First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: July this year is likely to be declared the hottest year in hundreds if not thousands of years; we meet the NZer with THE greatest job in the whole world - chief judge for the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: A London jury finds actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of sexual assault; back home, cleaners picket for fair pay; five ministers down in five months.. deputy prime minister Carmel… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the Football Ferns lost to the Philippines, we break down what went wrong; Green Party health spokesperson Ricardo Menendez-March on his recently launched dental campaign and… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Kiri Allan's resigned from all her portfolios but remains the MP for East Coast, we ask how it's affected those in Tai Rawhiti; the Football Ferns are back in action tonight… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the number of New Zealanders sleeping in cars is getting close to 500 - Susan St John is with us to talk poverty and politics and holding on by your teeth, sprinting for the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: extreme heat grips the northern hemisphere from Europe and United States to Japan; "window dressing" ACT says the government's recent announcements to tackle youth crime… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Australia bails out of the 2026 Commonwealth Games and throws the future of the sporting event in doubt - we talk with shot-putter Tom Walsh and correspondent Pam Corkery in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we get to the bottom of a 'putrid smell' coming from a West Coast landfill; we hear about a Japanese town that has proposed allowing residents to control mayors salary with… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: We get the latest from the US and the Pacific; excitement builds as The Fifa Womens Football world cup is upon us and Te Pati Maori are getting into the spirit of the season… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: NATO is meeting in Lithuania - we get the latest from Europe and the UK; Te Pati Maori wants it, the Greens are asking for it and the finance minister admits he was a fan, so… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Auckland Transport says its closing pedestrian crossings over railway lines for safety, but communities say they aren't getting a clear explanation; Greens co-leader James… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: southwestern Japan takes a pounding thanks to torrential rain; we're getting a new Grocery Commissioner - how does that help us get a good deal at the check out; we ask Nicola… Read more Audio