Ellie Jay
Best of First Up for Wednesday 18 November
On today's pod: a new survey shows the effects of Covid-19 on our "secondhand economy"; we talk to the Women of Influence Lifetime Acheivement award winner; New Zealand flower growers have taken their… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 17 November
On the podcast today: TradeMe says it has rigorous processes to catch problematic listings; Space X successfully launches its first commercial crew to the International Space Station and the Leonid… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 16 November
In the pod today: Have we contained the Auckland CBD covid-19 outbreak and is this kind of situation going to become more common? Guy Heveldt dissects the horrendous All Blacks loss to Argentina over… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 13 November
In the pod today: Thousands come off Covid-19 payment without jobs; Hong Kong has been plunged deeper into crisis after opposition lawmakers were ousted for supporting independence; our rural magazine… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 12 November
On the podcast today: concerted action needed to tackle NZ/Pacific child obesity; we talk to the Napier Mayor about the devastating floods in the area; what will covid-19 mean for the work of New… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 11 November
On today's pod: Is a vaccine for Covid-19 just around the corner? an massive iceberg is on a collision course with the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia and we had the warmups with the New Zealand… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 6 November
On today's pod: the final results from New Zealand's election come out - we find out what this could mean for the shape of our Parliament; we catch up with Sport New Zealand's new boss Raelene Castle… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 5 November
In the pod today: the US Presidential election is balanced on a razor's edge, economist Brad Olsen talks about the implications for New Zealand; Kiwi driver Haydon Paddon unveils his new electric… Audio
NZ Made: Sunday Pies' Sana Robertson
Each week we take a look at a small New Zealand business and this week we have a tasty treat to talk about. Sana Robertson runs 'Sunday pies' from her kitchen in Palmerston North. She spoke to our… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 3 November
On the pod today: we're in the US with a Kiwi family voting for the first time in a Presidential election; the new cabinet was confirmed on Monday, with more than a couple of surprise additions to the… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 1 November
In today's podcast: our Minister of Fruit and Veges pays us a visit in person; a new 13-million dollar project that it's hoped will provide a four dimensional picture of earthquakes; the Green Party… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 30 October
On the pod today: we meet a pilot retraining for a career in agriculture; we're anticipating the results of New Zealand's two referenda; catching up with actor Joel Tobeck about the new drama Black… Audio
Best of First Up from Thursday 29 October
On the pod today: the agriculture sector is begging for more overseas vets; Northland police are carrying firearms as the search continues for two gunmen who shot at an officer - we talk to Far North… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 28 October
On today's pod: the Melbourne man who cycled 1400 kms on a 5km circuit during lockdown; hospitals are making big moves to help address the climate crisis; we meet an Indian food business hoping to… Audio
NZ Made: Perzen Patel of Dolly Mumma
Each week we talk to a small New Zealand business and this week we're talking to Perzen Patel who's business is called 'Dolly Mumma'. They make ready-to-cook Indian products which you can use to make… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 27 October
On the pod today: water has been discovered on the moon, does this make a lunar outpost a reality? A call for taonga taken from Parihaka 139 years ago to be returned; and is it time to get rid of the… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 22 October
On the podcast today: winegrowers producing more "natural" wines; we meet the new MP for Hamilton West, the first ever Indian-born Kiwi to win an electorate seat; Police are increasing their presence… Audio
Ellie Jay's podcast picks
Critic Ellie Jay reviews four titles - The Orange Tree, Changes, I Secretly Recorded My Boyfriend and The Baron of Botox. Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 21 October
On today's pod: a business that restores classic Kiwi wool blankets; Professor Shaun Hendy talks to us about the cases Covid-19 detected at a Christchurch managed isolation; Dame Trelise Cooper is… Audio
NZ Made: Fresh Retro Love's Kathleen Green
It's that time of the week where we take a look at a unique New Zealand business, this week we're talking to Kathleen Green from 'Fresh Retro Love.' She takes the classic kiwi wool blankets you might… Audio
