First Up

Mushrooms are on the Minister's mind when he catches Nathan up on the local produce markets. Audio

Our correspondent in Sweden, Anita Purcell-Sjölund tells Nathan about the Russian media deciding not to cover the Olympics as there are only 15 athletes from Russia competing but not for the country… Read more Audio

Our US correspondent Katherine Firkin updates Nathan on the US Olympic team resutls and Team Kamala Harris raises $US200m in first week campaigning. Audio

New Zealand House is where Nathan Rarere will be based for the Paris Games, Sharon Van Gulik is the Olympic team's commercial director and showed him around the little piece of Aotearoa on the Champs… Read more Audio

Olympic Chef de Mission Nigel Avery unveilled our team's flag bearers - Nathan Rarere talked with one of the flag bearerers Jo Aleh just after she was named. Audio

Fresh off a great few rounds of golf in Scotland, Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier is heading to Paris - Leonard Powell caught up with him for a chat Audio

RNZ Explainer editor Katie Kenny breaks down the new sports we are seeing at the Paris Olympics - one of them being breaking! Audio

Winter veges are in full supply - as are pineapples from Costa Rica (Fruit of the Week!) - Glenn Forsyth updates us from the fresh produce markets Audio

Landslides in Ethiopia have killed hundreds of people - Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins First Up from Ghana Audio

President Biden has explained his reasons fro dropping his run for President, Bevan Hurley has all the news out of the USA. Audio

With the report of the Royal Commission of inquiry into Abuse in Care now tabled in Parliament, Labour's Carmel Sepuloni talked with First Up's Jimmy Ellingham about how the Government should respond.

Upper Hutt's Cameron Harrison Butchery took out the big prize at last night's Bacon Awards - Jimmy Ellingham talked with owner/butcher Rob Cameron Audio