Navigation for First Up

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

First Up for Tuesday 22 November 2022

  • Previous Episode: Monday, 21 November 2022
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
  • National against lowering voting age to 16

    politics
    Argentina, Brazil and Scotland all have a voting age of 16.

    5:51 AM.Every week we speak to the deputy leader of each major party. And today's its the turn of National's Nicola Willis. She started by telling Nathan Rarere her thoughts on the Supreme Court ruling that… Read more Audio

    national-against-lowering-voting-age-to-16
  • Waste water testing detects Covid mainly from faecal matter

    Covid-19
    Wastewater samples, analysis of sars-cov-2 virus in patients infected by human coronavirus 229E, conceptual image

    5:44 AM.Something we've become increasingly reliant on during the course of the pandemic is waste water testing. It's pretty remarkable technology that's able to detect whether there is even a single Covid… Read more Audio

    waste-water-testing-detects-covid-mainly-from-faecal-matter
  • Olympic bronze medalist Dylan Schmidt wins mens title at Worlds

    sport
    Dylan Schmidt of New Zealand competing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

    5:34 AM.The New Zealanders at the World Trampoline Champs in Sofia, Bulgaria had a blinder of a competition. Olympic bronze medalist Dylan Schmidt claimed his first world trampoline world title, joining… Read more Audio

    olympic-bronze-medalist-dylan-schmidt-wins-mens-title-at-worlds
  • LDR Northland: Mangawhai's infrastructure feeling pressure

    local council
    Mangawhai Harbour's outgoing tide, a potential KDC wastewater discharge option

    5:23 AM.To Northland now where the seaside town of Mangawhai is starting to groan under the weight of all the Aucklanders who have been flocking there. Nathan Rarere spoke with Local Democracy Reporting… Read more Audio

    ldr-northland-mangawhai-s-infrastructure-feeling-pressure
  • Japan: law change to support people from religious scammers

    world
    A Japanese bride and groom in traditional costume for their wedding ceremony.

    5:15 AM.We head to Japan now where our correspondent in Tokyo Chris Gilbert can tell us about a law change aimed at supporting people who have fallen foul of scammers masquerading as religious groups ... as… Read more Audio

    japan-law-change-to-support-people-from-religious-scammers
  • UK: England plays Iran at World Cup without wearing armbands

    world
    In this file photo taken on September 24, 2022, England's forward Harry Kane, wearing a rainbow armband, reacts after losing the UEFA Nations League's League A Group 3 match between Italy and England, at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. - England, Germany and five other European teams at the World Cup on Monday, November 21, abandoned plans to wear a rainbow-themed armband in support of LGBTQ rights, citing the threat of disciplinary action from FIFA.

    5:05 AM.We head straight to the UK where our correspondent Ellie Jay is standing by from London. Audio

    uk-england-plays-iran-at-world-cup-without-wearing-armbands
  • Previous Episode: Monday, 21 November 2022
  • Next Episode: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
shielded