First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod - an Inland Revenue study showed the wealthiest Kiwis pay about 10% tax, while the figure for the average New Zealanders is near 20% - we ask ACT's Brooke Van Velden why the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - the super-wealthy are paying way less income tax than the average New Zealander, so what's the loophole and how is the government planning to fix it - deputy prime minister… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we're in Turkey for ANZAC Day, to take a look at how the day was marked in Gallipoli this year; Greens co-leader Marama Davidson joins us.. what will become of embattled MP… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - tributes flow for legendary Australian entertainer Barry Humphries who died on Saturday at the age of 89; Australia finally allows New Zealanders living there for longer than… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - we touch down in the United States and Africa for the latest from our reporters there; ACT leader David Seymour is asked if the latest inflation figures are good news; the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - the National Party trys to woo farmers with proposals to slash red tape, meanwhile one of their candidates resigns in shame - we find out what Labour makes of it; we hear… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Tonga gets ready to welcome it's seventh cruise ship this year; Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez-March stands in for his co-leaders; it's been cancelled eight times over the… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - a study on long Covid has raised concerns amongst infectious disease experts in Australia; Phil Goff talks about his new life as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - tanks are rumbling through the streets as fighter jets roar overhead in the capital of Sudan, we find out more from our Africa correspondent; we hear the inspirational story… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - authorities say they have a suspect in the case of leaked US government secrets; Three Waters has been reset...will it be enough to placate the critics - we talk with Brooke… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Oh No! Elon Musk says running twitter has been "really quite a stressful situation ", Henry Riley tells us more; we ask Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni why it's taken… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod - Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joins us to discuss our resilience to climate change as severe weather events like tornados cause more worry over the weekend and Bay of… Read more Audio