On today's First Up pod: pole vaulter Eliza McCartney tell us how her new coach has helped her form in the buildup to the Paris Olympics; finance minister Nicola Willis tells us how her family boost package works and new research reveals we may have underestimated the impact of long covid on our IQ and our productivity. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we speak with the director of a docu-series about the Gloriavale community on the West Coast; Gisborne's Mayor discusses Saturday night's deadly brawl and residents of a West Auckland caravan park say having access to leftover school lunches is helping to curb crime. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: our crack team of correspondents is stationed around the world from the Pacific to the Middle East and the Big Apple with stories of international relations, modified pig kidneys and blind alligators; the US is forcing TikTok to split from its owner - Katie Kenny explains and 1500 runners from 26 nations are running a half marathon at Hobbiton tomorrow so of course we had to meet some competitors First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a fish and chip stink in London; Winston Peters doubles down on his use of Tubthumping - Chumbawumba's Dunstan Bruce responds; Labour MP Jan Tinetti was in Parliament last night to bid farewell to Grant Robertson; we hear about a 14 million dollar fund is now available for communities hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and RNZ's Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod is here to talk trees, wildflowers and more. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery has the latest advice on the snake front; a certain property developer Donald Trump can't post bond in his New York fraud case; It was the Ford Motor Company's most legendary flop, a Ford Edsel features on TradeMe; Space James is talking AI and Space X and our news hound Leonard Powell gets to know some Beagles. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Trump's fighting his way back to Washington DC; correspondent Alex Cadier is in Middle East, he's with us with the latest in the Gaza conflict; Russia is set to re-elect Vladimir Putin as president, we'll find out if Russia voters had a choice in the matter and an emotional homecoming for a Kiwi woman was forced out of Gaza after her home was bombed. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: its been a rollicking start to the new Super Rugby Pacific Season, we hear all about it with Hurricanes flanker Peter Lakai; explainer editor Katie Kenny tells us what happens if you want to change your mortgage or pay it off quicker and Mahvash Ikram meets three men who were at Al Noor mosque, on this day, five years ago. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we head around the world touching down in the UK, Sweden and Pakistan; we cross to Ohakune to hear what the latest Ruapehu Alpine Lifts bailout means for the ski-town; Labour MP Jan Tinetti joins us to talk all things politics and we're back at the SPCA centre in Mangere to meet some furry friends up for adoption. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Alex Baird has the latest from Doha where ceasefire talks appear to have stalled; the Outer Hebrides is on the look-out for doctors, we'll tell you what they're tempting you with and we hear about the Cornered Tigers - a Christchurch cricket team formed by survivors of the terror attacks. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: some ancient cave paintings and inflation is slowing in Argentina; we talk with a recovering tetraplegic who is tackling the Abel Tasman track and who's still really using their letterbox? First Up investigates. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!