First Up for Tuesday 15 February 2022
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Nicola Willis: National unhappy with protestors at Parliament
5:48 AM.Speaking of boosters.. probably not too many of them around Parliament grounds as hundreds of protestors wake up to day 8 amid concerns of growing sanitation issues. The group was told yesterday by… Read more Audio
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Covid-19:NZ in good shape as Phase Two kicks in tomorrow
5:44 AM.The country will move to Phase Two of the Government's Omicron plan from midnight tonight, with the number of daily Covid cases likely to pass the one-thousand mark today. This comes after three… Read more Audio
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Winter Olympic update: Russian figure skater cleared to compete
5:36 AM.At the Winter Olympics the 15 year old Russian figure skater Kamila Valineva has been cleared to compete after failing an earlier drug test - joining Nathan Rarere with more on that story is our… Read more Audio
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Bio-pic film "Whina" to be released in June 2022
5:23 AM.A major new New Zealand film production about Dame Whina Cooper is due to be released in June. The film, Whina, tells the inspirational story of New Zealand's Te Whaea o Te Motu - Mother of the Nation… Read more Audio
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LDR East Coast: no dentists in Wairoa, patients have to travel
5:17 AM.From this week we are going to have a twice weekly look at the stories of our Local Democracy reporters and first on the list is Matthew Rosenberg from the Gisborne Herald. Nathan Rarere asked about… Read more Audio
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Japan: borders slowly opening by end of year
5:12 AM.In Japan, people are praying that the country has scaled the peak of the Omicron outbreak, which has seen up to 90-thousand people a day infected. Nathan Rarere spoke to our correspondent in Japan… Read more Audio
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UK: PM warns of dangerous, difficult situation in Ukraine
5:05 AM.We begin this Tuesday morning with our first cross of the week to the UK, where Henry Riley is standing by... Audio
