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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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34:04

Full Show Podcast: 27 March 2025

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/26

On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Thursday 27th of March 2025, could Liam Lawson be dropped by RedBull already? Motorsport expert Bob McMurray shares his thoughts. New research from the Royal NZ College of GPs shows primary healthcare is being financially neglected, President Samantha Murton shares her concerns. Westpac is calling for the Reserve Bank to relax capital requirements, Chief economist at Simplicity, Shumabeel Eaqub tells Andrew Dickens if it'sa good idea. US Correspondent

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1:44

Andrew Dickens: Tamatha Paul shares complaints of...

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2025/03/26

Tamatha Paul: awoman mocked for her views on Police. Chris Hipkins says her views on beat Police were unwise, and then he went further and said they were stupid. The Prime Minister says she’s in lala land. Yesterday I commented that life must be really sweet on her planet - pity it’s not ours. But that didn’t stop her doubling down yesterday on her views, because they are not untrue. She pointed out that brown people have quite a different perception of police than others. Look up profiling and

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4:21

Lesley Yeomans: Australia Correspondent on the...

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2025/03/25

The just revealed Australian Federal Budget is being criticised as an election sweetener. The Treasurer's announced tax relief for households. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is yet to call the election, but it's expected in coming months. Australia Correspondent Lesley Yeomans says they’ve tried to give people a little bit of everything in this budget, with tax cuts, more energy bill relief, wage increases and cheaper medicines. He says the Government is probably hoping it will sway people, but

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4:35

Maurice Williamson: Auckland Councillor on the...

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2025/03/25

Neither of two options for Auckland's main stadium are entirely feasible. Auckland Council staff say feasibility studies for either an upgraded Eden Park or a new stadium at Quay Park found both lacking. The report says the Eden Park option would not be financially feasible without council or central Government funding, and Quay Park has optimistic assumptions around infrastructure and construction costs. Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson told Andrew Dickens he’s questioning why the council

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3:32

Gavin Grey: Europe Correspondent on the Black Sea...

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2025/03/25

Caveats to the new Russia-Ukraine Black Sea ceasefire deal are causing uncertainty. The United States says both countries have agreed to stop military strikes in the Black Sea and develop measures to implement a ban on energy facility strikes. But Newstalk ZB European Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens Ukraine's warned any Russian naval movement would be a violation. He says in return, Russia's demanding sanctions on banks, insurers, and food exporters must be lifted first. Sky News

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34:09

Full Show Podcast: 26 March 2025

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2025/03/25

On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Wednesday 26th of March 2025, officials warn neither options for an Auckland stadium are feasible, Auckland Councilor Maurice Williamson explains why. Australia's Federal budget is out and tax cuts are on the way, Australia Correspondent Lesley Yeomans shares the latest. Employment confidence is down across the country, Employment Expert Tom O'Neil says employers can sense the desperation from applicants. UK/ Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey shares the

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2:55

Tom O'Neil: CV.co.nz Managing Director on business...

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2025/03/25

A blow for Kiwi business confidence, which has slumped to its lowest level since the post-2020 Covid lockdown lows. The Westpac-McDermott Miller index shows despite the weaker overall result, confidence has only fallen in four of 11 regions. That includes the biggest job market -- Auckland -- which dominated the national average. CV.co.nz Managing Director, Tom O'Neil told Andrew Dickens he reckons it's partially due to looming American tariffs. He believes there's been a massive hangover

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1:57

Andrew Dickens: Every city needs a stadium

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2025/03/25

So, Auckland looks like it’s doing it again: dilly dallying in decision making about big stuff. A council advisory group has informed us that neither the fancy waterfront stadium nor an upgrade of Eden Park is considered feasible. The full council still must vote on it on Thursday, so we’ll see if anyone has some balls. Now by "not feasible" they mean not viable without public funding. We don’t seem to have a charitable billionaire in our midst so the dough would have to come from the public

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3:44

Jason Pine: Weekend Sport host on the All Whites...

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2025/03/24

Great news for football fans – the All Whites are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Their 3-0 win over the New Caledonia side was enough to book their trip next year to the US, Canada, and Mexico. Weekend Sport host Jason Pine told Andrew Dickens that quite a few people probably expected the game to be fairly straight forward, but it didn’t take long for those illusions to be dispelled. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:15

Mark Hooper: Federated Farmers RMA Spokesperson on...

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2025/03/24

Farmers are keeping an eye on how some aspects of Resource Management Act reforms will work in practice. The Government's new framework for planning includes new acts around development of land and on protection of the natural environment. It also includes greater property rights – including allowing landowners to seek compensation against unjustified restrictions on their land. But Federated Farmers RMA spokesperson Mark Hooper told Andrew Dickens it's important local voices take precedence

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2:42

Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the boost to...

