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 take...
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 N...
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 Fir...
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 Nath...
