Best of First Up

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• Best of First Up for Monday 7 December

  7 Dec 2020

  On today's pod: a planetary scientist on why the ambitious mission to get asteroid rock is so important; we catch up with Kiwi golfer Adam Taylor who's been playing four rounds of golf a day over the… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 4 December

  4 Dec 2020

  On the pod today: Cinderella the Pantomime gets a 2020 twist; one of Hong Kong's leading democracy campaigners is jailed for over a year for holding a protest that was deemed unlawful; tourism… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 3 December

  3 Dec 2020

  On the pod today: Pike River family member calls for speculation about cause of explosion to end; our Government joins 32 other nations declaring a Climate Change Emergency, a businessman calls for… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 2 December

  2 Dec 2020

  On the pod today: new research shows Maori and Pacific academics in New Zealand Universities are paid less and have a lower chance of promotion compared to their colleagues; why a four day working… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 1 December

  1 Dec 2020

  On today's pod: it was raining crayfish - a Plimmerton resident describes the floods of the past two days and the sealife that came with it; Auckland City considers a congestion charge of 3-dollars 50… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 30 November

  30 Nov 2020

  On the podcast today: should we be introducing Australian animals to replace native species that have gone extinct; Plimmerton is mopping up the mess after flooding tore through the town and left at… Audio

• Best of First Up from Friday 27 November

  27 Nov 2020

  On the pod today: border exemptions will be granted to around 2000 seasonal workers from next year; a Coromandel man feared his partner could have died while waiting 3 hours for an Ambulance after she… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 26 November

  26 Nov 2020

  On the pod today: Black Friday is back with promises of huge savings.. but are they worth it? A Youth Theatre Company finds a way to end the year on a high note; and Coromandel's windscreen woes… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 25 November

  25 Nov 2020

  On the pod today: wWe mark the 80th anniversary of the first de Havilland Mosquito flight; economist Brad Olsen on the cost of Covid and the Government's move to cool the housing market; then to the… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 24 November

  24 Nov 2020

  On the pod today: Sir Tim Shadbolt hits back at a damning report criticising his performance as Invercargill Mayor; we get a glimpse of what other people are up to in the early hours - this time… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 23 November

  23 Nov 2020

  On the pod today: the National Party did some serious Soul Searching at its AGM over the weekend - but was it enough after one of it's worst election performances ever and a pet refuge is being set up… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 20 November

  20 Nov 2020

  In the pod today: a scathing report details allegations Australian special forces were involved in the unlawful murder and torture of 39 Afghan civilians. Investigative journalist Jon Stephenson joins… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 19 November

  19 Nov 2020

  In todays' pod: a six year old's dream to become an Olympian finally comes true; retailers and importers are grappling with lengthy wait times to bring products into the country; it's been ten years… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 18 November

  18 Nov 2020

  On today's pod: a new survey shows the effects of Covid-19 on our "secondhand economy"; we talk to the Women of Influence Lifetime Acheivement award winner; New Zealand flower growers have taken their… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 17 November

  17 Nov 2020

  On the podcast today: TradeMe says it has rigorous processes to catch problematic listings; Space X successfully launches its first commercial crew to the International Space Station and the Leonid… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 16 November

  16 Nov 2020

  In the pod today: Have we contained the Auckland CBD covid-19 outbreak and is this kind of situation going to become more common? Guy Heveldt dissects the horrendous All Blacks loss to Argentina over… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 13 November

  13 Nov 2020

  In the pod today: Thousands come off Covid-19 payment without jobs; Hong Kong has been plunged deeper into crisis after opposition lawmakers were ousted for supporting independence; our rural magazine… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 12 November

  12 Nov 2020

  On the podcast today: concerted action needed to tackle NZ/Pacific child obesity; we talk to the Napier Mayor about the devastating floods in the area; what will covid-19 mean for the work of New… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 11 November

  11 Nov 2020

  On today's pod: Is a vaccine for Covid-19 just around the corner? an massive iceberg is on a collision course with the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia and we had the warmups with the New Zealand… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 10 November

  10 Nov 2020

  On today's pod: Donald Trump continues to deny reality and cling to the presidency; a travel bubble with the Cook Islands is a little bit closer and as Covid-19 cases rise overseas so does the desire… Audio

• Best of First Up from Monday 9 November

  9 Nov 2020

  On today's pod: Joe Biden is now President-elect of the United States - we look at what this means for New Zealand; a second Defence Force employee has tested positive for Covid-19; And we talk comedy… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 6 November

  6 Nov 2020

  On today's pod: the final results from New Zealand's election come out - we find out what this could mean for the shape of our Parliament; we catch up with Sport New Zealand's new boss Raelene Castle… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 5 November

  5 Nov 2020

  In the pod today: the US Presidential election is balanced on a razor's edge, economist Brad Olsen talks about the implications for New Zealand; Kiwi driver Haydon Paddon unveils his new electric… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 3 November

  3 Nov 2020

  On the pod today: we're in the US with a Kiwi family voting for the first time in a Presidential election; the new cabinet was confirmed on Monday, with more than a couple of surprise additions to the… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 1 November

  2 Nov 2020

  In today's podcast: our Minister of Fruit and Veges pays us a visit in person; a new 13-million dollar project that it's hoped will provide a four dimensional picture of earthquakes; the Green Party… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 30 October

  30 Oct 2020

  On the pod today: we meet a pilot retraining for a career in agriculture; we're anticipating the results of New Zealand's two referenda; catching up with actor Joel Tobeck about the new drama Black… Audio

• Best of First Up from Thursday 29 October

  29 Oct 2020

  On the pod today: the agriculture sector is begging for more overseas vets; Northland police are carrying firearms as the search continues for two gunmen who shot at an officer - we talk to Far North… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 28 October

  28 Oct 2020

  On today's pod: the Melbourne man who cycled 1400 kms on a 5km circuit during lockdown; hospitals are making big moves to help address the climate crisis; we meet an Indian food business hoping to… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 27 October

  27 Oct 2020

  On the pod today: water has been discovered on the moon, does this make a lunar outpost a reality? A call for taonga taken from Parihaka 139 years ago to be returned; and is it time to get rid of the… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 23 October

  23 Oct 2020

  On the pod today: a leading health economist says the Government isn't doing enough to stop people becoming complacent about Covid-19; the charity Kids Can is seeing a huge increase in demand and we… Audio