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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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2:28

Andrew Dickens: Politicians do anything to get votes

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/12/17

I’m still in slack mouthed shock at Barbara Edmonds' performance on this programme yesterday. After the release of the Government’s books showing we’re still in deficit and will be in deficit longer and with every day that passes our debt grows, Labour was quick to say National has screwed things up and we should have voted Labour onto the Treasury benches. I would have thought that would mean they knew how to do things better. Therefore, they could perhaps tell you and I what should have been done

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34:41

Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2025

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2025/12/17

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Thursday the 18th of December 2025, it's the final GDP for the year, Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold tells Andrew what he's expecting. The Government's announced the road cone hotline will close as it hits it's objectives, Dave Tilton, Chair of the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group shares his thoughts. Coroner Tania Tetihaha says the system is broken after probing the suicides of six young people, Psychologist at

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2:21

Dom Kalasih: Transporting NZ CEO on the Government...

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2025/12/16

A transport voice says there's some sense to the Government's new mega-Ministry idea. It wants to abolish the environment, housing and urban development, and transport ministries and introduce a new Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport – M CERT. It argues these areas are undergoing reforms and right now the system's too fragmented. Transporting NZ's Dom Kalasih told Andrew Dickens navigating across multiple agencies can carry challenges, and sometimes "less is more". He says

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4:02

Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on the...

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2025/12/16

Labour believes it's more financially responsible than the current Government following the release of Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. It's predicting economic growth of just 1.7% in 2026, well down on the May Budget's 2.9% forecast. Labour's Finance and Economy spokesperson Barbara Edmonds was asked by Andrew Dickens whether her party would have increased taxes to get back in black faster. She says they would have followed the same plan they had in 2023, before the election, but

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4:06

Julie Haggie: Transparency International NZ CEO on...

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2025/12/16

A belief whistleblowers are vital to exposing voting failures after a South Auckland local body election was overturned. Judge Richard McIlraith ruled irregularities altered the outcome of the Papatoetoe vote for the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board. The case involved stolen voting papers and fraudulent use. A new election must be held by April 9. Transparency International NZ CEO Julie Haggie told Andrew Dickens there’s no sign of wider system problems nationally. She says it does seem to be picking up

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34:29

Full Show Podcast: 17 December 2025

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2025/12/16

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 17th of December 2025, The Government's books are worse than expected, with the surplus timeline pushed back to 2029/30, Labour Economic Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds shares her thoughts. Transport, environment and housing are being merged in to one ministry, Transporting NZ Chief Executive Officer Dom Kalasih tells Andrew what he thinks of the idea. There are concerns about the integrity of our elections after a South Auckland

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2:25

Andrew Dickens: We're all feeling the pinch,...

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2025/12/16

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we’re broke. The Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update shows we’re still in debt and the debt is getting bigger. So, we’re broke. Not enough money, everything's more expensive so it’s off to the money lender before the bailiffs come in and sell everything. Sounds like a lot of households around me. Ideally, we’d be in a surplus - that’s when we have more money than costs. But we aren’t and the possibility of that happening has got further away. Make no mistake, deficit is

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3:08

Julie-Anne Kincade: NZ Law Association Vice President...

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2025/12/15

Lawyers say they can't pinpoint the reason there's been an increase in complaints. The Law Society's annual report reveals more clients are raising their concerns, particularly around incompetence. New Zealand Law Association Vice President Julie-Anne Kincade told Andrew Dickens with more people using AI to research their legal issues, they're needing to manage expectations. She welcomes clients doing their own research but it's important people remember lawyers are the experts. LISTEN ABOVE See

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4:10

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist ahead of...

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2025/12/15

We’ll get a clearer picture of the Government’s spending plans heading into an election year this afternoon. Treasury’s releasing the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update at 1pm, alongside the Budget Policy Statement, setting out the economic outlook and spending priorities. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen Andrew Dickens governments are often expected to loosen the purse strings in an election year. He says the Government might spend less than they hoped if the books aren't looking too

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3:16

John Battersby: Massey University Defence Studies...

