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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.
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- Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
Kelvin Davidson: CoreLogic property economist says building sector is slowing down - but new builds won't be cheaper
Dwelling consents have fallen 10 percent this year - slowing down demand for residential building. Latest CoreLogic figures show construction costs still…
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Alf Filipaina: Auckland Councillor says the community will hold the Govt to account if changes aren't made to Dawn Raid practices
A Pasifika representative says the community will hold the Government to account if changes aren't made to Dawn Raid practices. An independent review suggests…
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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on the BBC investigating allegations that a lead presenter solicited explicit photos of a teenager
One of the BBC's leading presenters has been suspended over allegations that he paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos. The broadcaster says it's working…
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Steve Cullen: Criminal Lawyer on ACT's youth crime policy
A criminal lawyer is casting doubt on the benefits of throwing the book at troubled youth. The Act Party wants 17-year-olds to be charged as adults, and for…
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Kate Hawkesby: I hope the Government reflects on what they've done
So while we were away the news from home was pretty much standard. Another MP facing conflict of interest questions (looking at you Peeni Henare), another MP…
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Francesca Rudkin: The World Cup kicks off at the end of the month - where's the hype?
Yesterday was a big milestone for the FIFA World Cup here in New Zealand. The first of the 15 teams, Norway and Vietnam, stepped off planes at Auckland…
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Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB rugby commentator breaks down All Blacks squad for Rugby Championship opener v Los Pumas
The All Blacks squad has been named for the Rugby Championship opener against Los Pumas this weekend. We don't have to cast our minds too far back to the…
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Sunny Kaushal: Chair of Dairy and Business Owners' Group ahead of meeting with the Police Minister over retail crime
Dairy owners aren't surprised there's been another horrific attack at an Auckland store. Two men armed with hammers seriously injured the wife of a dairy owner…
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Buzz Burrel: General Practitioners Interim Chair says he's glad the unused Covid test figures weren't swept under the carpet
Questions over how the Government managed to spend $531 million on unused Covid tests. Our newsroom can reveal Te Whatu Ora has almost $60 million rapid…
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Francesca Rudkin: I'm grateful for those that raised concerns about the draft science curriculum
When the first thing you read about the new science curriculum is a group of science teachers saying “Where’s the Science” it’s hard not to feel despondent -…
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Sarah Dalton: Medical Specialists' union backs National's plan for a third medical school at Waikato University
It looks like National's plan for a third medical school is being well received. The Party is promising a new school at the University of Waikato to train more…
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Vee Blackwood: Housing inquiry manager says it's as hard as ever for vulnerable communities to find housing
All Members of Parliament are being urged to treat housing as a human right. The final report in the Human Rights Commission's housing inquiry says all…
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Mark Mitchell: National's police spokesperson says rising crime rates is coming at an enormous human cost
National's police spokesperson says rising crime rates is coming at an enormous human cost. Ministerial briefings have revealed police response time targets…
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Francesca Rudkin: It may have taken a year to come up with plan, but credit where it's due
On Monday I reflected on a year of Te Whatu Ora, and how those within the sector rate the new centralised health system. I said that, from what I’ve been told…
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Alison Eddy: College of Midwives CEO says midwifery has had one of the most significant shortages in the health sector
Midwives want a seat at the table for boosting their work force in the long term. It comes after the Government launched their workforce action plan - aiming…
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Fiona McNamara: Family Planning Health Director says students should be learning about consent in schools
Health advocates are calling for mandatory consent education, throughout someone's high school years. It's often paired with health class, which isn't required…
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Francesca Rudkin: If you’re a politician out with a friend - just remember to pay the bill
I like to have a good time, I let my hair down occasionally, and over the years I have by no means always behaved perfectly in public after a few drinks on a…
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Lisa Te Morenga: Health Coalition Aotearoa Co-Chair says the Government hasn't made food safety a priority
Public health and nutrition experts are calling for a national food strategy to fix our obesity epidemic. The latest Healthy Food Environment report reveals…
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Bryan Betty: General Practice Chair on questions whether system has resources to deliver changes to those suffering with cataracts
Questions have been asked over whether the health system has the resources to deliver the changes to those suffering with cataracts. All New Zealanders with…
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Malcolm Fleming: Certified Builders Assn CEO says homeowners are favouring doing up their own houses instead of building new
Building consents are coming back to earth after record highs last year. Stats NZ says consents fell 11 percent in the year to May. Certified Builders…
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Gavin Grey: European Correspondent on the French riots
The family of a French teenager killed by Police is calling for riots around the country to stop. France has seen its most violent riots and protests since…
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Kate Weston: College of Nurses Executive Director on the additional clinical placements
Time will tell whether a move to ease nursing shortages will be sustainable long-term. The Government has announced more than 800 additional clinical…
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Richard Harrison: Auckland Transport Metro Optimisation Manager on minimising the bus driver shortage
