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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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1:23

Ryan Bridge: I trust police to make the call around...

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2024/11/21

Almost 70% of cops want to be armed, and I say who the hell are we to get in their way? The new Commissioner has come in, and he's been more gung ho on this idea of regular arming of our police force than any of his predecessors. The fact is they're on the front line, aren't they? Last year, there was a 9% increase in tactical operations interactions – that means basically the bad ones. That's up to more than 7000. The number of cops physically attacked doubled from 2022 to 2023. It's dangerous

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3:19

Vincent McAviney: Europe Correspondent on the claims...

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2024/11/21

Ukraine is claiming Russia's launched a missile with greater range into one of its cities. It's claiming an intercontinental ballistic missile has been used, but CNN reports two western officials have said it was another type of ballistic missile. Europe correspondent Vincent McAviney told Ryan Bridge the US is disputing the claim and Russia's saying nothing. He says it comes with escalation this week, with missiles being provided by the US given permission to fire into Russia. LISTEN ABOVESee

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34:07

Full Show Podcast: 22 November 2024

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2024/11/21

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 22 November. 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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2:14

Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on JD Vance's efforts...

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2024/11/20

JD Vance is facing a tricky task on Capitol Hill. The vice president-elect has arrived at the Capitol to shore up support for Trump’s controversial cabinet picks. He’ll spend the week organising meetings between Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth and key Republican senators involved in their confirmation process. US Correspondent Mitch McCann told Ryan Bridge that Gaetz is with Vance today, and it’ll be a tall order to get him confirmed as people have already spoken out against him. He says that it would

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5:45

Paul Basham: Police Assistant Commissioner on the...

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2024/11/20

Police hope an increased focus on gang activity will pay dividends. The gang patch ban has been in force since midnight. Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham says in the lead up to the ban, there was an increase in reports of gang members wearing their patches prominently in public. He says they get reports on criminal behaviour all the time, so this increase was that combined with a heightened awareness from the public. Basham told Ryan Bridge the legislation will create opportunities to

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5:20

Dave Tilton: Temporary Traffic Management Chair on NZ...

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2024/11/20

There's little doubt there's unnecessary spend at the Transport Agency. The Transport Minister's called NZTA's costs eye-watering and excessive, after revealing a near $800 million spend over the past three years. That went to road cones, traffic management, state highway maintenance, and capital works. Temporary Traffic Management Chair Dave Tilton told Ryan Bridge he believes it's a systemic issue around how much temporary traffic management is deployed. He says it's a prescriptive system, which

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3:12

John Harbord: Major Electricity Users' Group Chair...

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2024/11/20

Households and businesses are set to face higher electricity bills. The Commerce Commission estimates the average household's monthly electricity bill will rise by around $10 from April. The Commission's allowing Transpower and local lines companies to raise prices as they aim to upgrade and maintain the grid. Major Electricity Users' Group Chair John Harbord told Ryan Bridge the impact will be more significant on industrial manufacturers. He says those large businesses don't buy their electricity

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1:45

Ryan Bridge: Is the patch ban going to solve the...

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2024/11/20

Everyone hates gangs. Unless you're in them, you hate them because they intimidate, they cause misery, they beat their wives, they do all sorts of awful things. But I just worry that the gang patch ban in and of itself is not really going to solve the underlying causes, is it? And what I worry about is the waste that could go into this. The waste of time, police energy and resources. Every time Betty sees a gang patch, she rings in 111, which is fine because I know it's intimidating. However, that

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34:13

Full Show Podcast: 21 November 2024

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2024/11/20

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 21st of November, gang patches are now banned in public. Are police ready to enforce the new law? Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham joins the show. NZTA has spent Almost $800 million on temporary traffic management in the past 3 years, and that doesn't include local council spending. Dave Tilton from the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group speaks to Ryan. Power prices are on the rise as the Commerce Commission

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2:02

Ryan Bridge: The hīkoi was a good example of...

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2024/11/19

Democracy is a delicate and fragile thing, and yesterday's protest was a good example of it working. People oppose something, they protest peacefully, respectfully, they present a petition, they go home. The bill, by the way, that they don't like, well, it's not becoming law. You don't have to look far this morning for examples of things going tits up in a big way, and quickly. We've basically farewelled freedom in Hong Kong, 45 activists sentenced to long-term prison sentences overnight, kids in

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2:58

James Smith: National Road Carriers Policy & Advocacy...

