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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
A fresh and intelligent start to your day - catch the very latest international and domestic news developments, sport, entertainment and business on Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, on Newstalk ZB.
Episodes
- Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
Andrew Alderson: Rugby, Tennis and the weekend's sports summary
A packed weekend for Kiwi and international sport this weekend, and Andrew Alderson joined Ryan Bridge to talk about it. Today’s fill includes Coco Gauff’s…
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Geoff Upson: Road safety campaigner discusses young driver education
Rodney local board member and road safety campaigner Geoff Upson join Ryan Bridge to talk about the safety of young people on the road. Upson says that…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 09 June 2025
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday 9 June. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday…
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Parmjeet Parmar: Act Party Immigration Spokesperson on new Parent Boost Visas
A new 'Parent Boost' visa will make it easier for some migrants' parents to visit the country. From September, it will grant parents of citizens multi-entry…
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Ryan Bridge: How much will Winter cost us this year?
She was a chilly weekend. Even in Auckland it was only 5 degrees. We had the heat pump cranking the entire weekend. I spoke to a friend in Marlborough who had…
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Don Brash: Former National Leader voices concern over Winston Peters' approach to China
Winston Peters is accusing Don Brash and Helen Clark of "relevance deprivation syndrome", after their criticism of his approach to China. The former National…
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Vincent McAviney: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz brings a gift for Trump
UK and Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney spoke to Ryan Bridge about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to the White House. The chancellor presented…
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Tony Johnson: Rugby Commentator on this weekend's Super Rugby Qualifying Finals
Rugby commentator Tony Johnson joined Ryan Bridge to discussthethree upcoming qualifying finalsgames this weekend. The first match taking place tonight sees…
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Charyl Robinson: Vape Free Kids Co-Founder on misleading vape labelling
Misleading vape labelling is a worry for youth vaping. A study in the medical journal shows more than half of vape juices have incorrectly labelled how much…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 06 June 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 6th of June 2025, there's pressure on the Prime Minister to separate New Zealand's foreign…
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Ryan Bridge: My take on the Māori Party House debate
Well that was as chaotic as you'd expect. I caught the first half of Parliament's debate on the haka-gate: Winston Peters went full attack dog, Willie Jackson…
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Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on Musk’s anti-bill comments
Fighting in Trump’s cabinet after Elon Musk lashed out at Trump’s “Big, beautiful bill”. US Correspondent Mitchell McCann told Ryan Bridge that Elon Musk’s…
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Ernie Newman: Grocery expert says supermarket discounts aren’t being passed on to customers
The Commerce Commission is ramping up efforts to disrupt the supermarket monopoly. It says supplier charges and promotional pricing are reinforcing the…
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Dean Lester: Insurance consultant reveals impact of government changes on homeowners
Homeowners will have to pay more for home insurance to help the Natural Hazards Commission. Associate Finance Minister David Seymour says levies will almost…
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James Meager: Hunting and Fishing Minister on changes to Fish and Game New Zealand
New Government reforms aim to tidy up inconsistencies in Fish and Game New Zealand. It will be shifted to a nationalised fee collection system to reduce double…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 05 June 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday 5th June of 2025, The Grocery Commissioner has revealed changes to crack down on the grocery…
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Ryan Bridge: Are supermarket sales really sales?
The Commerce Commission reckons we need fewer items 'on sale' at the supermarket. That would mean less yoghurt on special at $4.99, fewer $1.99 chocolate bars…
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Gavin Grey: Europe Correspondent on Ukraine hitting a bridge connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula
Ukraine's struck a critical bridge connecting Russia and the Crimean Peninsula. It's security service claims agents mined the supports of the bridge with more…
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Chris Henry: 818 Publicity Managing Director on Wellington potentially hosting the premiere of an Avatar movie
Wellington's seen as the ideal place to host a major movie premiere. That's due to a decade-old agreement between the producers of the Avatar franchise and the…
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Chris Penk: Building and Construction Minister on the liquidation rate of construction companies
The Building and Construction Minister's confident they're providing the right support while sector liquidation rates remain bleak. Building Research…
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Glyn Lewers: Queenstown Mayor on international visitor spending up
Although visitor spending is on the rise, some parts of New Zealand are still doing it tough. A Government survey's found international visitor spending…
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Ryan Bridge: International spending is up, but is it really a win?
