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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
Claire Trevett: NZ Herald Political Editor on special caucus meeting to decide Gaurav Sharma's fate held today
Labour's special caucus meeting to decide the fate of MP Dr Gaurav Sharma will be held this afternoon. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed yesterday…
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Simon Laube: Early Childhood Council CEO on Govt reducing pay parity funding for ECE teachers in May budget
Despite the Government seeming to be spending money elsewhere, they've given early childhood teachers the rough end of the stick. It's come out that the…
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Hamish Piercy: Motor vehicle crash investigator on secret cameras recording drivers using phones
Cameras hidden around Auckland by a government agency have recorded the better part of 1000 drivers per day unlawfully using their phones behind the wheel, the…
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Kate Hawkesby: Now the Govt wants to dictate how we take our kids to school
I see the latest attempt by councils to control our lives and get us all out of our cars is to axe the school drop off. Actually it’s not fair to just lay the…
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Shane Te Pou: Former Labour staffer says from what he can see, whips handled Sharma appropriately
All eyes are on the Labour Party with bullying accusations against MPs. Hamilton West MP Gaurav Sharma has accused party whips and the Parliamentary Service of…
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Asuntha Charles: World Vision Afghanistan as today marks one year since the Taliban's takeover
A grim milestone for Afghanistan; today marks one year since the Taliban's takeover. A year on, a new World Vision report paints a dire picture with the…
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Kate Hawkesby: Teens still getting away with thuggery, while PM rejects premise of question
I see the latest outburst of thuggery from our youth happened at a Palmerston North shopping mall. 30 teens ‘rampaged through it’, stealing, smashing things…
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Jason Walls: ZB Deputy Political Editor says for an Guarav Sharma to call out their party in such a public way is extraordinary
Surprise about scathing bullying allegations from a back-bench Labour MP. Gaurav Sharma has hit out at bullying between MPs and from parties towards MPs.. He…
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Gary Hermansson: Sports psychologist on criticism of the All Blacks
There will be a lot of nervous rugby fans heading into this weekend. The All Blacks have their redemption test match against the Dpringboks on Sunday morning…
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Lynda Keene: Tourism Export Council CEO says changing uni terms could be useful for some industries
Changing university terms may not address the tourism worker shortage, but it could help fill other gaps. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has suggested moving the…
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Kate Hawkesby: Young people have an inflated sense of entitlement
Although we’re crying out for teachers, I don’t think we’re doing ourselves any favours. Well, certainly not the Teachers Complaints Committee and the Teachers…
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Kate Hawkesby: No matter where it goes for Uffindell, there’s a bigger problem for National
So, Sam Uffindell has now been stood down from caucus while the National party investigates some new allegations that have come to light from when Uffindell…
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Simeon Brown: National Transport spokesperson has concerns about income-based driving fines
Concerns from National about the prospect of driving fines being linked to a person's income. The Ministry of Transport is giving the Government advice on…
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Michael Dowling: Council of Licensed Firearms Owners concerned about new gun law passed overnight
The relationship between gun owners and the Government is continuing to sour. A new law passed by Parliament overnight will mean anyone with a serious…
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Doug Jarvis: Butcher in Tauranga as small businesses still struggle to fill vacancies
Small businesses are still finding it hard to fill vacancies. A snapshot from MYOB shows 59 percent of SMEs have increased their wages, but a third are still…
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Lesley Yeomans: Qantas asks bosses to work as baggage handlers and drivers as labour crisis takes off
Qantas has asked corporate executives to work as baggage handlers after getting itself in a pickle during the pandemic. The airline asked senior executives and…
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Carmel Sepuloni: Social Development Minister says National is trying to demonise young people
The Government says National is oversimplifying complex issues, with its new plan to tackle youth unemployment. National has unveiled a policy to get under 25s…
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Kate Hawkesby: I feel for Ian Foster
Imagine being Ian Foster right now. Worse than being the most hated politician, is being an under fire AB’s coach surely. We seem to be more aggressively…
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Brad Olsen: Economist says weekly grocery shop is unlikely to get cheaper any time soon
Your weekly grocery shop isn't likely to get cheaper any time soon. New analysis from Infometrics and Foodstuffs shows the prices supplies charge supermarkets…
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Sias du Plessis: South Africa sports correspondent ahead of All Blacks first test
The All Blacks play their first test in South Africa since 2018 this weekend. It means a wake up time of 3am Sunday morning, you could just roll over in bed…
