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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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4:19

Stuart Nash: Former Labour MP says he has no doubt...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2024/12/01

An ex-Labour Party high-flyer is confident Chris Hipkins will continue to lead the party. Labour's conference over the weekend came with a vow not to join security conference AUKUS. The party's also spoken about a potential tax shake-up should it come into power at the next election. Former Labour MP Stuart Nash told Ryan Bridge he has no doubt Chris Hipkins will be leader. “If he wants to be the leader, and I assuming he does, because he’s engaged, he’s passionate.” Wairarapa-based list MP Kieran

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33:48

Full Show Podcast: 02 December 2024

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2024/12/01

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday the 2nd of December. Labour has held its annual conference, leader Chris Hipkins says the party won't join AUKUS if reelected in 2026 and will rebuild Dunedin Hospital. Former Labour Minister Stuart Nash talks to Ryan. With Trump tariffs possibly coming next year, what is the red meat sector expecting and how are they preparing as demand for kiwi products continues. Silver Fern Farms Chief Executive Dan Boulton joins the show. The

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2:33

Ryan Bridge: Labour lost the country's trust, can...

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2024/12/01

Politics is largely about trust. When you break it down to its most simple terms, it's about trust. If you see a bloke or a woman on the telly trying to get your vote, you try and work out what sort of person they are? Do they think like me? Are they smart? Are they thick? Can I trust that they'll make a good decision at an important time? It's a magic thing that takes a lifetime to earn in a second to plunder. And so as the Labour Party faithful filed in for their annual conference gearing up for

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1:37

Chris Wilkinson: First Group Retail Managing director...

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2024/11/28

Retailers across the country are gearing up for an influx of customers keen to get their hands on some Black Friday sales. First Retal Group managing director Chris Wilkinson tells Ryan Bridge that the best deals are the reoccurring ones. “It’s the likes of the Dysons that drop massively at this time of year.” Wilkinson added the week ahead and beyond Black Friday make a difference for the sales made leading into Christmas. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:14

Vincent McAviney: Europe Correspondent on New...

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2024/11/28

There’s more sanctions from New Zealand for those involved in Russia's war with Ukraine. Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced sanctions targeting those linked to supplying chemical weapons, ballistic missiles, and drones for Russia. He says concern is growing about illegal Russian and North Korean naval activity. Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Ryan Bridge it comes as Russia has launched another major drone attack on Ukraine's power grid and warned of more attacks on the way. He says

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4:12

Darran Ponter: Greater Wellington Regional Council...

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2024/11/28

Public transport leaders say increasing fares is counter productive. NZTA's ordering councils take a higher revenue share from users and agree to new targets by December 19. As an example, the move would mean a Wellington commuter currently spending $10 on buses a day would have to spend $17. Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Darran Ponter told Ryan Bridge the amount coming from users has slipped, but there needs to be a compromise. He says this has a lot to do with the Covid-19 period

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4:29

Lady Deborah Chambers: Trust Litigation and...

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2024/11/28

There's a belief an apology is due over some Government measures undertaken during our pandemic response. Phase One of the Royal Commission Inquiry has delivered 39 recommendations. It highlights that Government messaging was initially effective but became more challenging as objectives shifted. It notes some vaccine requirements were too broad and continued too long. Trust Litigation and Relationship Property Lawyer Lady Deborah Chambers told Ryan Bridge people who lost their jobs due to mandates

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4:05

Ryan Bridge: The Covid-19 inquiry - the verdict is in

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2024/11/28

This Covid phase one report – the verdict is in, and it's pretty much ‘guilty your honour’. Fine to begin with, and then they as the single podium of truth basically went too far, for too long. Tell us something we don't know. Trust in our institutions as shot, media took a hammering —and rightly so in some cases— Labour supporters and hysterical scientists and other groups went full militant. I never spoke about the messages I got from some of them during my interviews, challenging old Jacinda

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33:57

Full Show Podcast: 29 November 2024

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2024/11/28

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 29th of November, the first phase of the Royal Commission into our pandemic response is out, and Lady Deborah Chambers says Labour should apologise. She explained why to Ryan. Could you be paying more for public transport in the New Year? NZTA wants councils to increase their revenue share, so public transport leaders have written to the Transport Minister requesting a meeting. Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Daran Ponter

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3:03

Matthew Hague: Lawyer on the impact of the Covid...

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2024/11/27

There's a belief the latest covid Royal Commission findings may provide assistance to current legal issues. The first phase of the Inquiry into the pandemic response is being presented today, but it's unclear when the Government will release it. Chaired by Professor Tony Blakely, it says mandates caused pain to a substantial minority. Matthew Hague told Ryan Bridge this won't directly form the basis for further legal challenges. But he says it may be helpful for ongoing challenges, such as the

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6:00

Steve Taylor: Water Services Authority Head of...

