos players despair. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 appear to have found the weak spot of the Russian invaders. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: we have the latest on the stadium stampede in Indonesia and thousands are without power after Hurricane Ian; this week is your last opportunity to vote for your mayor, councillors and local board members - why is turnout so low and the remains of more than 60 Maori and Moriori, many of them stolen by a notorious Austrian grave robber, have finally returned to their descendants in Aotearoa. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest on Hurricane Ian hammering the eastern United States; if you catch a fish or find a bargain bit of vege down the market, one Auckland chef is offering to whip it into a restaurant-quality meal for you and we talk about flying space craft into asteroids with Space James. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the British Labour party are in conference in Liverpool, our correspondence Henry Riley is there to talk about the conference and the UK's crashing pound; did Air New Zealand under-estimate how logistically complicated the direct route to New York would be and what about the length of the shift for crew on the flight - the union and airline responds and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks to about the future of our economy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - COSTCO opens in Auckland this morning and there's already people there! First UP will be on the scene; a cancer survivor has created New Zealand history, having her frozen ovaries implanted back to help her conceive - we speak to the doctor who performed this incredible procedure and how well-intentioned bird lovers may be inadvertently killing our feathered friends. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to the UK for reaction to the government's 85 billion dollar tax cut package; National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks business confidence; in Moscow, opposition to Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine intensifies; hear how kapa haka and contemporary theatre are joining forces and after 11 days lost in the Auckland Botanic Gardens, Burrito the celebrity toy poodle has been found alive First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we head to Moscow as citizens try to leave the country to avoid being forced to fight in Putin's war; we hear from boxer Joseph Parker ahead of his bout this weekend with Britain's Joe Joyce and spring has officially sprung today, we hear how it's celebrated in the Maori lunar calender. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We're in New York as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly and Donald Trump is back in the spotlight - the Southern District of New York lays out it's fraud case against him; acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks enquiries and KCs and dozens join the search for a dog missing in South Auckland as his desperate owners sleep in the park where he was last seen a week ago. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - cloud seeding is the newest way to open the heavens - we find out why New Zealand is yet to jump on the band wagon; Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has flown to the US - our correspondent reports on her busy schedule and National's deputy leader Nicola Willis says it wasn't sneaky to release the Sam Uffindell inquiry report on the eve of the Queen's funeral. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - It's a special First Up as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest in the King George the Sixth Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle; with 500 world leaders, Royals and dignitaries in attendance, this was the biggest public event in the UK since World War 2; we take you to London to our reporters and correspondents throughout the hour. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to the UK for the latest as the world prepares to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth; back home, we canvas New Zealanders to see if they are staying up to watch the funeral; Precious McKenzie was one of the Queen's favourite athletes, we'll hear from the man himself and we talk to a Kiwi farmer who's family was friends with Her Majesty. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to London where people have spent over 20 hours waiting in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II; warnings that the cost of food could drive people to unhealthy lifestyles; we hear from an accountant-turned-chef who's applying both skills to reducing food waste and the First Up crew get an idea how our bodies have responded to the Covid-19 vaccine. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from London as Queen Elizabeth lies in state; US stocks have tumbled to their worst day in more than two years - economist Brad Olsen explains; acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks to us about scrapping traffic light system and Summer's round the corner and that means cricket pitches are about to come alive but there is one problem - we just don't have enough umpires. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we're in the UK as the new king, Charles III, arrives in Edinburgh to hold vigil for his mother; we catch up for coffee with Auckland Mayoral contender Wayne Brown we find out why Japanese cyborg cockroaches could save lives; New Zealand gets public holiday on the 26th to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth and from this morning, mask mandates are consigned to the history books - will you keep on wearing yours? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We ask Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson if the government will apologise to the women wrongly accused of breaking lockdown rules and plunging Northland into lockdown; rugby legend Matua "Muts" Parkinson discusses his journey of te reo as we look forward to Te Wiki o te Reo Maori and regional council workers say they're sick of being paid less because they don't live in the big city. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: we eat some kai and have a chat with the major Auckland mayoral candidates - this morning it's kebabs with Craig Lord Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss visits the Queen as Bojo signs off, we get reaction from the UK and retail workers ask, what's the point in continuing with mask restrictions when hardly any customers are wearing them anyway? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have reaction from the UK as Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership contest to be the new UK prime minister; aid agencies warn Pakistan is in need of long-term assistance as the death toll from the catastrophic floods continues to rise and National's deputy leader Nicola Willis says a Rotorua emergency housing provider should be investigated over allegations of sub-standard motel accomodation that's costing millions First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Why New Zealand's anti-hate activists are celebrating the demise of internet forum Kiwi Farms, which facilitated vicious harrassment campaigns against its political enemies; we look at the All Blacks' emphatic win over Argentina on Saturday, not bad for the 5th ranked team in the world and a Taranaki iwi's campaign to stop busloads of out of towners coming in and decimating stocks of kai moana First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Serena Williams over-powers the world number two in her final US Open; as the UK recovers from a heatwave and floods ravage Pakistan, we ask NIWA what OUR spring will look like; as Covid numbers drop, Australia reduces the isolation period from seven to five days.. will we do the same and is it time to ditch masks? And it's All Blacks eve, can they win with the same team? