On today's First Up pod: in a dominant display, Hamilton cyclist Kate McCarthy claimed back-to-back titles at the UCI Esports World Champs on Sunday - she joins us from Abu Dhabi; we talk school sand and asbestos with deputy prime minister David Seymour and Tokyo correspondent Chris Gilbert tells us about a travel agency's plan for one hour flights from Japan to America. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up the Podcast - 14 November 2025
First Up the Podcast for the 14th November 2025.
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First Up the Podcast - Thursday 13th November 2025
First Up the Podcast for Thursday 13th November 2025, First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Wednesday 12 November
On today's First Up pod: we have news from around the world with our correspondents in Africa and the Middle-East; the police handling of sexual abuse complaints against former Deputy Commissioner, Jevon McSkimming and Te Puke firefighter Jodi Purdie and her son Cooper tell us about their success at the Firefighter World Champs in Texas. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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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 us up on the week in politics and his fire station visit went and in Japan our correspondent Chris Gilbert tells us about a beautiful new attraction at Tokyo Airport. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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