Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
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Liam Lawson has officially been demoted from the Red Bull Formula One team.
He lasted two Grands Prix before management decided to replace him with Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda for his home event next weekend at Suzuka.
The switch confirms widespread speculation of a new partner for defending champion Max Verstappen.
F1 Journalist Thomas Maher told Andrew Dickens that this is a risk for Red Bull, as if Lawson do...
Eden Park has triumphed in its battle to be Auckland's Council's preferred stadium over building a new facility near the city's waterfront.
The council has voted to endorse in principle the first stage of upgrading the Park – 17 in favour and two against, with one abstention.
But it's making it clear it won't pay for it.
Councillor Shane Henderson told Andrew Dickens that while both bids had their issues, Eden Par...
The UK and France have agreed to lead a "reassurance force" in Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says Europe is mobilising on a scale "not seen for decades" to be ready for peace, following a leaders summit in Paris.
They've agreed not to lift Russian sanctions as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for stronger US support.
But Europe correspondent Vincent McAviney told Andrew Dickens Putin has prev...
A former associate finance minister believes public sector job cuts are needed to grow the economy.
Latest Public Service Commission data shows the core workforce reduced by four percent in the year to December 2024.
The Tertiary Education Commission, Archives New Zealand, and Department of Corrections yesterday earmarked further cuts.
But former Minister Sir Lockwood Smith told Andrew Dickens the sector has got ...
On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Friday 28th of March 2025, Red Bull have officially demoted Liam Lawson, F1Planet.com Editor and Journalist Thomas Maher shares the latest from Red Bull.
Auckland Council is backing an Eden Park upgrade for the city's new stadium plan, Councillor Shane Henderson shares the reasons for the decision.
The Government almost doubled its target for cutting consultancy spending, Fo...
Winston Peters turned into a grumpy old conservative man in the house yesterday.
A role he assumes to hoover up votes from his constituents rather than the stately Foreign Minister image he shows to the rest of the world.
He complained that Ricardo Menéndez March, the Green MP, wore a leather jacket in the house. It was a glossy little number, but was it disrespectful?
It raises the question about clothes in ...
Motorsport expert Bob McMurray claims Liam Lawson's been treated unfairly by Red Bull as he faces demotion two races into the Formula One season.
Racing Bulls driver Yuki Tsunoda is reportedly set to swap with Lawson for next weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
Lawson's didn't finish at Melbourne and came 12th in Shanghai - Tsunoda returned 12th and 16th place results at the same events.
McMurray told Andrew Dickens he...
There's debate over the potential loosening of bank rules.
Reserve Bank requirements —forcing banks to have enough capital to withstand a one-in-200-year shock— look set to be loosened.
Banks say that could reduce the cost of borrowing.
But Simplicity Chief Economist Shamubeel Eaqub told Andrew Dickens it won't address the underlying reasons why banks aren't lending more money.
He says mortgage rates are cur...
Primary healthcare appears to be bearing the brunt of a vicious funding cycle.
New Royal New Zealand College of GPs research shows the sector's facing financial neglect, receiving just 5.4% of each health budget since 2009.
President Dr Samantha Murton told Andrew Dickens it's costing more in the long run, as people get sicker.
She says people are going to hospital at greater expense, meaning money can't be inv...
The White House says screenshots of a top US officials group chat didn't contain classified information.
The Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a group thread on the encrypted messaging app Signal.
Screenshots made public overnight include exact timings of drone and missile attacks on the Iran-backed Houthis, followed by updates on targets hit.
US Correspondent Mitch McCan...
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Tamatha Paul: a woman mocked for her views on Police.
Chris Hipkins says her views on beat Police were unwise, and then he went further and said they were stupid.
The Prime Minister says she’s in lala land.
Yesterday I commented that life must be really sweet on her planet - pity it’s not ours.
But that didn’t stop her doubling down yesterday on her views, because they are not untrue.
She pointe...
The just revealed Australian Federal Budget is being criticised as an election sweetener.
The Treasurer's announced tax relief for households.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is yet to call the election, but it's expected in coming months.
Australia Correspondent Lesley Yeomans says they’ve tried to give people a little bit of everything in this budget, with tax cuts, more energy bill relief, wage increases and c...
Neither of two options for Auckland's main stadium are entirely feasible.
Auckland Council staff say feasibility studies for either an upgraded Eden Park or a new stadium at Quay Park found both lacking.
The report says the Eden Park option would not be financially feasible without council or central Government funding, and Quay Park has optimistic assumptions around infrastructure and construction costs.
Auckl...
Caveats to the new Russia-Ukraine Black Sea ceasefire deal are causing uncertainty.
The United States says both countries have agreed to stop military strikes in the Black Sea and develop measures to implement a ban on energy facility strikes.
But Newstalk ZB European Correspondent Gavin Grey told Andrew Dickens Ukraine's warned any Russian naval movement would be a violation.
He says in return, Russia's demandin...
On the Early Edition with Full Show Podcast Wednesday 26th of March 2025, officials warn neither options for an Auckland stadium are feasible, Auckland Councilor Maurice Williamson explains why.
Australia's Federal budget is out and tax cuts are on the way, Australia Correspondent Lesley Yeomans shares the latest.
Employment confidence is down across the country, Employment Expert Tom O'Neil says employers can sense t...
A blow for Kiwi business confidence, which has slumped to its lowest level since the post-2020 Covid lockdown lows.
The Westpac-McDermott Miller index shows despite the weaker overall result, confidence has only fallen in four of 11 regions.
That includes the biggest job market -- Auckland -- which dominated the national average.
CV.co.nz Managing Director, Tom O'Neil told Andrew Dickens he reckons it's partially ...
So, Auckland looks like it’s doing it again: dilly dallying in decision making about big stuff.
A council advisory group has informed us that neither the fancy waterfront stadium nor an upgrade of Eden Park is considered feasible.
The full council still must vote on it on Thursday, so we’ll see if anyone has some balls.
Now by "not feasible" they mean not viable without public funding. We don’t seem to ha...
Great news for football fans – the All Whites are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Their 3-0 win over the New Caledonia side was enough to book their trip next year to the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Weekend Sport host Jason Pine told Andrew Dickens that quite a few people probably expected the game to be fairly straight forward, but it didn’t take long for those illusions to be dispelled.
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Farmers are keeping an eye on how some aspects of Resource Management Act reforms will work in practice.
The Government's new framework for planning includes new acts around development of land and on protection of the natural environment.
It also includes greater property rights – including allowing landowners to seek compensation against unjustified restrictions on their land.
But Federated Farmers RMA spokesper...
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