On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump to appear in a New York court to face criminal charges over porn star hush money - we're live outside his Mar-a-Lago compound; Greens co-leader James Shaw joins us as StatsNZ reports a 3.5 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the September 2022 quarter and ahead of Jacinda Ardern's valedictory speech this afternoon, we ask people how they'll remember her. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - over 30s can now get their second Covid jab - why is the rollout so low-key this time around? Did yesterday's government announcement about changes to the lobby rules go far enough? We speak to an expert who says, yeah, nah and we ask National's Nicola Willis if it's fair that Stuart Nash is able to join a big lobby firm the day after he leaves Parliament. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We're in the United States as New York braces for the indictment of former President Donald Trump; he might have been born in Stratford-upon-Avon, but we hear why Stratford upon the 'Naki is the place to celebrate William Shakespeare and the fruit and veges rejected by supermarkets because of how they look, we stick up for Ugly Produce. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - US Vice President Kamala Harris touches down in Africa; five options for a new Auckland harbour crossing: should it be a bridge, tunnel, or combination of both? Act's Brooke van Velden will tell us her preference; Glenn Forsyth joins us with his coveted Fruit of the Week and we hear how golf helped a sports-mad former Warrior after he lost a leg in a car crash. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Peter McIlwiane in for Nathan today - Stuart Nash may have gone as a Cabinet Minister - has there been a cover up? Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni joins the programme; Coromandel residents still largely cut off from the rest of the country now face a big rates rise. Mayor Len Salt explains and everything you need to know about the new Covid vaccine available from Saturday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins us to address calls for her to apologise publicly over her comments about cis white men; Wellington Callisthenics has a new workout area all to themselves and we hear from students about what they make of the teachers strikes. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Prince Harry makes a surprise appearance in a London court where he's suing the Daily Mail's publisher; why Whangarei's $33 million Hundertwasser Art Centre needed an $800,000 bailout after being barely being open a year; education experts and teachers share their concerns about National's education policy and we put them to the party's deputy leader Nicola Willis and we hear from the disgruntled group WAIF - West Auckland is Flooding - who fear future rain will bring further damage if nothing is done. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Documents explaining why charges against the Pike Rver boss were dropped could be released to families of the disaster; tornadoes and Trumpnadoes roll across the States and the French show the world what a REAL angry protest looks like and for 75 years, the White Lady has been a part of a succesful night out in Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Why is the Act Party so keen to silence poet Tusiata Avia while demanding that anti trans rights activist Posie Parker be allowed into the country? The Black Caps go into bat for Cyclone Relief against Sri Lanka at Eden Park tomorrow and it's the first day of Ramadan -- the month of fasting -- for nearly 50,000 Muslims in New Zealand. What does it mean and how do you cope with no daytime snacks?! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Boris Johnson defends his actions around Partygate in front of a parliamentary select committee in the UK; South Island schools struggle to get their rowing boats to the Maadi Cup; Green Party co-leader James Shaw on their cooperation agreement with Labour and seven weeks on from the January floods we find out how a noisy generator is still driving residents crazy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!