Melissa Chan Green
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 25 November 2025
Opposition leader, Chris Hipkins spoke to Morning Report; An aviation commentator says Air New Zealand staff going on strike could have a severe impact throughout Oceania; About 70% of the 50,000 plus… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 24 November 2025
National is proposing to raise Kiwisaver contributions to a combined 12% by 2032 - bringing it in line with Australia; Newly re-elected Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says his second term will be focused… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Friday 12 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we have updates about the hunt for the killer of right wing influencer Charlie Kirk; at home, a number of new secondary school subjects are being added… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 11 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua has been stood down from the upcoming Taini Jamison Series against South Africa - has there been a player… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 10 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: our Middle East correspondent Alex Baird lives close to where Israel has targeted Hamas leadership in Doha - we find out about the implications of this… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 9 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: What happens now after Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has quit - less than a year in the job; Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour on when pet… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Monday 8 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: hundreds of arrests on the streets of London, we have the latest from Europe and the U.S, where there's been a series of significant immigration raids… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Friday 5 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the Black Ferns are about to face their toughest test of the World Cup when they take on Ireland - we catch up with hooker Atlanta Lolohea and if the… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 4 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we head to the UK for more on why a top Government official has referred herself to the ethics committee; we catch up with volcanologist Marta Ribo… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 3 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: in Afghanistan rescuers are scrambling to get to remote areas cut off by an earthquake; the USA wants to create Gaza Riviera, a string of high-tech… Audio
40 Melissa Chan-Green | Til Death
After his bride’s death just hours after their wedding, a devastated groom struggles to process his grief. Five years later, he turns to Melissa Chan-Green to tell his heart-wrenching story for the… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 2 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we go to Japan where our correspondent Chris Gilbert has the details on bear attacks, and a local community's struggle with too many tourists trying to… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Monday 1 September
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: another Black Ferns victory at the Rugby World Cup! Rikki Swannell has been over in the UK commentating on matches, she joins us with the latest; all… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Friday 29 August
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the school shooter in Minneapolis had links with the Catholic school he targeted and in Pakistan the army's helping rescue people from areas devastated… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 28 August
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: fast-track consenting for supermarkets and a few more Costcos, the government says this will bring down grocery prices - we ask Labour's Consumer… Audio
First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 27 August
On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: Gaza officials say 20 people were killed in Israeli strike on a hospital, including five journalists - Middle East correspondent Alex Baird has… Audio
Scientists make breakthrough in tracking health of endangered dolphins
Scientists working to help track the health of endangered Hector and Maui dolphins have made a breakthrough which they compare to solving a 3 billion piece puzzle. Using that analogy, the puzzle… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 9 July 2025
In today's episode, Sir Peter Jackson is backing an ambitious project effort to bring back the Moa from extinction, and it is being led Ngāi Tahu, Canterbury Museum, and Colossal Biosciences; Health… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 8 July 2025
In today's episode, Shayne Iti said his 15-year-old daughter Katie Margaret Iti died on Saturday in Hutt Hospital from complications of influenza B, the Royal Commission into the country's Covid-19… Audio
Jacinda Ardern could appear before Covid-19 response inquiry
The Royal Commission into the country's Covid-19 response could request former Prime Minister, Dame Jacinda Ardern, to appear for questioning in its August hearings. Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins… Audio