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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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3:06

Ernie Newman: Business Consultant on Woolworths' $76...

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2023/12/05

Where shoppers are seeing food prices rise, Woolworths New Zealand is seeing profits fall, but is still walking away with $76 million in its pockets. The latest annual figures show a 52% drop from last year, the source of which one business consultant says is ‘very opaque.’ Ernie Newman told Tim Dower that he believes the recent $400 million rebranding and transfer pricing has something to do with it. Transfer pricing is when multi-nationals adjust their books and take their profits in

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2:17

Tim Dower: Te Pati Māori are shooting themselves in...

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2023/12/04

So, a Day of Action called by Te Pati Māori. Organisers promise they'll target busy roads and even try to jam the motorways. They're talking about gridlock on roads into central Auckland, and gleefully suggesting this will cause millions in lost productivity. Wow. What a useful and worthwhile objective that is. Now, this is supposedly about an assault by the new Government on tangata whenua and the Treaty. That assault as they see it comes in the form of dialling back the extensions to smokefree

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3:33

Nathan Wallis: Neuroscience Educator and Child...

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2023/12/04

Screen time may be making young children more prone to mental health problems. A new study measured the link between screen time and mental health in 16,000 children in China, across the ages of three to six. Neuroscience educator and child development expert Nathan Wallis told Tim Dower that flashing lights from screens affect the part of the brain associated with emotions and empathy. The World Health Organisation says the appropriate number of minutes per day a child under two can look at a

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4:35

Miles Workman: ANZ Senior Economist said further...

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2023/12/04

The new government's increasing the Working for Families rates. The tax credits will rise $8 to $144 after tax for their first child, and by $6 for subsequent children. Finance Minister Nicola Willis says there'll be a mini budget December 20th. ANZ senior economist Miles Workman told Tim Dower that further spending cuts could be in line to maintain a fiscal balance and eventual surplus. He says the previous government increased spending by a very significant amount during Covid-19, and

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3:41

Grant Duncan: Political Commentator on today's Te...

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2023/12/04

A prediction that this morning's Te Pati Māori-organised protests could be just the beginning. They're rallying people from one end of the North Island to the other, against policies perceived to negatively affect Māori. Political Commentator Grant Duncan says the Prime Minister will have to make a decision on how to handle them. He told Tim Dower that he hopes Chris Luxon offers an olive branch, wanting to see him listen and be conciliatory. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for

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2:07

Tim Dower: Are Our Borrowing Trends Getting Out Of Hand?

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2023/12/03

Couple of canaries going off in the coal mines over the past few days. Ominous warnings actually, of how tight things are getting out there in the real world. First off...the Centrix figures showing how many people are doing Christmas on credit this year. It is normal for people to borrow a bit here and there to...smooth out if you like...the household budget over the heavy spending period. Credit cards were up nearly 12 percent...Buy now pay later jumped 7...personal loans are up 3 percent. This is

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3:29

John Carnegie: "Better ways" to spend $16B than...

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2023/12/03

The energy sector is pointing to international evidence to back axing the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme. Energy Minister Simeon Brown says the 16-billion-dollar project, was pouring money down the drain, at a time when we need to be reining in spending. He says axing the scheme will increase confidence to invest in more energy production. Energy Resources Aotearoa John Carnegie told Tim Dower that Australia's Snowy 2.0 is enough evidence to show it wouldn't have delivered for Kiwis. LISTEN

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5:35

Robert Patman: "No Prospect Of Further Ceasefire" In...

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2023/12/03

Another ceasefire in Gaza seems unlikely - as fighting resumes on both sides. It comes after a pause in fighting, which saw the release of some hostages kidnapped by Hamas, in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners. Otago University international relations professor Robert Patman told Tim Dower both Hamas and Israel are saying there's no prospect of further ceasefire negotiations. He says Israel's withdrawn its negotiations and Hamas is saying it won't resume negotiation's, until the current

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1:58

Tim Dower: Do we need more A&Es?

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2023/11/30

Really interested in this Medical Journal piece about emergency departments. The impression we often get is they're horribly overcrowded, patients lying in corridors for hours in agony, constant panic stations. Friday and Saturday nights are bedlam, we're told: drunks staggering around the place, people unleashing their stress and anger at the staff. And in the winter, people with coughs and colds packing out the waiting area. Hospitals are begging us to go to our GPs, even giving out vouchers

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2:21

Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the UK sending...

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2023/11/30

Tensions are heightened in the Middle East as the truce in Gaza enters a seventh day. The UK is sending a second warship —the destroyer ship HMS Diamond— to the Gulf to join the frigate HMS Lancaster. It comes after Israel and Hamas reached a final-hour agreement last night to extend the ceasefire to the end of today. Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Tim Dower that the UK Defence Force is describing its latest deployment as critical to bolstering its presence in the region. LISTEN ABOVE See

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3:52

Owen Vaughan: OneRoof Editor on Wellington's house...

