On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from the UK, where UK Prime Minister Starmer has lost a contentious vote over the winter energy payment at the Labour party conference; news from the Pacific, where the sevent Pacific Islands News Association Summit is happening in Nuie; DOC outline the effort underway to protect Aotearoa's most famous kauri tree - the giant Tane Mahuta; Australian aviation lawyer Peter Carter is accusing Singapore Airlines of trying to low-ball passengers who were injured in severe turbulence on a flight earlier this year. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from Lebanon, where Israel continues to strike targets - killing civilians and Hezbollah fighters alike; news from Australia, including the story of a chicken named Betty White; Argentina celebrates Los Pumas win over South Africa; will commuting back into the city really help the economy? Wellington Regional Councillor Thomas Nash gives us his thoughts and we check out Woolworth's latest collectibles programme. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Footage emerges of the hand-over of New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens after he was held hostage for more than a year in West Papua; the Black Caps crumble early on day 5 in the first test against Sri Lanka, we talk with bowler Ajaz Patel and do you love Working From Home? Public Service Minister Nicola Willis tells us why the government wants to see more public servants back in the office. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Israel and Hezbollah ramp up the fighting in southern Lebanon - we have the latest from the region; the Minister is here to kick of another healthy week in fresh produce; we talk rugby as the All Blacks re-pack the Bledisloe Cup for its flight home and we hear from a young mum who says a community driver testing programme is the reason she's got a licence. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: the latest from Lebanon after that second wave of device explosions killed at least 20 people; Bevan Hurley joins us from the US with news on the race for the presidency and for the future of the human race as we know it; we talk to Tasman Mako veteran Quentin MacDonald about holding on to the Log O Wood and our reporter Leonard Powell finds out about a new local shop selling clothes BY THE KILOGRAM. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Extra extra! A local newspaper gets saved by an Iwi trust; more explosions rip through Lebanon - this time from hand-held radios; Labour MP and Police spokesperson Ginny Andersen talks crime stats and gang patches and Maia Faddy at the Auckland Museum tells us what she hopes visitors will experience for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: we bring you the latest from Australia and the Middle East; we head to Italy where our best Rink Hockey players are roller skating their hearts out at the Rink Hockey World Championships and a story for the analogue enthusiasts - despite nearly everyone having a high tech camera phone at their fingertips, film photography is making a big comeback. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: the first FamilyBoost payments will be made in a couple of weeks - Nicola Willis explains how that works, and more; we have the latest from Florida after another attempt on Donald Trump's life and producer Matthew Hutching went back to school to find out how hard an NCEA exam really is. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from the presidential race in the US; Storm Boris is sweeping through Europe; we hear from Tenby Powell in Ukraine who has just delivered 16 ambulances to Kyiv and in West Auckland - Mahvash Ikram reports on a major part of Scenic Drive - still shut for repairs after the floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Candidates Harris and Trump are back on the campaign trail - we have the latest from the USA also news of devastating floods in Nigeria; in Palmerston North, Jimmy Ellingham visits a new centre for children with disabilities, as families face difficulties with the changes to funding; what will be Fruit of the Week and an annual popular Golden Oldies Rugby Tournament in the Coromandel sees some creatively named teams taking part. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: we have the big stories from the UK and Eastern Asia and the US presidential debate; you might've seen her on Celebrity Treasure Island - Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni joins us to catch up on the week in politics and Nathan pays a visit to Auckland Museum where they're celebrating one hundred years of netball in New Zealand First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: to poo at work or not - we hear about an Aussie campaign to encourage it; a creepy first aid mannequin features on TradeMe this week; what to expect with this afternoon's Presidential debate today in the US and Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton joins us after the devastating announcement of the closure of two pulp mills in the central North Island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Sky City has shut down its gambling machines for five days after breaching the rules - we hear from the Problem Gambling Foundation; Barry Guy catches up with high jumping gold medallist Hamish Kerr who's back home after his Olympic success; finance minister Nicola Willis talks about what's happening in Parliament and Chris Gilbert tells us about divorces after death in Japan! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Paralympics legend Anna Grimaldi tells us what it's like drinking champagne off a gold medal; we look back at another loss for the All Blacks in South Africa; and our Leonard Powell visits the Vector Wero Park in South Auckland, fresh off Finn Butcher's Olympic Gold. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: US correspondent Zach Montellaro has the latest in the race for the presidency; mPox vaccines have arrived for distribution in the Congo; The Minister is here with Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny explains how New Zealand schools are governed and we catch up with Melissa Hannan - a mechanic who's teaching women about what's under the bonnet of their car. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: The report into the Grenfell disaster has been released; a Tongan tapa, once gifted to Prime Minister Norman Kirk has come out of storage; we hve our weekly catch up with Labour - Willow Jean Prime wakes up early and we hear from one of the people doing the hard mahi preparing for Kiingi Tuheitia's burial on Taupiri Maunga. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: it's moon viewing season in Japan, and that means a plethora of egg-centred fast food; we hear why Environment Canterbury rejected the government's call to scrap Ngai Tahu representation; finance minister Nicola Willis tells us how the government will be involved in Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi this week and Mahvash Ikram reports on the rising number of Kiwis facing burn-out at work First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: our correspondents in Tonga and the US; the Minister is BACK - Glenn Forsyth's here with spring fruit and veges; Kiingi Tuheitia lies in state at Turangawaewae Marae - our Maori News Editor Taiha Molyneux has the details of what's happening there and Leonard Powell meets two artists with disabilities who are about to have their art celebrated on the world stage in Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: we cross to Jamie Wall in South Africa where's he's following the All Blacks and enjoying the local KFC; we do some gelato tasting with this year's New Zealand Supreme Champion gelato maker; we ask Katie Kenny if we can opt out of having our social media data used to train A.I. and Tuheitia Paki, the Maori King dies aged 69. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
On today's First Up pod: Adrian Smith from BlinkPay joins us with the best explanation we've heard so far of what exactly Open Banking is; we also head to the Juicies factory for a tour with young entrepeneur Lennox Goodhue Wikitera; Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni on politics and Treasuring Island life and drumroll please - Lydia Ko - the British Open champ and owner of the full Olympic medal set joins us right here on First Up. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!