Ellie Jay
Best of First Up for Monday 7 September
On the podcast today: Know a child or teenager struggling to find a sense of routine post lockdown? A child psychologist gives some advice; National's Health spokesperson on 5 ways the Covid response… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 4 September
On the pod today: new research shows Maori are 50 per cent more likely to die from Covid-19 than other ethnic groups; our women's rugby competition begins this weekend, and it's shaping up to the best… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 3 September
On the podcast today: the electricity industry and Fire Service issue warnings over do it yourself electrical work; an Auckland school principal shares how he'd spend the 11.7 million dollars a… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 2 September
On the pod today: our NZ made business makes jewellery from recycled plastic; nine new Covid cases at our border on Tuesday but First Up revealed at least five of them tested negative just days before… Audio
NZ Made: Anthea Madill from Clever Green and Remix Plastic
From waste plastic to earrings worn by the Prime Minister. For today's NZ Made business feature we're speaking to Remix Plastic's Anthea Madill, who sells jewellery and other products made from… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 1 September
On the pod today: Fiordland's innovative way to help locals get their friends and whanau holidaying in town; a Kiwi woman whose mask business is empowering and employing other women and when one of… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 31 August
On the pod today: the housing development threatening to push our only urban bat population to extinction goes to court; we look at Auckland's move to alert level 2.5 and what it means for aged care… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 28 August
On the podcast today: Southland farmers say new rules around water use are unworkable and our Muslim Community calls for the Christchurch mosque gunman to be sent back to Australia, we'll talk to law… Audio
Petition numbers grow calling for better after birth care
More than 37 thousand people have signed a petition calling for better after birth care for women. Rotorua based personal trainer Kirsty Watt wants women to get pelvic health checks from a qualified… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 27 August
On the podcast today: women who've lost their jobs due to Covid-19 are being forced to retrain; a victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks says seeing the gunman in court made him realise how weak he… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 26 August
On the podcast today: growing up not out - how two Kiwis have revolutionsed garden in compact spaces; the Race Relations Commissioner says he has been inspired by the victims of the March 15th… Audio
NZ Made: GroTowers
Every week we take a look at a unique Kiwi business, and this week we've been hearing about a new way of gardening. 'GroTowers' - that's G-R-O, have been designed by husband and wife team, Clive and… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 25 August
On the podcast today: the Auckland City Mission doubles its efforts under the new lockdown; is the Ohakea airbase the answer to lockdown isolation; National's health spokesperson on the government's… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 20 August
In the pod today: a tourism farm experience turns to training after Covid; we join exercise junkies working up a sweat for Rainbow Youth; Gore's mayor is with us for a look at his town - why do they… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 19 August
On today's pod: Google helps capture a pet emu escapee; we talk to a Kiwi artist making a mindfulness book for children; descendants of the original land owners at Kapiti Airport call on the… Audio
NZ Made: Laura Shallcrass - artist, illustrator, author
It's Wednesday which means we're introducing you to another unique kiwi business owner. Laura Shallcrass is an illustrator and graphic designer based just outside of Queenstown. She can add published… Audio
Best of First Up from Tuesday 18 August
On the podcast today: a lockdown cookbook has won two international awards; we hear from 17-year-olds now eligible to vote with the election date postponed; thousands sign a petition calling for… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 17 August
On today's podcast: Nanogirl on the the Do's and Don'ts for wearing and making masks; we find out why ticket purchasers for the 50 million dollar Lotto draw spent much of Sunday locked out of their… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 14 August
Coming up: with the latest lockdown, the accommodation sector says it's almost at the end of the road and it's urging the government for help. We hear from home made mask makers in high demand with… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 13 August
On the podcast today: we'll be focusing on the new cases of covid-19 which have led to a country wide alert level 2 and Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff talks about the supercity being put into alert level… Audio
