First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: all the latest from around the world from our correspondents in Pakistan and the United States; the countdown is on to Fruit of the Year; we hear from two Auckland teachers… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we catch up on the week in Parliament with Labour MP Willow Jean Prime; we're getting in the Winter Olympics spirit with New Zealand curler Anton Hood, who's over in Canada… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Nabil Ahmed Rufai in Africa tells us about a radio DJ's been recruiting fighters for Russia's war in Ukraine; after smashing it in Dubai, the Black Ferns Sevens are now in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: deputy prime minister David Seymour responds to the week in politics; we hear about the unleashed dogs of Kawerau, meanwhile - the bears of Japan are catching people in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: nuns on the run in Europe; in the US, a Ukranian delegation is in Florida to discuss President Trump's peace plan; the Special Olympics' national summer games in Christchurch… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have the news from overnight and around the world; we're getting Christmassey here - local multi-musician Emily Roughton tells us about the Greatest Christmas Show tour… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: our Waikato reporter tells us the new mayor in Cambridge has a special reward for the answer to what's going bang in the night there; in Australia our correspondent thas the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: TradeMe property - we find out what you were looking at in 2025; car crash insurance claims are dropping, and it's thanks to the new fangled things in your car like reversing… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we get the latest news from the beautiful Tasman region; we ask the deputy prime minister David Seymour if the election campaign has already begun and we hear from advocates… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the COP climate summit has ended with an agreement that barely mentions cutting fossil fuels; there's concern over a US peace plan for Ukraine that's seen as favouring Russia… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: our Africa correspondent tells us that the US President is not going to South Africa as they host the G20 this weekend; it's been 72 years since Wales last beat New Zealand in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: a new report from the Education Review Office finds removing cell phones from classrooms is improving learning and reducing bullying - we ask Labour's education spokesperson… Read more Audio