On today's First Up pod: we catch up on the week in Parliament with Labour MP Willow Jean Prime; we're getting in the Winter Olympics spirit with New Zealand curler Anton Hood, who's over in Canada for qualifications and in Australia - it's The Incredible Journey all over again - Emma Cropper tells us about an escaped parrot that found its way home. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 2 December
On today's First Up pod: deputy prime minister David Seymour responds to the week in politics; we hear about the unleashed dogs of Kawerau, meanwhile - the bears of Japan are catching people in unexpected places. First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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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 are about to kick off and we catch up with the new boss of Surfing New Zealand - 22 year old Jimi Higgins! First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Thursday 27 November
On today's First Up pod: our Waikato reporter tells us the new mayor in Cambridge has a special reward for the answer to what's going bang in the night there; in Australia our correspondent thas the news of Robert Irwin's victory on Dancing With the Stars, 10 years after his sister's victory and the world's largest expedition race - GODZONE - kicks off today - covering up to 700 kilometres - we ask adventurer Molly Spark if she gets so tired she has visions (she does!!). First Up - Voice of the Nathan.
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First Up - The Podcast, Tuesday 18 November
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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