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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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Tim Adams: Auckland FC Fan Group Representative previews the A-League Grand Final clash
Auckland FC are heading for their first A-League grand final at a sold-out stadium.
It’s both the first time a grand final has been played in N...
Paul Giberd: Social Housing Aotearoa CEO on the social housing overhaul and possible impact on elderly people
There are concerns elderly people will be left behind in a housing support overhaul.
This year's Budget includes hiking the amount social housi...
Michael Baker: Otago University Public Health Professor on Pharmac's proposal to expand free flu vaccines
Pharmac's looking to expand free flu vaccines to the group with the highest rates of influenza.
The agency's looking at providing jabs to an ex...
Ryan Bridge: What's cruel versus fair in the social housing debate
Nicola Willis' Lotto comment yesterday was clumsy, but in the end, much ado about nothing.
The politics of this housing thing are pretty simple....
Full Show Podcast: 22 May 2026
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Kate Acland: Beef + Lamb NZ Chair on the research finding incentives could help farmers reduce emissions
Climate policies for farmers may be revealing a competitive gap.
New research by Beef + Lamb suggests there should be a focus on incentives fo...
Ryan Bridge: The AI takeover isn't coming, it's here
The AI and robot takeover isn't coming, it's here. Well, sort of.
A bunch of data's come out on this over the past few days.
Seek says j...
Alan McDonald: Employers and Manufacturers' Association Head of Advocacy and Strategy on the 13% increase in job ads
More encouraging signs in the job market despite global uncertainty and fuel concerns.
Fresh Seek employment data shows job ads rose 0.8% in Ap...
Mark Mitchell: Police Minister on the arrest of corrections staff for corruption, accepting bribes
Satisfaction the vast majority of the country's Corrections workers are good eggs, despite the arrest of 14 Auckland staff.
A dozen have been...
Full Show Podcast: 21 May 2026
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 21 May.
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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on card spend data dropping by 1.3% in April
Retailers are feeling the pinch, with card spending plunging across the board.
Stats NZ data reveals retail electronic card purchases dropped 1...
Camilla Belich: Labour's Public Services Spokesperson on the Government's proposed overhaul
The Labour Party is criticising the Government’s proposed public service overhaul, saying its “arbitrary” target will hurt Kiwi families.
Willi...
Neil Quigley: Waikato University Vice-Chancellor on more than 92 thousand international students were enrolled last year
New Zealand is benefiting from other countries' visa crackdowns as international students look elsewhere.
More than 92 thousand students were en...
Ryan Bridge: The public service cuts didn't come out of nowhere
We got the inevitable Grinch headlines from the media yesterday, powered by union panic.
The public service knew this was coming. Or should hav...
Full Show Podcast: 20 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2026, the Government’s cutting jobs in the public sector, Labour Spokesperson for Public Servi...
Andrew Hoggard: Associate Minister for Agriculture on Southland farmers receiving an extension for their freshwater plans
Farmers across Southland have been granted an 18-month extension to submit freshwater plans.
The Government's pushed the deadline from the end...
Luke Bradford: College of GPs President on the number of GP specialist referrals being declined
A lack of Government data is making it impossible to know the extent of specialist referral rejections.
A new Association of Salaried Medical S...
Full Show Podcast: 19 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 19th of May 2026, Government’s pouring $131 million of the Budget into education, Dr M...
Michael Johnson: New Zealand Initiative Research Fellow on $131 million dollar education package
Calls for the Government to keep up the momentum, as educational reform doesn't follow political timelines.
Education Minister Erica Stanford h...
Ryan Bridge: A clean up of Cabinet is overdue
In February last year I wrote a piece for the Herald about government department and ministerial overload.
It was partly informed by observatio...
Vicky Price: Business Correspondent says UK's GDP is better than expected in Q1
The United Kingdom isn't facing as many financial troubles as predicted, after the latest data shows their GDP holding steady.
The past few mon...
Full Show Podcast: 18 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Monday 18th of May 2026, National's campaigning on scrapping good character assessments at sen...
Andy England: Canterbury's Darfield School Principal on NCEA's revamp
Concern that NCEA's revamp could be a little old fashioned.
The Education Minister has announced more detail on what's replacing NCEA.
Y...
Ryan Bridge: Old school is the best school
In education, old school is the best kind of school.
Secondary students will be forced to learn science, as well as maths and English, in the f...
Anna Fifield: Former Washington Post Asia-Pacific Editor on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
Donald Trump is vowing to maintain a "friendship" with China, despite apparent tensions over Taiwan and Iran.
The US President has met with his...
Simeon Brown: Energy Minister on New Zealand's natural gas reserves reaching a two-decade low
Natural gas reserves have plummeted to the lowest level in two decades.
Latest MBIE annual petroleum reserves data shows a 23% decline in the c...
Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director on the state of Air New Zealand
Rising international tourism numbers are helping airlines weather the storm of rising jet fuel prices.
Air New Zealand's revealed its looking at...
Full Show Podcast: 15 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 15th of May 2026, the bilateral talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have been und...
Ryan Bridge: We need more positivity
It's Friday huddle, pep talk time.
New Zealand, we're going to need our number-8 wire, positive, can-do, problem solver attitude now more than...
Chris Bullen: Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on the Talbot Mills survey into tobacco and nicotine regulation
Most New Zealanders think the tobacco industry is influencing government policy.
A Talbot Mills survey —commissioned by public health group Hea...
Eric Crampton: NZ Initiative Senior Economist on Luxon's pre-Budget speech about immigration
An economist says New Zealand is different from Europe and our views on immigration aren't the same.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has used...
Malcom Nance: Foreign Policy Analyst and Former US Navy Senior Chief on Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping
There's a belief China has the upper hand in the highly anticipated talks with the United States.
Trump's in Beijing, meeting with Chinese Pres...
Full Show Podcast: 14 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday 14th of May 2026, Trump’s touched down in Beijing ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinpin...
Ryan Bridge: Wellington's endless spending on pen-pushers and reviews
You can't escape bureaucrats in Wellington; it's an occupational hazard.
Despite the bad press they get, they're not all useless. But it depends...
Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on Australia's new federal budget
The Australian Government has unveiled its Budget, with the Iran war continuing to loom large.
Gross debt is expected to hit $1 trillion for th...
Richard Dawkins: Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chair on the expected US investigation into lamb imports
Federated Farmers says New Zealand's sheep meat exports to the US are a win-win for both countries.
Trade Minister Todd McClay has revealed he...
Full Show Podcast: 13 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2026, Jim Chalmers 4th Australian Federal Budget is out, Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold...
Matt Ball: Property Investor Federation Manager on Cotality housing data
A changing property market could start shifting landlord trends.
Fresh March quarter data from property information firm Cotality shows almost...
Ryan Bridge: Jim Chalmers' Budget is hardly a recipe for affordable housing
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
That's basically the message to anyone worried about a capital gains tax in New Zealand.
In Ca...
Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on the calls for Sir Keir Starmer to resign
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer may survive in the job, for now.
More than 60 Labour MPs are now publicly calling on the Labour leader...