16 Mar 2026
First Up - The Podcast, Monday 16 March
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: President Trump says he is not yet ready to make a deal with Iran to end the war and the contrast in the US in Hollywood in particular as arrivals for the Oscars are about to begin amid fears of a retaliatory attack; our fruit and vege report today is from Jay Clark in Horowhenua and talks about what he likes to call the cosy vegetables and dogs with jobs don't come cheap - farm dogs are selling for an average of six and a half thousand dollars. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.