RNZ: First Up Podcast
1) First Up - The Podcast, Friday 19 December
On today's First Up pod: Welcome to our final show for 2025, well done you've made it - we have a look back at all the wonderful people who've joined us on air; we say happy holidays to Glenn Forsyth,...Show More
2) First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 16 December
On today's First Up pod: we catch up with Ben Rose from Ronald McDonald House, where they're looking after families with medical needs over the holidays and in Japan, Chris Gilbert reveals the winner ...Show More
3) First Up - The Podcast, Monday 15 December
On today's First Up pod: Anita Purcell-Sjölund has her last Europe news update for the year; our reporter Ke-xin Li has a warning over banned batteries which can be a danger to children and we have th...Show More
4) First Up - The Podcast, Monday 1 December
On today's First Up pod: nuns on the run in Europe; in the US, a Ukranian delegation is in Florida to discuss President Trump's peace plan; the Special Olympics' national summer games in Christchurch ...Show More
5) First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 11 November
On today's First Up pod: rain has helped put out the Tongariro scrub fire, we hear from local hapu about what restoration they would like to see; deputy prime minister David Seymour is here to catch u...Show More
6) First Up - The Podcast, Monday 10 November
On today's First Up pod: the huge fire at Tongariro National Park has been described as 'ecological devastation', we hear from a local ecologist about what's been lost in the blaze; we get the latest ...Show More
7) First Up - The Podcast, Monday 3 November
On today's First Up pod: Over the weekend two more people have been charged over the jewellery heist at the Louvre in Paris; fresh 'n fruity Glenn Forsyth has the latest from the markets and our produ...Show More
8) First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 30 October
On today's First Up pod: in Australia - an early Halloween surprise for some students sitting exams; there's growing criticism of the changes to the school curriculum - Labour's education spokesperson...Show More
9) First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 29 October
On today's First Up pod: category 5 storm Hurricane Melissa is making its way slowly to Jamaica; today we get to know a couple of the weirder creatures in New Zealand - ecologist Mark Roper tells us a...Show More
10) First Up - The Podcast, Monday 20 October
On today's First Up pod: the Louvre Museum in Paris has been robbed - we find out how; millions have marched in anti-Trump rallies across the United States over the weekend and here in Aotearoa, recre...Show More