Ellie Jay
Best of First Up for Monday 21 September
On the podcast today: people keen for Flights to Nowhere; are we ready to ease Covid-19 restrictions? Epidemiologist Michael Baker joins us ahead of the government's decision today and Auckland… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 18 September
On the podast today: the Great Kereru Count is back today for it's seventh year; we say haere ra to Maori Language week with one man's mission to share the whakapapa and pronunciation of Maori… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 17 September
On the podcast today: we're officially in recession, National's finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith tells us how he would navigate the road out of the red; a Queenstown man's bid to create a world record… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 16 September
On the podcast today: the National Party promises a 30 million dollar boost to improve children's oral health - what difference will that make? it would have been it's 128th anniversary but the annual… Audio
NZ Made: Alice Brooking of Wool Mother Maternity
It's that time of the week now where we take a look at a unique New Zealand business - our producer Ellie Jay has been talking to Alice Brooking of 'Wool Mother maternity' They make felted merino wool… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 15 September
On today's podcast: why Covid-19 has put paid to the flu season in the southern hemisphere; a warning to landlords as the rent freeze comes to an end soon and a cry for more help from the Restaurant… Audio
Restaurants Association unhappy with Level extension
Restaurant and bar owners around the country say they need more government help if they are to survive another 10 days of the current Covid-19 restrictions. Yesterday's Alert Level announcement means… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 14 September
Today in the Pod: we have the cutest story about a baby barn owl; it's Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - we find out about the journey of Te Reo in Aotearoa and should we change covid alert levels? South… Audio
Month-old baby barn owl a cantankerous ball of fluff
Hoot, hoot - this story is cute. Over the weekend, First Up visited a baby barn owl who was born about a month ago. The nameless bird is being hand-reared by Noel Hyde at Rotorua's Wingspan National… Video, Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 10 September
Today in the Pod: Kiwis are flocking to the West Coast for bargain houses: are Pacific people getting the credit they deserve for doing the bulk of unpaid volunteer work in New Zealand? Our In Depth… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 9 September
In the pod today: Our new monthly segment talking to an expert of all things Kai moana; parents are being warned about a disturbing graphic TikTok video which has gone viral - Netsafe has advice; as… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 8 September
In the pod today: what are your rights when the concert you have tickets for is postponed or cancelled because of Covid-19; Labour promises to make Matariki a public holiday and last year Nelson woman… Audio
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