Tourism mojo. Louise Upston fired off an enthusiastic press release last night. "International visitor spend on the up” it proclaimed. New data, which we get…
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Donna Demaio: Australian Correspondent on the US demands to up the defence spend
Australia's refusing to play ball with the US, which is demanding it up its defence spend to 3.5% of GDP as soon as possible. Australia's currently tracking to…
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Andrew Alderson: Sports reporter on the French tennis Open, the Warriors, IndyCars
Plenty happened in the sporting world over the long weekend, and Andrew Alderson joined Ryan Bridge to delve into some of it. On today's agenda is the latest…
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Olga Ivshina: BBC Senior Russia reporter on the latest developments between Russia and Ukraine
Minimal progress in another round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. The two countries have agreed, in Istanbul, to exchange sick and wounded prisoners…
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Ryan Bridge: We shouldn't have to work for the government
Do you know what's really starts to rub me the wrong way? It's governments telling us to do more things. This morning, we've got the government coming out with…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 03 June 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 3rd of June 2025, The Government's introducing new changes to Worksafe and implementing a new…
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Dave Tilton: Parallaxx Traffic Control Training Chief Executive on new road cone tipline
Significant changes at WorkSafe as it moves from an enforcement focus and launches the road cone hotline. The agency will now engage early to support risk…
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Peter Clark: Aviation commentator on Air New Zealand's performance in April
Just 60% of Air New Zealand's trans-Tasman flights took off within 15 minutes of their scheduled time last month. A report by the Ministry of Transport shows…
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Andy England: Darfield High School Principal on the new truancy directive
Doubts many parents will be prosecuted for repeat truancy under a new Government directive. Associate Education Minister David Seymour's confirmed these…
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Kate Acland: Beef + Lamb NZ Chair on the proposed changes to the Resource Management Act
Farmers are welcoming a proposal to remove difficult rules from the Resource Management Act. The Government's released three discussion documents proposing…
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Vincent McAviney: UK/Europe Correspondent on police name the man charged in relation to a car crash during the Liverpool parade
British Police are still asking the public not to speculate as to why a 53-year-old businessman drove his car into a massive crowd of people in Liverpool…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 30 May 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Friday the 30th of May Full Show Podcast 2025, the Ministry of Education's been ordered to prosecute parents who who…
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Ryan Bridge: Why expensive butter prices are actually a good thing
The price of butter's shot up 65% over the past year - you might have noticed nana's cookie jar's a bit empty lately. Bakers are buying in bulk from the…
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Nick Tuffley: ASB Chief Economist on the Reserve Bank cutting the OCR by 25 basis points
A lack of consensus at the Reserve Bank on yesterday’s cut to the OCR reflects the global economic uncertainty. The Monetary Policy Committee has dropped the…
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Sue Chetwin: Grocery Action Group Chair on NZ Initiative's plan to add competition to the grocery sector
The Grocery Action Group is unconvinced by a proposal to rapidly add competition to the grocery sector. The New Zealand Initiative wants the Government to…
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Penny Simmonds: Vocational Minister on international student numbers decreasing
There's an expectation it will take two years to get the number of international students in vocational education back to pre-Covid levels. There were about…
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Ryan Bridge: Trump's unpredictability is predictable
Another Reserve Bank rate cut. It was largely as expected - 25 basis points. The rest of the press conference and much of the Monetary Policy Statement itself…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 29 May 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday the 29th of May 2025, The Reserve Bank cut the OCR by 25 basis points, ASB bank Chief…
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Patria Hume: AUT Human Performance Professor on the danger of the Run it Straight game
Renewed warnings that people are 'rolling the dice with their life' when partaking in 'run it straight' style games. Ryan Satterthwaite has died after a…
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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent gives an update on the Liverpool car ramming
Major questions about how a man was able to drive his car into a massive crowd in Liverpool yesterday, injuring 50. Eleven people remain in hospital, all in a…
