Navigation for First Up

  • First Up home
  • Episodes
  • Search
  • Galleries
  • Collections

First Up for Friday 8 November 2019

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 7 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Monday, 11 November 2019
  • Te Paea Hinerangi will feature at U2 concerts in Auckland

    music te ao Maori
    also known as Te Paea and Guide Sophia

    5:52 AM.An image of one of Aotearoa's most famous kuia, Te Pāea Hinerangi, will feature at this weekend's U2 concerts in Auckland. While the band performs their song 'Últra Violet (Light My Way)', Te Pāea -… Read more Audio

    te-paea-hinerangi-will-feature-at-u2-concerts-in-auckland
  • Court hears more Details in Grace Millane Trial

    5:46 AM.The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane has heard about what he was doing on his phone the night she died. The 27-year-old man, who can't be named, is on trial in the High… Read more Audio

    court-hears-more-details-in-grace-millane-trial
  • Looking Ahead to Sport this Weekend

    sport

    5:40 AM.Now to sports - there's lots coming up over the weekend - The Black Caps lead the 20/20 series against England, and the two sides go head to head in Napier tonight. Joining me to talk about all that… Read more Audio

    looking-ahead-to-sport-this-weekend
  • Biz Byte - How do start-ups eventually break even?

    business

    5:37 AM.How do start-ups eventually break even? Here with the answer is our business reporter, Madison Reidy. Audio

    biz-byte-how-do-start-ups-eventually-break-even
  • Glenn Forsyth looks at the weekend's fruit and veg buys

    food
    No caption

    5:26 AM.Glenn Forsyth looks at the weekend's fruit and veg buys Audio

    glenn-forsyth-looks-at-the-weekend-s-fruit-and-veg-buys
  • Tapu te Ranga marae clean up making slow progress

    te ao Maori
    No caption

    5:23 AM.Five months after the distinctive Wellington marae Tapu te Ranga burnt to the ground, the clean up is making slow progress. There's still a large pile of ash and rubble where the multistoried… Read more Audio

    tapu-te-ranga-marae-clean-up-making-slow-progress
  • Children's Commissioner slams Oranga Tamariki

    life and society
    No caption

    5:20 AM.The Children's Commissioner Andrew Beecroft says a report into Oranga Tamariki's removal of a baby from a Hawkes Bay mother is a daming indictment of a failed and flawed social work policy. The… Read more Audio

    children-s-commissioner-slams-oranga-tamariki
  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 7 November 2019
  • Next Episode: Monday, 11 November 2019
shielded