Matt & Ellen’s baby Bree SHE’S OUR LITTLE TREASURE
‘I’m looking forward to seeing Matt raising a girl and doing braids!’
For a family with a new baby, things seem pretty relaxed at Matt and Ellen Chisholm’s house in Omakau in Central Otago.
TV presenter and journalist Matt, 45, sits on the couch grinning as Ellen turns on our Zoom call with one hand while the other holds five-week-old baby daughter Bree, who is busy breastfeeding.
“We’re doing really well,” says Ellen, 37, with a huge smile. “We’re good mates, Bree and I. She has slept through twice now, so that makes a big difference. Mum’s well rested and has her sanity.”
Ellen holds Bree up to the camera and shows a chubby, contented little dark-haired girl, happily fed and satisfied.
It is a dream come true for the couple, with their daughter joining her brothers Bede, five, and three-year-old Finn to complete their family.
But the birth was not such a dream. Living in the idyllic town means that the nearest hospital is Alexandra, some 30km away,
