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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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2:37

Glyn Lewers: Queenstown Mayor on the influx of...

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/08/11

It’s believed our trans-Tasman friends are keeping tourism strong in Queenstown. Skyline Operators, who run the luge and gondolas, have seen international luge rides increase by 32.6% from 7.46 million in the last year to close to 10 million. Gondola rides have also risen more than 21%. Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers told Andrew Dickens they're crossing the ditch in numbers. He says the latest stat from the airport shows routes from Aussie are up 145% on pre Covid numbers. LISTEN ABOVESee

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Full Show Podcast: 12 August 2025

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2025/08/11

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast 2025 Tuesday 12th of August, the government's deciding whether to formally recognise Palestine as a state, Massey University's John Battersby tells Andrew the difference it will make. Queenstown tourism is booming; Mayor Glyn Lewers shares his thoughts. There's a call for the Government to take immediate action in the gas sector as supplies reach a crisis point, major gas users group spokesperson Len Houwers tells Andrew what the Government

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3:12

John Battersby: Massey University defence and...

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2025/08/11

The world's eyes will be on New Zealand over the next month as it weighs up a decision to recognise Palestinian statehood. Australia's declared it will recognise Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September. It's following suit behind other Western countries including the UK, France, and Canada. Massey University defence and security studies professor John Battersby told Andrew Dickens there's widespread public opinion that something has to be done to pull Israel's action back. He says there's

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2:27

Andrew Dickens: The issue of recognising Palestine as...

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2025/08/11

So the big question of today is whether New Zealand should join other nations in recognising a Palestinian state. Now this is a much bigger question than it seems. For some it's easy - call Palestine a state and then they have a legal foothold to fight for some land I guess. And in a way, we already have done that by calling publicly for a two state solution to the conflict in the Middle East. But it's easy to confuse nations and states. States have a multi-layered definition. A state is a political

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3:26

Catherine Delahunty: Former Green Party MP on what...

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2025/08/10

The greens want to lead the next government. Co-Leader Chloe Swarbrick admits they’ve got ‘work to do’ - with the party polling just under 10% and Labour in the early 30s. Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty told Ryan Bridge that Green will need to ‘team up’ with smaller parties if they want to push Labour out of the spotlight. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:57

Karl Dean: Federated Farmers Dairy Chair on new work...

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2025/08/10

Federated Farmers says two new visas provide a clear pathway for seasonal international workers. Experienced workers like rural contractors can apply for the Global Workforce Seasonal Visa, which is available for up to three years and allows them to return on the same visa. The Peak Seasonal Visa will be for up to seven months. Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Karl Dean told Ryan Bridge it's a welcome change. He says normally they'd get workers in on a working holiday visa for a year, but this makes

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2:01

Ryan Bridge: Putin and Trump decide their fate

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/08/10

You've got to feel for Zelensky on weeks like this. Friday's the big day. Putin will fly to Alaska and meet Trump for cup of tea and biscuit. They'll negotiate the terms of ceasefire for what the Russians are calling a 'Ukraine crisis', rather than a bloody war they started. The body count is as astonishing as the fact there's a war raging in Europe in 2025. One million Russian soldiers killed or injured. 400k Ukrainian casualties, including between 60 and 100k dead. Moscow now occupies 20% of the

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34:10

Full Show Podcast: 11 August 2025

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2025/08/10

On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Monday 11th of August 2025, two new work Visas are on the way, Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Karl Dean tells Ryan about the difference it'll make. The Green party wants to lead the next government, Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty shares her thoughts. Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekend's sport. Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on a joint statement issued by EU leaders on Trump's meeting with Russia. Get the Early

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3:46

Olga Ivshina: BBC Russia Correspondent on the meeting...

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2025/08/07

Time will tell if Vladimir Putin will postpone a meeting with Donald Trump, as he has done in the past. The Kremlin says the US President and his Russian counterpart have agreed to meet in the "coming days". The Trump administration has indicated, for the pair to meet, Putin must meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. BBC Russia Correspondent Olga Ivshina told Ryan Bridge Putin's made progress towards his goals while pretending he's open for peace talks. She says he's pushed Ukrainian

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4:45

Mark Lundstrom: Radia CEO on building the world's...

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2025/08/07

A US company is building the world's largest aircraft without having ever built a plane before. The WindRunner is being constructed to transport large wind turbines and will be operating by the end of this decade. It's eight times as big as the largest military aircraft, with a cockpit as tall as a five storey building. Radia CEO Mark Lundstrom told Ryan Bridge it's capable of moving gigantic things to hard to reach places, including for humanitarian missions and defence applications He says the

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Full Show Podcast: 08 August 2025

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2025/08/07

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 8th of August 2025, the Ardern government was warned that the spending spree during Covid would have dire consequences, Finance Minister Nicola Willis explains the impact it's had. There's been confirmation from the Kremlin overnight that a meeting between Trump and Putin will take place as early as next week, BBC Russia correspondent Olga Ivshina tells Ryan whether it will impact the deadline for sanctions. A US company’s building the

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5:00

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on treasury report...

