Ellie Jay
Doctors optimistic photographer injured in wedding day helicopter crash will walk again
Two weeks ago Rachel Jordan was photographing a Bride and Groom on their wedding day when the helicopter they were in crashed severely injuring her, the pilot and the newly-married couple.
She's… Audio
People splashing cash on new boats at Boat Show this weekend
The Hutch Wilco Boat Show was on over the weekend. It's the oldest in New Zealand and after a year off in 2020, for the first time in 65 years, the show was back with a bang, People from all over the… Audio
Pacific Dance Festival displaying modern works for 2021
The Pacific Dance festival starts tomorrow after a year off during Covid affected 2020 It's the annual festival for modern contemporary Pacific Dance practisioners in New Zealand, and people have come… Audio
A real Henry Hoover vacuum cleaner delivered to biggest fan
A couple of months ago we visited James, a 5 year old who has an unusual obsession ... with a vacuum cleaner called Henry. If you're unfamiliar, Henry is a bright red vacuum cleaner with a smiling… Video, Audio
NZ Made: Women in Photography's Lesley Whyte
Each week we're talking to a unique New Zealand business and this week we've been chatting to Lesley Whyte. Lesley runs 'women in photography' working with absolute beginners and intermediate levels… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 7 May
In the pod today: New Zealand's IPL cricketers begin their exodus from Covid-ravaged India; a middle-aged cool Mum doing stand up: flights to and from New South Wales are on hold until midnight… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 6 May
In the pod today: we speak with the winner of the Champions of Cheese Awards; the Cricket Players Association says that New Zealand's IPL stars hope to leave India within the next 24 hours and the… Audio
Podcast Critic: Ellie Jay
Featuring The improvement association, The Lazarus heist and 'something rhymes with purple'. Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 5 May
In the pod today: Sol3 Mio singer encourages others by getting the Covid-19 vaccine; no one wants to see the head lice notice come home from school ... but one Northland woman saw a business… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 4 May
In the pod today: the Indian Youth Congress tells us it was just answering a call for help when they delivered an oxygen tank to the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi; buckle up, we're going to… Audio
The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Logan Mudge
This week in the wonderful world of TradeMe we've gone political. The Prime Minister has taken to the easel again all in the name of charity and a Christmas post card that may or may not be from the… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 3 May
In the pod today: a leading epidemiologist says we shouldn't risk sending our athletes to Tokyo for the Olympics; nine border workers lose their jobs because they refuse to be vaccinated and how is… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 30 April
In the pod today: We catch up with Joseph Parker as he prepares for his first fight under a new trainer; a woman excommunicated by the Exclusive Brethren Church likens it to becoming a refugee in her… Audio
Takahe slowly being brought back from extinction
Here at First Up we absolutely love native birds and April is Takahe awareness month. These Native taonga are slowly being brought back from the brink of extinction. Julie Harvey is Takahe Advocacy… Audio
Robertson: future of rugby, NZers stuck in India
New Zealand Rugby holds its Annual General Meeting today where members will consider a bid by American company Silver Lake to but a 12.5 per cent stake in the organisation. It's seeking approval for a… Audio
Cook Islands still waiting for opening of travel bubble
Cook Islanders are patiently waiting for the travel bubble with New Zealand to open as the country's tourism operators shut shop ... but it keeps being put off ... and put off. A two-way travel bubble… Audio
LDR Wairarapa: Carterton Council by-election
As we do every week, it's time now to catch up with one our reporters from the Local Democracy Programme. The free public-interest news service is dedicated to strengthening coverage of local… Audio
Fiji goes into lockdown after new Covid cases announced
We head to Fiji where the country is in lockdown as the country's Covid cases top 100. Ellie Jay spoke with our Fiji correspondent Lice Movono shortly after the government announced two new Covid… Audio
Whangarei Mayor disappointed at WA traveller in Northland
A man is self isolating in Northland after travelling to New Zealand from Perth, despite the city being in lockdown. The breach was found during routine passenger checks after the man arrived here on… Audio
New MP: ACT's Toni Severin
One of the big winners of the 2020 election was undoubtedly the ACT party which went from one solitary member of parliament to a caucus of 10. ACT was clearly the big opposition winner from the swing… Audio
