On today's First Up pod: get yer gumboots - the Rural Games are on in Palmerston North this weekend; Henry Riley is in London where they've just announced this year's budget; Labour's education spokesperson and former principal Jan Tinetti joins us to talk about school lunches and more and an opportunity to make the biggest ice creams in Dunedin is up for grabs First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery brings news of yet another deadly animal in Australia; Alex Baird is back in the Middle East reporting on ceasefire negotiations; former defence minister Ron Mark joins us with his thoughts on the broken down Defence Force planes and we hear about M-9 - an event where Maori leaders share stories that inspire, empower and entertain. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: finance minister Nicola Willis joins about the taxes and fees to fund more roads; Henry Riley's with us as the UK's Conservative Party struggles at the polls; we look at a new study about toddlers screen time and we talk to athletics legend Alec McNab about Geordie Beamish - the world indoor 1500metre champion. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pakistan finally decides on a Prime Minister; Weatherwatch chief forecaster Philip Duncan tells us what's happening with the strong wind and heavy rain hitting the islands and Basketball NZ boss Dillon Boucher shares his thoughts ahead of tonight's Breakers clash with the Illawarra Hawks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: what's on at this year's Dunedin Fringe Festival; we've all heard about supermarkets making a lot of money - Katie Kenny explains why their latest earnings have dropped and our roving reporter Leonard Powell gets served some South Auckland hospitality at the farewell celebration for Fa'anana Efeso Collins. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - More cuts to the media, Newshub's due to end in June, we speak to journalist David Farrier who spent a decade in the building; we get Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni's reaction to the news and happy leap year - we speak to the man born in 1944 celebrating his 21st birthday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Pam Corkery joins us from Australia, where police have discoverd the bodies of a missing Sydney couple; we catch up with a Young Farmer of the Year contestant and our reporter Leonard Powell visits a popular south Auckland cafe, whose potential closure is upsetting customers. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Swimming World Champion Lewis Clareburt joins us to talk about what it takes to master the medley; Chris Gilbert tells us why it's significant that women are joining an ancient Japanese festival; Kate Pereyra-Garcia reports in from Argentina, where signs of an economic recovery are beginning to show; in London Henry tells us about a Tory MP who's refusing to apologise after anti-Islamic comments and Finance Minister Nicola Willis explains how they're going to deal with transport cost blow-outs. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Former Black Cap Peter McGlashan joins us with his take on the 20/20 series which Australia took out over the weekend and our reporter Leonard Powell hears about the cost of living at university halls. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - some tapu whale bones are stolen from a shed in South Taranaki and the iwi wants them back; explainer editor Katie Kenny updates us on the current state of the pandemic and the roll-out of a new covid booster and flanker Tom Christie's back in red and black with the Crusaders facing the Chiefs in their first match of the Super Rugby season tonight. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!