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2025/08/07

The Government says it won't make the same mistakes as the last if hit with an event similar to the Covid-19 pandemic. A Treasury report has calculated the total cost of the pandemic at $66 billion. It puts New Zealand among the highest spenders as a proportion of GDP on the Covid response in advanced economies. Finance Minister Nicola Willis told Ryan Bridge nearly half of the spending was on unnecessary initiatives. She says it didn't make a difference to the economy, and racked up huge amounts of

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2:06

Ryan Bridge: the treasury's told us what we knew all...

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2025/08/07

The $66-billion question hanging over Labour's head has been answered. This new Treasury report tells us what we all already knew about Labour's Covid response. They went too far. Spent like a drunken sailor. Made it rain dollar bills. When Treasury advised them to pull back, they didn't they kept going. Covid was the most expensive economic to this country. The government spent $66-billion - which is 20% of our GDP. Of that, just 18% was spent on specific pandemic healthcare costs. Then they just

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2:28

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on the rising...

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2025/08/07

Higher unemployment could continue to be a handbrake on the country's economic recovery. More Kiwis are out of work, with unemployment now at a five-year high. And Kiwis that are working are earning less, with wages not keeping up with inflation over the past 12 months. Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young told Ryan Bridge that's having ripple effects. She says if consumers are earning less, they spend less, and if they're anxious about their job security, they tend to reduce their discretionary

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4:52

Ernie Newman: Grocery Policy Expert on food prices...

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2025/08/07

A view higher than average grocery prices show something's clearly wrong with our grocery sector. The Commerce Commission's revealed our prices are the fifth-highest in the developed world. It highlights the market doesn't support new players and major supermarkets continue to wield power over smaller stores. Grocery policy expert Ernie Newman told Ryan Bridge there's no good reason for us to pay so much. He says for a country that's an extremely efficient food producer, we should be paying way

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2:42

Justin Tighe-Umbers: National Road Carriers...

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2025/08/06

The road freight industry is backing the Government's wish to have all vehicles paying electronic Road User Charges. It wants to do it by 2027. National Road Carriers Association Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers says the current system means some pay less because they can afford more efficient cars. He told Ryan Bridge the current system isn't collecting enough revenue. Tighe-Umbers says we're missing out on billions for new roads and maintenance. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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Full Show Podcast: 07 August 2025

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2025/08/06

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2025 Thursday 7th of August, fuel taxes are out and road user charges are in for everyone, National Road Carriers Association CEO Justin Tighe-umbers tells Ryan how much of an impact it will make. According to a Commerce Commission report, the big two supermarket chains still dominate with 82% market share. Unemployment’s at its highest level since 2020, with retail hit hard, Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young tells Ryan how bad the job market is

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2:14

Ryan Bridge: There's a new space race kicking off -...

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2025/08/06

Is there anything more thrilling than watching two countries battle hammer and tong to achieve something we all dreamed impossible, until it happens? Like going to he moon in the 60s (provided, of course, you think they actually went there). It's like the science Olympics crossed with geopolitical Hunger Games. This time it's a bit like last time, but with the US on one team and China/Russia working together on the other. They want to install nuclear reactors on the surface of the moon, 400km

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3:39

Michael Gordon: Westpac Senior Economist on the...

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2025/08/05

Figures, due out this morning, are expected to show unemployment's hit a nine-year high. Stats NZ is releasing its latest unemployment update at 10.45am. Economists expect the rate to have reached 5.3% in the June quarter, up from 5.1% for the March quarter. Westpac Senior Economist Michael Gordon told Ryan Bridge they expect the peak unemployment rate to be around 5.3% or slightly higher. He says that the labour market tends to be one of the more lagging parts of the economic cycle. LISTEN ABOVESee

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4:25

Harry Clatworthy: Te Mata Law Barrister on the...

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2025/08/05

A lawyer says people shouldn't fear Māori being given customary marine titles. The Government will tighten criteria so that groups will have to prove continuous and uninterrupted occupation since 1840. Te Mata Law barrister Harry Clatworthy says there are about 200 outstanding claims, and he expects around 50 to be particularly affected. He told Ryan Bridge concerns that Māori will close down beaches are a misunderstanding of what the titles actually grant. Clatworthy says they do grant the right

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