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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.
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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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 Canterbury Rugby boss Kenny Addison is with us and supercars champ Shane van Gisbergen tells us he's enjoying some freedom in the US. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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 phase of a ceasefire and with local elections underway, we look at the licensing trusts in West Auckland and hear from those for and against. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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 Tom Robinson, who's gone from the Blues forward pack to teaching yoga and breathing! First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
On today's First Up pod: we catch up with Gisborne local Jack Marshall, who's started a podcast on the politics of Tai Rawhiti; we find out about the ruler who was probably more committed to smoking than anyone else in history and we meet Jamie McKenzie - the Red Rocket - a young New Zealand born tennis star who's on the rise in world rankings. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
On today's First Up pod: Japan could be on it's way towards its first female prime minister; a local council changes plans after spending $4.7 million on pool plans and our reporter Ke Xin Li asks Aucklanders what they're voting for in the upcoming local body elections. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
On today's First Up pod: Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund is here as balloons shut down a European airport; the Minister of Fruit and Veg answers an important query about potatoes and let us 'bray'... our reporter Ke-Xin Li visits a church full of dogs, donkeys and even some chicks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan
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On today's First Up pod: Excitement for the Breakers tonight with their first game of the ANBL season - Nathan catches up with the legendary Dillon Boucher. The Black Ferns are into their Rugby World Cup semifinal tomorrow against Canada - Ella Ferguson has her analysis. Bevan Hurley has details of Jimmy Kimmel's MAGA cancellation. And it's become a landmark for Auckland drivers on the North-Western Motorway.... We take a tour of the Toroa ferry boat's restoration.
On today's First Up pod: Hamish Kerr is our latest world champion, we hear from him and talk sport with Joe Porter; there's some real treasure on Trade Me this week for vinyl junkies out there, a classic record from a classic Kiwi band; a sad day in Hollywood as Robert Redford dies at the age of 89 and reporter Ke Xin Li hears from Kiwis who've lost their social media accounts after being wrongfully accused of breaching the rules. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: the Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour talks about the possibility of more big concerts for Eden Park; in the Tasman region, reporter Max Frethey updates us on the 13 tonnes of hazardous waste at a residential property and heading overseas, athletes are battling the Tokyo heat at the World Athletics Championships and so is our correspondent Chris Gilbert. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: our Middle East correspondent Alex Baird lives close to where Israel has targeted Hamas leadership in Doha - we find out about the implications of this attack and our producer Ross McNaughton reports on New Zealand's deadliest fishing spot - where the council's considering stopping access. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: What happens now after Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has quit - less than a year in the job; Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour on when pet bonds for tenants are going to be enacted; we hear from an expert on Aotearoa's Indian history, following anti-immigration rhetoric at New Zealand First's weekend conference and on a lighter note, new stand up comic Lydia Sainsbury has won the Wellington Raw Comedy Quest - we asked if this is fulfilling a childhood dream. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the Black Ferns are about to face their toughest test of the World Cup when they take on Ireland - we catch up with hooker Atlanta Lolohea and if the Springboks win this Saturday, it'll be the All Blacks first loss there in more than 30 years - our producer Ross McNaughton takes a look back with commentator Keith Quinn and AB France Bunce. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we go to Japan where our correspondent Chris Gilbert has the details on bear attacks, and a local community's struggle with too many tourists trying to get a view of Mount Fuji; deputy Prime Minister David Seymour this week talks foreign buyers and housing density and they come in all shapes and sizes, producer Ross McNaughton goes for a ride-along with the team dealing with Auckland's abandoned vehicles. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: another Black Ferns victory at the Rugby World Cup! Rikki Swannell has been over in the UK commentating on matches, she joins us with the latest; all the latest news from around the globe too with our correspondents in Europe and the United States and here at home - reaction to that announcement of a Government loan for for regional airlines with the New Zealand Airports Association chief executive. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the school shooter in Minneapolis had links with the Catholic school he targeted and in Pakistan the army's helping rescue people from areas devastated by floods - we catch up with our correspondents; in Aotearoa we're seeing a second peak of influenza before winter ends, immunologist Dr Lisa Connor talks about the work she's doing to create a longer lasting flu vaccine and on Auckland's Karangahape Road, it's fashion week and the rainbow crossing is turning into a runway. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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