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2024/11/27

The Water Services Authority says they are expecting further results around arsenic levels in the Waikato River this morning. An elevated level of arsenic has been detected in the river which supplies drinking water to Hamilton and parts of Auckland. It says there's no risk to public health and the water is safe to drink. Authority Head of Operations Steve Taylor told Ryan Bridge that to impact health, people would need to drink at levels above the accepted value for 40 to 50 years. But he says

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5:59

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister reacts to OCR being...

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2024/11/27

The Finance Minister's playing down expectations of a surplus, ahead of Treasury's opening of the books next month. The Reserve Bank cut the Official Cash Rate by half a percent, to 4.25 -- warning of slower economic growth. Finance Minister Nicola Willis told Ryan Bridge the OCR cut is welcome news, but agrees there is still more to do. "Of course, we want to see the economy growing faster, that's why we're so focussed on removing red tape, making sure people can get resource consents quicker, and

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1:49

Ryan Bridge: When will our economy come out of its...

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2024/11/27

The US economy is just humming along at the moment, isn't it? 2.8% is their lucky number this morning. 2.8% annualised GDP for the September quarter. Better than the Eurozone, better than the UK, and much better than New Zealand. We're still going backwards. We went balls to the wall with interest rate hikes post Covid and we were the first to do it. Adrian Orr and the Reserve Bank held higher for longer and the hangover is hitting like a 40 ounce of Smirnoff in the morning. It's not pretty, is it

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34:05

Full Show Podcast: 28 November 2024

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2024/11/27

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 28th of November. The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 4.25%. Finance Minister Nicola Willis reacts. Elevated levels of arsenic have been found in the Waikato river which supplies Auckland and Hamilton's drinking water. The Head of Operations at Water Services Authority Tau Mata Arawai speaks to Ryan about what it means for you. Phase One of the Covid-19 Royal Commission of Inquiry will be

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3:09

Kay Oliver: UK Correspondent on the conflict between...

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2024/11/26

The UK’s Tory party is accusing Labour of stealing their ideas around unemployment resolution. Labour MP Liz Kendall says that her party intends on generating new jobs and an employment scheme, while her counterpart Helen Whately said that is her party’s idea repackaged. This comes as youth unemployment is at 14.8%, up 12% from last year. UK Correspondent Kay Oliver told Ryan Bridge that Kendallsaid the scheme her party is designing intends on getting people off benefits, getting them employed

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3:56

Michael Barnett: Former Auckland Business Chamber CEO...

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2024/11/26

Nikki Kaye is being remembered as a strong voice for the Auckland Central electorate. She died on Saturday aged 44 from cancer. Kaye served as Auckland Central MP from 2008 until 2020. She was also a cabinet minister and briefly deputy leader of the National Party. Former Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive Michael Barnett told Ryan Bridge she took the seat as a young liberal. He says she was quite happy to have a different opinion around transport, where a port should go, or the LGBT

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1:43

Mike Jones: BNZ Chief Economist on the predicted cuts...

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2024/11/26

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to cut the Official Cash Rate today from 4.75% to 4.25%. It was cut by the same margin in October. ANZ's already cutting most of its home loan rates ahead of this afternoon's decision. BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones told Ryan Bridge he can see some of the logic for a 75 basis point move. But he says those big moves tend to be reserved for crisis situations, and we're not in one of those. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:24

Ryan Bridge: The issue with paper bags

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2024/11/26

I paid 40 cents for a paper bag while shopping at my local supermarket the other week. 40 cents. Remember when they used to cost 10 cents? Back in the day when they swapped them out for plastic bags when they banned those – which used to be free. 40 cents. And guess what they had printed on the side of this paper bag that you buy to put your groceries in. They had printed little Christmas trees for goodness sake. So you chop down trees, you make paper bags and then you print more trees on them –

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34:22

Full Show Podcast: 27 November 2024

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2024/11/26

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 27th of November, 25, 50 or 75 points? All are on the table as the Reserve Bank decides the Official Cash Rate for the final time until February. How will Trump's second term and US President influence their decision? BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones joins the show. The Government has found $42 million for more senior doctors and specialist nurses, but what does it mean for ongoing cuts in the health sector? David Wills from the

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3:06

Viv Beck: Heart of the City CEO on the announcement...

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2024/11/25

Businesses say the new Central Auckland Police base is a positive step towards improving the city's safety. The new Federal Street station will be close to Aotea Square, making it easier to deploy officers right across the central city. Police plan to have it open to the public 24/7 by the middle of next year. Heart of the City's Viv Beck told Ryan Bridge that businesses have been after more police - especially with the City Rail Link opening soon. She says we want a vibrant, safe, international

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