Auckland Transport says it's been working hard to trim down the bus driver shortage. It's managed to cut it by 72% since its peak, and the agency only needs to…
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Francesca Rudkin: The Government would've been hoping for a better report card
Saturday marked a year since the new heath system Te Whatu Ora kicked into gear. Twenty district health boards were abolished and replaced with a centralised…
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Kate Hawkesby: Three Waters cost blow out speaks volumes about this Govt's ability to read the room
If we ever needed proof this Government was one giant overlord of bureaucratic blow outs, it’s the estimated $1 billion blowout on establishment costs for…
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Debra Goulding: Foodstuffs Sustainable Packaging Manager single-use plastic items will be officially banned from shelves
Single-use plastic items will be officially banned from shelves from tomorrow. It's the second step in the Government's plan to reduce plastic waste. Plastic…
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Dave Bodger: Gull NZ General Manager says sales have been up, rather than manic before fuel tax returns
Time is ticking to fill up, before the fuel tax returns. The Government's relief package ends tomorrow, meaning petrol prices will rise around 29 cents a litre…
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Martyn Weatherill: Primary school principal claims their latest government offer of a 6% increase is bittersweet
A primary school principal claims their latest government offer is bittersweet. It includes a six percent base salary increase in July, and further rises next…
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Kate Hawkesby: Try as we do to endlessly support the Police, they’re not making it very easy for us
Try as we do to endlessly support the Police, they’re not making it very easy for us are they? This story of the citizen’s arrest this week irked a lot of…
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Paul Spain: Tech commentator on Meta adding new child protection safeguards to Messenger and Instagram
Is Meta finally doing better at protecting kids online? The tech giant is adding new safeguards across Messenger and Instagram. It's the first time parental…
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Diane Calvert: Wellington councillor ahead of D-Day vote of no confidence for Let's Get Wellington Moving
It's D-Day for Let's Get Wellington Moving. The council will vote on a motion of no confidence today as seven councillors push for the programme to be…
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Mitch McCann: US correspondent on Donald Trump suing E. Jean Carroll for defamation over sexual abuse case
Former President Donald Trump is trying to turn the tables on the advice columnist who won a $5 million jury award against him in a sexual abuse lawsuit…
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Hamish Piercy: Crash investigator on 111 people dying in incidents where a driver was over the breath alcohol limit
A new peak has been reached in our drunk driver fatalities. Last year, 111 people died in incidents where a driver was over the limit - up from the 53 seen in…
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Kate Hawkesby: Be prepared for a bunch of cost increases over the next few weeks
We are in for a bunch of cost increases over the next few weeks. I know, more. It’s not like we haven’t been facing a steady stream of rising costs for a while…
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Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent says former health secretary Matt Hancock says the UK's pandemic planning was 'completely wrong'
In the UK, the former health secretary says the UK's pandemic planning was "completely wrong". Matt Hancock, the secretary during the pandemic, has told that…
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Julie Douglas: Tertiary Education Union pres hopes govt funding boost will allow unis to reconsider job cuts
The Tertiary Education Union is welcoming the $128 million cash injection to the struggling sector. Split over the next two years, it'll increase tuition…
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John Tookey: Professor of Construction says it will be impossible to have increased community say, and faster consenting in RMA
There have been mixed feelings about Resource Management Act reforms. The Environmental Select Committee has suggested amendments including faster consenting…
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Dr Rose Crossin: Researcher on findings that alcohol is the most harmful drug in New Zealand
Concerning new research from Otago University suggests alcohol is the most harmful drug in New Zealand. The first of its kind study ranked alcohol as the most…
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Kate Hawkesby: I think we're best served by sticking to 'everything in moderation'
So another day, another study on alcohol - in fact I’ve seen two just in the last two weeks and of course they say different things. One says even the smallest…
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Weston Kirton: Ruapehu Mayor says skifield liquidation a complex situation, but the financial backing helps jobs
Hopes a multi-million dollar government loan to Ruapehu Alpine Lifts liquidators gets the skifields off thin ice. The Government is chipping in up to $5…
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Alistair Crozier: NZ China Council director says Hipkins needs to sell NZ to Xi Jinping as open and accessible
There are hopes Prime Minister Chris Hipkins can shine in his first meeting with Xi Jinping. The pair will meet to discuss topics like trade and the war in…
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Tric Malcolm: Food bank director says govt cash injection is great news, but the question is whether it will be enough
A $6 million cash injection has been welcomed by food banks, as the number of families struggling with food insecurity rises. The latest funding top up by the…
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Steve Cullen: Criminal Lawyer on National's crime policy
A reminder of the importance of judge's discretion as the National Party pitches a crime crackdown. It's called for a limit on the sentence reductions judges…
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Gloria Masters: Advocate against the sexual abuse of children on The Handing the Shame Back campaign
A survivor of child sex trafficking for 16 years is pushing for more to be done over New Zealand's alarmingly high rate of sexual abuse. The Handing the Shame…
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Kate Hawkesby: We need to build more roads
I’ve decided we need to build more roads. I don’t know why we don’t just build roads everywhere all the time. The most transformational thing this government…
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Tim Dower: Is owning a gun a right or a privilege?
