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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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1:56

Ryan Bridge: The dial has shifted in farming and...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/06/11

I’ve been reflecting this Fieldays week on how much the dial has shifted in farming and emissions. We had Chris Hipkins on the Herald Now programme Tuesday admit they essentially don’t currently have a policy in putting agriculture into the ETS. It was a signature policy platform under Ardern. We had to do it, they told us. It was immoral not to. Farmers had to pay a higher price, and who cares if it’s CO2 or methane, emissions are emissions. Labour’s now open to ditching that altogether and

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3:08

Rhys Gardner: GFactor Edge co-founder on their VR...

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2025/06/10

Fieldays has opened at Hamilton's Mystery Creek, with 100 thousand visitors expected over the next four days. 1200 vendors will be plying their wares at the Southern Hemisphere's largest agribusiness event, displaying the latest farming innovations. GFactor Edge co-founder Rhys Gardner is bringing his company’s VR driving simulators to the event – the technology allowing people to learn how to drive heavy machinery in a controlled environment. He told Ryan Bridge they’re recreating real accidents

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5:05

Mike Casey: Rewiring Aotearoa CEO on the Queenstown...

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2025/06/10

Queenstown could soon be leading the world’s renewable energy future. Rewiring Aotearoa is launching the Queenstown Electrification Accelerator project to speed up the transition to electric machines that run on renewable electricity. It wants to make it easier for homes and businesses to go electric. Chief Executive Mike Casey told Ryan Bridge one of the biggest barriers to going solar is the up-front cost. But he says with some of New Zealand's highest energy prices, Queenstown is the best place

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2:56

Sarah Helm: Drug Foundation Executive Director on the...

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2025/06/10

Drug overdose deaths have almost doubled in less than a decade and at the same time, the number of people accessing specialist help is trending downward. The Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission found 188 people died from an overdose in 2023. That's more than half the road toll, and more than twice the number of drowning deaths. Drug Foundation Executive Director Sarah Helm told Ryan Bridge we lose three New Zealanders every week to accidental and preventable drug overdose. She says at the same

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2:03

Ryan Bridge: Nobody wants to give more money to...

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2025/06/10

If you're in Auckland and waking up this morning feeling poorer, it's because you are. It's because we all are. CVs down 9%, rates are up 6% at the start of the month – that's an extra 223 bucks a year. Now the CVs aren't the market value, obviously, but the market value of our houses has also dropped. And so it's right that we feel poorer, we are. But spare a thought for Wellington – CVs down 24%, rates up 17%. No, thank you. Everyone's asking why are we paying more when our houses are

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34:13

Full Show Podcast: 11 June 2025

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/06/10

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 11 June. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:09

Simon Porter: Halo Sport Managing Director and Rugby...

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2025/06/09

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson has stepped down from his role. Robinson has been chief executive of NZR since January 2020, and will leave NZR at the end of this year. In a statement, Robinson said he will join his family in Australia when he has finished in the job. Halo Sport’s Simon Porter told Ryan Bridge he’d agree with Robinson’s assessment that he left the organisation a better place than he found it. He says it’s been a pretty tough six years with Covid, and they’ve made

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3:21

Casey Costello: Customs Minister on the need for...

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2025/06/09

New Zealand's becoming more vulnerable to corruption by organised crime. An independent advisory panel's urged the Government to take immediate action. It says police officers, immigration officials, and private sector employees have facilitated drug smuggling, leaked sensitive information, and undermined our border system. Customs Minister Casey Costello told Ryan Bridge she agrees we can't rest on our laurels. She says we are the only Five Eyes partner that doesn't have a national corruption

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34:29

Full Show Podcast: 10 June 2025

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2025/06/09

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 10th of June 2025, a new report has found our corruption-free nation is at odds with evidence, Ryan Bridge asks Customs Minister Casey Costello what difference the Government can make. The Government's investing $13.5 million in tourism, Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell shares her thoughts. Plus NZ Rugby Boss Mark Robinson calls it quits, Simon Port Managing Director and Rugby Player agent for Halo Sport, tells Ryan Bridge what skills the

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2:59

Tania Tapsell: Rotorua Mayor on government injects...

