First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - drama at the Pacific Islands Forum as the Nauruan delegation storms out; in the US, the actor's strike is over; Professor Michael Baker tells us we could be seeing another… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - pro-Palestine march set for Armistice day across the UK is under fire; Egypt could be negotiating a 1 day ceasefire in Gaza conflict as Qatar does deals for a prisoner swap… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we hear from a young golfer who's just become the first Samoan to claim the New Zealand Women's Amateur Championship title; a film experience with live actors providing the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Henry Riley updates us on a Scottish sheep named Fiona; Chris Gilbert is in Tokyo where G7 leaders will gather over the next few days - wars in Gaza and Ukraine sure to be… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - with only a year until the next US presidential election we have the latest from Donald Trump's legal troubles; there's been a hostage situation at Hamburg airport overnight… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump and Robert De Niro have both been in New York courtrooms this week - as has Bevan Hurley who will tell us how those trials are progressing; the special votes… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt is open for limited humanitarian relief and the evacuation of foreign nationals; outgoing deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni joins… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we speak to the entrepeneur trying to make sustainable furniture .. out of seaweed .. seat weed? We find out what is going on with Hamilton's Festival of Weird and Blackcap… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Israel identifies two African hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza; The counting of the special votes for Election 23 will be completed this Friday, National Deputy Nicola… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from Gaza as the humanitarian crisis grows; Sport Minister Grant Robertson joins us from Paris in the wake of the All Blacks loss And we hear the story of… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we go to the US where a suspect has been named in the mass shooting in Maine; we have the latest from Gaza as Israel ramps up it's attack on Hamas; it's crunch time, the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - hospitals in Gaza are stopping all but life-saving operations, with fuel supplies needed to power medical equipment running low, South African rugby officials have come out… Read more Audio