First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: Our Middle East correspondent Alex Baird has news from Syrian as Israel strikes at targets across the country; another busy week in Parliament, Labour's Carmel Sepuloni joins… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Henry Riley in London with news that nightclubs might be going extinct; Tonga's Prime Minister has resigned ahead of a vote of no confidence; pay deductions for workers who go… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from Syria as rebels take Damascus and President Assad flees the country; Katherine Firkin updates us on the killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; we… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley has latest on the murder of the CEO of one of the country's largest health insurers; a mystery flu-like disease has killed at least 79 people in the Democratic… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we've the latest from South Korea in the wake of the President's short lived declaration of martial law; in the UK the government is in the process of nationalising rail… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we hear about what's happening at this year's famous Festival of Lights at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth and we ride along with the charity rescuing food all over the Auckland… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: a supermarket in Japan gets an unexpected visitor; our reporter Mahvash Ikram meets the man who's trying every kebab on offer in Auckland; finance minister Nicola Willis… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have the latest from the United States who've just suffered through a thanksgiving of snowstorms and dry turkey; Glenn Forsyth tells us about the new term Swicy; Labour's… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Pakistan's capital city is in lockdown; we're in amongst the chaos of Thanksgiving travel in the US; Glenn Forsyth has Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny explains the Royal… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Otago reporter Tess Brunton tells us about a partial ceiling collapse in Dunedin Hospital; Labour MP Jan Tinetti's here to talk education - as the government announces its… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Pam Corkery in Australia has news of Molly the Magpie and an underworld shooting in Sydney; a ceasefire looks close between Israel and Hezbollah; Auckland Westpac Rescue… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Tokyo's govt is preparing for a potential emergency in Taiwan; we help Wellington's Supertonic Choir celebrate a decade of making music; finance minister Nicola Willis is back… Read more Audio