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Some of the First Up team got to Scotty the barista at 602 Brew after our final show for 2024 🎉
19/12/2024

Some of the First Up team got to Scotty the barista at 602 Brew after our final show for 2024 🎉

19/12/2024

Minister of Fruit & Veg Glenn Forsyth! We’ve made it official with an official hoodie. Hand drawn by our own Leonard Powell. Happy holidays Glenn!

After starting off as a teenager selling ice creams at a cinema in Opotiki, Des Savage has been a projectionist for 62 y...
12/12/2024

After starting off as a teenager selling ice creams at a cinema in Opotiki, Des Savage has been a projectionist for 62 years.

Des is pictured here at the historic Regent Theatre Te Awamutu, during an impromptu tour with our reporter Leonard Powell.

The link to listen to the story is in the comments 📽

We spoke with Helen and Janelle from this amazing Waikato slice of paradise who've got beautiful takahe chicks on show! ...
12/12/2024

We spoke with Helen and Janelle from this amazing Waikato slice of paradise who've got beautiful takahe chicks on show! Delightful.. 🥰

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari ❤️🖤🤍

A bump in Takahe numbers at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari with three new chicks and one on the way.. Nathan Rarere talked with Helen Hughes and Dr Janelle Ward

Nothing beats a good kebab wrap 🤤 🥙
02/12/2024

Nothing beats a good kebab wrap 🤤 🥙

"Breakfast, lunch, dinner that was all I would have," Zeeshan says.

09/09/2024

: Kayak slalom caught all our attention when Finn Butcher won gold at the 2024 Olympics... But before Paris, the Butcher spent most of his time training at the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Manukau. Our reporter Leonard Powell joined Dawson Primary School & Manurewa East School in the rapids.

This is Nathan‘s base for broadcasting from the Paris Olympic Games
02/08/2024

This is Nathan‘s base for broadcasting from the Paris Olympic Games

Analysis: New Zealand's Olympics supporter base in Paris is proving popular with international guests.

The Auckland Eiffel
01/08/2024

The Auckland Eiffel

Happy birthday to the healthiest member of the First Up whanau, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth!
15/07/2024

Happy birthday to the healthiest member of the First Up whanau, our Minister of Fruit and Veggies, Glenn Forsyth!

Wairoa's facing a huge cleanup post flooding - and the dump's filling up.. 🥺
09/07/2024

Wairoa's facing a huge cleanup post flooding - and the dump's filling up.. 🥺

Wairoa's landfill is running out of room - adding to the stress from the latest floods - Matthew Hutching has this report.

We get all the best interviews here on First Up! Lulu Sun's coach Vladimir 'Vlado' Platenik speaks to Nathan about seei...
08/07/2024

We get all the best interviews here on First Up! Lulu Sun's coach Vladimir 'Vlado' Platenik speaks to Nathan about seeing his protege beat Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon!! 😍🎾

Lulu Sun stunned Wimbledon with a win over Emma Raducanu to make the quarter finals, her coach Vladimir Platenik told us she's building up to something special.

We are so proud of the Under 17s Mens Basketball team getting into the quarter finals of the FIBA World Champs in Istanb...
07/07/2024

We are so proud of the Under 17s Mens Basketball team getting into the quarter finals of the FIBA World Champs in Istanbul.

We talked to guard Gus Dallow and his dad Luke after the Bronze final. 🏀🏀⛹️❤️‍🔥

The NZ Under-17 basketballers lost to Turkey in this morning's play-off for bronze - guard Gus and his dad Luke Dallow joined First Up from Istanbul

Morena First Uppers!💜💙💜
02/07/2024

Morena First Uppers!💜💙💜

If you listen to only this today - we promise you won't be disappointed! Bream Bay College in Ruakākā have a fantastic ...
19/06/2024

If you listen to only this today - we promise you won't be disappointed! Bream Bay College in Ruakākā have a fantastic steel pan band and they're going places! Have a listen to reporter Peter de Graaf meeting the players.. 🥰❤️‍🔥💜

Not many high school's have steel drum bands - but Bream Bay College has The Panimals - reporter Peter de Graaf meets the band

Leonard Powell's been delving into the mail for this story about a new Queenstown suburb that NZ Post won't deliver to.
16/06/2024

Leonard Powell's been delving into the mail for this story about a new Queenstown suburb that NZ Post won't deliver to.

Residents of a new development have lost contact with family members, while others have court dates for overdue fines.

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Glenn Forsyth’s Christmas present
Glenn Forsyth’s Christmas present

Minister of Fruit & Veg Glenn Forsyth! We’ve made it official with an official hoodie. Hand drawn by our own Leonard Powell. Happy holidays Glenn!

Vector Wero Park: What it's like on the water at Olympic champ Finn Butcher's training ground
Vector Wero Park: What it's like on the water at Olympic champ Finn Butcher's training ground

#WATCH: Kayak slalom caught all our attention when Finn Butcher won gold at the 2024 Olympics... But before Paris, the Butcher spent most of his time training at the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Manukau. Our reporter Leonard Powell joined Dawson Primary School & Manurewa East School in the rapids.

First Up hit the air for the Auckland Pilot Training Group launch
First Up hit the air for the Auckland Pilot Training Group launch

A new flying school has opened in Auckland, geared towards training new pilots amidst a soaring aviation industry. First Up's Leonard Powell went along to see if he had what it takes to fly, and APTG Instructor Tiger Liu put him to the test. 🎥 Nick Monro

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The Rapid Relief Team is on the road
The Rapid Relief Team is on the road

Auckland traffic is bad most days, but if things are a bit slower than usual on Wednesday morning - at least some if it can be put down to a good cause. Eight trucks with 90kms of free fencing will be making their way from Pokeno to Wellsford via State Highway 1. The donated materials are for hundreds of farmers who were affected by the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. The idea is the brainchild of a charity called the Rapid Relief Team and one of its directors Danny Blampied spoke to Nathan Rarere. https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/first-up/audio/2018917311/hundreds-of-wellsford-farmers-to-get-free-fencing-materials

A tune from Tokomaru Bay
A tune from Tokomaru Bay

Recently our reporter Leonard Powell travelled around the East Cape, hearing from local residents about their concerns and hopes ahead of the 2023 election. At Tokomaru Bay, local legend, 87-year-old Hine Wilcox, recalled life there in the 1940s, and serenaded Leonard with this beautiful tune...

#icecream #Watch: Mustard and dill flavoured ice cream?! Yeah? Nah? Yeah! Food technologists Duy Le and Annie Teoh joined Nathan in the studio for a taste test of their weird and wonderful entry for this year's NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards...

Nathan tastes mustard and dill flavoured ice cream
Nathan tastes mustard and dill flavoured ice cream

#Watch: Mustard and dill flavoured ice cream?! Yeah? Nah? Yeah! Food technologists Duy Le and Annie Teoh joined Nathan in the studio for a taste test of their weird and wonderful entry for this year's NZ Ice Cream and Gelato Awards...

Nathan is 12 again

PM speaks following the death of Queen Elizabeth II | RNZ
PM speaks following the death of Queen Elizabeth II | RNZ

#LIVE The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is addressing the nation following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Exclusive behind the scenes footage from the First Up desk at 0454am Nathan Rarere gets ready for the programme, with just six minutes to air...

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