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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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34:11

Full Show Podcast: 25 September 2025

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2025/09/24

On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast Thursday 25th of September 2025, Independent Economist Cameron Bagrie shares his thoughts on the new Reserve Bank Governor. A new portable med-tech device from the company Nurochek claims it has the ability to diagnose concussions on the sidelines in just two minutes, Dr Doug King Sports Injury Research Specialist tells Francesca how much of a difference it could make. Bigger, taller and newer buildings are on the way for Auckland, Former

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3:13

Francesca Rudkin: Good news for Auckland Council

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2025/09/24

It was a big day at Auckland Council yesterday, and I think a good day. The Policy and Planning Committee met for most of yesterday to thrash out the future of Auckland’s housing, debating where and how Auckland is going plan for more homes. The council voted 18-5 to discard PC78 and notify PC120 – which basically means the 3 storey townhouses seen increasingly all over Auckland’s suburbs are on the way out, and high-rises and greater intensification around key CRL stations and transport corridors

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4:17

Roger Patridge: NZ Initiative Co-founder and Chair on...

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2025/09/23

A grim outlook from business leaders. The Herald's annual Mood of the Boardroom survey shows business leaders are less optimistic about the economy than they were a year ago. They’re calling for more bipartisanship when it comes to tax, retirement, and the long-term outlook for New Zealand. NZ Initiative co-founder and Chair Roger Patridge told Francesca Rudkin the business community is looking for clear direction from the Government, and it doesn’t feel like they’re delivering. He says there’s

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3:51

Leah McKerrow: North Chamber CEO on the call to...

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2025/09/23

A view that small businesses may suffer and not be able to survive if the Government's surcharge ban comes into play. Commerce Minister Scott Simpson announced the ban on surcharges like PayWave will be in place by May next year. In an open letter, 36 Chambers of Commerce, industry and business associations warn the ban will just be passed on through increased prices. North Chamber Chief Executive Leah McKerrow told Francesca Rudkin there should a consumer line that identifies those abusing the

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4:50

Marisa Bidois: Restaurant Association boss on new...

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2025/09/23

Changes to the Holidays Act have been welcomed by businesses as long overdue. The new system will include accrual for sick and annual leave. The Government says it will be two years before these changes are implemented. But Restaurant Association boss Marisa Bidois told Francesca Rudkin the industry wants a faster timeline. She says while she understands the need to update systems, some of their systems are already ready to go. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:55

Francesca Rudkin: Trump's Autism comments are unhelpful

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2025/09/23

I didn’t really want to touch on this yesterday. I really hoped the story about President Trump coming out and declaring that pregnant mothers taking paracetamol was the cause of autism would just die a quick death in the news. But it made an impact - as you may have seen. Comments like Trump’s are hugely frustrating and unhelpful. They cause concern among expectant mothers about the use of paracetamol. As stated by the NZ College of Midwives yesterday, “high quality scientific evidence does not

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34:15

Full Show Podcast: 24 September 2025

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2025/09/23

On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 24th of September 2025, The Government’s overhauling the Holidays Act, Marisa Bidois Chief Executive of the Restaurant Association tells Francesca about the difference it'll make for businesses and employees. The Herald's released the Mood of the Boardroom survey, Co-founder and Chair of New Zealand Initiative, Roger Partridge shares his thoughts. Our top business leaders are pushing back on proposed changes to credit card

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3:24

Leeann Watson: Business Canterbury CEO on the...

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2025/09/22

Businesses are hopeful an overhaul of the Holidays Act will give them clearer leave guidelines. The Workplace Minister will announcing a change to the 2003 Act today. Business Canterbury CEO Leeann Watson told Francesca Rudkin the current legislation is far too complex. She says businesses have almost needed an advanced calculus degree to meet their obligations. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:42

Andy Higgs: Digital Identity NZ Executive Director on...

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2025/09/22

A tech expert says there's good reason to be sceptical about digital identifications. Digital Services Minister Judith Collins says driver licences could soon be available on our phones before the end of the year. New South Wales has already rolled out a similar service. Digital Identity New Zealand Executive Director Andy Higgs told Francesca Rudkin it has to be done in good faith. He says in some countries people are treated as a number, with much of their personal information stored with the

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4:18

Malcolm Fleming: Certified Builders Chief Executive...

