Ellie Jay
Petition numbers grow calling for better after birth care
More than 37 thousand people have signed a petition calling for better after birth care for women. Rotorua based personal trainer Kirsty Watt wants women to get pelvic health checks from a qualified… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 27 August
On the podcast today: women who've lost their jobs due to Covid-19 are being forced to retrain; a victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks says seeing the gunman in court made him realise how weak he… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 26 August
On the podcast today: growing up not out - how two Kiwis have revolutionsed garden in compact spaces; the Race Relations Commissioner says he has been inspired by the victims of the March 15th… Audio
NZ Made: GroTowers
Every week we take a look at a unique Kiwi business, and this week we've been hearing about a new way of gardening. 'GroTowers' - that's G-R-O, have been designed by husband and wife team, Clive and… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 25 August
On the podcast today: the Auckland City Mission doubles its efforts under the new lockdown; is the Ohakea airbase the answer to lockdown isolation; National's health spokesperson on the government's… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 20 August
In the pod today: a tourism farm experience turns to training after Covid; we join exercise junkies working up a sweat for Rainbow Youth; Gore's mayor is with us for a look at his town - why do they… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 19 August
On today's pod: Google helps capture a pet emu escapee; we talk to a Kiwi artist making a mindfulness book for children; descendants of the original land owners at Kapiti Airport call on the… Audio
NZ Made: Laura Shallcrass - artist, illustrator, author
It's Wednesday which means we're introducing you to another unique kiwi business owner. Laura Shallcrass is an illustrator and graphic designer based just outside of Queenstown. She can add published… Audio
Best of First Up from Tuesday 18 August
On the podcast today: a lockdown cookbook has won two international awards; we hear from 17-year-olds now eligible to vote with the election date postponed; thousands sign a petition calling for… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 17 August
On today's podcast: Nanogirl on the the Do's and Don'ts for wearing and making masks; we find out why ticket purchasers for the 50 million dollar Lotto draw spent much of Sunday locked out of their… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 14 August
Coming up: with the latest lockdown, the accommodation sector says it's almost at the end of the road and it's urging the government for help. We hear from home made mask makers in high demand with… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 13 August
On the podcast today: we'll be focusing on the new cases of covid-19 which have led to a country wide alert level 2 and Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff talks about the supercity being put into alert level… Audio
Podcast Critic Ellie Jay
Ellie Jay talks about two podcasts she's been enjoying; Rabbit Hole which is a New York times podcast about the internet and what it's doing to us and Skyjacker Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 12 August
In today's pod: one family bankrolls new film studios in Upper Hutt; new covid-19 cases in Auckland outside of managed isolation means the super city moves to lockdown level 3; across the Tasman, a… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 11 August
On the podcast today: a tiny house in Auckland is causing interest on TradeMe; joy for one neighbourhood community in Taumarunui after a police bust finds its beloved stolen park swings; in the midst… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 10 August
On the podcast today: things to do with Buddha's Hands; the difference covid-19 's made to the way crews will operate in Antarctica - and what's the future for New Zealand First, former United Future… Audio
Lost Stock sells Covid-cancelled factory clothing orders
Around 3 billion dollars worth of clothing orders have been cancelled by big retailers because of Covid-19. The cancellation of orders has left factories around the world with piles of unsold stock… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 6 August
On the podcast today: sequencing the genome of the tuatara will reveal mysteries; we cross to Beruit in Lebanon, now in a state of emergency after yesterday's massive explosion killed at least 113… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 5 August
On the podcast today: a newlywed couple seperated by border closures plead for a pacific bubble; their texts and emails may paint a damning picture - but Tauranga City Councillor's are adamant they… Audio
NZ Made: Anna Mollekin Art
It's the time of the week where we take a look at a unique kiwi business. This week we've been talking to Anna Mollekin, a contemporary New Zealand artist who says posting on the New Zealand made… Audio
