First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: we have news and reaction from around the world as the G7 summit kicks off in Canada; its a very important day for the lovers of the chocolate chip cookie and finance minister Nicola Willis says the plans to change sick leave are about being clear. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod with Melissa Chan-Green: We have the latest from the Air India crash in Ahmedabad.. where at least 290 people have been confirmed dead; US correspondent Bevan Hurley talks to us about this weekend's planned protests against President Trump on his birthday; apparently everyone's talking about our gin, thanks to a Coromandel distiller and we hear from the Chiefs, ahead of the weekend's Super Rugby Pacific semi finals. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: we check in with our people around the world, around the regions, and talk politics with Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni; at Fieldays, Barry Dawe chats about the ride-on lawn mower racing and golfing legend Ryan Fox joins us - fresh from winning the Canadian Open, and now he's getting to know the greens in Pennsylvania ahead of the US Open First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: One week into the reign of South Korea's new president, we get an update on his progress; we hear the sad news that hosiery manufacturer Columbine is shutting up their factory in Gisborne; we talk about Ryan Fox's superb win at the Canadian Open and we ask Finance Minister Nicola Willis what's next for our supermarket duopoly. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Donald Trump has sent National Guard soldiers to Los Angeles - US correspondent Katherine Firkin has the latest; we're into the semis of Super Rugby Pacific now, one Aussie team in the mix - we talk sport and our reporter Ke Xin Li visits Auckland's urgent care clinics, where it's from 60 to 130 dollars, depending where you go. And those fees hit hard for some. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: what is a cherimoya? We explore the world of produce with the Minister of Fruit and Veggies Glenn Forsyth; we get the latest from around the planet with our correspondents in Africa and in North America as the world responds to President Trump's travel ban on 12 countries and as we settle into winter, how are those winter illnesses tracking? Doctor Allan Moffitt joins us to explain. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Finance Minister Nicola Willis goes in to bat for her colleague Chris Bishop as the government takes a bat to road cones; Pam Corkery has all the news from across the ditch, including the latest from the mushroom murder trial and we hear from the whanau of Makareti Papakura and find out how she ended up being the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford University. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: Kiwi student Samuel Taylor is studying at Harvard University - but the US government crackdown means he may lose his visa; this week in the world of Trade Me, there's a vintage 90s Barbie doll with crystals up for grabs and just a couple of months 'til the Women's Rugby World Cup, we talk to Ella Ferguson about the Black Ferns' victory over the USA, and we look at what's ahead. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: King Charles is visiting his realm of Canada, UK correspondent Henry Riley has the details; finance minister Nicola Willis joins us for her regular catch up and stack em up or knock em down? We look at the debate over rock cairns in New Zealand's tourism hotspots. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!

On today's First Up pod: a signed copy of Taylor Swift's latest album is up for grabs on Trade Me, in CD format - so you might want to also bid on an old CD player there too; and do you use a water filter at home? Our reporter Ke Xin Li visits an Auckland water treatment plant to see how they clean up what falls from the sky to make it safe for drinking. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!