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 ...
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...
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 U...
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!
