First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we have updates about the hunt for the killer of right wing influencer Charlie Kirk; at home, a number of new secondary school subjects are being added… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: Silver Ferns coach Dame Noeline Taurua has been stood down from the upcoming Taini Jamison Series against South Africa - has there been a player… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: our Middle East correspondent Alex Baird lives close to where Israel has targeted Hamas leadership in Doha - we find out about the implications of this… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: What happens now after Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has quit - less than a year in the job; Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour on when pet… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: hundreds of arrests on the streets of London, we have the latest from Europe and the U.S, where there's been a series of significant immigration raids… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the Black Ferns are about to face their toughest test of the World Cup when they take on Ireland - we catch up with hooker Atlanta Lolohea and if the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we head to the UK for more on why a top Government official has referred herself to the ethics committee; we catch up with volcanologist Marta Ribo… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: in Afghanistan rescuers are scrambling to get to remote areas cut off by an earthquake; the USA wants to create Gaza Riviera, a string of high-tech… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: we go to Japan where our correspondent Chris Gilbert has the details on bear attacks, and a local community's struggle with too many tourists trying to… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: another Black Ferns victory at the Rugby World Cup! Rikki Swannell has been over in the UK commentating on matches, she joins us with the latest; all… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: the school shooter in Minneapolis had links with the Catholic school he targeted and in Pakistan the army's helping rescue people from areas devastated… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: fast-track consenting for supermarkets and a few more Costcos, the government says this will bring down grocery prices - we ask Labour's Consumer… Read more Audio