On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: Labour's deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni responds to the extensive, final report on Abuse in State and Faith-based Care; we catch up with an award-winning butcher, who's a Supreme Winner for his honey-cured bacon and we hear about the challenging but rewarding job of working for DOC on a pest-free island. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: We go to the US where Kamala Harris is well on the way to becoming the Democratic presidential nominee; the final report from the Abuse in Care inquiry will be made public this afternoon, we hear from a survivor who says she was re-traumatised when she was told she was not in the right demographic to give her testimony at a Royal Commission hearing and First Up heads to Auckland's Ponsonby Road, where one retailer says times are tougher than during the pandemic. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Jimmy Ellingham: one week on from the assassination attempt, Donald Trump's out campaigning again; at home, a small community just outside Wairoa is petitioning to stop pokie machines going in to the local tavern and reporter Leonard Powell hears from Auckland central businesses struggling to survive amid the road cones, in a new street upgrade. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid at a pivotal moment in his re-election campaign; broadcasting legend John McBeth has been to a few Olympics - we find out what he's most excited to see from Paris and closer to home - Katie Kenny explains how Tauranga's got its first election after a commissioner's been in charge for years. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our Taranaki reporter Robin Martin goes on a foodie road trip to the Patea Hangi Shop, where his life is changed by fry bread; Labour's Willow Jean Prime talks Oranga Tamariki, and possible cuts to youth justice and with homelessness more visible in our cities, compliance officer Gina Woolston tells us what's being done to help rough sleepers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we head to Japan, where Chris Gilbert tells us about micro aggressions; we have the latest from the US where the Republican Party's about to endorse Donald Trump to run for President, just days after that assassination attempt; finance minister Nicola Willis talks all things politics and choosing whether or not to turn the heater on.... that's one of the struggles for new mothers facing surprise tax bills. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest details from the US after the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump with reaction from European leaders; closer to home - we look back at that nail-biting All Blacks win over England at Eden Park and as the government aims to increase speed limits on rural roads, reporter Leonard Powell visits one community to get a steer on the issue. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: NATO leaders gather in Washington; a West Auckland couple who lost their home in last year's floods fear they will never be homeowners again after the council's buy-out offer and 12 years since her last Olympics, Moira De Villiers has overcome a major injury to get a ticket to Paris. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we whip around the planet from Australia to the USA and the Middle-East for the latest world news; Kiwi Lulu Sun has lost her quarter final at Wimbledon - we talk with Te Anau Tennis Club boss Greg Sheppard who's been up through the night watching her match and two weeks on from the latest Wairoa flood, the big clean-ups underway but there's not much space left at the landfill. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: all the news from round the globe and exotic Tauranga in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty; Housing Minister Chris Bishop catches up on the week in politics and Lulu Sun is the first New Zealand woman ever to make Wimbledon's quarter finals - Nathan asked her coach Vlado Platenik about playing before such a tough crowd. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!