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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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34:24

Full Show Podcast: 22 September 2025

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2025/09/21

On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin, Monday 22nd of September Full Show Podcast 2025, The Government's spending $100 million of cash from the budget on upgrading hospitals across the country, Health Minister Simeon Brown tells Francesca what that money will go towards. Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekend's sport. Investor confidence has slumped back to pandemic levels, ASB wealth economist Chris Tennent-Brown provides some analysis. Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the

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5:12

Chris Tennent-Brown: ASB Senior Wealth Economist on...

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2025/09/21

New Zealand investor confidence has dropped to its lowest level since Covid. ASB's latest survey shows sentiment is weakest in the lower North Island and among those over 60, with under 40s being more optimistic about their situation. Senior Wealth Economist Chris Tennent-Brown told Francesca Rudkin global uncertainty and the weak housing market have made the last six months challenging. He says it's not quite as bad as during the depths of despair during the pandemic.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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2:50

Francesca Rudkin: The Government's providing Band-Aid...

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2025/09/21

Yesterday Health Minister Simeon Brown announced $100 million has been allocated for hospital maintenance and refurbishment. It will fund 21 upgrades around the country. The money was set aside in the 2025 budget – listed under things like ‘remediation’ and ‘redevelopment’ - but at the time Treasury didn’t say how much was allocated due to commercial sensitivities. But it has been announced now, and if you were a cynical person you could think it was timed to distract us from the 48 hour strike -

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2:46

Rikki Swannell: Sky Sport Commentator ahead of the...

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2025/09/18

The Black Ferns have made it to the semi-finals. After handily defeating South Africa in the Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final, they’re now set to face the World No 2 team – Canada. However, they’re missing a major player from their line up – flanker Jorja Miller appearing to be out with a hamstring injury. Sky Sport Commentator Rikki Swannell told Ryan Bridge that while Miller is a huge loss, her replacement Kennedy Tukuafu is still a handy player. She says fingers are crossed that Miller is

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4:34

Mark Mitchell: Corrections Minister on the number of...

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2025/09/18

The Corrections Minister says the Government has helped reduce the number of people breaching electronically monitored bail. There were 832 cases of absconding from EM bail last year - up from 64 in 2015. The total number of people on EM bail has risen from 1300 to over six thousand since 2015. But Mark Mitchell told Ryan Bridge the percentage rate of absconding is actually coming down. He says it was at 19% in 2019, which dropped to 14% last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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3:55

Mark Smith: ASB Senior Economist on the GDP falling 0.9%

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2025/09/18

Surprise across the board with the latest sharp drop in GDP.Our economy's contracted 0.9% in the June quarter - a worse outcome than any economists had been forecasting.Many were predicting a 0.3% drop, including the Reserve Bank and ASB. ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith shares his analysis with Ryan. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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34:38

Full Show Podcast: 19 September 2025

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2025/09/18

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 19th of September 2025 GDP fell 0.9% in the last quarter, ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith shares his thoughts. The Women's World Cup semi-final is this weekend; Sky Sport commentator Rikki Swannell tells Ryan about the atmosphere leading up to the game in the UK. Ankle monitor escapes have increase from 64 in 2015 to more than 800 in the last year, Corrections Minister, Mark Mitchell tells Ryan why. Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Vincent

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1:52

Ryan Bridge: The waiting game continues for the economy

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/09/18

Has Nicola Willis failed on growth in her year of growth? So far, yes. We’ve gone nowhere in six months - Q2 basically wiped out Q1. Should she resign? No. Why? Trump’s tariffs. Nobody saw them coming. Markets thought he was bluffing, a negotiation tactic. Until he wasn’t. Businesses and Mums and Dads sat on their cash to wait it out - a reasonable response to an uncertain future. Should she borrow and spend more? She can’t. It’d be political sacrilege for a party elected to do the opposite

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2:59

Meg Williams: World of Wearable Arts CEO on the show...

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2025/09/17

Wellington's globally renowned World of Wearable Arts show opens its doors today in its 20th year. The event runs for three weeks at TSB Arena with more than 60-thousand people are expected to attend. It brings in designers and creatives from around the world in a mix of fashion, music, and design. Chief Executive Meg Williams says it embraces the capital's creativity and around 70% of visitors come from out of town. She says WOW brings $30 million into the regional economy every year, because of

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4:18

Willow-Jean Prime: Labour's Children Spokesperson on...

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2025/09/17

The Opposition doesn't want the Government taking all the credit for a drop in youth offending. The Government says the rate of serious and persistent offending from young people has dropped by more than 14% since June 2023. Labour's Children Spokesperson Willow-Jean Prime says it is largely because of the Circuit Breaker programme – which they started. She told Ryan Bridge that the Government is effectively saying the drop is due to the boot camp programmes, which have actually been an abject

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3:51

Mike Jones: BNZ Chief Economist on GDP figures...

