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 former leader Ali Bongo is on a hunger strike; we find out about the latest Covid variants this winter and Badjelly the Witch is in town! and it's no mean feat - getting Spike Milligan's much loved story to the stage. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

First Up - The Podcast, Friday 17 May

News & Politics

Budget Day in photos: Facts, attacks, stories, protests, pantomime and proclamations.

Budget Day: A Photo Essay

This morning's top stories and other headlines

RNZ News at 7am, June 2

Psalm 23 The Lord's My Shepherd has been set to many different tunes. John Campbell, a 19th century Scottish merchant and amateur musician, wrote the very cheerful setting you can hear in today's programme.

Hymns on Sunday, 2 June 2024

RNZ News at 10pm, June 1

Tensions persist in New Caledonia; The scramble to find the victims of the landslip in Papua New Guinea; The New Zealand Budget comes up short for Pasifika; Some landowners in Bougainville are suing Rio Tinto over the Panguna mine, and Tonga's parliament says no to the death penalty for drug crimes.

First Up - The Podcast, Friday 17 May

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