First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: a former U.S diplomat overseeing Iran talks about what and when is the offramp to this war; a huge donation of vintage treasures at a Wairarapa op shop… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: should the Government temporarily cut fuel taxes during the war in the Middle East? Deputy prime minister David Seymour has his say and the race is on… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the Iran war impact has seen queues at petrol stations, just what are we seeing in price rises, we ask Mike Newton from Gaspy; do we dare to… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: a committee of MPs looking at social media harm announce they back a ban for under 16s, we look at the parent perspective; did you know about the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the government has announced it's preparing for the possibility of evacuating New Zealanders in the Middle East, we continue our coverage on Iran with… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: with airstrikes in the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut down, a global energy analyst explains why a prolonged closure is more… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the deliberate and unintentional strikes escalating attacks in the Middle east, we have the latest and the government's response here as we're joined… Read more Audio

First Up - The Podcast for Monday 2nd March 2026 Audio

On today's First Up pod: Iran and the US continue talks in Geneva in the hopes of preventing another conflict; Suth Asia correspondent Anas Mallick talks the Taliban declaring war on Pakistan and T-20… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: what's happening to the old Cook St ferry thats parked up in the Sounds; Grant Chapman talks about the season ahead for the Warriors and earth to aliens.. we venture into… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Cinderella you shall go to the ball! A heartwarming story for our OpShop rummage about the donation of 1500 ball gowns; it's a big year for shot putter Tom Walsh, we check in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Australia weighs in on the argument around Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; do we really need to make English an official language or is it just dog whistle politics - we speak to… Read more Audio