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2024/11/19

Freight carriers agree upcoming State Highway 1 repairs are necessary. The Desert Road in the Central North Island is shutting to traffic between Tūrangiand Waiouru from January 6 until the end of February. NZTA says the detour will add half an hour and an extra 50km to people’s journey. National Road Carriers Policy & Advocacy manager, James Smith, says the entire network has maintenance that needs to happen. He says they've known about it since August, and the road will end up with a much

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2:38

Gavin Grey: Europe Correspondent on the European...

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2024/11/19

Many European countries are accusing Russia of sabotage after the cutting of two communication cables under the Baltic Sea. One of the cables links Finland and Germany, while the other connects Sweden to Lithuania. It comes as Ukraine's fired its first set of US-made long range missiles into Russia. While Russia shot down five of them, the shrapnel from a sixth caused a fire at a military facility in the Bryansk region. Europe correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge other moves inside Russia

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3:58

Sir Lockwood Smith: Former Speaker of the House on...

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2024/11/19

There are calls for Parliament's Speaker to dish out harsher punishments for things like Te Pati Māori's haka in the House. Speaker Gerry Brownlee's confirmed he's received complaints. David Seymour and Shane Jones have both asked him to consider changes. Former Speaker Sir Lockwood Smith told Ryan Bridge that in recent years, in consultation with the Speaker, iwi present at Treaty Settlements have been able to perform a haka or waiata. He says there's no reason that can't happen, but it can't

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4:38

Dmitry Gorenburg: Russia security expert on Russia's...

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2024/11/19

Ukraine has fired its first set of US-supplied long range missile at a target inside Russian territory, just a day after the US granted permission for their use. Russia's defence ministry says five missiles were shot down and another was damaged, with its fragments causing a fire at a military facility in the Bryansk region. Russia security expert Dmitry Gorenburg says he's not expecting a massive response from Russia. He told Ryan Bridge they will play the waiting game. Gorenburg says they're

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34:18

Full Show Podcast: 20 November 2024

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2024/11/19

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 20th of November, there are calls in Parliament for harsher penalties for MPs following last week's viral haka. Former Speaker of the House Sir Lockwood Smith speaks to Ryan about the subject. Ukraine has used US made weapons to strike inside Russian territory on the 1000th day of the war. Russian Security Expert Dmitry Gorenburg joins the show to discuss. A new report has found concrete roads last longer than tar sealed ones and

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4:42

Andrew Bayly: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister...

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2024/11/18

The Government's appointed a scam-busting minister to coordinate combatting con-artists. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly has been named as the minister in charge of coordinating anti-scam efforts. New Zealand's latest State of Scams report shows more than $2.3 billion was lost this year, up from $2.1 billion last year. He told Ryan Bridge that there’s six ministries that deal with scams, and a lot of good work is done both within the government and also within the industry, but

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1:59

Alistair Boyce: Backbencher pub owner ahead of the...

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2024/11/18

Flags are already waving and music playing at Parliament ahead of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti arriving there later today. Hīkoi participants are gathering at Waitangi Park in Wellington City, from which they’ll move along the Golden Mile to Parliament, bringing widespread traffic disruption. Alistair Boyce, who runs the Backbencher pub across from Parliament, told Ryan Bridge that Police checkpoints were already in place when he arrived for work at around 5:30am. He says that the Hīkoishould be an

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3:23

Ash Parmar: Dairy and Business Owner's Group Vice...

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2024/11/18

New crime figures are a mixed bag for retailers. Data released by the Police Minister shows a 61% drop in ram raids in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period in 2023. But thefts at retail premises are up 12%, and there's been no change in breaking and entering or acts intended to cause injury. Dairy and Business Owner's Group Vice Chairperson, Ash Parmar told Ryan Bridge the ram-raid reductions are good news, as they brought a high human cost. He says it was too easy for too

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1:25

Ryan Bridge: Can we please stop with the gym grunting

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2024/11/18

Do you know what really grinds my gears when I go to the gym? What I've noticed is, you know when you watch tennis, and you hear them grunt when they're playing? That is happening at the gym. I don't know if it's just my gym. I don't know if this is also happening at your gym. But can we please stop the grunting? Is there a legitimate physiological reason for you to do that? I don't think there is, I've never felt the urge to grunt. Are you dying? Why are you doing this? It's off putting, it's

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34:14

Full Show Podcast: 19 November 2024

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2024/11/18

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 19th of November, it's a big day in the capital with the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti arriving at Parliament. What does it mean for local businesses? Backbencher Pub Owner Alistair Boyce speaks to Ryan. Andrew Bayly is now the minister in charge of curbing scams in New Zealand. $200 million was taken from Kiwis by scammers in the past year, so what is the Government doing to reduce the impact of scams? New police crime numbers are out and are

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