First Up Podcast

Mar 09 2025 610 ep. 47 mins 1.8k
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The best of each day's First Up, with Nathan Rarere. If listening at 5am is too early, then check out our favourite stories of the morning at a time that suits you.

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First Up - The Podcast, Monday 10 March

Mar 09 2025 41 mins  
On today's First Up pod: we wrap up a busy weekend in international news and sport - as the Black Caps play the final of the Champion's Trophy; Auckland Council's planning to turn Takapuna Golf Course back into a wetland to prevent future flooding - Auckland councillor Richard Hills joins us to explain what's happening and we hear from some affected golfers. First Up - Voice of the

First Up - The Podcast, Friday 7 March

Mar 06 2025 40 mins  
On today's First Up pod: Our correspondent in Queensland Pam Corkery is up early with the latest as the potentially devastating Tropical Cyclone Alfred gets closer to the coast; Bevan Hurley joins us from New York near the end of a very busy week in US politics; the associate Minister of Fruit and Veges Tony Teau is here with Fruit of the Week and the owner of a pet cemetry tells o

First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 6 March

Mar 05 2025 45 mins  
On today's First Up pod: Anas Mallick is at the Black Caps semi-final in Lahore; we're joined by a Northland woman who's riding her horse to a council meeting to protest a potential bylaw on horse poo; Carmel Sepuloni talks politics from the Labour party's perspective and Taupo and Turangi News editor Dan Hutchinson tells us about the renovated, historic Huka Lodge. First Up - Voic

First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 5 March

Mar 04 2025 37 mins  
On today's First Up pod: the Gaza ceasefire is at risk, with a standoff between Israel and Hamas; Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on Queensland; on TradeMe this week there's a vintage Fiat 500 for all you Michael Caine Italian Job fans out there and our reporter Ke Xin Li looks at whether it's worth getting health insurance, and how it affects the public system First Up - Voice

First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 4 March

Mar 03 2025 47 mins  
On today's First Up pod: in the UK, the Prime Minister's announced a coalition of the willing to guarantee Ukraine peace; the car makers Toyota are building a city in Japan; Nicola Willis explains the latest health funding announcement and our local democracy reporter in Northland Susan Botting tells me about the delicacies found at Field Days in Dargaville First Up - Voice of the

First Up - The Podcast, Monday 3 March

Mar 02 2025 41 mins  
On today's First Up pod: world leaders have been quick to support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, after that shocking meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House; and we hear from two school headmasters who are celebrating record scholarship awards for their students who started school in 2020, just as Covid hit. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

First Up - Friday 28 February

Feb 27 2025 45 mins  
On today's First Up pod: Warriors versus Raiders this weekend in LAS VEGAS BABY! Rugby and league legend Oneata Schwalger is there, she give us a taste of the atmosphere; Wellington's Indian community is preparing to celebrate a hundred years in the Capital and today marks five years since covid patient zero was confirmed in New Zealand, we hit the streets to find out what people r

First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 27 February

Feb 26 2025 47 mins  
On today's First Up pod: Morning Report's Corin Dann in is China with Winston Peters, he'll update us on the ongoing talks; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to meet Donald Trump after announcing a boost to defence spending and back home, our producer Mahvash Ikram visits a school where government provider Compass has failed to deliver meals and has sub-contracted to Pita

First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 26 February

Feb 25 2025 39 mins  
On today's First Up pod: even a fleet of Chinese warships in the Tasman couldn't come between us and Pam Corkery in Brisbane; in the Middle East, Syrians begin discussion over the future direction of their country, Alex Baird is with us from Doha; all you Dick Johnson fans - there's a '99 Ford Falcon up for grabs in the wonderful world of TradeMe and First Up producer Matthew Hutch

First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 25 February

Feb 24 2025 41 mins  
On today's First Up pod: Chris Gilbert explains how the love of trains is bridging political divides in Japan; in the Bay of Plenty, local reporter Dianne McCarthy tells us about a beautiful new mural in Kawerau; the UKK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is heading to the White House to meet Donald Trump and Finance Minister Nicola Willis tells us what she wants to see from overseas