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2025/12/15

A deadly terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach is feeding speculation of potential intelligence errors. Two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more. A 24-year-old suspect remains in hospital under police guard, while his 50-year-old father, the other alleged offender, was shot dead. The younger man, who's suspected of orchestrating the attack, had previously been investigated by the country's security agency and hadn't been

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34:40

Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2025

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2025/12/15

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 16 December. 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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2:25

Andrew Dickens: The aftermath of Bondi

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2025/12/15

Yesterday was a sad, morose day reflecting on the Jewish deaths and their horror, made worse by a never-ending stream of video coverage from every angle. Never has a massacre been as documented and then distributed. The power of citizens with broadcast studios in their phones. The uncensored images spread by the very social media that Australia banned for the under 16s this past week. And we saw the victims - dead, dying, and being given CPR. In their summer shorts and flip flops ready for a day of

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3:43

Steve Watt: Police Association President on the...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/12/14

Today marks the beginning of road side drug testing - starting exclusively in the Wellington District. The scheme's pilot will see police conducting random roadside saliva tests - screening for cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine. The initiative begins in the capital before scaling up from April until coverage is nationwide by mid next-year. Any drivers whose tests come back positive, will need to do a lab test which also checks for 25 other substances. Positive tests can result in 12 hour

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2:07

Andrew Dickens: What we need to learn from the Bondi...

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2025/12/14

After Bondi It now seems obvious that antisemitism is out the gate. Particularly in Australia with a large population who hail from the middle east, but increasingly so in this country and around the world. and I don't think the genie is going to be put back in the bottle any time soon. The conflict in Gaza starting with the Hamas attack on the music festival in October 2023 has only intensified the conflict between faiths. and you don't want to victim blame but Israel's reaction to the original

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34:31

Full Show Podcast: 15 December 2025

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2025/12/14

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Monday the 15th of December 2025, Police begin roadside drug testing from today, Police Association President, Steve Watt tells Andrew what officers are preparing for. UK police tighten security around synagogues celebrating Hanukkah following the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest. Elliott Smith has the latest on the weekend's sport. Plus, James Cameron's warned about the future of our film

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4:07

Karl Vasau: Rowandale Primary School Principal on the...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/12/11

Primary school principals are doubling down on their call for a better pay offer. Principals belonging to the NZEI union have rejected the Government's latest collective agreement offer, including a 4.6% pay rise. They say it's substantially inferior to the deal accepted by secondary school principals. Principal Karl Vasau, the principal for Rowandale Primary School, told Andrew Dickens they're working hard to get huge changes implemented quickly, and they want acknowledgement. He says they're

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2:46

Jacqueline Rowarth: Lincoln University Adjunct...

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2025/12/11

Swings and roundabouts for the dairy sector, with prices set to weaken. Research by Rabobank suggests overall global production peaked last quarter, and this quarter won't be far behind. EU and UK are seeing their strongest growth since 2017 and US milk output has increased for five consecutive months. Lincoln University Adjunct Professor Jacqueline Rowarth told Andrew Dickens dairy farmers aren't feeling too glum, coming off good margins. She says they feel good when people want their product, and

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5:01

Gillian Blythe: Water New Zealand Chief Executive,...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/12/11

Costs to fix our water infrastructure are increasing as we get a better picture of its current state. Every council has now submitted their plan under the Government's Local Water Done Well programme. As Newstalk ZB first revealed last week, the final bill is expected to be almost $48 billion - about $9 billion more than first thought. Water New Zealand Chief Executive Gillian Blythe told Andrew Dickens with all the plans submitted, we've now got a better picture of water infrastructure than we ever

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34:40

Full Show Podcast: 12 December 2025

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2025/12/11

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 12th of December 2025, primary school principals have rejected the government's latest pay offer, Rowandale Primary School Principal Karl Vasau tells Andrew why. A new report from Rabobank says there's "too much milk for the market", Director at DairyNZ Dr Jacqueline Rowarth shares her thoughts. Local Water Done Well is going to cost $9 billion dollars more than previously estimated, Water New Zealand Chair Gillian Blythe tells Andrew

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2:32

Andrew Dickens: Why should America check my socials?

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2025/12/11

I don’t want to ask what America is thinking, but what are they thinking? As more details of their social media information requests to enter the States came to light yesterday, the less I wanted to go there. To get in I need to supply a wealth of personal information, including DNA and all my social media links. Now I love America and its people, but if I have to jump through all those hoops my first reaction is "forget it". The Land of the Free is no longer the Land of the Free Speech. Say the

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