Ellie Jay

Each week we have a little look around the New Zealand small business world and this week we're talking to Brooke Hobson from 'Native-Hard Sparkling' They make New Zealand's first 'hard sparkling' -… Audio

A group of residents in New Lynn are fighting back against Auckland Council's potential plans to rezone and sell a reserve in their street to raise revenue. 'Plan change 60' was announced by the… Audio

Auckland Zoo has welcomed 4 new baby Galapagos tortoises to the world. Their ectotherm team have been looking after the newborns since they hatched 2 months ago to parents Chippie and Smiley. They've… Audio

Have you had a call up for your flu vaccine? The weather has definitely started to change and now is the time of year when we'd usually be expecting to hear about our flu jabs. Our producer Ellie Jay… Audio

The Tauranga Yacht club is where Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling started out on the water and they've been avidly following the team with nightly events at the club, Gary Smith is a past… Audio

Launched in November last year, 'Two Dudes' is a New Zealand brand that hopes to better the life of every 'dude' by making simple and premium men's skincare products. The two dudes of the name are a… Audio

British citizens who were holidaying in New Zealand when the pandemic hit are desperate to remain here until the rampant Covid outbreak in the UK is brought under control - or they get a vaccine… Audio

A short drive out south east of Auckland's CBD and you'll arrive at Clevedon Animal farm The farm is home to horses, cows, alpaca, chicken, ducks and is always open for visitors. Owner Lynn Cullecutt… Audio

We might think of a lavender filled diffuser as a natural way of winding down, or an automatic fly sprayer as a summer necessity but for our pets, it's a different story. Vets are seeing cases of… Audio

Auckland food waste charities say that while they are better prepared for lockdowns it's bittersweet taking goods from businesses going to the wall because of Covid-19. When Auckland went into Alert… Audio

New research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has cut fossil fuel emissions by 2.6 billion tonnes in 2020, it's the biggest drop scientists have seen since humans started burning fossil fuels. It's… Audio

Over the year Selwyn Community education in Auckland runs over 600 classes, with about 900 people a week taking classes in pottery, woodworking, and Japanese among other courses on their packed… Audio

Each week we're having a looking at a unique New Zealand business and this week, there's a buzz about...Mead. It's known as the oldest form of alcohol but now two young entrepreneurs are changing the… Audio

The new series of the RNZ podcast Healthy or Hoax is available this week, and the first episode features our very own Ellie Jay trying out a Kim Kardashian style waist trainer. Nathan Rarere asked… Audio

Kim Kardashian made waist trainers popular and the recent Bridgerton Netflix series saw a bump in corset sales.

Stacey Morrison discovers if squeezing our tummies into shape is healthy or just a very… Audio

If you're driving north of Auckland through Matakana towards Leigh, the cemetery sits at the top of a steep gravel path on the lefthand side of the road. It's a private cemetery and many of the 450… Audio

It is that time of the week where we have a look into the origin story of a unique New Zealand business and this week we're hearing from Nicole Donald founder of 'sweat sisters and co' They make… Audio