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Ant Boyles: NZ Council of Cargo Owners on more predicted supply chain issues this summer
Another wave of supply chain disruptions is predicted this coming summer, just as exports are due to peak. Massey University’s mid-year risk outlook highlights…
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Julian Leys: Building Industry Federation says a national products register could be a piece of the puzzle
Regulatory changes may be needed to bring more competition to the building supplies sector. A Commerce Commission draft report into the building product sector…
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Tim Dower: Real construction issues come from incompetence from those in Wellington
Sighs of relief in some quarters after the Commerce Commission report on building supplies came out. ComCom says competition isn't working as well as it could…
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Kate Hawkesby: Supermarkets need to do better by us
With the price of food the way it is, lest we forget we are in a ‘cost of living crisis’, I have become hyper-alert at the supermarket these days in terms of…
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Richard Levy: Climate researcher says some people will have to pack up and move on
Some coastal communities are now facing the very real prospect of having to desert their homes due to climate change. The Government has released its first…
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Craig Renney: Union economist says more needs to be done to protect low income workers
The Council of Trade Unions says more needs to be done to protect low income workers. The latest wage figures show inflation has increased, but the union says…
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Andrew Mertha: China expert says Pelosi's visit to Taiwan could have flow on effects for world relations
Nancy Pelosi's controversial trip to Taiwan could have ramifications for the whole world, for a long time to come. The US House Speaker has wrapped up her…
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Katy Armstrong: Immigration advisor on surge in visa application numbers
Families who were split up by the borders being closed, may now be inflating a surge visa numbers. Immigration stats show a 73 percent increase in visitors on…
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Kate Hawkesby: There is no need for a vaccine mandate on health workers anymore
I’m pleased midwives are asking for justification of the ongoing Covid vaccine mandate, surely we need to let it go by now. Surely it’s not even relevant…
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Jason Campbell: Former US official in Afghanistan reacts to killing of al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri
There has been overseas news with the US killing the leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. It comes ten years following the killing of the group's founder…
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Kate Hawkesby: Turns out people do want to return to cruise ships
I mentioned yesterday, with the return of cruise ships to our now fully open border, who’d be game enough to get on a cruise? The horror of those ships stuck…
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Anne Daniels: Nurses' Organisation would have liked Govt consultation on efforts to plug health system gaps
A nursing union says it would have liked to have been consulted in new Government efforts to plug gaps in the health system. The raft of efforts includes…
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Liz Yeaman: Wellingtonians frustrated at the lack of EV charging stations
EV owners in Wellington are getting frustrated. Despite a big push for us to ditch our petrol guzzlers for the electric life, we don't have enough chargers in…
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Jordan Williams: Taxpayers' Union Director on Kainga Ora's plans to hire more staff
The Taxpayers' Union is crying foul on Kainga Ora's plans to hire more staff. A leaked briefing obtained by Newstalk ZB reveals the housing agency wants to…
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Lucia Die Gil: Greaterthan partner says a four-day week is never going to be work/life fix
A Kiwi HR company says wellbeing sessions at work or 4-day weeks are never going to be the work/life fix employees are currently demanding. Greaterthan has…
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Andrew Alderson: ZB sports reader with a wrap of Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games
Newstalk ZB sports reader Andrew Alderson joined Kate Hawkesby for a wrap of Team NZ's Day 3 at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. LISTEN ABOVE See…
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Kate Hawkesby: The culture of excuses seems to be thriving
We seem to have a culture of excuses thriving in this country at the moment that is top down. When apologists are at the helm it’s I guess where we end up. I…
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Nicola Willis: Overseas Kiwis in line for $350 cost-of-living payment left 'confused and embarrassed'
Overseas-based Kiwis are "confused" and "embarrassed" at being told they would receive the Government's cost-of-living payment tomorrow and critics say…
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Gavin Grey: UK correspondent as Prince Charles lands himself in hot water over cash taken from Bin Laden's family
Prince Charles has landed himself in hot water over a series of dodgy financial dealings. The Sunday Times reports he's accepted nearly $2.5 million from the…
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Kate Wells: ZB sports reporter live from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games are about to get underway. The opening ceremony began at 7am New Zealand time. Newstalk ZB sports reporter Kate Wells is…
