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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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3:50

Rebecca Sowden: Former Football Fern and sponsorship...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2022/10/19

There's been a big uptick in sponsorship deals across women's sports. A major international report has revealed a 20 percent increase year-on-year in 2022, with the arrival of blue chip global sponsors further fuelling growth. It comes, of course, as we're hosting the Rugby World Cup Women's event. Rebecca Sowden, former New Zealand Football Fern and founder of women's sport sponsorship consultancy Team Heroine, joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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2:42

Ang Jury: Women's Refuge CEO says victims have been...

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2022/10/19

Claims the entire justice system has failed the five women sexually violated by Jayden Meyer. The Crown's appeal of the teen rapist's nine-month home detention sentence, has been dismissed. Meyer was convicted of raping four 15-year-old girls and sexually violating a fifth when he was 16. He's now 18. The judge says the sentence was "manifestly inadequate" but to sentence Mayer to prison now would undermine his rehabilitation programme. Women's Refuge chief executive Ang Jury told Kate Hawkesby the

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3:02

Simeon Brown: National Transport spokesperson says...

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2022/10/19

Questions for the Government over the lack of progress on light rail. It's spending $16 million on scope to cost the next phase of light rail in Auckland, a $14.6 billion project. More than two-thirds of the almost $66 million already spent on the project has gone to consultants - with none yet spent on construction. National Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown told Kate Hawkesby it's become a circular economy. He says the Government has failed light rail it had said would be completed by

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2:50

Kate Hawkesby: Gaurav Sharma has stuck it right up...

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2022/10/18

Guarva Sharma’s stuck it right up the Government by jumping ship before they could invoke the Waka Jumping Bill to push him off it. He was already sacked by caucus in August, but yesterday fired a new salvo – he quit as a party MP entirely. He says because he found out that the party was going to invoke the Waka Jumping Bill six months before the election, thus avoiding a by-election, but he claims it would’ve left his electorate of Hamilton West without any representation, and that’s undemocratic

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2:46

Kay Oliver: UK correspondent says Liz Truss is more...

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2022/10/18

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has an even harder job on her hands winning back the public, as well as her party. A YouGov poll released shortly after her tax cut plan U-turn, found that 55 percent of Conservative voters think she should resign. A further poll on who should replace her, found that 32 percent want her predecessor Boris Johnson, while 23 percent back Rishi Sunak. UK correspondent Kay Oliver told Kate Hawkesby another poll found her to be the most unpopular political party leader

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3:08

Kelvin Davidson: Property Economist on figures...

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2022/10/18

Latest figures show the housing market continues to decline, with decade-low sales numbers and dropping house values. CoreLogic's latest Market and Economic Update shows the total value of residential real estate has fallen from a peak of $1.73 trillion early this year to $1.62 trillion at the end of September. Property values fell 6.3 percent over six months, with the average home price now under the million dollar mark. Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson says it shows the striking weakness

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3:33

Sarah Dalton: Doctors advocate says Middlemore...

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2022/10/18

Senior doctors at Middlemore say working conditions are so unsafe, a trainee teaching programme should be scrapped. A letter signed by 60 doctors is asking for the hospital's training accreditation to be revoked. It also follows a damning review which found its ED was dysfunctional and overcrowded. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Sarah Dalton told Kate Hawkesby they're at the point where they can do nothing more to make the service safe. She says this is a cry for

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3:12

Kate Hawkesby: Health NZ acknowledging issues and...

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2022/10/17

It probably comes as no surprise to any of us who watched on from the confines of our homes as the Ministry of Health bungled its way through Covid, that they’ve just discovered a ’coding error’. It means the number of hospitalisations they recorded was not, in fact, accurate. Turns out when they said just over 14,000 people were hospitalised with Covid, they meant almost 19,500. Whoops. A ‘coding error’ led to the under count. Just the 5,000 odd cases out. No biggie. Unless you’re interested

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2:52

Glyn Lewers: Queenstown Lakes mayor on new housing...

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2022/10/17

A large development including more than 700 new homes near Queenstown will be fast tracked for consenting. The Te Putahi project at Lake Hayes has been approved under the Government's Covid-19 recovery act, one of three projects to be allowed to skip some of the usual RMA hoops you have to jump through. 748 houses will be built along with a park-and-ride public transport area and potentially a school. New Queenstown Lakes mayor Glyn Lewers joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVESee

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3:10

Mark Smith: ASB Economist says New Zealand is...

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2022/10/17

Cost of living pressures are expected to ease, but will remain at a much higher level than usual. Statistics New Zealand’s poised to unveil the latest inflation figures later this morning. The highly anticipated Consumer Price Index is tipped to drop from the recent record high of 7.3 percent, to closer to 6.5. That’s according to ASB, whose Senior Economist Mark Smith says New Zealand’s probably past peak inflation levels. But he says the expected CPI dip won't stop the Reserve Bank from

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4:41

Reg Hennessy: Hospitality NZ BoP spokesperson on...

