On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss pledges to get the country through its current economic turmoil; our deputy prime minister Grant Robertson discusses the better-than-expected state of the government's books; a major new study has raised serious questions about the safety of our national game - we hear from the partner of former All Black Carl Hayman about his struggles living with dementia at the age of just 42 First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: Golfer Ryan Fox on his 1.5 million dollar win at the home of golf; Green MP Chloe Swarbrick discusses her Alcohol Harm Minimisation Bill. Why so much opposition from both sides of the house? Take an extra jersey when you head out this morning it's going to be chilly. Weatherman Phillip Duncan tells us what it'll be like where you are and vendors who sell their wares at the Armageddon Expo say its cancellation could spell the end of days for their businesses, while cos players despair. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: we get the latest from the UK on the goverment's U-turn on tax cuts; meanwhile, National's Deputy Nicola Willis accuses the Prime Minister of "political mischief making" by comparing her party's tax policy to the UK Tories' disastrous package; a clean kettle is a quiet kettle and a Kiwi in Ukraine says the country's defenders appear to have found the weak spot of the Russian invaders. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - Nick Truebridge in for Nathan this week: we have the latest on the stadium stampede in Indonesia and thousands are without power after Hurricane Ian; this week is your last opportunity to vote for your mayor, councillors and local board members - why is turnout so low and the remains of more than 60 Maori and Moriori, many of them stolen by a notorious Austrian grave robber, have finally returned to their descendants in Aotearoa. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we get the latest on Hurricane Ian hammering the eastern United States; if you catch a fish or find a bargain bit of vege down the market, one Auckland chef is offering to whip it into a restaurant-quality meal for you and we talk about flying space craft into asteroids with Space James. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - the British Labour party are in conference in Liverpool, our correspondence Henry Riley is there to talk about the conference and the UK's crashing pound; did Air New Zealand under-estimate how logistically complicated the direct route to New York would be and what about the length of the shift for crew on the flight - the union and airline responds and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks to about the future of our economy. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - COSTCO opens in Auckland this morning and there's already people there! First UP will be on the scene; a cancer survivor has created New Zealand history, having her frozen ovaries implanted back to help her conceive - we speak to the doctor who performed this incredible procedure and how well-intentioned bird lovers may be inadvertently killing our feathered friends. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we cross to the UK for reaction to the government's 85 billion dollar tax cut package; National's deputy leader Nicola Willis talks business confidence; in Moscow, opposition to Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine intensifies; hear how kapa haka and contemporary theatre are joining forces and after 11 days lost in the Auckland Botanic Gardens, Burrito the celebrity toy poodle has been found alive First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - we head to Moscow as citizens try to leave the country to avoid being forced to fight in Putin's war; we hear from boxer Joseph Parker ahead of his bout this weekend with Britain's Joe Joyce and spring has officially sprung today, we hear how it's celebrated in the Maori lunar calender. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod - We're in New York as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly and Donald Trump is back in the spotlight - the Southern District of New York lays out it's fraud case against him; acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson talks enquiries and KCs and dozens join the search for a dog missing in South Auckland as his desperate owners sleep in the park where he was last seen a week ago. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!