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2023/11/30

Wellington's housing market is ending the year on an upwards trajectory. Latest One Roof-Valocity figures show the nationwide average property value has jumped 2% in the past three months, to reach $968 thousand. Wellington prices are up 2%, while Auckland's are up 2.5% and Canterbury's are up 1.7%. OneRoof Editor Owen Vaughan says interest rates are still inhibiting price growth. He says while we've dusted ourselves off and we're getting back on our feet, we're not seeing the rampant growth we

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4:28

Clint Smith: Former Senior Labour Staffer on the...

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2023/11/30

Some former ministers have taken top positions in Labour's front bench while others have lost out. Carmel Sepuloni has social development, Grant Robertson has finance, Ayesha Verrall has health, and Ginny Andersen keeps police. Damien O'Connor's been taken off agriculture, with Jo Luxton taking up the spokesperson role. Former senior Labour staffer Clint Smith told Tim Dower that Luxton's one of the more rurally based Labour MPs. He says Damien O'Connor has been around a while and Chris Hipkins

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4:33

Peter Boot: Northcare A&E Medical Director on the...

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2023/11/30

A fresh plea for a helping hand for primary care, to ease the pressure on hospital emergency departments. An opinion piece in today's New Zealand Medical Journal suggests ED overcrowding may not be caused by unnecessary visits, but an increase in more urgent cases. But Northcare Accident and Medical's Peter Boot says primary care is more efficient at dealing with small issues filing EDs, and it needs investment. He told Tim Dower that 30% of General Practices are technically insolvent. Boot says

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2:02

Tim Dower: Jeez do dogs get to you

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2023/11/29

Dogs eh... jeez do they get to you. It's 12 years this Christmas, Luka and me. 12 brilliant years for me, and what a mate he's been. A great, great mate. We had a long talk last night, cos I wanted say things while he's still with me. Kinda with a warm heart and not a broken one, cos I know the day will come. He truly scared me last night; I thought it was the end for a little while. All stretched out on the grass in the sun... I know your leg hurts mate. Doctor again today, but the panting and

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3:30

Roger Young: Cawthron Institute scientist on New...

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2023/11/29

It's thought New Zealand's achievement of water quality targets hinges on every Kiwi getting behind efforts. A new report has evaluated four contaminants —nitrogen, phosphorus, E. coli, and sediment— in rivers, lakes, and estuaries nationwide. Every region needs a substantial reduction in at least one to meet freshwater standards. 75% of land is contributing more E. coli to water than is allowed. Cawthron Institute scientist, Roger Young, told Tim Dower that achieving targets could require

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4:52

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the...

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2023/11/29

A push back from the Reserve Bank against the financial markets. The central bank kept the Official Cash Rate at 5.5% and signalled that no cuts are on the immediate horizon. It's also kept the door open for another rise if inflation pressures are stronger than anticipated. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Tim Dower that markets had been getting excited in recent weeks, wondering how quickly they could cut rates. He says the Reserve Bank doesn't meet for another three months, so

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5:52

Jason Walls: Political Editor says that many laws are...

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2023/11/29

The incoming Government isn't wasting any time in getting down to business. Chris Luxon has unveiled a 100-day plan that will include scrapping Auckland's fuel tax and the clean car discount, repealing Three Waters, and passing new RMA laws. Political Editor Jason Walls told Tim Dower that many laws will be changed by early next year. He says it sounds like a lot of the legislation will be passed under urgency, starting in the next few weeks. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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1:55

Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on the search and...

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2023/11/29

Search and rescue operations are underway after a US Air Force osprey crashed while performing a routine training mission off the coast of Yakushima Island. US correspondent Mitch McCann told Tim Dower that this is not the first time this type of aircraft has fatally crashed. He says that so far, one crew member is confirmed dead while the other five are still unaccounted for. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:29

Tim Dower: The low-down on the Public Interest...

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2023/11/28

So here's the low-down on the Public Interest Journalism Fund. 55 million bucks dished out over a series of funding rounds, and all gone now. The fund's been wound up. The company that owns this station won nearly $7 million in round one, another $3 million in round two, and a couple of top-ups after that. In fact, all the major players, including the already publicly funded broadcasters, everyone, every outfit including some you've never heard was in the trough. Let's remember the context

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3:25

Christina Leung: NZIER Principal Economist expects...

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2023/11/28

Don't expect any major change to interest rates before Christmas. The Reserve Bank is tipped to keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 5.5% at its next review at 2pm today. Economists and commentators remain divided on whether there will be further hikes in the current cycle. NZIER's Christina Leung told Tim Dower that, for now, previous hikes appear to be having the desired effect. However, she says there is still work to be done yet to ease inflation. LISTEN ABOVE See

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