First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: we've got all the news from around the world overnight - and the latest from around the country - where those red wind warnings have eased now; Otago flanker Will Stodart is… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Canterbury is in a state of emergency - we have updates from Metservice; White Fern star Amelia Kerr tells Nathan about their World Cup semi final berth; mysterious booms are… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: our Middle East correspondent Alex Baird has the latest on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire; our reporter Ke-Xin Li goes a tasty quest to find out about a new trend of cake picnics… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we meet a Kiwi Olympian who has biked a long way for charity; we remember the anniversary of what the event that popularised the 'all finger' approach and we also ask… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the Louvre Museum in Paris has been robbed - we find out how; millions have marched in anti-Trump rallies across the United States over the weekend and here in Aotearoa… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the last surviving member of Sir Edmund Hillary's Everest expidition has died; here at home, Grab One has gone under - our reporter Ke Xin Li talks to customers and businesses… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime talks through the week in politics; Heartland rugby comes to its glorious conclusion for another season with the Meads Cup final on Saturday - Mid… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Japan's ruling coalition has collapsed and that's complicated the bid for the country's first female prime minister, Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert explains; we cross to… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: our local reporter in Northland, Susan Botting digs into the ongoing drama of the local government elections there; we have the latest from Gaza and Israel where the release… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: local government elections are done with a few surprises and upsets - today we're heading to the Hutt Valley and catching up with its new mayors; political turmoil in France… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we catch up with a Canterbury University professor who's brought two of his loves together in a new book about Maths and Swimming; Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: it's the 41st birthday of the world's favourite train; Labour MP Willow Jean Prime talks about school attendance rates and cuts to jobseeker support and we catch up with big… Read more Audio