Ellie Jay

To the UK, where the nation is preparing for the funeral of The Duke of Edinburgh. Ellie Jay spoke with our correspondent Alex Cadier in London. Audio

Once a year there's a window of time when Hops across the country is being harvested and brewers can make a 'fresh hop beer'. Hops are notoriously fickle once they've been picked so there's a real… Video, Audio

Each week we have a little look around the New Zealand small business world and this week we're talking to Brooke Hobson from 'Native-Hard Sparkling' They make New Zealand's first 'hard sparkling' -… Audio

A group of residents in New Lynn are fighting back against Auckland Council's potential plans to rezone and sell a reserve in their street to raise revenue. 'Plan change 60' was announced by the… Audio

Auckland Zoo has welcomed 4 new baby Galapagos tortoises to the world. Their ectotherm team have been looking after the newborns since they hatched 2 months ago to parents Chippie and Smiley. They've… Audio

Have you had a call up for your flu vaccine? The weather has definitely started to change and now is the time of year when we'd usually be expecting to hear about our flu jabs. Our producer Ellie Jay… Audio

The Tauranga Yacht club is where Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling started out on the water and they've been avidly following the team with nightly events at the club, Gary Smith is a past… Audio

Launched in November last year, 'Two Dudes' is a New Zealand brand that hopes to better the life of every 'dude' by making simple and premium men's skincare products. The two dudes of the name are a… Audio

British citizens who were holidaying in New Zealand when the pandemic hit are desperate to remain here until the rampant Covid outbreak in the UK is brought under control - or they get a vaccine… Audio

A short drive out south east of Auckland's CBD and you'll arrive at Clevedon Animal farm The farm is home to horses, cows, alpaca, chicken, ducks and is always open for visitors. Owner Lynn Cullecutt… Audio

We might think of a lavender filled diffuser as a natural way of winding down, or an automatic fly sprayer as a summer necessity but for our pets, it's a different story. Vets are seeing cases of… Audio

Auckland food waste charities say that while they are better prepared for lockdowns it's bittersweet taking goods from businesses going to the wall because of Covid-19. When Auckland went into Alert… Audio

New research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has cut fossil fuel emissions by 2.6 billion tonnes in 2020, it's the biggest drop scientists have seen since humans started burning fossil fuels. It's… Audio