Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
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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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Best of 2025: Ryan Bridge - We shouldn't have to work for the government
Do you know what's really starts to rub me the wrong way?
It's governments telling us to do more things.
This morning, we've got the gov...
Best of 2025: Ryan Bridge - The Gen Z stare
I went out for lunch to a café the other day and our table was served by a couple of waiters who all seemed to have a similar vibe about them.
T...
Chris Abercrombie: PPTA President on the growing rate of violence in schools
Teachers say they're struggling to deal with increasing violent incidents due to a lack of learning support.
New data shows 12,300 students hav...
Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the investment into training teachers to spot misogyny and radicalism early
The UK is looking to tackle radicalisation and extreme misogyny early.
Millions of pounds will be invested into schools to train teachers to s...
Liz Gordon: Education researcher on the cancellation of Gloriavale school's licence
It's thought the closure of Gloriavale school is more complicated than just finding a new school.
The Secretary for Education has cancelled t...
Full Show Podcast: 19 December 2025
On the Early Edition with Francesca Rudkin Full Show Podcast Friday the 19th of December 2025, The economy’s rebounded into 1.1% growth in the Septemb...
Cameron Bagrie: Independent Economist on GDP growth
An economist says the economy has some forward motion.
Stats NZ data shows a 1.1% GDP increase in the September quarter.
Independent Eco...
Francesca Rudkin: GDP growth is welcome before Christmas
“Confirmation that the economy grew strongly in the third quarter of the year is welcome news before Christmas”, Finance Minister Nicola Willis stated...
Dave Tilton: Parallaxx CEO on the road cone tipline ending six months early
It's thought there are few silver linings to come from the Government's road cone hotline.
The pilot, which encouraged the public to report exc...
Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist ahead of the Q3 GDP announcement
One of the major banks is predicting some of the best quarterly GDP figures in years.
Stats NZ is releasing the economic figures for the three...
Sara Chatwin: Mindworks psychologist on self-inflicted deaths of young people reveal flaws in the suicide prevention system
The self-inflicted deaths of six Northland young people reveals dangerous flaws in our suicide prevention system.
An inquiry by Northland Corone...
Andrew Dickens: Politicians do anything to get votes
I’m still in slack mouthed shock at Barbara Edmonds' performance on this programme yesterday.
After the release of the Government’s books showin...
Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2025
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 Economis...
Dom Kalasih: Transporting NZ CEO on the Government combining ministries into the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport
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 de...
Barbara Edmonds: Labour's Finance Spokesperson on the state of the Government's books
Labour believes it's more financially responsible than the current Government following the release of Treasury's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update...
Julie Haggie: Transparency International NZ CEO on South Auckland local body election overturned
A belief whistleblowers are vital to exposing voting failures after a South Auckland local body election was overturned.
Judge Richard McIlraith...
Full Show Podcast: 17 December 2025
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...
Andrew Dickens: We're all feeling the pinch, especially the Government
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.
Julie-Anne Kincade: NZ Law Association Vice President on the increase in complaints against lawyers
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 rai...
Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist ahead of the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update
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...
John Battersby: Massey University Defence Studies Professor on the Bondi beach terror attack
A deadly terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach is feeding speculation of potential intelligence errors.
Two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah ce...
Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2025
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 16 December.
Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcas...
Andrew Dickens: The aftermath of Bondi
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 ang...
Steve Watt: Police Association President on the roadside drug testing roll out begins
Today marks the beginning of road side drug testing - starting exclusively in the Wellington District.
The scheme's pilot will see police conduc...
Andrew Dickens: What we need to learn from the Bondi attack
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, b...
Full Show Podcast: 15 December 2025
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Monday the 15th of December 2025, Police begin roadside drug testing from today, Police Ass...
Karl Vasau: Rowandale Primary School Principal on the rejection of the Government's latest pay offer
Primary school principals are doubling down on their call for a better pay offer.
Principals belonging to the NZEI union have rejected the Gove...
Jacqueline Rowarth: Lincoln University Adjunct Professor on the global increase in milk production
Swings and roundabouts for the dairy sector, with prices set to weaken.
Research by Rabobank suggests overall global production peaked last qua...
Gillian Blythe: Water New Zealand Chief Executive, Local Water Done Well to cost $9 billion more than previously estimated
Costs to fix our water infrastructure are increasing as we get a better picture of its current state.
Every council has now submitted their pla...
Full Show Podcast: 12 December 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 12th of December 2025, primary school principals have rejected the government's latest...
Andrew Dickens: Why should America check my socials?
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 th...
Paul Spoonley: Massey University Sociologist on the latest net migration figures
Could the worst of the brain drain be over?
Though migration remains low year-on-year, provisional figures show that net migration for October...
Nicola Coom: Cancer Society National CEO on the results of the State of Cancer report for 2025
There are areas for improvement in how we prevent cancer, with the number of new cases expected to jump in the next two decades.
The Cancer Co...
Full Show Podcast: 11 December 2025
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Thursday the 11th of December 2025, Parliament's education and workforce committee has drop...
Parmjeet Parmar: Act Education and Workforce Committee representative on its interim report into online harm
ACT says New Zealand isn’t ready to follow Australia with a youth social media ban.
An interim report from Parliament's education committee sugg...
Andrew Dickens: We deserve our summer break
The story that keeps getting my goat this week has been the accusation that New Zealanders take too many holidays over the Christmas-January period. <...
Bruce Weir: Urban planner and strategic development expert on the RMA reforms
An urban planner's giving the proposed Resource Management Act a big thumbs up, calling the reforms awesome and fantastic.
The Government's c...
Patrick Usmar: AUT Communications Professor on Australia's social media ban
Australia's pioneering social media ban is casting ripples around the world.
The new law sets a mandatory age limit of 16 or older for account...
Joe Williams: Employment Lawyer on the Supreme Court's ruling on disabled family carers
A Supreme Court decision has finally settled the long-running battle over whether family carers should be paid.
The ruling —brought by parents...
Full Show Podcast: 10 December 2025
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 10th of December 2025, the government's announced it's replacement of the RMA...