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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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...
Buongiorno! Italia is going to host the 38th America's Cup in summer 2027.
The Auld Mug once again heads to European waters - the first time the Italians will play host. They've had the World Series but never the big one.
It'll be Mt Vesuvius in the background, not Rangitoto. Pizza lining the bellies of fans, not fish and chips.
Auckland has missed, which we already knew. Athens has missed out.
Giorgia Meloni's excited. Luna ...
A US parole board will decide next month if infamous brothers serving life sentences can be freed, after their sentences have been reduced.
Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents in 1989.
An LA judge has now resentenced the pair to "50 years to life", with time served making them instantly eligible for parole.
US Correspondent Toni Waterman told Ryan Bridge the brothers have always maintained they killed t...
The stage is set in Turkey for a potentially historic meeting in a few hours between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's personally attending and has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to do the same.
It has now been confirmed that Putin will not attend the meeting, but the Kremlin had previously refused to confirm either way.
BBC Senior Russia Reporter Olga Ivshin...
Signs of systemic failures when it comes to our children.
UNICEF's Innocenti research reveals New Zealand's recorded the highest child suicide rate of 36 countries, and ranks last for mental wellbeing.
It also finds we have one of the highest rates of child obesity and bullying.
UNICEF Aotearoa's Tania Sawicki Mead told Ryan Bridge that although some of the decrease in life satisfaction can be attributed to the...
A former Speaker of the House is reminding MPs the rules of the House must be followed.
The Privileges Committee have suggested three Te Pati Māori MPs be temporarily suspended from Parliament, ranging up to 21 days, for their role in a haka over the Treaty Principles Bill.
Te Pati Māori says these suspensions are the longest in Parliament's history.
Sir Lockwood Smith told Ryan Bridge members need to think before they ignore the r...