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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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2:49

Andrew Dickens: Why we need the fast track bill to...

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2024/12/18

Welcome to the fast track world, where parliamentarians have been given the right to approve projects they reckon are good for the country. Last night Chris Bishop even referred to himself, Simeon Brown and Shane Jones as the troika - a Russian word referring to 3 parties being a ruling body, so even he knew the remarkable power he was giving himself. That power has been watered down but the underlying concern remains. We all know projects that have been disasters, or contained unintended

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34:30

Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2024

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2024/12/17

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 17th of December, the Treasury has released its half yearly update, and the readings are grim. Barbara Edmonds pushes back against the blame being laid at Labour’s feet. A review has proposed a raft of changes to regulations in the early childhood sector, Early Childhood New Zealand CEO Kathy Wolfe joined to discuss the proposal. And Andrew wants to know who’s paying $74 to park in Auckland’s CBD. Get the Early Edition with

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3:38

Kathy Wolfe: Early Childhood New Zealand CEO on the...

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2024/12/17

Early childhood educators are welcoming the Government's proposed changes to the sector. A review has made 15 recommendations to simplify and modernise regulation to help better provide safe, high-quality care and education. Regulation Minister David Seymour says they represent a major shakeup, promoting innovation, quality, and growth. But Early Childhood New Zealand chief executive Kathy Wolfe told Andrew Dickens they also need to mitigate all potential risks. She says they need to work with

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5:07

Barbara Edmonds: Labour Finance Spokesperson dosen't...

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2024/12/17

Grim readings from the Treasury's half year economic and fiscal update. The government's books will stay in the red until at least 2029, a year later than previously predicted. Although the government says it will aim to return to surplus a year earlier. Finance Minister Nicola Willis is blaming the opposition for the bad result, saying in the past five years Labour added more than $100 billion to our debt. Labour's Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds has pushed back. LISTEN ABOVESee

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2:45

Andrew Dickens: Who's paying $74 a day to park in the...

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2024/12/17

News that Wilson Parking in Fort Street, Auckland, is the most expensive parking in New Zealand says a lot more than just a company creaming it. If you turn up first thing at the park and you use the on site machine then a days parking will cost you $74. Now who pays $74 for a days park? If you park casually then it will cost you $22 an hour - more than the minimum wage. I’m picking that if you park in this park then you’re not working in hospo, you’re earning enough to blow money like this, you

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2:16

Robin van der Sanden: 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends...

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2024/12/16

A report gives an insight into how we're using pharmaceutical and psychedelic drugs. The 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey of more than 10,000 people shows a quarter of recent psychedelics users took the drugs for their mental health and wellbeing. Author Dr Robin van der Sanden says there's growing awareness among the general public about their potential benefits. She says it's a global trend, fuelled by things like recent clinical trials of LSD for terminal cancer patients. van der Sanden told

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4:34

Cameron Bagrie: Economist ahead of Treasury's half...

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2024/12/16

Expectations are low as Treasury allows a peek into its books later today. Economist Cameron Bagrie says in the 2024 update, various scenarios were presented for this year. He told Andrew Dickens it seems we're on track with the downside prediction. Bagrie says it forecast net debt climbing to 45% of GDP and the operating balance remaining in deficit. Treasury will unveil its half yearly economic and fiscal update at 1pm. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:02

Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the...

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2024/12/16

Two of the Australians who fell gravely ill after drinking pina coladas at a Fiji resort have returned home. Seven Australians staying at the high-end Warwick Resort have been hospitalised. Tanya Sandhoe and her teen daughter Georgia landed in Sydney last night after getting medical clearance to fly. Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio told Andrew Dickens it's a suspected mass alcohol poisoning. She says investigations are continuing into what happened, with toxicology reports expected soon. New

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34:43

Full Show Podcast: 17 December 2024

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2024/12/16

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Tuesday the 17th of December. The government is making moves to refocus local councils on core cervices and improve accountability for ratepayers. So what do local government leaders make of the plan? Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers is on the show. The half year economic and fiscal update is out this afternoon. What does it say about where we sit heading into the new year? Cameron Bagrie previews the update. A new drug use

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3:03

Glyn Lewers: Queenstown Lakes District Mayor on...

