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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 BridgeKate Hawkesby: Now it's even too dangerous to go to a mall
As a parent whose kids are at the ‘wander the mall on their own’ age, I do worry about headlines like “Screams heard before mall stabbing in Auckland”. It’s…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeClare O'Higgins: Cancer charity encourages people to do Dry July after high demand for services and care
Put down the drink and spare a bit of money this July. New Zealanders are being asked to give up alcohol for the month to raise funds for those going through…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeThomas Coughlan: NZ Herald political reporter says EUFTA won't be fully implemented for another 13 years
New Zealand's new Free Trade Agreement with the European Union isn't perfect, but it may be the best we're ever going to get. The 27-country bloc has agreed to…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeAndrew Little: Health Minister says Health NZ is a new way of tackling health issues in NZ
A new dawn for New Zealand's heath sector. The country's 20 DHBs have been officially disestablished to make way for the Health NZ juggernaut and the Maori…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeKate Hawkesby: I feel for our young people, no wonder they want to leave NZ
“Politicians have sucked the life out of young New Zealanders” this according to a very good opinion piece in the Herald yesterday by University Macro…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeLorraine Kerr: NZSTA president wants to make sure 'decent people' run for school boards
Nominations are now open to run for your local school's board of trustees. With elections in September, New Zealand School Trustees Association wants to make…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeBrent Thomas: House of Travel COO on fears people may have to cancel holidays due to passport backlog
Demand for passports has risen significantly, with a 400 percent increase since January. This now has the Department of Internal Affairs scrambling, with…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeRuth Money: Victims' advocate sees Timaru crash sentence as light, youth justice system needs an overhaul
Questions are being raised around the sentence given to a young man whose driving resulted in the deaths of five Timaru teenagers. Tyreese Fleming has been…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeKate Hawkesby: Big Brother is really watching me
Call me naïve, and look when to comes to this stuff I probably am. It’s a mixture of not being that clued into forensically what goes on technologically with…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeSue Barker: Charities law expert on Supreme Court's ruling on Family First
So the Supreme Court has ruled that traditional values group 'Family First' will no longer qualify for charitable status. The ruling is that the group's work…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeGil Kerklikowske: Former US Customs Commissioner human trafficking has become financially lucrative to people smugglers
A former US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner says human trafficking's become financially lucrative to people smugglers. It follows the deaths of 50…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTrevor Newbrook: Restore Rotorua Chairman says emergency housing situation is at breaking point
Claims the emergency housing situation in Rotorua is "out of control". Newstalk ZB can reveal the Government has so far spent one billion dollars on emergency…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeKate Hawkesby: I've seen first hand how swamped our health system is
Like a lot of parents I imagine at the moment, I got the call up to the school sick bay yesterday to collect my daughter. Not another respiratory virus thank…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeCaroline Shone: Community Energy Action CEO on providing free insulation to homeowners this winter
Good insulation is something we know keeps people out of hospitals, therefore reduces pressure on our health system. But vulnerable homeowners could be…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgePaul Brislen: Telecommunications Forum Chief on survey finding only 10 percent believe a child is safer with a mobile phone than without one
No time is a good time to give a child a phone. A new Canstar survey shows only 10 percent believe a child is safer with a mobile phone than without one…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeJohn Tookey: AUT construction expert says some companies won't survive turbulent times, drop off in new builds will occur
A construction expert says we're in for turbulent times, with the slowdown in the market for new housing builds igniting fears property prices could begin to…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeKate Hawkesby: Labour trying to make the most out of Roe v Wade debate
No one in the history of spin has spun more than this current Government, which is why I find it so ironic that Grant Roberston’s accused Chris Luxon of…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeGavin Grey: Prince Charles denies any wrongdoing over $5 million bags-of-cash claim
Prince Charles' office has denied there was any wrongdoing in the heir to the British throne accepting bags full of cash as charity donations from a Qatari…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeBen Thomas: Political Commentator says Simon O'Connor has every right to express his belief
It's being suggested Simon O'Connor has created an unfortunate distraction for the National party and his leader. Chris Luxon says a social media post by…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeNikki Hart: Nutritionist on Aucklanders spending more than $1 billion on takeaways each year