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David Perks: Regional Tourism New Zealand chair on potential regional visitor levy
A regional visitor levy is back on the cards to cover the costs of tourism on small communities as borders fully re-open on Sunday. The proposal was a common…
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Dylan Thomsen: AA Road Safety says this year's road toll on track to be one of the deadliest on record
This year is on track to be one of our deadliest on record. Latest figures show 320 people died on our roads last year, down more than 11 percent on the road…
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Kate Camp: Te Papa is collecting relics from the Covid-19 pandemic
Te Papa is collecting relics of our very recent past. The national museum has been adding momentoes from the Covid-19 pandemic to its long-term collection…
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David Vinsen: Imported Motor Vehicle Assn CEO as they pull their support for Clean Car Rebate scheme
Vehicle importers are shining a light on apparent faults within the the Government's Clean Car rebate scheme. The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association…
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Kate Hawkesby: Start investing in our health system now, or it'll only get worse
I note the average time to wait to get in to see your GP is three weeks. That’s the average. For many it’s longer than that. And for some rural areas in this…
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Max Whitehead: Employment law expert says TVNZ has suffered huge reputation damage over Santamaria
An employment law expert says the Kamahl Santamaria saga should send a clear warning about the dangers of hiring friends. TVNZ Head of News Paul Yurisich has…
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Brad Olsen: Economist says central banks should have acted sooner once they knew impact pandemic was going to have
The Reserve Bank is being urged to show more urgency in its efforts to curb inflation. Governor Adrian Orr has acknowledged interest rate decisions he has made…
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Kelvin Davidson: Property economist says it's important homeowners wanting to sell don't lose perspective
The heat is steadily seeping out of the country's property market. A new quarterly overview from Core Logic shows the slowdown of sales activity at the start…
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Kate Hawkesby: How do we turn this doom and gloom ship around?
I’m just wondering how many of you who’ve been overseas these past couple of weeks, maybe for school holidays or just a winter escape, whether you’ve come back…
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Kate Hawkesby: When are we going to snap out of the ideology that crime will solve itself?
It's depressing the amount of crime we’re seeing these days isn't it? Racist attacks, brazen ram raids, people getting shot or stabbed or beaten up, it’s…
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Melanie Webber: Teachers' union says attendance numbers drop is not surprising
Less than half of students are regularly attending school. The latest truancy data shows regular attendance in term one dropped to just 46 percent. It's down…
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Andrew Hoggard: Federated Farmers Pres says FMD would be catastrophic for this country
Fears for the impact foot and mouth disease could have on the economy, should it reach New Zealand. Biosecurity has been keeping an eye on Indonesia's outbreak…
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Tom Augustine: Film and TV writer on the rising popularity of subtitles
Generation Z has a new obsession. Subtitles have become popular thanks to TV shows like Stranger Things. Screenshots of the show's creative captions have been…
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Kate Hawkesby: If Greens don't know who they instead of Shaw, the whole thing is pointless
The Greens trying to roll James Shaw is about the most active thing I can think of that the Greens have done during this whole electoral cycle. As a party you…
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Catherine Delahunty: Former Green MP says James Shaw is not what the Greens are about
A former Green MP is pulling no punches with her opinion of James Shaw's leadership. The Party was thrown into disarray on Saturday when the co-leader was not…
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Andrew Alderson: ZB sportsreader on Ian Foster's All Blacks coaching staff shake-up
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has confirmed he has the support of the dressing room after asking senior players to assess the current situation the team…
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Daniel Gerrard: Water Safety NZ CEO on report finding last year was worst since 2011 for drownings
Water Safety New Zealand says it would be wrong to blame lifeguards and coastguard staff for the uptick in drownings. It's released its updated final report…
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Jamie Cleine: Buller District mayor on demand for housing, lack of rentals
Big things are happening in the small west coast town of Reefton. An economic boom has increased demand for housing, but zero rentals are available and few…
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Chris Wilkinson: Retail expert on Kmart moving distribution from Auckland to Hamilton
Kmart is shifting south. The retail giant is moving its distribution centre from Auckland to the Ruakura Superhub in Hamilton. It will be a bigger and better…
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Simeon Brown: Advertising spending by public sector, Crown agencies up 122 percent since 2017
A call for the Government to show more restraint, with its spending on advertising. Newstalk ZB can reveal advertising spending by public sector and Crown…