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2025/06/09

The Government's pumping more funding into tourism marketing, with a goal of generating an extra $300 million in spending. Minister Louise Upston's announced a $13.5 million injection into Tourism New Zealand -- targeting Australia, the US, and China. It's expected to bring an extra 72 thousand visitors over coming years. Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell told Ryan Bridge the spending goals easily achievable. She says Chinese visitors spend an average of $6,000 here, which is why they're being targeted

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2:13

Ryan Bridge: Serial protestors aren't helping anyone

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2025/06/09

Honestly… it’s time Greta got a grip. This is a stunt. She’s sailing on a yacht with a diesel motor, which they’ve been using because the sails haven’t been up. There’s been photos and video, Greta doing the Titanic at the bow, on her merciful mission to save the Middle East onboard the vessel complete with Aircon and TVs and Instagram. As for being kidnapped, this must be the first time a victim has broadcast their own hostage video. How does that work? It’s a tiny yacht. How much aid can you

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2:39

Gavin Grey: Asylum seeker spending down, but not down...

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2025/06/08

“It’s down, but it’s down not very much.” says UK Correspondent Gavin Grey in this morning’s immigration discussion with Ryan Bridge. The UK Government is spending $4.4billion on hotel bills housing migrants. Although this is down from $4.6billion the previous year, Grey says it isn’t enough. Money to fund this is coming from the overseas development fund, a system that Grey calls, “unsustainable.” Arrests for immigrants working illegally in the UK have increased, but Grey says the hotel bill

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3:33

Andrew Alderson: Rugby, Tennis and the weekend's...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/06/08

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 victory at the French Open, the latest from the world of Golf and this weekend’s main event: The Blues vs. The Chiefs. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:31

Geoff Upson: Road safety campaigner discusses young...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/06/08

Rodney local board member and road safety campaigner Geoff Upson join Ryan Bridge to talk about the safety ofyoung people on the road. Upson says that although road fatality rates are declining, there is more work to do when it comes to educating first-time drivers. He said that professional driver training alongside more time in the car with Mum and Dad could make all the difference tomake sure teenagers know how to conduct themselves on the road. Upson also said that education about the car

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34:02

Full Show Podcast: 09 June 2025

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/06/08

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 morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:11

Parmjeet Parmar: Act Party Immigration Spokesperson...

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2025/06/08

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 access for five years, with the opportunity for renewal once - meaning they could hold the visa for 10 years. Applicants will also need to meet specific health, income, and insurance requirements. Act Party Immigration Spokesperson Parmjeet Parmar told Ryan Bridge it's hard to know how many people will apply. She says it could be between two and

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2:32

Ryan Bridge: How much will Winter cost us this year?

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2025/06/08

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 the fire going all weekend. They had a proper frost there. It's right about now you start thinking... how much is all this going to cost me? The answer $250 for May for a house of two persons, one dog. Already we've spent $70 for June. This is one of the few bills I pay in our household so it's one of the few I notice. It's not going through

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4:01

Don Brash: Former National Leader voices concern over...

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2025/06/05

Winston Peters is accusing Don Brash and Helen Clark of "relevance deprivation syndrome", after their criticism of his approach to China. The former National and Labour leaders are warning the Government that it could be putting our largest trading relationship at risk by aligning too closely with the US. Brash believes that it is unwise to shift priority from China to the US given the current tension between the two superpowers. Peters says he stands by the government's independent foreign policy,

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1:54

Vincent McAviney: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz...

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2025/06/05

UK and Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney spoke to Ryan Bridge about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to the White House. The chancellor presented President Donald Trump with a gift: The birth certificate of President Trump’s German grandfather, which seemed to go down well with the President. Despite the positivity on the outside, McAviney said that the difference between the two nations’ approach to the war in Ukraine has led negotiations to continue behind closed doors. McAviney also

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4:08

Tony Johnson: Rugby Commentator on this weekend's...

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2025/06/05

Rugby commentator Tony Johnson joined Ryan Bridge to discussthethree upcoming qualifying finalsgames this weekend. The first match taking place tonight sees the Crusaders take on the Reds. The odds seem to be stacked against the Reds, as an Australian team is still yet to win a Super Rugby playoff game against a Kiwi team on Kiwi soil. The Chiefs and the Blues are also due to face off this weekend. Johnson told Ryan Bridge that the Chiefs will be out for revenge after their crushing defeat in last

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