More than $1 billion is spent on takeaways and fast food each year in Auckland. High deprivation areas have a higher concentration of the outlets, and fewer…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeMatt Brown: England put Black Caps in familiar danger on fourth day of tight test at Headingley
By Andrew Alderson at Headingley The synonym jar is almost empty to describe the narrow margins in the cricket test series between England and New Zealand. The…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeKate Hawkesby: What I've learned from having Covid
It’s so good to be back. I was a bit nervous about coming back because when you’ve been sick for three weeks unable to stay awake for long periods and feeling…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeAnna Burns-Francis: US President Joe Biden to call for three-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes
President Joe Biden will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeSunny Kaushal: Dairy and Business Owners Group chairman says many of the problems won't be fixed until the duopoly ends
Smaller grocery players are casting doubts, on the latest moves by the supermarket giants. Foodstuffs has followed its rival Woolworths, in announcing a…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgePat Collins: Gisborne animal control concerned over lack of action on dog attacks in the district
There are concerns owners of nasty dogs aren't facing the consequences of attacks by their animals. A report in Gisborne found no one has been prosecuted…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeDouglas Ligor: Scientist warns too many satellites are overcrowding space
Space is unimaginably, infinitely, large but our little corner of it is getting crowded. More satellites are going up every day, and one expert is warning it's…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: I'm not convinced wholesale will make a change in groceries competition
Not sure how much of a difference these new wholesale channels are going to make to competition in the grocery sector. My sense is that what it'll do, if…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeRichard Kennedy: Country director of Randstad on research revealing the most desirable place to work
Employers are facing a desperate battle to keep their workers. People may will be surprised to hear what is considered the most attractive place to work…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeMike Blackburn: Combined Building Supplies Co-Op Marketing Director says Gib issue has been plaguing the industry for months now
Some scepticism over the Government's latest move to tackle the plasterboard crisis. Minister for Building and Construction Megan Woods has set up a taskforce…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeDavid Seymour: Act leader says the party wants to see vaccination mandates for health workers scrapped
The Act Party wants to see vaccination mandates for health workers scrapped. We all know hospitals are facing severe staff shortages just as the flu hit .and…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: We wouldn't be able to get away with MIQ again
MIQ. You'll have heard calls from the Opposition for an apology to some of the New Zealanders who were locked out of the country at the height of the pandemic…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeGraham Le Gros: Immunologist says we are going to need all of our health workers this winter
A plea for health workers to get their flu jab. Health Ministry data shows only around 54 percent of DHB staff have had the flu vaccine Nelson Marlborough DHB…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeOliver Mander: Shareholders Association chief says Fletchers isn't taking responsibility for their role in Gib crisis
A call for the chair of Fletcher Building to resign over the Gib crisis. KiwiSaver provider Simplicity and the Shareholders Association have written to the…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeAdele Saunders: St John Wellbeing Manager says every crash has a different effect on people
Support continues for first responders who attended the head on crash south of Picton. Seven people were killed in a collision between a van and a truck on…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: Primary care is the poor cousin of our health system
It's pretty tough in the emergency departments right now. Hospitals all over the country are pleading with people to leave the ED for life and death situations…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeElliot Smith: Black Ferns save best for last in crushing win over USA in Pacific Four series
Black Ferns 50United States 6 The Black Ferns saved their best for last. While they began their Pacific Four series with two double-digit wins, the Black…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeSkye Kimura: Chief Executive of Tātou doesn't want Matariki to be used as an excuse for sales
Matariki is about resetting and remembering those who have died in the past year. Chief Executive of Tātou - a Māori cultural marketing and communications…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: Tauranga by-election a waste of time and money
What a pointless exercise the Tauranga by-election was and what a waste of taxpayers' money. National is keeping the seat, hardly a surprise. But the turnout…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: Bethlehem College can't have it both ways
So who's in the right at Bethlehem College? One the one hand, the school's Statement of Beliefs is pretty up-front about matters of sexuality. Example…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeGordy Lockhart: Tauranga Pride Advocate says stance of leaked Bethlehem College document will have a negative impact on the children there
A leaked document from Tauranga's Bethlehem College is raising concern about its stance on gender. It includes a number of prerequisites for students…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeNick Sautner: Eden Park Chief Executive confirms extra tickets to the Super Rugby Pacific final will go on sale later today
