First Up Podcast

On today's First Up pod: as the Tour de France heads toward the finish line, we hear the little-known story of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps in World War One; Hulk Hogan RIP and Kiwi boxer Lani… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: The International Court of Justice has handed down its first ever opinion on climate change brought by Vanuatu; the government's revealed the latest numbers on homelessness… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: a big rise for a far right populist party in Japan's latest election; we delve into the mysterious world of private investigators with local PI Daniel Torenson and new stats… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: rugby could be the latest game to get the Saudi sports-washing treatment, producer Ross McNaughton looks at what R360 is all about; we look back to a musical moment that… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have latest from Trump's USA as MAGA bite back over the Epstein files; the latest boxing heavyweight decider is here - Oleksander Usyk and Daniel Dubois in the ring this… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Australian news and in the UK we hear about the fallout from huge data breach from Britain's Ministry of Defence; Labour's Willow-Jean Prime talks about open plan classrooms… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: all the overnight news; Kiwi professional cyclist George Bennett gives his takes on this year's Tour de France and Joseph Parker tells us he's heading to the Oleksandr Usyk… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: In South Korea, medical students have gone back to class after a boycott of more than a year; we celebrate the birthday of a Dutch artist who turned black paint into magic… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we have news from Europe as the EU becomes the target of Trump's new tariffs and the US, ICE raids continue in California and funerals are held for Texas flood victims; Sports… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the Regulatory Standards Bill has been up for hearings at select committe this week - Labour MP Duncan Webb tells us about that; our Northland reporter Peter de Graaf has… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Alex Baird has the latest as Israel's PM Netanyahu visits Washington; Chris Gilbert checks in from Tokyo where an election for their upper house is just around the corner; our… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: the jury yesterday reached a verdict in the mushroom murder trial - and Erin Patterson has been found guilty on all charges; it's 20 years since the July 7th suicide bomb… Read more Audio