First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - Protests continue over covid restrictions in China - we cross to Hong Kong; we're in Doha for the latest as the soccer/football world cup continues and 21 security cameras, a… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - National accuses the government of being soft on crime but we remind Nicola Willis they were accused of the same thing following the 2014 stabbing death of another Auckland… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - We touch down in the US and Europe; First Up was at yesterday's funeral of slain dairy worker Janak Patel and the chair of the Sandringham Business Association is with us… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Black Friday is upon us, we find out if the cost of living crunch may keep people away from the shops; Retail New Zealand boss Greg Harford joins us to talk to us about… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - the latest from Indonesia, where the scale of a 5.6 earthquake is beginning to unfold; what does it take to be a world speed golf champ - a New Zealander - we speak to Jamie… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - why is Mangawhai in Northland is the new hot spot and the strain on infrastructure; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis why her party's so opposed to 16 year olds… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - We cross to the United States where a special counsel has been appointed to determine whether Donald Trump should face criminal charges; back home public transport operators… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we head to the United States where a growing lineup of his former allies are turning their backs on Donald Trump; we catch up with the head of the 48 hour film festival ahead… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we're in Poland where tensions are high after a missile killed two people near the border with Ukraine and Henry Riley has the UK's reaction; a new documentary explores when… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - a helter-skelter action packed programme for our Prime Minister as she heads to APEC in Thailand; the countdown is on.. NASA's Artemis rocket is set to blast into space for… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - US Republicans ponder their future; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis why they're pledging to repeal the offshore oil and gas exploration ban, just as world… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we're in the US as final votes from the mid-terms trickle in and control of the Senate is decided; burnt-out and at the end of their tether, we hear from AUT nursing students… Read more Audio