Hard to believe it's taken so long to get this new firearms register up and running. Then again - it's a government IT project and we all know there's a…
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Colin Mansbridge: Crusaders CEO ahead of Super Rugby final and Scott Robertson's last game in charge
The Super Rugby final is tomorrow night - with tickets now sold out. It's Chiefs versus Crusaders - and Scott Robertson's last match in charge of the…
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Viv Beck: CEO of Heart of the City on Auckland being named Top 10 of world's most liveable cities
Auckland has scraped into the Top 10 in a new ranking of the world's most liveable cities. It comes in at 10 - tied with Osaka, in Japan. 173 cities were…
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Chris Cahill: Police Association president says new gun registry will be a key tool to reducing crime
There is optimism the country's first digital gun registry will put criminals under the pump. The online registry goes live tomorrow, aiming to track nearly…
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Kate Hawkesby: I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this point for the Labour Party
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this point for the Labour Party and Chris Hipkins. I mean the state of it. It really is from the sublime to the…
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Bryce Edwards: Political analyst says the sheer number of scandals will be hurting Labour's credibility
The political headaches continue to pile up for Labour, four months out from the election. Chris Hipkins is expressing his disappointment in Michael Wood -…
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Ruth Money: Victims' advocate believes there will be more disclosures during a review of Oranga Tamariki
A victim advocate believes there will be more disclosures during a review of Oranga Tamariki. The department has revealed two staff members have been stood…
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Colin Bond: Kiwifruit Growers CEO says only about half of kiwifruit growers expect to break even this year
Only about half of kiwifruit growers expect to break even this year, amid a particularly bad harvest. Production this year is down about 35 million trays on…
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Kate Hawkesby: The question that is hard to answer without being embarrassed to be a Kiwi
I was at my physio yesterday, she’s South African. She moved here to an allegedly ‘safe’ country with her children, they live on Auckland’s North Shore…
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Titanic submarine - Coast Guard says extensive search yielded no sign of missing vessel
Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean are racing against time to find a missing submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who…
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Weston Kirton: Ruapehu Mayor says everyone is waiting with bated breath to see if companies step in to purchase skifields
Uncertainty is plaguing Ruapehu. A bid to liquidate Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is being heard in the High Court in Auckland this morning, dubbed a 'worst case…
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Stuart Crosby: LGNZ President says councils have been crying out for funding for some time
A strong message has come that New Zealand's cash-strapped councils cannot make money out of thin air. The Future for Local Government Review has made more…
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Kate Hawkesby: Is this Government going out of its way to lose the upcoming election?
Is it just me, or is this Government going out of its way to lose the upcoming election? I mean, I’ve had the vibe for a while they’ve given up. Chris Hipkins…
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Cathy Wilson: Montessori Aotearoa CEO says communication around ECE sector changes is an issue
A change to the Government's flagship budget policy on childcare is raising more questions than answers for the sector. It's backtracking on conditions…
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Grant Dodson: Forest Owners' Assn president says amendments to the ETS removing forestry is a bad idea
The forestry industry is sick of being made into the villain on reducing emissions. The Government is proposing to amend the Emissions Trading Scheme and…