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2025/09/22

Belief the Government's half-a-billion dollar investment to infrastructure will boost the construction sector. Both projects involve upgrades and maintenance for hospital and school buildings nationwide. It's at a time when construction activity is at a six year low. Certified Builders Chief Executive Malcolm Fleming told Francesca Rudkin these announcements show that better days are starting to emerge. He says the Government's starting to listen to the industry's concerns, that some pipeline of

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34:28

Full Show Podcast: 23 September 2025

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2025/09/22

On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast Tuesday 23rd of September 2025, The long-awaited overhaul of the Holiday's act will be announced today, Business Canterbury CEO Leeann Watson tells Francesca what she hopes will come from it. Digital services Minister Judith Collins says digital driver’s licenses could be rolling out by the end of the year, Digital Identity NZ Executive Director Andy Higgs shares his thoughts. The Government’s pumping more money into schools to prop up our

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3:01

Francesca Rudkin: My take on digital drivers licenses

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2025/09/22

On its own, you wonder what’s the point of moving in this direction when we have perfectly good drivers licences in our back pockets. But it’s not really about the driver’s licence, it's about creating an app like NSW has, which allows people to do a whole lot of government related transactions simply and easily from their phones. Things like: car registrations, a WOF, paying road user chargers, road tolls, Inland Revenue and tax payments, dealing with superannuation and benefit payments – maybe

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3:51

Simeon Brown: Health Minister comments on $100million...

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2025/09/21

A $100million dollar boost is being put towards upgrading clinical spaces and key infrastructure, at hospitals across the country. Health Minister Simeon Brown's announced the investment for 21 local projects - ranging from more clinical space in emergency departments to extra carparks. Health New Zealand's also allocating $20million dollars to increasing frontline ED staff. Minister Simeon Brown says most of the projects will be delivered next year and into 2027. He says they want to make the

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3:08

Gavin Gray: European correspondent discusses...

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2025/09/21

Cyber incidents continue to cause chaos across major European airports. Dublin, Berlin, Brussels and London's Heathrow are thought to be experiencing cyber attacks, knocking out online baggage and check-in systems. It's the third day of technical failures, with dozens of flights delayed or cancelled. Europe correspondent Gavin Gray told Francesca Rudkin that the issue is with a widely-used system by Collins Aerospace, which allows airlines to use the same check-in desks and boarding gates. He says

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34:24

Full Show Podcast: 22 September 2025

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2025/09/21

On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin, Monday 22nd of September Full Show Podcast 2025, The Government's spending $100 million of cash from the budget on upgrading hospitals across the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown tells Francesca what that money will go towards. Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekend's sport. Investor confidence has slumped back to pandemic levels, ASB wealth economist Chris Tennent-Brown provides some analysis. Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the

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5:12

Chris Tennent-Brown: ASB Senior Wealth Economist on...

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2025/09/21

New Zealand investor confidence has dropped to its lowest level since Covid. ASB's latest survey shows sentiment is weakest in the lower North Island and among those over 60, with under 40s being more optimistic about their situation. Senior Wealth Economist Chris Tennent-Brown told Francesca Rudkin global uncertainty and the weak housing market have made the last six months challenging. He says it's not quite as bad as during the depths of despair during the pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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2:50

Francesca Rudkin: The Government's providing Band-Aid...

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2025/09/21

Yesterday Health Minister Simeon Brown announced $100 million has been allocated for hospital maintenance and refurbishment. It will fund 21 upgrades around the country. The money was set aside in the 2025 budget – listed under things like ‘remediation’ and ‘redevelopment’ - but at the time Treasury didn’t say how much was allocated due to commercial sensitivities. But it has been announced now, and if you were a cynical person you could think it was timed to distract us from the 48 hour strike -

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2:46

Rikki Swannell: Sky Sport Commentator ahead of the...

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2025/09/18

The Black Ferns have made it to the semi-finals. After handily defeating South Africa in the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final, they’re now set to face the World No 2 team – Canada. However, they’re missing a major player from their line up – flanker Jorja Miller appearing to be out with a hamstring injury. Sky Sport Commentator Rikki Swannell told Ryan Bridge that while Miller is a huge loss, her replacement Kennedy Tukuafu is still a handy player. She says fingers are crossed that Miller is

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4:34

Mark Mitchell: Corrections Minister on the number of...

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2025/09/18

The Corrections Minister says the Government has helped reduce the number of people breaching electronically monitored bail. There were 832 cases of absconding from EM bail last year - up from 64 in 2015. The total number of people on EM bail has risen from 1300 to over six thousand since 2015. But Mark Mitchell told Ryan Bridge the percentage rate of absconding is actually coming down. He says it was at 19% in 2019, which dropped to 14% last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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3:55

Mark Smith: ASB Senior Economist on the GDP falling 0.9%

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2025/09/18

Surprise across the board with the latest sharp drop in GDP.Our economy's contracted 0.9% in the June quarter - a worse outcome than any economists had been forecasting.Many were predicting a 0.3% drop, including the Reserve Bank and ASB. ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith shares his analysis with Ryan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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