Ryan Bridge: Should we worry about extremism in NZ?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Sep 17, 2025 · 2m · transcript

Did you see the cops put out a handy warning for us all yesterday?

Hide, tell, escape.

The spooks in Wellington reckon extremist violence is a realistically possibility in this country.

Now, they’ve been saying this for some time.

Yesterday you may have got a news alert about this new campaign from police telling you what to do during an armed attack in a crowded place.

You could think, well, maybe they’re just being prepared, and better to know what to do than not.

But isn’t there a part of you that also thinks, do they know something specific? Or are they following so many suspected…