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2022/10/17

More than 30 Rotorua bars and restaurants have closed their doors today to protest a lack of Government support. Hospitality NZ Bay of Plenty spokesperson, Reg Hennessy, says many are turning away business because they can't get the staff they need. But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says working holiday visas are a big source of hospitality and seasonal workers. She says we've had tens of thousands of working holiday visas issued in as little as 14 working days. Ardern says the issue is then when

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3:21

Kay Oliver: New UK Treasury chief insists Liz Truss...

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2022/10/16

The new U.K. Treasury chief on Sunday insisted Prime Minister Liz Truss retains control of her government despite having to roll back her signature economic policies weeks into her premiership. Jeremy Hunt was drafted in to lead the Treasury after Truss sacked Kwasi Kwarteng amid rising pressure following the turbulent market reaction to the new administration’s “mini-budget.” “The prime minister’s in charge,” Hunt, a former foreign and health secretary, told the BBC when he was asked whether he now

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3:39

Kate Hawkesby: We aren't naïve enough to vote for...

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2022/10/16

Is it just me or does it feel like Groundhog Day at the moment? As soon as I saw Winston and his ‘usual suspects’ lineup of a few hardcore supporters at the NZ First party conference, it felt like being in a time warp. How are we back here again? How are we back to him sniggering at reporters and giggling as he disparages anyone who dares downplay him? I’m pretty sure last election, or even the one before the that where he put Labour into power as an act of spite to National, that I said I was done

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2:03

Andrew Alderson: Silver Ferns come back to beat...

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2022/10/16

A third quarter comeback has helped the Silver Ferns to a 2-0 lead in netball's Constellation Cup, beating Australia 52-48 in Tauranga. The victory leaves the Ferns needing just one win from the two games in Australia to retain the prestigious trophy. The Peta Toeava and Grace Nweke combination proved difficult for Australia once again, with the visitors' circle defenders struggling to break their partnership. Australia led by one goal heading into halftime, but crucial defensive gains to goal

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4:33

Sir Kim Workman: Criminal justice advocate says early...

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2022/10/16

Justice officials are standing by a policy incentivising duty lawyers to achieve early guilty pleas. Lawyers are paid extra for getting their client to enter a plea for all charges and for getting a guilty plea and sentencing on the same day. The Ministry of Justice says the payment takes into account the extra work involved with progressing a client's case and lawyers must still ensure defendants are fully informed. Criminal justice advocate Sir Kim Workman told Kate Hawkesby that's not how things

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3:14

Sunny Kaushal: Dairy and Business Owners Group...

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2022/10/16

The retail sector is still feeling angry and unsupported by police and the Government. Back in August, Chris Hipkins told police to move faster on allocating money from a $6 million crime prevention fund for shops to install bollards and other security measures. But only seven businesses have so far received funding. Dairy and Business Owners Group Chairman Sunny Kaushal told Kate Hawkesby it's quite disappointing. “They have not been even been able to spend 2 percent of the fund. And the seven

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3:29

Kate Hawkesby: My hero of the week

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2022/10/13

I have a hero of the week this week. In the wash up from the local body elections, and although very excited about the country's newest and youngest Mayor 23-year-old Ben Bell of Gore, which is quite an achievement - my bouquet goes to Rotorua's new Mayor Tania Tapsell. Absolute go-getter, smart, considered, hardworking and really passionate about her city. She’s the sort of Mayor you feel happy for, irrespective of any political direction, just because they feel like they’ve earned it. They

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3:27

Campbell Barry: Lower Hutt Mayor says infrastructure...

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2022/10/13

The Government is splashing the cash on infrastructure in an attempt to get 11,000 new homes built across the country. It's dipping into its billion dollar infrastructure acceleration fund with $192 million going to critical works like pipes, roads and waste water connections. Lower Hutt is getting the lion's share, with $98 million going to its River Link and Valley Floor projects Lower Hutt Mayor, Campbell Barry told Kate Hawkesby the investment is a great result for the city. He says the

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3:22

Susan Glasgow: Variety CEO says 77 children a day...

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2022/10/13

77 children a day are being hospitalised for preventable diseases due to poor sleeping environments. These are the figures from the charity Variety which says nearly 28,000 children every year are sleeping on couches, floors or are sharing mouldy mattresses. The charity says bad sleeping environments mean children are more likely to contract preventable illnesses like rheumatic fever or bronchiolitis - which can have long lasting health implications. Variety Chief Executive Susan Glasgow told Kate

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3:39

Brad Olsen: Economist predicts two years of stunted...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2022/10/13

Predictions the country needs to go through two-years of stunted growth, to try to re-balance the economy. Infometrics' latest forecast shows inflation may cause problems through until the end of 2024. It's picking economic growth will slip below two percent in the second half of next year. Infometrics Principal Economist, Brad Olsen told Kate Hawkesby interest rates are expected to go even higher than what was thought just a few months ago. He says the housing market will continue it's downward

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