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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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3:08

Viv Beck: Heart of the City CEO says Auckland...

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2023/06/08

Auckland councillors will be back around the table at 10am this morning after being unable to agree on the council's budget. Mayor Wayne Brown proposed a compromise mid-way through yesterday's meeting, suggesting selling about half the council's holding in Auckland Airport, higher rates rises and more cuts to Council Controlled Organisations and local boards. Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck told Kate Hawkesby businesses want a cost-effective, efficient council that's easier to work with,

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3:35

Kate Hawkesby: Voters gave these guys the biggest...

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2023/06/07

So the final march for the man known around Parliament as the Little General, Michael Wood, surely he’s gone by lunchtime. I mean being told to do something six times was already a lot, but to then find out it was in fact 12 times; come on. As the Nat’s Nicola Willis said yesterday, she sometimes has to ask her 13 year old son to do things 5 or 6 times; but 12 times? That’s next level. This is a cluster that Chris Hipkins can no longer ignore. Shifting $13,000 worth of shares is not that hard, let’s

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5:17

Tara Jackson: NZ Anti-Vivisection Society calls for...

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2023/06/07

An animal welfare group wants more done to stop animals being used for science in New Zealand. The Ministry for Primary Industries' most recent report shows more than 308,000 animals were used for testing, teaching and research in 2021. Nearly half were then killed. Tara Jackson is the Executive Director of the NZ Anti-Vivisection Society and she joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:41

Mike Cullerne: Arnott's NZ Country Director on...

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2023/06/07

For the first time in 25 years, Arnott's will again manufacture products in New Zealand. The company is opening its new facility in Avondale, West Auckland today. It comes after it acquired the 180 Degrees cracker brand two years ago. Arnott's New Zealand Country Director Mike Cullerne told Kate Hawkesby it'll allow them to make more locally made products. He says they've partnered with Barkers of Geraldine to make a new shortbread range coming next month. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener

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4:28

Grant Duncan: Political commentator says actions of...

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2023/06/07

The actions of Michael Wood and Jan Tinetti probably won't be bad enough to end their political careers. Tinetti goes before the Privileges Committee today, accused of misleading the House about school attendance figures. And the Opposition is calling for Wood to resign or be fired, after revelations he was told to sell his Auckland Airport shares no fewer than 12 separate times. Massey University political commentator Grant Duncan told Kate Hawkesby Tinetti will probably be asked to apologise,

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3:34

Kate Hawkesby: Calling out supermarkets on dodgy...

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2023/06/06

I see Consumer NZ is making a last ditch attempt to ping the supermarkets on dodgy pricing or so called specials that are not specials. They’re relying on us, the customers, to give them examples to strengthen their case, they say they’re “calling on New Zealanders to be the eyes and ears at the supermarket one last time to help gather as much evidence for the Commerce Commission as possible.” They’ve even designed a new form to make it easier to share examples of dodgy pricing. But the problem is,

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4:21

Max Whitehead: Employment relations expert says...

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2023/06/06

Working habits are largely starting to return to pre-pandemic norms. A survey from media company JCDecaux New Zealand has found 89 percent of workers are working from the office for three or more days a week. Employment relations expert Max Whitehead says employment contracts need to make clear where people should work from. He told Kate Hawkesby employers will be welcoming it. He says bosses find there's better engagement, better productivity and better services for clients when people work in the

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3:13

Dr. Colette Muir: Paediatric health expert says new...

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2023/06/06

Claims the new vaping regulations don't go far enough to prevent young people's access to products. From August, disposable vapes will be banned and all devices will need to have removable or replaceable batteries. New vape retailers will no longer be able to operate within 300 metres of schools and marae. Paediatric Society of New Zealand spokesperson, Doctor Colette Muir told Kate Hawkesby the Government could have gone further. She says black and white packaging would lessen the appeal to young

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2:59

Sirma Karapeeva: Meat Industry Association says red...

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2023/06/06

Red meat exports are exceeding expectations despite the current financial market. The Meat Industry Association is reporting a two-percent increase in exports in April, worth almost $1 billion, compared to the previous year. The association's CEO Sirma Karapeeva told Kate Hawkesby things are improving after a slow start to the year. She says any increase is a sign of recovery, but she doubts they're out of the woods just yet. Karapeeva says economic conditions are still affecting the industry and

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3:12

Gavin Grey: Europe Correspondent says Prince Harry...

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2023/06/06

Prince Harry has launched a fierce attack on what he calls the "vile" press. The Duke of Sussex and 100 others is accusing Mirror Group Newspapers of widespread unlawful information-gathering between 1991 and 2011. He's told the High Court in London he blames the tabloids for destroying his adolescence and later relationships. Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Kate Hawkesby they looked at 140 stories over a 14-year-period since 1996, which made for interesting evidence. He says the defence keeps

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3:45

Kate Hawkesby: Until we turn around our attitude to...