Eden Park is making extra tickets available for tomorrow night's sold-out Super Rugby final. The Blues will take on the Crusaders in front of a home crowd…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgePatrick Gower: Newshub journalist says he did not expect to give up drinking on TV
Patrick Gower did not expect to give up drinking on TV. On Booze explores New Zealand's drinking culture through the lens of Gower's own relationship with…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeGarth Nowland-Foreman: Not-for-profit leadership group says legislation may be to blame for the sector's increasing vulnerability
A not-for-profit leadership group says legislation may be to blame for the sector's increasing vulnerability. It comes as a new report from Grant Thornton…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeSimon Fuller: Kuranui College Principal says drug dog policy not about kicking students out of school, but rather part of a wider education
A Wairarapa secondary school says its plan for random drug searches is about identifying issues students may have and nipping them in the bud. Kuranui College…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: When it comes to 501s, NZ can't have it both ways
We've talked a lot about the 501 deportations lately and how unjust and downright grubby that Australian policy is. Just a week ago the Prime Minister was in…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeShane Solly: Portfolio Manager says the NZX is heavily influenced by the US market
Markets see, markets do. Global markets have been following US stock market trends, which investors say has gone down because of worse than expected US…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeGehan Gunasekara: Commercial law expert says sharing of ACC client's personal details on Snapchat is appalling
A report into ACC has found privacy issues among staff. The independent review found the agency doesn't adequately monitor and audit staff access and use of…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeTim Dower: Gower's new doco is a great piece of television
If someone in your family suggests you have a look at Patrick Gower's alcohol documentary, perhaps you should take the hint. I watched it before coming to work…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeRiki Herbert: Former All Whites coach as New Zealand chase a World Cup berth against Costa Rica
Football fans will be up early to see if New Zealand can book a spot in the Fifa World Cup. The All Whites are taking on Costa Rica and the score is 1-0 to the…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeIrene King: Former aviation boss says flight price hikes are a classic supply and demand problem
High demand is expected to drive up the cost of flights. Air New Zealand is warning it's going to have to hike fares due to rising fuel costs, as more people…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeChris Cahill: Police Association president says it would be naïve to think he can solve gang problems and drive by shootings in Auckland ove
The Police Association hopes the new minister will listen to those on the front line. Chris Hipkins replaces Poto Williams as Police Minister after she faced…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeChlöe Swarbrick: Auckland Central MP calls to pedestrianise Queen Street
A push to prioritise people over cars on Auckland's main street. Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick and the City Centre Residents' Group are calling for the…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeAndrew Dickens: Cabinet reshuffle shows a lack of talent in Labour pool
Yesterday's minor cabinet shuffle became a major one after two resignations. Trevor Mallard steps down as speaker, much to everyone’s relief. Laughingly one of…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeJames Doolan: Director at Hotel Council Aotearoa on tourism industry's struggle to recruit workers
It is no secret that tourism is struggling to recruit workers, but the extent of the shortage is becoming apparent. The sector lost 65,000 workers at the…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgePaul Spain: Gorilla Technology chief executive says Police are unlikely to have enough resources to monitor gang activity on social media
Tech experts say National's proposed plan to stop gang insignia on social media could be tricky to do. If it came to power, the party says it would ban gang…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeAndrew Dickens: National's gang policy is a dud
I was really disappointed that Christopher Luxon hung his hat on the patch banning gangs policy, mostly because the policy is not new. It's proposed every time…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeVincent McAviney: The Queen to skip Birmingham Commonwealth Games next month
The Queen will skip the upcoming Commonwealth Games, it's been reported today. The Games are set to take place for two weeks from July 28 in Birmingham, two…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeDan Ives: Twitter to provide Elon Musk with raw daily tweet data
Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its "firehose" of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets in an effort to push forward the Tesla…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeAndrew Dickens: For a trading nation, the Port of Auckland drama is inexcusable
It’s fair to say I’ve been seething for the past few days since the news that Ports of Auckland’s automation experiment has crashed and burned. This was a…
Early Edition with Ryan BridgeCarl Taylor: Combined Building Supplies Chair says the industry has to look at alternative methods to GIB
The building industry will have to think outside the tool box. GIB is still desperately sought after across the country, with reports of it being stockpiled…