First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - Donald Trump and Robert De Niro have both been in New York courtrooms this week - as has Bevan Hurley who will tell us how those trials are progressing; the special votes… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - the Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt is open for limited humanitarian relief and the evacuation of foreign nationals; outgoing deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni joins… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we speak to the entrepeneur trying to make sustainable furniture .. out of seaweed .. seat weed? We find out what is going on with Hamilton's Festival of Weird and Blackcap… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Israel identifies two African hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza; The counting of the special votes for Election 23 will be completed this Friday, National Deputy Nicola… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from Gaza as the humanitarian crisis grows; Sport Minister Grant Robertson joins us from Paris in the wake of the All Blacks loss And we hear the story of… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we go to the US where a suspect has been named in the mass shooting in Maine; we have the latest from Gaza as Israel ramps up it's attack on Hamas; it's crunch time, the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - hospitals in Gaza are stopping all but life-saving operations, with fuel supplies needed to power medical equipment running low, South African rugby officials have come out… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Bushfires are burning throughout Queensland, Cyclone Lola is bearing down on Vanuatu, as unrest in the Middle-East intensifies, experts are battling a war of another kind -… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we have the latest from Gaza as Israel ramps up it's attack on Hamas; Tai Rawhiti grapples with mounting weather related costs and we catch up Brodie Retallick's mum - who'll… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Rishi Sunak has been in Israel - we have the latest from Gaza; we dip in for a taste of the Tauranga Arts Festival that is on this weekend; podcaster extroadinaire Andy Rowe… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - US President Joe Biden confirms visit to Israel as the death toll rises on both sides of the conflict; New Zealand boxer Mea Motu gets her health on track in time for an… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - up to 10 Britons remain as hostages in Gaza, we're in the UK for the latest; National deputy Nicola Willis talks to us about her party's victory, election promises and the… Read more Audio