On today's First Up pod - the great egg shortage of 2023 continues.. we tell you what you can use as a substitute; Auckland children can return to school and childcare centres from today.. but how many will? Flood victims call for action to clear the city's drains; and he's been accused of being AWOL in his flood-stricken Epsom electorate - we hit the road with ACT leader David Seymour to see what his constituents have been dealing with. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - The latest rain update from the Metservice; Ponsonby residents talk of the ongoing stench amid the cleanup after sewage mixed with rainwater on Friday night flooding their homes; Greens co-leader James Shaw on the Labour party reshuffle and confirmation the Chateau Tongariro is to close - what will become of one of our most iconic hotels? First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - two polls but very similar results... why do voters now prefer Chris Hipkins over Chris Luxon? National's deputy leader Nicola Willis is with us; floodwaters almost up to the roof, a naked Auckland man saves belongings by stuffing them in a ceiling cavity and a 77 year old pensioner called her housing provider for help in Friday's floods.. first they sent a plumber.. and then suggested jumping on her bed! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Conservative Party chair Nahim Zahawi; And as rain still falls in the upper North Island we count the cost of Auckland's worst ever flood - the Minister of Fruit and Veg updates us on how growers were affected; we'll bring you updates as wet weather continues to threaten much of northern New Zealand and we hear from some of the Aucklanders whose lives have been turned upside down by the destructive and devastating flood First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - First Up's Minister of Fruit and Veg Glenn Forsyth has 2023's very first fruit of the week! More wet weather just in time for Auckland Anniversary weekend with Northland campers packing up amid predictions of extreme winds; ACT's deputy leader Brooke van Velden is with us and the future of one of the country's oldest hotels the Grand Chateau is in limbo after it shuts down new bookings. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Germany is to send tanks to Ukraine - we'll have the latest from the UK and Europe; Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins us for her first interview since being officially sworn in yesterday; new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spends his first official day in the job in Auckland visiting businesses today.. we speak to one that he visited last year when he was our Police Minister and find out if anything has changed and flies.. you tell us what you're doing to get rid of them and we tell you why they're not going away anytime soon. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We get the latest on California's spate of mass shootings; Novac Djokovic defies the hecklers to march on in the Australian Open; we talk with Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson ahead of the swearing in of Chris Hipkins as Prime Minister - what will it mean for the coalition's smaller member? And we meet the Auckland postie who's written a children's book about some of the 160 dogs he's met on his route. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - why some of Japan's young people are opting for apartments which don't have a bath or shower; we ask National's deputy leader Nicola Willis if our new Prime Minister from the Hutt and his 'Westie' Deputy have scuppered their election plans and we discuss Jacinda Ardern's global significance with one of UK politics' heaviest hitters, former Downing Street spokesperson Alastair Campbell. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he'll be reigning in non-essential government programmes. So what's Chippy gonna chop? We'll have analysis from former Labour chief whip Sue Moroney; Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer discusses what his leadership means for Maori and we'll take a look at Carmel Sepuloni, the first person of Pasifika heritage to become Deputy Prime Minister. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On our final First Up pod for 2022 with Anna Thomas - we touch down in the USA with Bevan Hurley and Nabil Ahmed in Africa; and it's fruit of the year time with our Minister of Fruit and Veggies; former soldier Tenby Powell discusses his efforts to galvanise support for Ukraine; we bring you a guide to what's happening in Christchurch this summer and we have a poem from New Zealand's poet laureate Chris Tse to see out 2022. Meri Kirihimete! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!