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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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4:55

Keith Mawson: Egmont Seafoods owner says new fishing...

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2025/02/12

A seafood company says new fishing regulation proposals will hopefully reflect the leap in the industry's technology. The Government's wanting public consultation on changes to the Fisheries Act. It would allow catch limits to be more readily extended or reduced, and let boats with cameras installed, dump unwanted catch at sea. Egmont Seafoods owner Keith Mawson told Francesca Rudkin parts of the system haven't changed for 40 years, but their technology's come a long way since then.See

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3:05

Francesca Rudkin: McDonald's read the room wrong...

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2025/02/12

There’s a Dominos and a Subway, but there will be no McDonald’s in Wānaka - at least at the currently proposed site. Yesterday, Commissioners declined to grant consent for a McDonalds restaurant, largely due to the location. The proposed location was at the edge of town - where urban meets rural living. It is regarded as outside the urban growth boundary for Wānaka, at one of the town’s entrances, directly underneath magnificent Mt Iron. A McDonalds was deemed to be at odds with rural living, the

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34:39

Full Show Podcast: 13 February 2025

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2025/02/12

On the Early Edition Full Show Podcast for Thursday 13th February 2025, The fishing industry is welcoming a proposed major shake up of the Fisheries Act. Local media may soon be on a more level playing field with proposed changes suggesting global streamers could be required to invest in local kiwi content, NZ's Screen Producers guild President Irene Gardiner told Francesca Rudkin the industry has been lobbying for the change for some time. McDonalds isn't coming to Wanaka after all, would it have

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4:09

Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB Rugby Journalist on the...

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2025/02/11

One of New Zealand Rugby's major sponsors has found itself offside with the national body. NZR has confirmed they're launching legal action against petrochemical company INEOS for breaching a deal worth $8 million a year. The petrochemical company hasn't paid its first 2025 instalment to have its logo on various All Blacks attire, making NZR believe they have exited their arrangement early. INEOS claims they tried to negotiate a solution before the legal action came. Newstalk ZB Rugby Journalist

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5:49

Brooke Stanley: Manaaki Rangatahi Spokesperson on...

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2025/02/11

A group fighting youth homelessness says Kainga Ora's crackdown on rent debt will exacerbate housing insecurity. The housing provider's announced it will terminate tenancies with people who skip rent and don't attempt to get back on track. It says the new policy will also help it engage with tenants when rent debt is beginning to mount. Manaaki Rangatahi Spokesperson Brooke Stanley told Francesca Rudkin they’re worries about the lack of alternatives to emergency housing that the Government is

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1:45

Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on Sam Kerr being found...

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2025/02/11

An Australian football player is walking away from jail time after being accused of racially harassing a Metropolitan police officer. Sam Kerr was found not guilty by a British jury over an incident two years ago where she called an officer stupid and white. UK Correspondent Gavin Grey told Francesca Rudkin the charge could have lead to two years in prison. He says the 31-year-old has always claimed she was antagonised by officers when she was taken to the police station following a dispute with a

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4:25

Vince Cocurullo: Whangārei Mayor comments on New...

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2025/02/11

The Whangārei Mayor believes more people will accept a decision around water fluoridation - if it comes from councils. New Zealand First's new Members Bill seeks to remove the Director General of Health's central authority on fluoridation - and mandate binding local referendums. It comes as Whangārei District Council's under fire - as the only council refusing to fluoridate under current mandates. Mayor Vince Cocurullo says told Francesca Rudkin Whangārei's never fluoridated and is probably due

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33:57

Full Show Podcast: 12 February 2025

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2025/02/11

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 12 February. 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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2:51

Francesca Rudkin: Kainga Ora's crack down on rental...

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2025/02/11

Kainga Ora is taking a step in the right direction. They have announced a tougher approach to rental debt, but they’re doing it in a fair way which hopefully gives people who intend to pay their rent, but have hit a hurdle, a chance to get back on track. The debt was kinda crazy. Between 2017 and 2023 the total debt owed to Kainga Ora by its tenants increased from $1million to $21 million. Now, obviously this period included the Covid days and cost of living crisis, and it would be a little

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2:21

Donna Demaio: Australian Correspondent on the...

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2025/02/10

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to speak with Donald Trump as tariffs loom. The US President has said he will announce a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the country, on top of already existing metal duties. He implemented a similar policy in his first term, but later granted partners like Australia duty-free quotas. Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Andrew Dickens the Albanese Government has been preparing for such a decision. She says it’s been reported

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4:26

Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ CEO on the Government...

