First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: the latest from Lebanon after that second wave of device explosions killed at least 20 people; Bevan Hurley joins us from the US with news on the race for the presidency and for the future of the human race as we know it; we talk to Tasman Mako veteran Quentin MacDonald about holding on to the Log O Wood and our reporter Leonard Powell finds out about a new local shop selling clothes BY THE KILOGRAM. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Extra extra! A local newspaper gets saved by an Iwi trust; more explosions rip through Lebanon - this time from hand-held radios; Labour MP and Police spokesperson Ginny Andersen talks crime stats and gang patches and Maia Faddy at the Auckland Museum tells us what she hopes visitors will experience for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we bring you the latest from Australia and the Middle East; we head to Italy where our best Rink Hockey players are roller skating their hearts out at the Rink Hockey World Championships and a story for the analogue enthusiasts - despite nearly everyone having a high tech camera phone at their fingertips, film photography is making a big comeback. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: the first FamilyBoost payments will be made in a couple of weeks - Nicola Willis explains how that works, and more; we have the latest from Florida after another attempt on Donald Trump's life and producer Matthew Hutching went back to school to find out how hard an NCEA exam really is. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from the presidential race in the US; Storm Boris is sweeping through Europe; we hear from Tenby Powell in Ukraine who has just delivered 16 ambulances to Kyiv and in West Auckland - Mahvash Ikram reports on a major part of Scenic Drive - still shut for repairs after the floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Candidates Harris and Trump are back on the campaign trail - we have the latest from the USA also news of devastating floods in Nigeria; in Palmerston North, Jimmy Ellingham visits a new centre for children with disabilities, as families face difficulties with the changes to funding; what will be Fruit of the Week and an annual popular Golden Oldies Rugby Tournament in the Coromandel sees some creatively named teams taking part. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the big stories from the UK and Eastern Asia and the US presidential debate; you might've seen her on Celebrity Treasure Island - Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni joins us to catch up on the week in politics and Nathan pays a visit to Auckland Museum where they're celebrating one hundred years of netball in New Zealand First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: to poo at work or not - we hear about an Aussie campaign to encourage it; a creepy first aid mannequin features on TradeMe this week; what to expect with this afternoon's Presidential debate today in the US and Ruapehu District Mayor Weston Kirton joins us after the devastating announcement of the closure of two pulp mills in the central North Island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Sky City has shut down its gambling machines for five days after breaching the rules - we hear from the Problem Gambling Foundation; Barry Guy catches up with high jumping gold medallist Hamish Kerr who's back home after his Olympic success; finance minister Nicola Willis talks about what's happening in Parliament and Chris Gilbert tells us about divorces after death in Japan! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Paralympics legend Anna Grimaldi tells us what it's like drinking champagne off a gold medal; we look back at another loss for the All Blacks in South Africa; and our Leonard Powell visits the Vector Wero Park in South Auckland, fresh off Finn Butcher's Olympic Gold. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!