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2023/06/05

I think what that new NZ Herald poll at the weekend on crime tells us is what we already knew, the Government's completely out of touch. It will be this, among other things, that will see them lose the election come October. Despite telling us over and over again that crime is down and that we all feel safer, you can only lie and feed us so much BS before your cover gets blown. And as it turns out, that turned up in the form of actual data over the weekend where a new survey polling New Zealanders

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4:32

Michael Brooks: Poultry Industry director on red meat...

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2023/06/05

Red meat consumption is on the decline in New Zealand, as shoppers fill trolleys with chicken instead. A study out of Lincoln University shows that while nine in ten of us still eat meat, over all intake is lowering due to cost and health concerns. But it also found that chicken now makes up about a third of meals a week. Poultry Industry Association Executive Director Michael Brooks says people are more likely to continue buying chicken to save money. He says its versatility, being able to be

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4:43

Graeme Edgeler: Electoral law expert is supportive of...

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2023/06/05

An electoral law expert is supportive of some proposed changes to how we vote. The Independent Electoral Review Panel has suggested changes designed to make our electoral system fairer, clearer and more accessible. It includes changes to donations and lowering the party threshold from 5 percent to 3.5 percent. Graeme Edgeler says that change would allow greater diversity of thought. He told Kate Hawkesby it could prevent big parties going back on their promises. Edgeler says it would mean splinter

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3:38

Kate Hawkesby: Are the rest of the country as sick of...

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2023/06/01

I think what we’ve seen this week is indicative of what we’re going to see for the rest of the election campaign from now until October. And that is – sideshows. And that’s the real let down for us the voters. We are being done a disservice not only by the politicians themselves but also the media covering them. What this country urgently needs is the basics. Roads fixed, hospitals functioning again, schools with students attending and passing, and crime sorted out. What we don’t need is the

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3:09

Kirsten Wise: Napier Mayor says Gabrielle buyout plan...

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2023/06/01

Questions are being raised around the finer details of a plan to buy out cyclone affected properties. The Government will help fund council buyouts of about 700 category three properties where future severe weather event risks can't be sufficiently mitigated. Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise told Kate Hawkesby the plan is a significant milestone, but there are still some unanswered questions. Wise says they will be working closely with the Crown to sort these parts of the process. LISTEN ABOVE See

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3:19

Marcail Parkinson: Students Against Cuts member says...

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2023/06/01

A group of students is demanding the Government put the brakes on Victoria University's planned job cuts. The Wellington university is facing a $33 million deficit; so to combat this they're proposing to scrap up to 260 jobs and have put 59 courses under review. Due to the planned changes the group Victoria University Students Against Cuts is holding an emergency meeting at the uni today. Group member, Marcail Parkinson told Kate Hawkesby the Government has played a role in creating the issues. She

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2:31

Tim Dower: Until we see a real response, this...

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2023/05/31

A detailed bit of work in the Herald today about a critical election issue, that being crime, law and order if you prefer, or the lack of it right now. Among other things, the work has found the number of people charged and convicted actually fell faster under the last National Government, than the current Labour Government. I think the idea there is to put a question mark into the air over which party, if it's either of them, is soft on crime. Apparently, when you allow for population growth,

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3:24

Owen Vaughan: OneRoof Editor on latest data...

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2023/05/31

The tide may be turning on tumbling property values after three analysts all judged fresh real estate data shows a “possible floor in [house] prices is approaching”. New reports from OneRoof, CoreLogic and ANZ Bank point to potentially better times ahead for homeowners, despite interest rates likely staying higher for longer. Today’s latest OneRoof-Valocity House Index showed New Zealand’s average property value fell 2.3 per cent ($22,000) to $950,000 in the three months to the end of May, as

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5:09

Chris Cahill: Police Association President says a...

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2023/05/31

The Police Association says a fall in prosecutions doesn't mean a fall in crime. The number of people charged with non-traffic offences has halved since 2009. Herald analysis has found between 2017 and 2022, the total number of people charged and convicted for all offences dropped by a quarter. That number fell at an even faster rate under the National governments of Sir John Key - and rose the most under Helen Clark's Labour administrations. Association President Chris Cahill told Tim Dower people

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2:29

Tim Dower: Selling Auckland Council's best asset...

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2023/05/30

Battle is brewing over those Auckland Airport shares currently owned by Auckland Council. The Council actually inherited 22 percent of the airport when it was formed and since then there's been a capital raising by the airport which has diluted that holding down to 18 percent. But it's worth well over $2 billion; enough to plug that Budget gap six or seven times over. So, the Council's in a bit of a spot. Their choices are either a great big rates increase, or some pretty serious cuts or sell part

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