Ellie Jay
Best of First Up for Thursday 17 October
On the podcast today we wonder what makes the best banger? and what would you do with $30 million- we talk to Tina in Taupo who talks about how winning lotto has changed her life. Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 16 October
On the podcast today, the battle for the title of world's steepest street heads to court and Sela Tukia show our host Indira Stewart round her new home after being evicted years ago to make way for a… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 15 October
On the Podcast today, The Chairman of New Zealand Rugby says he's disappointed that World Rugby hasn't stepped up to change the rules that discriminate against many Pacific players and Pharmac have… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 14 October
On today's podcast, the mother of a young woman who suffocated to death hopes the Hawke's Bay District Health Board has learnt from her daughter's death, so no other family has to experience their… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 11 October
In today's pod - World Rugby have decided to cancel matches as Super Typhoon Hagibis bears down on Japan; we talk to Stacey Rose, a 19-year-old barber who's taking up a councillor's seat on a Regional… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 10 October
In today's pod - a regional council candidate in Wellington wants to create a blue belt to protect local marine life; and we ask who is responsible for student pastoral care at universities and we… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 10 October
Today in the podcast - why have only one third of schools signed up to the new donations scheme; we speak to a contender for San Francisco Attorney who determined to use his background to change the… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 8 October
In today's Pod - we check out more unusual or quirky TradeMe auctions and we go dancing with Morning People. Audio
Who's Up at 5am? The Morning People dance party
Once a month, 'The Morning People' take over Whammy Bar. Jamie Newman is up at 5:30 preparing for the morning rave which sees over 100 people attend a pre-work dance party, with coffee and kombucha… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 7 October
In the pod today - an entrepreneurial 12-year-old from Auckland has set up a smoked butter business taking famers markets by storm and Native Voices: an art exhibition responds to the 250th… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 2 October
In a sporty podcast today - the All Blacks haka tutor on having a pakeha lead the haka; the first ever Special Needs Taekwondo competition takes place this weekend; and All Black Ardie Savea will be… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 1 October
In the pod today - how cruise ships deal with their waste; Nanogirl is grateful that robbers returned some of the items they stole; and two Samoan cousins face each other in opposing teams at the… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 30 September
On today's Podcast: love them or not - mushrooms can divide tastes - we take an in depth look at their production and our reporter is thrilled to be hanging out with Japanese fans as the Brave… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 27 September
In today's podcast - more of us are trying to find alternatives to flying, we speak a cyclist who's used pedal power to travel from the UK to New Zealand; the dairy giant Fonterra announced a 605… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 26 September
In today's podcast - state housing tenants were evicted from their homes in the Auckland area of Tamaki to make way for a new housing development and a new IPCC report finds millions of people will be… Audio
Best of First Up for Wednesday 25 September
On today's podcast - Fans are pretty happy about Manu Samoa winning their first encounter at the Rugby World Cup; we've found the All Blacks biggest fan in Japan - Kate and her husband won ballot… Audio
Best of First Up for Tuesday 24 September
Today's podcast - the first comprehensive report on the health and well-being of trans and non-binary New Zealanders was revealed in Auckland last night; Joe Porter bumps into a Samoan rugby fan who's… Audio
Best of First Up for Monday 23 September
On today's podcast, we talk to a New Zealand artist who's created an installation that was projected onto the United Nations building in New York; a tech commentator who was NOT impressed with the… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 20 September
Today's podcast - stigma is the big challenge facing people living with Alzheimer's and dementia; the health ministry in Fiji says it's carrying the burden of the country's domestic violence after 300… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 19 September
In today's podcast: we talk to Southern DHB CEO Chris Fleming to explain why a southland neurosurgeon has been left in a position where he's on call 24/7. We'll also hear from the father of a patient… Audio