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2025/02/10

A greater push for foreign investment in national infrastructure is being warmly received by the sector. The Government's unveiled plans for a two-day international summit next month where it's inviting 100 global investment leaders. It plans to highlight investment opportunities, hint at policy changes, and market growing industries. Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett says the Government's aware it can't fill the infrastructure deficit on its own. He says foreign investment

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3:04

Claire Matthews: Massey University Banking Expert on...

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2025/02/10

A banking expert believes New Zealand First's move to fine banks for withdrawing services on environmental or social grounds misunderstands the situation. MP Andy Foster has introduced a bill to the members' ballot in a bid to ensure banks make withdrawal decisions on a purely commercial basis, with fines of up to half a million. Massey University banking expert Claire Matthews told Andrew Dickens the move is not surprising but misses the point of why banks are making these choices. She says the

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3:03

Brigette Morten: Political Commentator talks falling...

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2025/02/10

The economy has set the mood for the latest political polling. Both the Taxpayers' Union Curia poll and the 1 News Verian poll show the left bloc has the numbers to form a government if an election was held today. Both also have Chris Luxon losing support in the preferred Prime Minister stakes. Political commentator Brigitte Morten told Andrew Dickens some of the Government's announcements on the economy won't be flowing through yet. She says a lot of them are also around economic growth, rather

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1:51

Andrew Dickens: Fairness has returned to high school...

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2025/02/10

It only took nearly twenty years to address, but high school rowing teams will no longer be able to have year 14 students in their crews. These were young people in their 6th year of secondary school. They gave their crews an advantage because they’d had an extra year of training and development. It's been a bugbear of many schools wanting a level playing field. Many of the year 14s were back at school finishing their academic work so they could take advantage of rowing scholarships, but the schools

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34:14

Full Show Podcast: 11 February 2025

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2025/02/10

On the Early Edition Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 11th February 2025, Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Nick Leggett tells Andrew Dickens wants he wants to see come out of the Government's two-day Foreign Investment summit. Claire Matthews, Associate Professor at the Massey University Business school shares her thoughts on an New Zealand First members bill which intends to stop banks withdrawing services from customers for "woke" reasons. And two recent polls give lean to the left block and spell

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2:48

Andrew Alderson: England v France ruby, Warren...

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2025/02/09

England played France in a good 'good old rugby' showdown over the weekend, beating the French side by just one point. Fans are bringing into question Warren Gatland's coaching abilities after a 14th straight defeat for Wales. Newstalk ZB's Andrew Alderson joins the show for a rundown of the weekend's sport. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:07

Simon Bridges: Auckland Business Chamber Chief...

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2025/02/09

The Government is replacing the current visa settings with two new categories that will see visa settings relaxed. In a bid to encourage more foreign investment, the Government is introducing the balanced category and the growth category, the latter requiring a minimum a $5 million invested for a minimum of three years. Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive Simon Bridges explains the change to Andrew Dickens. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:04

Gavin Gray: UK Correspondent on Estonia, Latvia,...

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2025/02/09

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have begun to unplug from Russia's electricity grid and join the EU's network, more than three decades after leaving the Soviet Union. The three nations will officially transition away from the grid that has connected them to Russia since the years after World War Two and integrate with the European supplied via Poland. UK Correspondent Gavin Gray talks to Andrew Dickens about the separation, a British couple that was found murdered in their French home, and the

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4:40

Ben Harlum: Sirius XM radio host on the Super Bowl

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2025/02/09

It is officially Super Bowl Sunday in the US! The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles at Louisiana's Superdome in New Orleans in what is to be a star studded night in sport. Taking the stage in the half time show performance is rapper Kendrick Lamar. Sirius XM Radio host Ben Harlum joins the show live from the Super Bowl. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:22

Andrew Dickens: The new Minister of Transport has his...

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2025/02/09

I’d like to applaud the outbreak of common sense exhibited by the new Minister of Transport, Chris Bishop. He has decided to revisit some of the blanket speed limits imposed by central Government in the wake of concerns by locals. Let me first say it is the new Government that has imposed blanket speed limits not the last. This new Government has determined that all speed limits should be either 50, 100 or occasionally 11km per hour over all roads. No matter the condition of the roads, their usage

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