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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Z Energy is looking to top up the supermarket conversation.
Newsroom reports the gas station chain is expanding its grocery offering as part of a diversification push.
Chief Executive Lindis Jones says it will target customers looking for convenience between their large shops – for snacks or staples.
Monopoly Watch spokesperson Tex Edwards told Ryan Bridge it's still not going to solve competition between supermar...
Postponement of the Privileges Committee recommendations in Parliament gives National a chance to take the moral high ground.
The debate of the suspension recommendations for those who did a haka during the Treaty Principles Bill's vote last year was adjoined after 20 minutes.
The Leader of the House Chris Bishop moved the vote until June 5th, to leave this week free for the Budget.
Political commentator Brigitte...
A new report from JLL says almost 255-thousand square metres of new retail space is needed over the next five years, to meet demand.
It says Kiwi consumers still value in-store shopping, despite the rise of online shopping.
Retail NZ's Ann-Marie Johnson says told Ryan Bridge this shows there's a positive future for retail following a tough period for the industry.
She says we've been through cycles like this before - and it will ev...
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday 21st of May 2025, House leader Chris Bishop revealed a last-minute decision to delay the vote on Te Pati Maori's privileges committee punishment, Political commentator Brigitte Morten shares her thoughts.
A new report from JLL we need nearly 250,000 square metres of new retail space in the next five years to keep up with demand, Retail NZ's Ann-Marie Johnson shares h...
Politics is all about perception and the perception of his last time on the ninth floor was bad for three reasons.
Crime - they were too soft.
Spending - too much waste.
And debt - too much with nothing to show for it.
All of this fed into the cost-of-living crisis.
Basically, Labour was too loose on the purse strings and the gangs, too harsh on businesses and middle New Zealand.
Yesterday, Hipkins stood up in the...
A view that AI could be used as a tool in school exams in the future.
NZQA investigated 876 alleged exam breaches last year, and almost 60 involved AI.
Principals believe the technology was used in some of the 200-odd authenticity breaches.
Canterbury University Associate Professor of Digital Education Kathryn MacCallum told Ryan Bridge AI use is seen as cheating, which isn't always true.
She says writing an...
Parliament's Speaker will hold all the power in today's vote on three Te Pati Māori MPs.
The Privileges Committee's proposing 21-day suspensions for the party's leaders, and a seven-day suspension for MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke for their behaviour at last year's Treaty Principles Bill vote.
The public gallery will be closed for safety and security reasons.
Political Commentator Liam Hehir told Ryan Bridge the p...
The government's set aside $65 million over four years to loosen the capitalisation rules for investors that could be putting them off.
Infrastructure NZ chief executive Nick Leggett says told Ryan Bridge this sends a signal to the world that New Zealand wants partners for building infrastructure.
He says if people want a stronger economy and money to pay for schools and hospitals, infrastructure is vital to that.
The Govern...
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 20th of May 2025, the Government's announced it will allow foreign businesses to fund a bigger chunk of their investments in New Zealand through tax deductible debt, Infrastructure NZ CEO Nick Leggett shares what this will mean for investment in infrastructure.
Educators are cracking down on the use of AI in school exams, Dr Kathryn MacCallum Associate Professor ...
Government debt is the worst it’s been since the 1990s but today, two days out from a Budget designed to fix it, our Parliamentarians be debating a haka.
The public largely doesn’t care about this stuff. Pocketbook politics always trumps theatrics - except if you're Te Pati Māori.
No matter how today’s debate over the Privileges Committee report goes, and it could go on for a long time, Te Pati Māori wins.
A loss for them in ...
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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Monday 19th of May Full Show Podcast 2025, the Government's committing $164 million over four years for five new 24/7 urgent healthcare clinics, Health Minister Simeon Brown has the details.
Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekends sport.
It's budget week this week, Business Central CEO Simon Arcus tells Ryan Bridge what's on the business Wishlist.
Plus, UK/Europe Corres...
Improvements to urgent care are set to roll out over the next four years.
The Government is increasing funding by 164 million dollars - 41-million dollars a year.
Health Minister Simeon Brown says it will take pressure off the rest of the health system, especially our overburdened EDs.
He's laid out the order that each region will get the boost.
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Here's a question for your Monday morning.
If somebody came up to you on the street and asked for DOB, next of kin, phone number, personal address, your interests, sports and hobbies.... what would you say?
Bugger off. Why do you want all that? What will you do with it? Do you need it?
and yet, when some random business asks you this stuff while you're buying shampoo or a computer mouse on the internet, we happily...
A large social services provider is welcoming the Government's new cross-sector social investment approach.
The Social Investment Fund is receiving $190 million in this years budget, aiming to invest in social services early to prevent future harm and save costs.
Social Service Providers Aotearoa CEO Belinda Himiona told Ryan Bridge it allows the work to be tracked across different government agencies.
She says it...
Auckland FC are heading across the ditch for the first leg of the A-League semifinal.
They’re facing off against the Melbourne Victory at Melbourne's AAMI Park on Saturday, before returning home to Mt Smart for the second leg.
CEO Nick Becker told Ryan Bridge they want to go in there tomorrow night and lay down their intentions.
He says the team won’t take anything for granted.
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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 16th of May 2025, Social investment is getting a boost, Belinda Himiona from Social Service Providers Aotearoa CEO shares her thoughts on $190 million going towards a new social investment fund.
Putin didn't turn up for peace talks with Ukraine, Kyiv based foreign policy and security analyst Jimmy Rushton tells Ryan Bridge what happens from here.
it's all go...
Questions have been raised over what can actually be achieved today with Russia and Ukraine both backing away from sending their leaders to peace talks in Turkey.
After the Kremlin confirmed it's sending low-level official Vladimir Medinsky, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided to send his Defence Minister instead.
Zelenskyy says Russia isn't serious about real talks after he'd challenged Vladimir Putin to be there in pe...
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