Ellie Jay
Best of First Up for Tuesday 29 September
In today's pod: Winter's last gasp causes heavy snow and icy temperatures down south; travel agents feel the stress from non-travelling customers and Marlborough residents can now dob people in for… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 25 September
In the podcast today: 31 close contacts have been identified after an Auckland family who tested positive for Covid-19 met with 18 people from all over the country, they all met in Taupo - we talk to… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 24 September
In today's podcast: the link to 3 new cases on Wednesday and the revelation of a new index case pose new questions about Covid-19; the number of NCEA results reported drops by 20 percent because of… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 23 September
In the Pod today: the southbound lanes of Auckland's Harbour bridge have opened after overnight repairs - we speak to Mayor Phil Goff; former MP Peter Dunne joins us to look at how Judith Collins and… Audio
NZ Made: Simone McKirdy, Descend Scuba Diving
Simone McKirdy runs Descend Scuba diving in Milford sound with her husband Lance. He's the reason she started diving and after a stint operating in Queenstown, they moved across the hills to Milford… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 22 September
On today's pod: alert levels are set to move down but have we done enough to eliminate the Auckland Covid cluster? Frustrated Auckland businesses wont see much change but around the country, others… Audio
The Wonderful World of TradeMe with Ruby Topzand
Are you looking for a new business opportunity? How about a new restaurant for only a dollar or a bar on wheels? It's all up for grabs on Trade Me this week. Trade Me's Ruby Topzand spoke to our… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 21 September
On the podcast today: people keen for Flights to Nowhere; are we ready to ease Covid-19 restrictions? Epidemiologist Michael Baker joins us ahead of the government's decision today and Auckland… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 18 September
On the podast today: the Great Kereru Count is back today for it's seventh year; we say haere ra to Maori Language week with one man's mission to share the whakapapa and pronunciation of Maori… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 17 September
On the podcast today: we're officially in recession, National's finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith tells us how he would navigate the road out of the red; a Queenstown man's bid to create a world record… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 16 September
On the podcast today: the National Party promises a 30 million dollar boost to improve children's oral health - what difference will that make? it would have been it's 128th anniversary but the annual… Audio
NZ Made: Alice Brooking of Wool Mother Maternity
It's that time of the week now where we take a look at a unique New Zealand business - our producer Ellie Jay has been talking to Alice Brooking of 'Wool Mother maternity' They make felted merino wool… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 15 September
On today's podcast: why Covid-19 has put paid to the flu season in the southern hemisphere; a warning to landlords as the rent freeze comes to an end soon and a cry for more help from the Restaurant… Audio
Restaurants Association unhappy with Level extension
Restaurant and bar owners around the country say they need more government help if they are to survive another 10 days of the current Covid-19 restrictions. Yesterday's Alert Level announcement means… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 14 September
Today in the Pod: we have the cutest story about a baby barn owl; it's Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - we find out about the journey of Te Reo in Aotearoa and should we change covid alert levels? South… Audio
Month-old baby barn owl a cantankerous ball of fluff
Hoot, hoot - this story is cute. Over the weekend, First Up visited a baby barn owl who was born about a month ago. The nameless bird is being hand-reared by Noel Hyde at Rotorua's Wingspan National… Video, Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 10 September
Today in the Pod: Kiwis are flocking to the West Coast for bargain houses: are Pacific people getting the credit they deserve for doing the bulk of unpaid volunteer work in New Zealand? Our In Depth… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 9 September
In the pod today: Our new monthly segment talking to an expert of all things Kai moana; parents are being warned about a disturbing graphic TikTok video which has gone viral - Netsafe has advice; as… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 8 September
In the pod today: what are your rights when the concert you have tickets for is postponed or cancelled because of Covid-19; Labour promises to make Matariki a public holiday and last year Nelson woman… Audio
