Ellie Jay

On Christmas day Nigel Peterson's wife Nadiia left New Zealand with their young son to visit her family in Ukraine - she hadn't seen them since the pandemic began and it is the first time her parents… Audio

As war burns brightly in Ukraine, people in New Zealand are glued to the international news too, desperately worried for loved ones Nina Brilstra is anxiously awaiting news from her family in North… Audio

Since the Government's Covid tracer app came into force QR codes have been mandatory for most businesses, but as the Omicron wave hits, are we still scanning in? And do we actually need to? At… Audio

A woman will have to go through managed isolation because she'll miss the deadline for quarantine-free travel with Australia by just two hours. Changes to the border rules mean vaccinated New… Audio

Just off the coast of Fiordland are a number of predator free islands that are home to some of New Zealand's rarest residents, the kakapo. There are currently around only 200 of the flightless parrots… Audio

The government is under fire over allegations it "comandeered" rapid antigen tests from private companies. The government plans to increase the number of tests available to the public ahead of an… Audio

We begin this morning in the United Kingdom, where the party-gate report is due to be released. Ellie Jay spoke to our London correspondent, Henry Riley. Audio

Later today we'll find out a bit more about what the next phases of New Zealand's Omicron strategy will look like, It follows yesterday's news that 14.5 million Rapid Antigen Tests will arrive in the… Audio

The jump back to the red alert level means thousands of businesses once again having to adapt to new restrictions. Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen is here to help explain them. Audio

We're going to go back to Australia this morning as the Australian Open is at the quarter-finals stage - joining Ellie Jay for a look at the first Grad-Slam of the year is tennis commentator Dave… Audio

RNZ First Up producer Ellie Jay shares the podcasts she's been listening to lately: Wind of Change, The Denial Files, and Comfort Eating with Grace Dent Audio

Let's go now back to Auckland airport now where they're gearing up for a busy old day and days ahead as Aucklanders are now free to travel. Our producer Ellie Jay is there.. Audio

Let's go now to Auckland airport because for the first time in four months, Aucklanders can fly wherever they want.. and anyone else in New Zealand can fly to Auckland.. The only catch is you need to… Audio

Voters in new National Party leader Christopher Luxon's Botany electorate are hopeful former leaders Simon Bridges, Judith Collins and Todd Muller can help him get the National Party back on track… Audio

Former Air New Zealand boss and new Botany MP Christopher Luxon is National's new leader. What we know so far is that he loves country music, his favourite animal is a guinea pig and he owns seven… Audio

Cast your minds back a few months.. say 104 days .. to August 17- the day we found out a Devonport man had tested positive for Covid-19 and the country was going into Level four lockdown.. The… Audio

On Friday December the 3rd the whole of New Zealand will move to the new traffic light system, including Auckland where hospitality venues will be able to reopen after three and a half months. The… Audio

The borders around Auckland will officially lift on December the 15th and Aucklanders are champing at the bit to leave the city and visit friends and family across the country for Christmas, But what… Audio