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2025/09/17

An economist is predicting a gloomier number than the Reserve Bank from the latest GDP figure. Stats NZ data on GDP for the year's second quarter will be released today. The Reserve Bank's predicting a 0.3 percent drop. BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones is a picking a 0.5 percent fall. He told Ryan Bridge economic growth is probably going to be slow for a while. Jones says it will probably be until next year that we see what can be classed as recovery. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for

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34:21

Full Show Podcast: 18 September 2025

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2025/09/17

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday 18th of September 2025, GDP is out today, BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones tells Ryan what he's expecting to see. The World of wearable arts kicks off in Wellington today, CEO Meg Williams tells Ryan about the impact it has on the capital. Labour's Willow-Jean Prime shares her thoughts on the latest youth crime data. Plus, US Correspondent Toni Waterman has the latest on Donald Trump's state visit to the UK and the US Federal reserve

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2:37

Ryan Bridge: Should we worry about extremism in NZ?

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/09/17

Did you see the cops put out a handy warning for us all yesterday? Hide, tell, escape. The spooks in Wellington reckon extremist violence is a realistically possibility in this country. Now, they’ve been saying this for some time. Yesterday you may have got a news alert about this new campaign from police telling you what to do during an armed attack in a crowded place. You could think, well, maybe they’re just being prepared, and better to know what to do than not. But isn’t there a part of you

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3:34

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on food...

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2025/09/16

Food price inflation is starting to stabilise. Latest figures from Stats NZ show the food price inflation is 5% – unchanged on a month ago. Butter prices have risen 32% in a year, cheese is up 26%, while milk has increased by 16%. Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen told Ryan Bridge that while households are still seeing high costs, the pressure is coming through in a more contained fashion. He says that when inflation was running rampant a few years ago, just about everything was impacted,

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4:32

Paul Goldsmith: Justice Minister on the number of...

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2025/09/16

The number of convicted criminals being sent to prison is at an all-time high. Ministry of Justice data shows more than seven thousand people were sent to prison following convictions in the year to June, up 14% on the previous year. The proportion of people who received prison sentences is the highest on record, at 15%. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith told Ryan Bridge their focus is on reducing victims of crime, not sending people to jail. But he says if it leads to a higher prison population in

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34:10

Full Show Podcast: 17 September 2025

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2025/09/16

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday 17th of September 2025, you’re more likely to be sent to jail following a conviction than ever before, according to the latest Ministry of Justice statistics, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith tells Ryan why criminals are no longer getting a free ride from our courts. The aviation sector is calling a new Government plan a major milestone, NZ Airports Association CEO Billie Moore shares her thoughts. Food prices rose 5% in the year to

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2:07

Ryan Bridge: My prediction for the 2026 election

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge ·

2025/09/16

Like it or not, next year's big dance in politics will ultimately be decided by the few, not the many. Most MMP elections have been. Minnows hold the keys to the kingdom. Be it Winston with his best result ever or Te Pati Māori with an overhang -2026 won’t be a 2020 landslide. The difference this time is how extreme some of the smaller parties, more to the point, some of their MPs, have become - think Takuta on Indians and Simon Court on Palestine. It’s not just rhetoric, but policy, too. A separate

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3:45

Billie Moore: Airports Association Chief Executive on...

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2025/09/16

Hopes that the Government's aviation plan can help more pilots take off. The Government released the first ever strategy for the sector. Part of that is a commitment to look at pilot education and create a workforce plan. Airports Association Chief Executive Billie Moore told Ryan Bridge it's something we can't afford to neglect. She says there's already a pilot shortage, so we need to get a move on. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:29

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

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2025/09/15

Auckland businesses are keen to see what benefits more events at Eden Park could bring them. The Government's looking at Eden Park's rules, including the number of concerts and sporting events that can be held, and a 2000 person limit for conferences. It's exploring whether current rules are holding back economic growth. Heart of the City Chief Executive Viv Beck told Ryan Bridge even a single added concert can do wonders. She says a single P!nk concert brought in more than $6 million in spend.

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3:08

Julian Kohn: Eastland Wood Council Chairman on the...

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2025/09/15

Forestry industry voices say keeping 100% of slash and wood debris inside forest boundaries is operationally impossible. Gisborne District Council has obtained an enforcement order forcing two companies to properly manage the sediment risk. Samnic Forest Management is appealing the order and says it would probably go bankrupt if it went ahead. Eastland Wood Council Chairman Julian Kohn told Ryan Bridge they're trying to get a better deal. He says the industry is trying to find an environmental,

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