Ellie Jay

Daria Zamariakhina runs a small business selling scented books for children, each one is printed in Germany on a special printing press that infuses them with smells that are safe for children. She… Audio

Auckland will join Waikato at Alert level 3.2 from midnight tonight meaning shops, zoos, libraries and a number of other venues can open again with limits of the number of patrons and with mandatory… Audio

As Auckland is in it's 12th week of lockdown avid readers will now be able to 'click and collect' books thanks to a new scheme by Auckland libraries, you can also order a mystery stack of books hand… Audio

The first study in New Zealand into microplastics in wastewater plants has found hundreds of thousands of microplastics enter the ocean around Aotearoa every day. Taking samples from water coming into… Audio

It's that time of the week where we have a look into the lives of Aotearoa's small business owners. This morning we're hearing from the owner of 'Anj' Ashleigh Jenner. She makes clay flowers and… Audio

Sam Richards is 15 and has just made 1 million dollars. The New Zealander teenager is currently living in Queensland and has sold his Amazon business Bellaforte which sells reusable, affordable and… Audio

Many of us who are in Auckland, Northland and Waikato will be in the midst of school holidays spent at home and around the country businesses that rely on tourism from overseas and from Aotearoa's… Audio

A new mum is in MIQ limbo at Wellington Hospital after giving birth to a baby boy at just 26 weeks. New Zealander Ferne Grady, who now lives in Perth, was visiting family in Palmerston North in July… Audio

Have you ever watched the 1pm press conference and thought pah! that's not what I would do...well now is your chance to see what would happen if you were in power. Peter Wills is a science teacher in… Audio

Have you always wanted to be a postie? New Zealand Post are dealing with record numbers of parcels with a 50 per cent increase in mail in Auckland, and now they are starting a huge recruitment drive… Audio

Aucklanders keen to hit the water again can do so ... but some of the normal rules have changed. All sailing and boating activities are go, including fishing, scuba diving and jetskiing - but it is… Audio

Yesterday Cabinet agreed to the use of vaccines certificates in New Zealand, and they'll probably take the form of a QR code. At the moment they are being planned for use at high risk settings like… Audio

October is Breast Cancer awareness month and one Breast cancer survivor, Helen King is launching a different kind of social media campaign. It's called 'This is Breast Cancer' and it features the… Audio

When Sarah Elsworth arrived in India at the end of February 2020 to do a dance residency, she had 2 weeks of 'normal life' before the first lock down. Sarah says that over the past 18 months she has… Audio

Aksel Bech, the acting mayor of the Waikato District spoke with Ellie Jay. Audio

Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Nga-rua-wahia and Taupiri are now in Alert Level 3 after two cases were reported yesterday with no known links to the Auckland outbreak. The two new cases, who are known… Audio

The government has this morning announced a 44.9 million dollar funding package to prevent sexual violence. The four-year investment comes from the ACC budget and includes 11.7 million dollars for… Audio

The government has scrapped its plan to build a 785 million dollar cycling and pedestrian bridge over Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. A contentious proposal from its inception, it was the met with… Audio