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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Just 60% of Air New Zealand's trans-Tasman flights took off within 15 minutes of their scheduled time last month.
A report by the Ministry of Transport shows airline performance for April.
78% of Jetstar's flights between Australia and New Zealand left on time, and 70% for Qantas.
Aviation commentator Peter Clark told Ryan Bridge Air New Zealand's has a large fleet, which means more planes needing attention.&nbs...
Doubts many parents will be prosecuted for repeat truancy under a new Government directive.
Associate Education Minister David Seymour's confirmed these parents could be fined up to $30 a day as part of a firmer approach on school attendance.
Any possible prosecution cases will be referred to the Ministry.
Darfield High School Principal Andy England told Ryan Bridge they have 28 students —or 3%— who could fall in...
Farmers are welcoming a proposal to remove difficult rules from the Resource Management Act.
The Government's released three discussion documents proposing amending 12 current national directions and four new ones.
They include changes to freshwater management and regulation of farming practices.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Chair Kate Acland told Ryan Bridge the Government's addressing issues they've been highlighting...
British Police are still asking the public not to speculate as to why a 53-year-old businessman drove his car into a massive crowd of people in Liverpool.
Seventy nine people - among those celebrating Liverpool Football Club's league title - were hurt; seven remain in hospital.
Paul Doyle faces six charges related to grievous bodily harm, and one of dangerous driving.
He'll first appear in court this weekend.
Doyle is a former Roya...
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, Friday the 30th of May Full Show Podcast 2025, the Ministry of Education's been ordered to prosecute parents who who don't regularly send their children to school, Darfield school Principal Andy England shares his thoughts.
Beef and Lamb NZ are praising the government's RMA announcement Chairperson Kate Acland explains it's benefits.
New data on plane arrivals shows Air New Zealand...
The price of butter's shot up 65% over the past year - you might have noticed nana's cookie jar's a bit empty lately.
Bakers are buying in bulk from the Aussies, where it's cheaper.
Online discussion blames our dairy farmers, the co-op that buys their milk, and the producers who sell it.
But, there are a couple of reason its cheaper there than here.
1) We export a hell of a lot more to the world than the Aussies d...
A lack of consensus at the Reserve Bank on yesterday’s cut to the OCR reflects the global economic uncertainty.
The Monetary Policy Committee has dropped the cash rate 25-basis points to 3.25%, and now expects to reach a 2.9% low-point in December.
However, further cuts are uncertain, with the bank adopting a watch and wait approach.
ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley told Ryan Bridge they still believe we’ll get an...
The Grocery Action Group is unconvinced by a proposal to rapidly add competition to the grocery sector.
The New Zealand Initiative wants the Government to introduce a "fast track pathway" to allow new entrants to enter the market, rather than forcing any break-up of the existing supermarket companies.
It includes streamlining rezoning, consenting and investment clearance processes.
The group's Sue Chetwin told Rya...
There's an expectation it will take two years to get the number of international students in vocational education back to pre-Covid levels.
There were about 75-thousand international students in New Zealand last year - 40% less than a peak in 2016.
Vocational Minister Penny Simmonds says told Ryan Bridge centralising Polytech's into Te Pukenga is a big factor, as it caused a financial mess.
She says it's been a nightmare, which is ...
Another Reserve Bank rate cut.
It was largely as expected - 25 basis points.
The rest of the press conference and much of the Monetary Policy Statement itself was focused on the ‘unpredictable’ global environment.
We can’t say this because we don’t know what Trump will do. We can’t be certain about that because XYZ. Trade war, etc, etc.
But at what point does unpredictability become predictable, and therefore not t...
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday the 29th of May 2025,
The Reserve Bank cut the OCR by 25 basis points, ASB bank Chief Economist Nick Tuffley shares his thoughts.
International student numbers are down in Secondary schools and for vocational training, Minister for vocational education Penny Simmonds tells Ryan Bridge what the Government's doing to help.
The New Zealand Initiative ha...
Renewed warnings that people are 'rolling the dice with their life' when partaking in 'run it straight' style games.
Ryan Satterthwaite has died after a private version of the game in Palmerston North.
The 19-year-old suffered a serious brain injury on Sunday and died in hospital on Monday.
AUT Human Performance Professor Patria Hume told Ryan Bridge Police can intervene in these games, particularly at official ...
Major questions about how a man was able to drive his car into a massive crowd in Liverpool yesterday, injuring 50.
Eleven people remain in hospital, all in a stable condition and recovering.
A 53-year-old British man has been arrested for attempted murder.
Fans of Liverpool Football Club had flooded the city's streets to celebrate its Premier League title win.
Correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge the d...
Port of Auckland's fee hikes are a bitter pill to swallow for transport operators.
The port has announced a 77% increase for trucks entering the Fergusson Container Terminal during peak times – going from $130 to $230 by July next year.
National Road Carriers Chief Executive Justin Tighe-Umbers told Ryan Bridge it's not so simple to work off peak, as they don't have the workforce to cover those hours.
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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2025 Wednesday 28th of May, It's OCR day today, Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold shares his thoughts on what the Reserve Bank will do.
A 19 year old has died from a 'run-it-straight' style game with his friends, AUT Human Performance Professor Patria Hume warns about the risk of letting these events continue.
Auckland's port is hiking its access fees once agai...
The Reserve Bank's expected to cut interest rates again this afternoon, to aid economic recovery.
Economists are projecting a 25 basis point OCR cut to 3.25% - the lowest cash rate since September 2022.
Westpac chief economist Kelly Eckhold says beyond that, there's a bit more debate.
He says told Ryan Bridge Westpac is forecasting they'll stop at three percent.
Eckhold says next year if the global environme...
What happened in Palmerston North with the death of this young man was an absolute tragedy.
We don't know exactly what happened here, other than it was linked to another viral challenge.
The sad reality is stuff like this will happen again. And again. And again.
The campaigners and professionals will warn about the dangers.
And then kids will be kids, and another craze will come along and somebody else will get hu...
New Zealand's greyhound racers aren't going without a fight.
Greyhound Racing NZ is applying for a judicial review of Racing Minister Winston Peters giving the industry 20 months to wind down, from last November.
Trainer Craig Roberts told Ryan Bridge he believes people have been fed misinformation about the industry.
He says about 95% of greyhound injuries aren't serious, and just prevent them racing for a short ...
Farmers are sounding the alarm, warning the sheep industry is collapsing.
Numbers in flocks have declined from 70 million just over 40 years ago to 25 million today.
Farmers say carbon farming is the main factor, with 260 thousand hectares of land converted into forestry between 2017 and 2024.
They say the farms harbour pests like stoats, feral pigs, and deer, which come onto their land and harm their livestock.&...
A 43-year-old Australian man arrested in Bali for smuggling cocaine, could face the death penalty.
Lamar Aaron Ahchee was picked up by Police at the location where the drugs were allegedly delivered.
More than 200 small packages of cocaine were confiscated, weighing almost two kilograms.
Australian correspondent Donna Demaio told Ryan Bridge Ahchee has yet to be charged, but has been presented to media at a press ...
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