Ellie Jay

We'll be heading round the country to give you an update on the covid-19 situation here in Aotearoa. But first, we'll head to North America where a Canadian citizen has been charged in the USA with… Audio

It's the last day of term but Aucklanders have been told they won't be able to head out of town for the holidays. Even if there is an alert levels shift next week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern… Audio

Sumeet Dev got married in India at the very start of the pandemic in March of 2020. He managed to get back to New Zealand on a repatriation flight soon after, but unfortunately his wife Shaina… Audio

Thousands of migrant workers stuck in visa limbo will soon have the chance to apply for fast-tracked residency. The government has confirmed it is setting up a one-off resident visa, that could see… Audio

Tens of thousands of people logged in for the latest round of what's increasingly being referred to as "the MIQ lottery" last night to try and secure one of the 3,800 managed isolation spots that… Audio

A lack of MIQ rooms and shortage of overseas flights has led to a surge in business for charter plane companies. Luke Hampshire from Australian-based Airly.com says with seats on commercial flights a… Audio

Last night at least 27-thousand people gathered in the virtual MIQ lobby in a desperate bid for one of 3800 vouchers to come home before Christmas. UK-based Kiwi Sarah-Jane Taylor-Seres was to visit… Audio

The Government has this morning announced it's making 37.5 million dollars available to protect jobs in the arts and culture sectors. People who work in these areas have been particularly hard hit by… Audio

The latest series of the podcast 'Eating Fried chicken in the shower' is released today, The podcast features comedian James Nokise and guests sitting in a shower, eating fried chicken and discussing… Audio

To Europe now, where Germany's centre-left Social Democrats have claimed a narrow victory in the federal election.. Ellie Jay spoke with our correspondent in Germany, Trent Murray. Audio

There were 18 new cases of Covid-19 in the community yesterday with two of them so far unable to be linked to previous cases. It continues a somewhat worrying trend of case numbers bouncing up and… Audio

Back to the issue of Managed Isolation and Quarantine now .... last week more than 30,000 New Zealanders went online in a virtual lobby last week in the hope of getting one of just three thousand MIQ… Audio

The closing of the Trans-tasman bubble and the New Zealand lockdown has left Kiwis and Aussies stranded each side of the Tasman for weeks. With flights grounded or cancelled it's pushed some to… Audio

A century-old rivalry will be centrefield in Townsville when the All Blacks face off against South Africa tomorrow night for their 100th encounter. For hooker Codie Taylor, winning the match will be a… Audio

A group of British cyclists have just completed an epic journey around Southern England. And while that isn't uncommon, spelling out "Refugees Welcome" on a GPS tracking app in letters the size of the… Audio

We cross now to our producer Ellie Jay who is up early this morning to see how businesses are preparing for their first day of trading for five weeks. Audio

In June, Rachel Jordan was photographing a wedding in Canterbury when the helicopter she was in suffered a mechanical failure and crashed to the ground. The bride and groom, the pilot and Rachel were… Audio