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Justin Tighe-Umbers: National Road Carriers CEO on the Port of Auckland raising its truck access charge
Port of Auckland's fee hikes are a bitter pill to swallow for transport operators. The port has announced a 77% increase for trucks entering the Fergusson…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 28 May 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2025 Wednesday 28th of May, It's OCR day today, Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold shares his…
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Kelly Eckhold: Westpac chief economist giving a preview on the OCR
The Reserve Bank's expected to cut interest rates again this afternoon, to aid economic recovery. Economists are projecting a 25 basis point OCR cut to 3.25% -…
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Ryan Bridge: Online trends are taking lives
What happened in Palmerston North with the death of this young man was an absolute tragedy. We don't know exactly what happened here, other than it was linked…
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Craig Roberts: Greyhound trainer on Greyhound Racing NZ calling for a judicial review of the ban
New Zealand's greyhound racers aren't going without a fight. Greyhound Racing NZ is applying for a judicial review of Racing Minister Winston Peters giving the…
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Andrew Hoggard: Associate Agriculture Minister on the Save our Sheep campaign, impact of carbon farming
Farmers are sounding the alarm, warning the sheep industry is collapsing. Numbers in flocks have declined from 70 million just over 40 years ago to 25 million…
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Donna Demaio: Australian Correspondent on Lamar Aaron Ahchee's arrest for smuggling cocaine in Bali
A 43-year-old Australian man arrested in Bali for smuggling cocaine, could face the death penalty. Lamar Aaron Ahchee was picked up by Police at the location…
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Ann-Marie Johnson: Retail NZ Advocacy Manager on Police directed to not investigate shoplifting below $500
Retail NZ is calling for an urgent meeting with the police minister. RNZ reports staff have been directed to not investigate shoplifting below $500 and online…
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Ryan Bridge: No Chippy for Winston
So, Winston has definitively ruled out working with Chris Hipkins. Not Labour, but Hipkins. He had of course already pretty much done this earlier in the year…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 27 May 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Full Show Podcast Tuesday the 27th of May 2025, Retail NZ's Ann Marie Johnson tells Ryan Bridge why they've has called…
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Andrew Alderson: Sports Reporter on the losses for Auckland FC and Warriors, Liam Lawson's results in Monaco
It wasn’t a good weekend for Warriors or Auckland FC fans, with both teams losing to Australian rivals. Auckland FC lost To Melbourne Victory, destroying their…
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Samuel Carrington: Otago University dentistry Senior Lecturer on growing waitlist for child dental surgery
Half of the children on the dental surgery waitlist have been waiting for more than four months. Health New Zealand data shows nearly three-thousand kids have…
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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the European Union's resistance to Donald Trump's 'threats' and the scientists discovering what British dolphins are doing beneath the waves
The European Union's trade chief said the 27-member bloc is committed to securing a trade deal with the US based on "respect" not "threats". It comes after US…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeFull Show Podcast: 26 May 2025
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday 26 May. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday…
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Phil O'Reilly: Former Welfare Expert Advisory Panel Member on new benefit sanctions in place from today
A view that new sanctions for beneficiaries failing to meet jobseeker obligations, are "sensible." The changes, as part of the Government's traffic light…
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Ryan Bridge: We need more of a heads up on Kiwisaver
KiwiSaver. I was thinking about this at the weekend. I get why the government is doing the old switcharoo. I get it. Means test the government sweet we, halve…
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Jason Pine: Football commentator and Weekend Sport host on Auckland FC's A-League Semi Final
Auckland FC are looking to book their spot in the A-League Grand Final. The club has the second leg of their A-League semi-final clash against Melbourne…
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Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on the opposition's take on Budget 2025
Labour's defending its claim the Government's Kiwisaver changes steal 66-thousand dollars from a young person's retirement savings. The Government's halving…
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Ryan Bridge: The growth forecast in Budget 2025 at least gives us hope
Good morning and guess what? Things are looking up. The future's looking pretty good. Not from budget announcements themselves, necessarily, but the Treasury…