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2024/12/16

A suite of reforms are on the way to hold local councils to account. The Local Government Act's being stripped of requirements to consider social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being as part of Cabinet's efforts to prioritise the basics. It will also benchmark performance with a yearly report on financial and delivery outcomes. Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says it will compare different councils rates, debt, spending, budgets and the state of their roads. Queenstown Lakes

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2:40

Andrew Dickens: The government has given the councils...

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2024/12/16

The government is going to hold councils accountable for the basics like pipes and rubbish, but screw any mention of well being. I don’t know about you, but the care of maintenance of pipes and sewage and trash is fundamental to my well being. Minister Simeon Brown wants a report issued each year on the financial health of each council, their spending and their results. They also want to look at the changes in rates for each dwelling. In other words they’re going to read the publicly listed council

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3:39

Gavin Grey: Europe correspondent on five people...

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2024/12/15

Five people have been killed in several shootings in northern France. BBC reports around 2pm local time, a man was shot outside his house in village Wormhout near Dunkirk. About 45 minutes later, two security guards were killed at a nearby port. Minutes later, two other men staying in the nearby migrant camp were also shot dead. Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens a 22-year-old man has handed himself in. “Police absolutely covering the area and looking at finding motives for this,

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2:54

John Murphy: Vegetables NZ chair says supplier cost...

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2024/12/15

Supplier costs increases to supermarkets have continued to rise. Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index shows a 2.1 percent increase in supplier costs to supermarkets in November, compared to the year prior. Some of the largest rises were for chocolate and cooking oils. Vegetables NZ Chair John Murphy told Andrew Dickens there's still some general inflationary pressure – but the trend is below overall inflation. “So you see the likes of diesel and things like that starting

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34:40

Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2024

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2024/12/15

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Monday the 16th of December. The next five-year plan for family and sexual violence has been released by the government, and it includes a review of $1.3 billion in prevention spending. Women's Refuge Chief Executive Dr Ang Jury is on the show. Infometrics latest food supplier cost index has seen a 2.1 percent rise in the year ending November, is it in line with inflation, and what does it mean for your last minute pre-Christmas dash to

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3:31

Dr Ang Jury: Women's Refuge Chief Executive on...

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2024/12/15

A new Government action plan for preventing family and sexual violence pushes for deeper collaboration across government agencies. It's the second action plan as part of a 25-year national strategy. Focus areas include improvements to protect children and young people, strengthening the workforce, taking action on sexual violence, and expanding prevention. Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence Karen Chhour says the first plan was the beginning of the conversation, and tried to

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2:56

Andrew Dickens: The political games hiding the real...

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2024/12/15

Anyone who thought the ferry debate was over for summer was very wrong. The weekend papers were full of reckons and I reckon it’s because it’s a bigger piece of infrastructure than many realise. Sure a lot of tourists and locals travel on it, heading on adventures or heading home, but $30 billion dollars worth of freight between the North and South Island depends on it too. So the reckons were about who screwed it up more. Nicola Willis, Grant Robertson or KiwiRail itself. Then there was debate over

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3:37

Jennifer Mills: Employment Expert on the new work...

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2024/12/12

An employment expert says the Government's new directive against public servants working from home makes sense. The Public Service Commission has issued new guidance confirming all flexible work arrangements should be monitored and workers are not entitled to work from home. It's sparked legal action from a major public sector union. Employment expert Jennifer Mills told Andrew Dickens workers on flexible arrangements are likely not the main target of this move. She says studies show there's no

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3:39

Deborah Powell: Resident Doctors' Association...

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2024/12/12

Health New Zealand is meeting its targets, but a doctors' union says that doesn't mean Kiwis are getting better care. New figures show cancer treatment is getting faster and child immunisation rates are improving. People are also spending less time, on average, in emergency departments. Resident Doctors' Association National Secretary Deborah Powell told Andrew Dickens that despite what these figures show, our healthcare system's under real stress. She says they don't have enough beds or staff to

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34:49

Full Show Podcast: 13 December 2024

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2024/12/12

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 13 December. 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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2:32

Andrew Dickens: The quiet war between David Seymour...

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2024/12/12

Don’t you hate it when the kids fight. The quiet war between David Seymour and Winston Peters has kicked up a little lately with both the boys playing games in court to win the hearts of the public. That's the problem when you’re a minor party, you need to make noise to be noticed. The big noise for a while has been David Seymour who has taken conversations by the throat with his Treaty Principles Act. Love it or hate it, you're all talking about it which is all a politician wants. Last week I

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