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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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3:43

Vanessa Taylor: Real estate market expert discusses...

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2023/10/01

The property market is experiencing some pre-election jitters. It seems Kiwis are holding off on making big decisions until after D-Day - with the national average asking price staying flat the whole of September - this is according to realestate.co.nz's last report before the election. Vanessa Taylor, head of sales at realestate.co.nz, joined Kate Hawkesby on Early Edition to discuss the report's findings. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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5:08

Nicola Willis: National deputy leader says their...

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2023/10/01

National's Deputy leader says its economic plan is solid despite widespread doubts. The party released its fiscal plan on Friday, Finance Minister Grant Robertson describing it as being built on sand. A recent Newshub Reid Research poll found 53 percent of respondents don't think National can pay for their tax cuts. The tax plan was also criticised by economists from across the political spectrum. Despite the doubters Nicola Willis told Kate Hawkesby the plan has been carefully put

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2:32

Tim Dower: The process of political polls

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2023/09/28

Polls are great. I love ‘em and I love the occasional surprise we get from them. They're really useful in providing those snapshots of public opinion at any given moment. And you'll be aware the political parties use them extensively, not just to see how they're tracking but for all sorts of nefarious stuff like testing out our reactions to policy ideas. On top of that there's also a lot of research into the way leading figures are perceived, all part of the process of moulding and shaping them

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3:35

Bodo Lang: Massey University marketing expert on...

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2023/09/28

Sanitarium has dropped Weet-Bix from the Warehouse stores, blaming supply issues. The Warehouse Group is questioning why only its stores are affected and the Commerce Commission is looking into it. Massey University marketing expert Bodo Lang told Tim Dower that it's unusual to target just one retailer. He says it's something we don't see very often, and the way Sanitarium has handled it doesn't help as it hasn't clarified why only The Warehouse has been shutout. LISTEN ABOVE See

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2:09

Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on the American...

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2023/09/27

A young American soldier who ran across the North Korea border is in US custody and heading home. Travis King made a sudden dash from South to North Korea whilst on a civilian tour of the demilitarised zone two months ago. Before he ran to North Korea, the 23-year-old had served in a South Korean prison for assault and was due to be sent home to Texas to face consequences. US Correspondent Mitch McCann told Tim Dower that he's now been flown to China to be held in US custody. He says King will

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3:51

Brigitte Morton: Political Commentator on Chris...

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2023/09/27

The chances of Chris Hipkins retaining his role as Prime Minister appears to be fading by the day. The latest One News-Verian result puts National on 36% while Labour sits at 26%. Earlier this week, the Herald's Poll of Polls showed Labour has a 0.2% chance of staying in government, the worst result for any main governing party since the Great Depression. Former National Party advisor and political commentator Brigitte Morton told Tim Dower that the chances Hipkins will continue as Prime

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2:30

Tim Dower: Picking a winner from last night's debate

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2023/09/27

Trying to pick a winner from a TV debate is a tricky thing to do. First thing I have to bear in mind is that I'm not impartial when I look at these things. I've already decided who I want to win, so that's bound to be an influence. I started going through it round by round, first one to Luxon, even in the second, Hipkins in round three. Four to Luxon, five to Hipkins... overall, I'd have to say Hipkins was the winner on the night. Which you might expect, given he's the career politician. Did

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3:29

Deborah Manning: KiwiHarvest Food Rescue founder on...

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2023/09/27

More than $3 billion worth of food waste is filling up New Zealander’s bins every year. Rabobank-KiwiHarvest's survey estimates household's waste 12.2% of groceries yearly, a slight decrease from last year's 13.4%. Gen Z remain the most wasteful age group. KiwiHarvest Food Rescue charity founder Deborah Manning told Tim Dower that one of the problems is consumers demand to see a high quantity of food at stores. She says people want to see full shelves of bread at every hour of the day. LISTEN

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4:15

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

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2023/09/27

A plea for whoever's in Government next month to address the worrying state of the events sector in Auckland. Auckland Unlimited has revealed to the council that no major events are confirmed in the city beyond August next year due to a lack of funding. Heart of the City Chief Executive Viv Beck told Tim Dower that it's a major international city, so this needs to be resolved. She says there's a big opportunity coming up for the incoming Government to really look at the whole funding mechanism

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2:46

Tim Dower: National's beneficiary sanctions are...

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2023/09/26

I guess it had to come at some point in the campaign... National's traditional swipe at the beneficiaries. I really don't know why they do this, sanctions of one kind or another have been tried and tried again, but the fact is they really don't work. This time the formula includes mandatory community work experience, and of course benefit cuts or suspensions. None of its new. We've seen variations of this kind of thing for decades and little ever seems to change. Fact of the matter is we are

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3:20

Ah-Leen Rayner: Breast Cancer Foundation CEO says...