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2025/03/24

A sizable boost to defence spending's expected in Australia's budget. Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his fourth federal budget for Labor tonight. The Defence Minister says it will include bringing forward a billion dollar spend on defence. It comes as New Zealand ministers hint at more spending in defence here too. Australia correspondent Donna Demaio told Andrew Dickens it's a significant spend. She says it will be the biggest defence spend since World War II, and will boost the

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3:34

Jacqui Southey: Save the Children Advocacy Director...

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2025/03/24

Save the Children says Oranga Tamariki needs to step up communication in the name of trust, so they can do their job. A newly released review has highlighted nine representative privacy breaches, with at least one leading to a mother being abused after her address was shared to her child's father. Save the Children Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey told Andrew Dickens if the public don't trust the agency, they'll struggle to receive the reports they need to work effectively. Southey says it cannot

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34:17

Full Show Podcast: 25 March 2025

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/24

On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Tuesday 25th of March 2025, The Government's finally scrapping the Resource Management Act, Federated Farmers RMA Reform Spokesperson Mark Hooper tells Andrew Dickens what he thinks of the new plan. The All Whites won 3-0 to New Caledonia, Newstalk ZB Weekend Sport Host Jason Pine was on the sidelines at the game. Oranga Tamariki has still not fixed systems that led to privacy breaches Save the Children Child Rights Advocacy and Research Director, Jacqui

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2:04

Andrew Dickens: We're training doctors for no reason

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/24

It’s no secret to anyone that we do not have enough doctors in New Zealand. Recent policy moves to attract more qualified overseas doctors have been eagerly received. As have directives to increase the number of doctors we train locally - the Government's decision to fund another 50 medical school places from next year, increasing the cap to 639 first-year students. But what is the point of training more doctors if we don’t have jobs for them? Medical Council data showed 30 percent of medical

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2:48

Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB Sports Reporter talks...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/23

Newstalk ZB Sports Reporter Andrew Alderson joined Andrew Dickens to wrap this weekend’s sporting events. They discussed the Chinese Grand Prix and Liam Lawson’s unfortunate run, and the life and legacy of Alex “Grizz” Wyllie. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:28

Sandy Lau: PWC Partner on the call for countries to...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/23

A tax expert says changes to the tax system must not stand in the way of economic growth. A UN committee is calling on countries to ensure tax policies are being applied proportionally to the wealthier individuals. It says regressive and ineffective policies can disproportionately affect already disadvantaged groups. But PWC partner Sandy Lau told Andrew Dickens while fairness is important, it's a complex issue. She says company tax rates needs to be competitive to attract foreign investment. LISTEN

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4:29

Fleur Fitzsimons: PSA National Secretary on the...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/23

Public servants appear unconcerned by the Government's recent request to help identify further cost cuts. Thousands of public servants across all agencies have been asked in a census to identify taxpayer value in their work, and any changes needed. PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons told Andrew Dickens the survey was expected as it comes around every five years. She says they don't think it's going to lead to any more harsh cuts, because there is nothing left to trim. Fitzsimons says there

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34:04

Full Show Podcast: 24 March 2025

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/23

On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Monday 24th of March 2025, The Public service has been asked by the Government to find areas for cost cutting, PSA Assistant Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons shares the reaction of Public Servants. A United Nations Committee has questioned the fairness of world tax systems and GST, PWC Partner Sandy Lau shares the issues around fairness in our tax system. Andrew Alderson shares with Andrew Dickens the latest on sport that happened over the weekend. UK/ Europe

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3:01

Gavin Grey: UK/ Europe Correspondent on the Pope...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/23

Positive steps for Pope Francis, following his five-week battle with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old's been discharged from hospital back to his Vatican residence -- thanking onlookers from his balcony. UK/ Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens further details of The Pope's hospital condition have emerged upon his release. He says it's been confirmed Pope Francis suffered two significant medical episodes, where his life was in danger. Pope Francis will now take a two-month break from

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2:32

Andrew Dickens: My take on GDP

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/03/23

While I was away tramping all over the top of the Coromandel Peninsula, we had some good and bad news. GDP came out better than we expected with a rise of 0.7% in the fourth quarter, which should signal the start of green shoots and recovery and confidence. But at the same time, the consumer confidence figure came out and it was the worst we’ve seen since the 90s. And then Paul Bloxham, the Australian economist who invented the rock star economy name, came out and said our recession has been the

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