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On today's First Up pod: Cinderella you shall go to the ball! A heartwarming story for our OpShop rummage about the donation of 1500 ball gowns; it's a big year for shot putter Tom Walsh, we check in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Australia weighs in on the argument around Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; do we really need to make English an official language or is it just dog whistle politics - we speak to… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: plenty of news out of the USA; we remember the dress that launched a thousand google searches; speaking of frocks - the BAFTAs are on so we'll be casting our eye over what's… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested in the UK - Henry Riley has the latest from London; a bit of culture for you with Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest on… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: Nabil Ahmed Rufai joins us from Africa where US troops have landed in Nigeria; we find out what's been making the headlines in Wairoa, apart from the weather; uou could… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: we check out the goodies at a Dunedin Opshop where you can find original hit movie scripts and memorabilia signed by legendary musicians; we have a crash course on staying… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: why Muslims fast during Ramadan; the deputy prime minister David Seymour talks the political issue of the week and the 50-year asbestos clean up facing Southland's Ocean… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: what you need to know after the severe weather experienced in parts of the motu.. as well as what's to come in the next few hours; our very popular fruit and vege man Glenn… Read more Audio

First Up - The Podcast 13 February 2026 Audio

First Up - The Podcast for Thursday 12 February 2026. First Up - Voice of Nathan Audio

On today's First Up pod: mysterious deaths in the Bulgarian mountains - our Europe correspondent has more details; we talk with Chiefs lock Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi - who's just received a matai title in… Read more Audio

On today's First Up pod: there are increasing calls for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to resign; the disturbing trend of student sports betting and we have our first chance at Olympic gold this… Read more Audio