First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 28 August
Aug 27, 2025•46 min
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Episode description
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: fast-track consenting for supermarkets and a few more Costcos, the government says this will bring down grocery prices - we ask Labour's Consumer Affairs spokesperson Arena Williams for her reaction; the manhunt continues for armed suspect Dezi Freeman in Australia and in Queenstown, reporter Katie Todd tells us there are fears it could be the next Barcelona. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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