Best of First Up

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• Best of First Up for Friday 17th of February

  17 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, the chair of a Wellington body corporate says a government loan scheme doesn't go far enough and an endangered wolf found dead in California was looking for love. Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 14 February 2020

  politics

  14 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today: Wellington's Owhiro Bay residents are fed up after more than two decades of human waste making its way into their local stream and bay, and the son of a man who died at Affco's… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Weds 12 February

  business food

  12 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, thermal imaging is expected to be used in the search for a British tramper missing in Mt Aspiring National Park, and we spoke live to the woman calling on RNZ to stop proposed… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Tuesday 11 February

  environment politics

  11 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, a six-year-old from Massachusetts has raised more than NZ$300,000 for animals affected by the Australian bushfires; and if what's missing in your life is nuclear power, then… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Monday 10 February

  food history

  10 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, residents in Southland have spent the weekend trying to get their heads around the damage flooding's caused to their homes; the upper north island's suffering extraordinarily dry… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Friday 7th of February

  7 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, Mathew Tukaki from the Maori Council joined us live in the studio, and the new oweners of a well known and loved cinema and DVD store, say they want to keep video rentals alive. Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday the 5th of February

  5 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, Auckland based race driver Chelsea Herbit is looking ahead to getting back into the drivers seat after injuring her back in a crash and what do young New Zealanders want our… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Tuesday 4th of February

  4 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, should coronavirus fear stop us from booking travel this year? And have you ever wanted to own your own bar? Now could be your chance, we talk to Trade Me's Millie Sylvester. Audio

• Best of First Up fo Monday 3rd February

  3 Feb 2020

  On the podcast today, an Auckland couple who picked up a supposedly desexed dog from a Hawke's Bay pound before Christmas are now caring for eight puppies and ACT's David Seymour joined us to talk… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 30 January

  30 Jan 2020

  In the podcast today: Kiwis will be evacuated along with Austalians from Wuhan; 40 percent of plastics that can be recycled end up heading to landfill; the 11 year old who protested his plastic sushi… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 29 January

  29 Jan 2020

  On the pod today: a retirement review says raising the age to receive super payments would do more harm than good; we go inside a Waikato cheese factory to show you the kosher cheese in demand by… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 28 January

  28 Jan 2020

  On the pod today: Auckland's Waiheke Island is desperate for water; HUHA volunteers narrowly miss being in the same spot where a plane crashed in New South Wales last week; the charity KidsCan reports… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 27 January

  27 Jan 2020

  On the podcast today: schools reopen for new year with principals say they are still struggling with a shortage of quality teachers; health staff will begin screening for symptoms of the coronavirus… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 24 January

  24 Jan 2020

  On today's podcast, we hear the true story of how the kiwifruit got its name; the race is on to save koalas still in the wild on Kangaroo Island and with the weekend set to be a scorcher in New… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 23 January

  23 Jan 2020

  On today's podcast; The Indian cricket team have arrived for a 6 week tour wanting revenge; a major study into youth smoking has debunked speculation of a rising youth vaping epidemic in New Zealand… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Wednesday 22 January

  22 Jan 2020

  In the pod today: we catch up with HUHA volunteers in Australia helping wildlife after the bushfires; could hearing te reo Maori throughout your life help you learn the language as an adult? A team of… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Tuesday 21 January

  21 Jan 2020

  In the pod today: NZ's HUHA team in Australia meets locals raising money for Aussie bush-fire wildlife; Maori are calling for the Catholic church to apologise for its role in land confiscations, we… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Mon 20 January

  20 Jan 2020

  In the podcast today: prostests in New Zealand over the Indian government's new citizenship act; disability rights advocate says new changes to funded family care are not good enough; January's a good… Audio

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• Best of First Up for Friday 20 December

  20 Dec 2019

  On today's podcast: Happy Birthday to Auckland's Civic Theatre turning 90 today and the story of a young man who lost his leg in a fatal bus crash and how his life has turned around. Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 19 December

  19 Dec 2019

  In today's pod: state of emergency evacuations need to take animal welfare in account; we meet the man who invented a stick library for his local dog park; a prison garden supplies needy families with… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 18 December

  18 Dec 2019

  In today's pod: some wet and windy weather destroying property in Waikato; the researchers enticing fish to damaged coral reefs with the sounds of healthy reefs and exploring the benefits of crickets… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 17 December

  17 Dec 2019

  In the pod today: Pharmac knew about three deaths linked to its epilespy drug brand switch but didn't tell patients or the public; Otara residents say they haven't been consulted over a Mental Health… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 16 December

  16 Dec 2019

  In the pod today: we speak with our representative at the first Global Refugee Forum; fed up with all the negative stories about South Auckland, 11 local kids decided to write a book to prove people… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 13 December

  13 Dec 2019

  In today's pod: a burns sufferer says the Whakaari White Island victims have a long road ahead; a forensic dentist says patience is crucial for those working to identify bodies on Whaakari-White… Audio

• Best of the First Up for Thursday 12 December

  12 Dec 2019

  In the pod today: the Monster Raving Loony Party is still putting up candidates in the UK election; a Whakatane cafe is feeding local first responders for free and skin for the burns victims is being… Audio

• Best of First Up for Wednesday 11 December

  11 Dec 2019

  On today's podcast: a survivor of a volcanic eruption says it'll be a long road to recovery for those caught up in White Island eruption; questions about how to manage New Zealand's sometimes risky… Audio

• Best of First Up for Tuesday 10 December

  10 Dec 2019

  On the podcast today, the chocolate company that took over from Cadbury's says the future is sweet; the young, Maori and single people are the victims of repeat crime each year and a Huntly museum… Audio

• Best of First Up for Monday 9 December

  9 Dec 2019

  On the pod today: the Children's commissioner says big bold action is needed to alleviate the large numbers of children living in serious poverty; two young backpackers trapped by rising floodwaters… Audio

• Best of First Up for Friday 6 December

  6 Dec 2019

  On today's podcast: new red berry-flavoured kiwifruit are on the way; a power company backtracks on planned outages in the busy Christmas season and apologises to a small business who could've been… Audio

• Best of First Up for Thursday 5 December

  5 Dec 2019

  On today's podcast: the cartoonist apologises after the Otago Daily Times publishes a racist drawing but not everyone is happy; Auckland Samoans gather to pray and raise funds for medical assistance… Audio