Ellie Jay
Best of First Up for Monday 6 July 2020
On the podcast today; How the Covid-19 lockdown led to a backlog of dental appointments, concerns we've forgotten the hygiene lessons we learned during covid lockdown, and a member of the Pomare… Audio
What's trending with Ellie Jay
Ellie Jay tells us what's currently trending on social media. Audio
New report: Volunteering in Aotearoa
A new report has been published looking into the state of volunteering in Aotearoa, According to the survey, taken just before the coronavirus lockdown hit, fewer young people are volunteering but… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 3 July
On the podcast today, traped in New Zealand after covid-19 Samoan RSE workers hoping to go home, public funding to team New Zealand is frozen as investigations ramp up, and when will blockbuster… Audio
What's trending with Ellie Jay
Time to look at what's trending on social media now.. Here's First Up producer Ellie Jay Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 2 July
On the pod today: principals fear border closure will worsen the teacher shortage; a petition is quickly gaining signatures asking the government to improve post birth rehab for women; Tonga bans… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 1 July
On the pod today: skullduggery and subterfuge a normal part of the America's Cup; we meet a New Zealand business based out of Western Australia and it's been one year since single use plastic bags… Audio
NZ Made: Te Koha Design Joy Charlton
This week we're talking to a business in rural western Australia, run by New Zealand designer Joy Charlton. Her busines is called 'Te Koha' design, and amongst other custom items she designs, she also… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 30 June
On the pod today: more schools are accepting 5 year olds in cohort entry so children start in a group; how working from home during the lockdown increased our risk of cyber attacks and Pharmac says… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 29 June
On the podcast today: Devilskin announce big tour of the country in August; a review into our Quarantine and Managed isolation finds the system is not broken but under extreme stress; New Zealand MMA… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 25 June
On the pod today: we explore various ways of working for love during Volunteer Week; we're continuing our look back at struggles with getting drugs funded by Pharmac and the battle of the Berm Audio
Volunteer Week celebrates Te Hua o te Mahi Tahi
It's Te Wiki Tuao a-Motu - or national volunteer week here in New Zealand. The theme of this year's celebration is 'Te Hua o te Mahi Tahi' - the benefit of working together - and Volunteering New… Audio
NZ Made: Love Letters NZ's Katja Starke
It's that time of the week where we take a look at a unique New Zealand Business, This week it's the turn of Katja Starke who runs Love letters NZ, a service where she turns people's words to loved… Audio
NZ to begin free trade negotiations with UK
The Trade Minister has announced New Zealand will formally begin free trade negotiations with the UK, making NZ one of the first countries to negotiate with a post-Brexit Britain. Stephen Jacobi, the… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 15 June
On the pod today: Across New Zealand thousands marched in solidarity with the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the US, Nathan Rarere tell us all about the first weekend of live sport, and calls… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 12 June
On the pod today: New Zealand academics slam a live theatre programme designed to warn young students of the dangers of underage drinking; a sense of chaos - nurses describe the experience of working… Audio
Lockdown diaries of two teddies becomes a book
During the level 4 lockdown, members of the Wellington seaside village of Eastbourne's Facebook page were treated to the tales of two teddy bears as they coped with a different daily life. Uncle… Video, Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 11 June
On the pod today: record high carbon charges may lead to a winter tomato shortage in the South Island; around the world, statues of slave traders and colonial leaders are being pulled down, sparking… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 10 June
On the podcast today: a petition on NZ's involvement in a major naval exercise in Hawaii; DOC encourages Kiwis to get on the great walks as hut bookings open up; police have conducted 100 internal… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 10 June
On the podcast today: a petition on NZ's involvement in a major naval exercise in Hawaii; DOC encourages Kiwis to get on the great walks as hut bookings open up; police have conducted 100 internal… Audio