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Europe and the world mourn Mikhail Gorbachev, Russia - not so much; after a tsunami of opposition the Government does a u-turn on a proposal to tax fees on kiwisaver funds and day 23 of lockout and counting...Kawerau's Essity toilet paper mill workers count the cost of industrial action. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - it's Magpie swooping season in Australia - we touch on tactics for magpie avoidence with Pam Corkery in Brisbane; the UN is calling it a monsoon on steriods - Pakistan is devasted by floods and despite a warning from the Prime Minister NOT to travel to Ukraine, charity worker and former Mayor of Tauranga Tenby Powell calls for volunteers to help.. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Hundreds of children are among those killed in the worst floods in Pakistan's history; international shearing competitions are back after a covid-related hiatus; National's deputy leader talks crime and the government's cost of living payments and a company is fined after an inflatable slide collapse saw people fall 11 metres at a summer festival. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the All Blacks' historic loss to Argentina has reignited debate about the team's management. STuff's Marc Hinton joins us for the autopsy and with claims of lost or misplaced bags soaring since the resumption of international travel, some believe that luggage tracking devices are now essential items ... but good luck finding them First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the rock climbing accident with a $500,000 hospital bill. The brother of a New Zealand woman who narrowly survived speaks of her recovery; Costco vows to pay staff more than a living wage.. And Hamilton welcomes "The Ferret", "Mighty Mike" and "Queen Of The Palace" - the New Zealand Darts Masters is back with a bang. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - 130 people lose their jobs at Mt Ruapehu's ski fields due to the lack of snow; We checkout what's on the Government's shopping list for the supermarket duopoly with Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and the Minister of Tourism says we don't want to attract low-budget visitors to Aotearoa, a position that's upset some backpackers ... and businesses. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - road closures cause headaches for Nelson schools as the clean up continues; the Sharma drama goes on and on and even after being expelled it's still going on and why Palmerston North wants to be the drag capital of New Zealand. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: Wellington prepares for the arrival of more anti-government protesters ... will this look anything like February's three week occupation? National's deputy Nicola Willis discusses the country's staff shortage, and the future of Kiwibank plus, a team of Nelson tradies are helping repair homes wrecked in the region's floods ... free of charge. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: A little godwit's unusual travel patterns; the head of a rest home forced to shut its doors after 89 years due to the country's staff shortage; Nelson's MP Rachel Boyack on the extent of the damage caused by last week's floods... while more rain is forecast and we hear from the brother of wrongfully-imprisoned man Alan Hall, as he applies to be compensated for spending 19 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: It's Friday so we touch down in the USA and Africa as well as the fresh produce markets with the Minister of Fruit and Veggies; and parts of the country are getting hammered with deluges, flooding and slips. We speak to stranded locals - and look at how the weather is shaping up for the weekend with WeatherWatch's Philip Duncan. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: There's a state of emergency in Nelson and the West Coast after torrential rain caused widespread flooding yesterday ... and more is on the way - Nelson's Mayor updates us; why the Chatham Islands are becoming a sought-after location for the country's scientists and deputy PM Grant Robertson gives us his take on the Gaurav Sharma saga. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: calls mount for former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to quit amid revelations he appointed himself to multiple ministries whilst leader; an "atmospheric river" is set to soak parts of the country; 1-point 2 million dollars is allocated to a partnership to grow Maori sport.. but how will it be spent? And fed up - Rotorua businesses may resort to taking the law into their own hands to combat a spate of ram raids and other crimes. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan today: the upper South Island expecting a concerning amount of rain today; National's deputy Nicola Willis gives us her take on the allegations of bullying by Labour MP Gaurav Sharma against his own party, and how it's been handled plus, a breakthrough study has come as music to the ears of some people suffering the debilitating condition tinnitus. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we head to the US where author Salman Rushdie is in recovery after being attacked; it's been a year since the fall of Kabul - we check in with World Vision in Afghanistan; we recap an incredible rugby weekend with Stuff's Marc Hinton in South Africa; New Zealand hip-hop dance crews are among the best in the world at the US Hip Hop dance championships and why supermarket giant Costco has delayed its grand opening in Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago continues to dominate headlines; the first cruise ship in two years is about to enter our waters, and Auckland is pulling all the stops to greet her; the Minister of Fruit and Veges talks about giant blueberries and the countdown to All Black redemption - or is it - we're in South Africa ahead of the All Blacks v Springboks game. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - why nine out of ten employers would love to pay their staff more; the launch of a "first-of-its-kind" trades course in te reo Maori; Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks about Labour's candidate selection process and his recent European tour and save the whitebait.. DoC shortens the whitebait season to protect threatened species First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan: tributes continue to flow for Olivia Newton John with a state funeral to be held; the FBI raids Mar-a-Lago - the home of former President Donald Trump; research shows weather events including heatwaves and flooding are making most infectious diseases more severe and ever thought of standing for Council? Now's your chance.. An SOS for local democracy as the deadline for local body nominations looms. