Ellie Jay

Voters in new National Party leader Christopher Luxon's Botany electorate are hopeful former leaders Simon Bridges, Judith Collins and Todd Muller can help him get the National Party back on track… Audio

Former Air New Zealand boss and new Botany MP Christopher Luxon is National's new leader. What we know so far is that he loves country music, his favourite animal is a guinea pig and he owns seven… Audio

Cast your minds back a few months.. say 104 days .. to August 17- the day we found out a Devonport man had tested positive for Covid-19 and the country was going into Level four lockdown.. The… Audio

On Friday December the 3rd the whole of New Zealand will move to the new traffic light system, including Auckland where hospitality venues will be able to reopen after three and a half months. The… Audio

The borders around Auckland will officially lift on December the 15th and Aucklanders are champing at the bit to leave the city and visit friends and family across the country for Christmas, But what… Audio

It's the time of the week where we delve into the small businesses of New Zealand and this week we're hearing from Sandi Wilson who has published a book chronicling her journey with her father as he… Audio

This week is music therapy awareness week in Aotearoa, it started in 2016 as a way to introduce more New Zealanders to the benefits. Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the… Audio

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