First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: TradeMe property - we find out what you were looking at in 2025; car crash insurance claims are dropping, and it's thanks to the new fangled things in your car like reversing… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we get the latest news from the beautiful Tasman region; we ask the deputy prime minister David Seymour if the election campaign has already begun and we hear from advocates… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the COP climate summit has ended with an agreement that barely mentions cutting fossil fuels; there's concern over a US peace plan for Ukraine that's seen as favouring Russia… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: our Africa correspondent tells us that the US President is not going to South Africa as they host the G20 this weekend; it's been 72 years since Wales last beat New Zealand in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: a new report from the Education Review Office finds removing cell phones from classrooms is improving learning and reducing bullying - we ask Labour's education spokesperson… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we go around the world for all the big news and we have a new station selling the cheapest petrol in the country; there's a cricket superstar set to make a comeback for the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: in a dominant display, Hamilton cyclist Kate McCarthy claimed back-to-back titles at the UCI Esports World Champs on Sunday - she joins us from Abu Dhabi; we talk school sand… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we catch up on overseas news - in Europe where in Ukraine, there's hope for a prisoner exchange and sackings over a corruption scandal; in the US the feud between Donald Trump… Read more Audio

First Up the Podcast for the 14th November 2025. Audio

First Up the Podcast for Thursday 13th November 2025, First Up - Voice of the Nathan. Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have news from around the world with our correspondents in Africa and the Middle-East; the police handling of sexual abuse complaints against former Deputy Commissioner… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: rain has helped put out the Tongariro scrub fire, we hear from local hapu about what restoration they would like to see; deputy prime minister David Seymour is here to catch… Read more Audio