First Up for Thursday 27 May 2021

5:49 AM.The Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has reiterated that the Government will not negotiate with the hackers who have crippled the Waikato District Health Board. Top government officials attended… Read more Audio

5:44 AM.The Reserve Bank has shown no sign of taking its foot off the stimulus pedal as it holds the official cash rate at a record low 0.25 percent, and reaffirms easing monetary policies to support the… Read more Audio

5:31 AM.A popular clothing retailer has been slammed by customers who say the've waited months for items to turn up, while Consumer NZ has launched an investigation into its refunds policy At the same time… Read more Audio

5:23 AM.We head to Gisborne now to catch up with Local Democracy Reporter Alice Angeloni and find out what's been happening in the region. Nathan Rarere began by asking about some serious concerns about waste… Read more Audio

5:11 AM.To actual Europe now, where the Union is still up in arms about the move by the government of Belarus to divert that Ryan Air flight over the weekend - and the arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.To the UK now where Boris Johnson's former right-hand man Dominic Cummings has thrown his former boss - and a number of others - under a big red double-decker. Testifying before a joint inquiry of… Read more Audio