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2023/09/26

A challenge has been laid down for political parties to act on breast cancer. The Breast Cancer Foundation is releasing election scorecards which shows that all parties want to raise the free mammogram age to 74. Only the Greens, New Zealand First, and TOP would lower the minimum age for higher risk women. Chief Executive Ah-Leen Rayner says there's a willingness to do more, but responses were light on detail or didn't go far enough. She says breast cancer is a human issue not a political issue,

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3:28

Catherine Beard: Business NZ Advocacy Director says...

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2023/09/26

Business New Zealand is predicting a gloomy outlook for the economy. It says economic growth is likely to be marginal over the next year in New Zealand. It's also predicting global growth to be slow over the next few years. Advocacy Director Catherine Beard says that alongside China's economic slowdown, other factors are adding to the disappointing predictions. She says other factors like increasing oil prices and the Reserve Bank's battle with inflation will contribute. LISTEN ABOVE See

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4:14

Carmel Sepuloni: Labour's Social Development...

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2023/09/26

Labour's accusing National of beating up on the vulnerable with its new welfare scheme. The opposition is promising to introduce traffic light style sanctions to those on the dole who aren't meeting Jobseeker requirements. A red light breach could mean reductions, mandatory work experience, and someone's money being managed by WINZ. Labour's Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni told Tim Dower that it's in line with previous National parties, she's still surprised by the timing. She

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4:26

Dr Grant Duncan: Political Commentator on the latest...

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2023/09/25

Latest polling shows National will need New Zealand First on board to form a government. The latest Newshub-Reid Research poll shows Labour's fallen slightly to 26.5% and National's dropped to 39.1%. The Greens' boosted to 14.2%. With ACT's 8.8% the right-bloc would have 60 MPs, just below the 61 needed to form a government. New Zealand First's 5.2% would be required. Political commentator Dr Grant Duncan told Tim Dower that Luxon 'had to' end the speculation, because in all likelihood, he may

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2:13

Donna Demaio: Australian Correspondent on Air...

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2023/09/25

Hundreds of Air Vanuatu passengers have been left frustrated and stranded. The airline's only Boeing 737 is grounded in Brisbane while it waits for parts following a technical fault. Australian correspondent Donna Demaio told Tim Dower that suggestions are being made as to how this could be prevented. She says one travel agent has suggested Air Vanuatu partners with other larger airlines so it can offer more consistent flights. She says it's caused anger and anxiety amongst many passengers, with

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2:16

Tim Dower: Has National played a smart card?

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2023/09/25

Now we've had a day to mull it over... has Christopher Luxon played a smart card or a dopey one? Up until yesterday we were under the impression Luxon wants nothing less than to have to deal with New Zealand First. But this feels like an admission of defeat, as though Luxon has realised NZ First may well hit the threshold, and if they do that's going to drag down the number of seats National can have. He says he'll do whatever it takes to form a coalition and I guess a lot of people will have

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2:26

Tim Dower: We're now at the point where the election...

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2023/09/24

You know you're getting down to the rats and mice when you've got a major political party promising to change speed limits, if only we'll vote for them. Now I'm not saying National's wrong about a lot of those 30k zones especially, some of them are probably really daft but others might make sense. I guess the point is we're down to fairly trivial stuff now and the election campaign is limping into a petty bidding war. Where is the meaningful debate about political ideas? Where is the serious

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2:58

Gavin Grey: Some UK police put down guns after an...

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2023/09/24

London’s police force said Sunday that some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. A Metropolitan Police marksman was charged Wednesday over the September 2022 death of Chris Kaba, 24. Kaba was killed after officers in an unmarked vehicle pursued and stopped the car he was driving. He was struck by a single bullet fired through the windshield as he sat in the Audi car. The case renewed allegations of

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3:23

Adam Cooper: Newstalk ZB Wellington sports reader...

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2023/09/24

Not the best of weekends for New Zealand sport. The Warriors bandwagon has come to a grinding halt, after the Kiwi side’s 42-12 defeat in Brisbane to the Broncos. But the Warriors have a lot to celebrate regardless, having gone from wooden spoon candidates to one game away from the big dance. The Silver Ferns’ post-World Cup hoodoo remains, after their 55-54 loss to England’s B team. Despite a last-quarter fightback, the young England side proved too strong in both attack and defence in the

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4:15

Dylan Thomsen: AA Policy Manager says they like some...

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2023/09/24

The Automobile Association is expressing its support for some of National's speed reduction promises. National's announced it'll return many state highways to 100 km/h from 80, and many local roads to 50. AA Policy Manager Dylan Thomsen told Tim Dower they like the idea of increasing expressway speeds, having more variable speed limits near schools, and fewer unmanned roadwork sites. “That’s an area that’s a common frustration for a lot of people, so if we can improve that and have less of that,

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