First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: Trump booed on stage as he addresses the Libertarian convention seeking an endorsement; The Minister of Fruit and Veges alerts us to the upcoming World Potato Day; Professor… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: as the government works to get the remaining New Zealanders out of Noumea - our Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala joins us with the latest on the tensions in New Caledonia… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: A July election for the UK; we talk to a mortgage broker about the end of the First Home Grant; Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about housing and the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Australia has sent two flights to collect stranded passengers in New Caledonia; the Defence has rested in President Trump's hush-money trial; Leonard Powell heads to the SPCA… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Ellie Jay joins us from London where they're having hornet issues; Kate is back on deck from Argentina - with news of flooding in Brazil and chilly weather in Chile; finance… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Mitch McCann reports to us from the USA where world golf number 1 Scottie Scheffler was in a bit of strife - but not enough to miss his tee time; when you think of the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala has the latest from the riots in New Caledonia; Trump and Biden agree on televised debates - Bevan Hurley updates us from the USA; Gabon's… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have latest news from the UK, the Middle-East and Europe; rower Brooke Francis joins us to talk World Cups and Olympic dreams; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni discusses… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we visit New York where Michael Cohen's been singing like a bird; a massive billboard has collapsed in Mumbai; we hear from a hopeful kiwi traveller whose holiday plans have… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: a resident of Auckland's CBD is welcoming charges for on-street parking after business hours; finance minister Nicola Willis talks to us about plans for social investment and… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: our Europe correspondent is in Sweden, the home of Eurovision, where they have a new winner; James Parr AKA Space James is here to explain electromagnetic storms and stunning… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison; Stormy Daniels is back on the stand in New York; structured literacy will be in all New… Read more Audio