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan: the Commonwealth Games wraps up - we talk with the CEO of Sport NZ, Raelene Castle about the success of the New Zealand team Will National's Sam Uffindell step down today after revelations he was expelled from his boarding school 22 years ago for his part in a violent assault? The party's deputy leader Nicola Willis gives us her take. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan: Tauranga's former mayor sets up an aid charity in Ukraine; our Commonwealth Games chef de mission Nigel Avery joins us from Birmingham; we hear from Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki about his next protest and residents of an iconic Auckland spot say a surprise visit from council has left their street looking a bit bare. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - new research finds the right music can help you to tune out pain; country singer Tami Neilson calls for her audiences to mask up and the All Blacks' reputation is at stake in South Africa this weekend. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest on our Commonwealth Games competitors; former National swimming coach Mark Bone explains why our elite athletes feel unsupported by the current funding system and we speak to journalist, poet and author Mohamed Hassan about dealing with the stigma that Muslim people still face in this country. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we go to the UK to find out if our once lovely Ellie Jay has now become insufferable after the English victory in Euro 22 We're live from Birmingham as it rains gold on the velodrome; the Mayhem of Marauding Monkeys on Mainland Japan and why it was a no brainer for Shortland Street to get on board with the government's recruitment drive for new nurses. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from the games in Birmingham; New Zealand's maritime and air borders are now fully open for the first time since the start of the pandemic and a concerning story about primary school students not receiving any formal education after slipping under the radar during the pandemic. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - USA's Monkey pox numbers hit 1000 a day; our reporter Felicity Reid is in Birmingham for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and a bus with a vision to make eye tests and glasses accessible to all New Zealanders who need them. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - some Australian sports stadiums are bringing back cans instead of one-use plastic cups to save on waste. Should the same happen here? The Deputy PM Grant Robertson jets off to the UK and Europe for the Commonwealth Games and talks with financial leaders and former Wallaby, Peter Fitzsimons weighs in on the pride jersey saga engulfing the Manly Sea Eagles. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - our Commonwealth Games athletes prepare for action in the UK; an Florida activist challenges the Supreme Court by hoping to invoke the name of Satan at his old high school and an Australian avocado farmer who says an oversupply of the crop means he needs fellow citizens to help eat through the avalanche of avos. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - talk of inflation, Gib and petrol prices take a backseat for the day as we talk the Pox that the WHO has declared a health emergency - we speak with epidiologist Michael Baker about monkeypox in New Zeland and worldwide and we speak to a vaccinologist who says people need to prepare for an onsalught of not just Covid but other infectious diseases. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - President Biden tests positive for Covid-19; New Zealand tests positive for terrible weather, our weather guru updates us for the weekend; claims that some carers to work 24 hours straight, all while trying to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens from Covid and a popular New Zealand haunted attraction is about to get spookier. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we head to the sweltering heat UK where temperatures topped 40 degrees for the first time yesterday, we talk inflation with the finance and deputy prime minister Grant Robertson; a senior clinician from Starship Children's Hospital explains how they're coping with the triple whammy of Covid, flu and a staff shortage and we talk to a tech expert about the risky business of sharing personal information on social media First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Auckland Mayor Phil Goff discusses the pedestrianisation of the city centre. Will it become a no-go zone for cars? If you've gotten out of the habit of wearing your mask, best you get back in!! A virologist tells us about the BA 2.75 variant which was detected in the community yesterday; and we bring you the story of a nurse practitioner who's started up clinic in an isolated rural school so residents can get the treatment they need. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - National's deputy leader Nicola Willis on how her party would bring down the cost of living and economist Shamubeel Eaqub crunches the numbers; there's a deadly heatwave in Europe - we talk with our melting correspondent in London and the Maori baker revitalising traditional rewana bread, with a recipe that goes back generations. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Nick Truebridge in for Nathan - America's thirst for oil saw US President Joe Biden bump fists with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the weekend; the quarrying industry says our biggest city faces a shortage of building aggregate. Will it be Gib mark 2? We hear from the Cook Islands after the coast was swamped by the biggest seas locals have ever seen and an expert tells us why the new variant of covid means we could be in for a rough ride.

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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 applied here in Aotearoa.

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 numbers in recent days are causing concern, with some modelling suggesting we could start seeing upwards of 20-thousand cases a day soon.

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 crops perish and pushed prices to eye watering levels.

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 hospitals are heaving under pressure as the country sniffles through our first winter flu season in two years. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Kiwis. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 for Nathan today. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 - Voice of the Nathan!

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 tornados. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 momentous Supreme Court decision. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 first PGA championship at the tender age of 50 ... there's hope for us all!! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth is with us, business with Gyles Beckford and Barry Guy forgets his notes for his sport update! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 and we catch up on significant events for this date in Days of our Lives. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

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 Olympics.

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 - residents, the grey-faced petrel or northern muttonbird

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.