First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - we hear from a community group that's helping learner drivers get out of the big license testing traffic jam, and safely on the road; Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we're live on the ground in Melbourne at the Australian Open, and ponder if time is Novak Djokovic's only enemy; the celebrations at Ratana Pa are centre of the stage… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - finance minister Nicola Willis joins us for the first time this year to talk about the turnout at the Kiingitanga hui and what it means for upcoming Waitangi celebrations… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Welcome back, it's 2024! We've got the latest from our people in the US and Europe; the Black Sticks men have just won a nail biter to qualify for this year's Olympics -… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we investigate the concept of liquid trees - already cleaning the streets of Belgrade; with ten sleeps left until the big guy tries to squeeze down the chimney, we ask the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from the UK where Rishi Sunak has been fighting for the right to send asylum seekers to Rwanda; Nabil joins us from Ghana where mystery surrounds the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - after a couple of weeks away, Pam Corkery brings us news from Oz; there's drama at the UN climate talks after a draft deal failed to include plans to end fossil fuels; we… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - move over Wordle - we speak to the creator of the game Gubbins; Japan prepares for Christmas and no New Year celebrations at Shibuya; Nicola Willis explains plans to repeal… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - the US vetoed a UN Security Council demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza; we're find out about Swedish Christmas traditions; champion advice on best shots for a… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest from the conflict in Gaza; US financial support for Ukraine is on the senate bargaining table; we check out the brilliant line up of artists at Auckland's… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson appears infront of the UK's inquiry into covid-19; Labour MP and shadow leader of the House Kieran McAnulty talks politics; an Auckland man who got so sick of… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - UN officials say there's nowhere safe to go in Gaza; we talk to a former chair of climate change negotiations who says COP28 doesn't seem to be focussed on its primary goal -… Read more Audio