Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
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New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson has stepped down from his role.
Robinson has been chief executive of NZR since January 2020, and will leave NZR at the end of this year.
In a statement, Robinson said he will join his family in Australia when he has finished in the job.
Halo Sport’s Simon Porter told Ryan Bridge he’d agree with Robinson’s assessment that he left the organisation a better place than h...
New Zealand's becoming more vulnerable to corruption by organised crime.
An independent advisory panel's urged the Government to take immediate action.
It says police officers, immigration officials, and private sector employees have facilitated drug smuggling, leaked sensitive information, and undermined our border system.
Customs Minister Casey Costello told Ryan Bridge she agrees we can't rest on our laurels...
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 10th of June 2025, a new report has found our corruption-free nation is at odds with evidence, Ryan Bridge asks Customs Minister Casey Costello what difference the Government can make.
The Government's investing $13.5 million in tourism, Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell shares her thoughts.
Plus NZ Rugby Boss Mark Robinson calls it quits, Simon Port Managing Dir...
The Government's pumping more funding into tourism marketing, with a goal of generating an extra $300 million in spending.
Minister Louise Upston's announced a $13.5 million injection into Tourism New Zealand -- targeting Australia, the US, and China.
It's expected to bring an extra 72 thousand visitors over coming years.
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell told Ryan Bridge the spending goals easily achievable.
She ...
Honestly… it’s time Greta got a grip.
This is a stunt. She’s sailing on a yacht with a diesel motor, which they’ve been using because the sails haven’t been up.
There’s been photos and video, Greta doing the Titanic at the bow, on her merciful mission to save the Middle East onboard the vessel complete with Aircon and TVs and Instagram.
As for being kidnapped, this must be the first time a victim has broadcast their own hostage vid...
“It’s down, but it’s down not very much.” says UK Correspondent Gavin Grey in this morning’s immigration discussion with Ryan Bridge.
The UK Government is spending $4.4billion on hotel bills housing migrants. Although this is down from $4.6billion the previous year, Grey says it isn’t enough.
Money to fund this is coming from the overseas development fund, a system that Grey calls, “unsustainable.”
Arrests for im...
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A new 'Parent Boost' visa will make it easier for some migrants' parents to visit the country.
From September, it will grant parents of citizens multi-entry access for five years, with the opportunity for renewal once - meaning they could hold the visa for 10 years.
Applicants will also need to meet specific health, income, and insurance requirements.
Act Party Immigration Spokesperson Parmjeet Parmar told Ryan Bridge it's hard to ...
She was a chilly weekend.
Even in Auckland it was only 5 degrees.
We had the heat pump cranking the entire weekend. I spoke to a friend in Marlborough who had the fire going all weekend. They had a proper frost there.
It's right about now you start thinking... how much is all this going to cost me?
The answer $250 for May for a house of two persons, one dog.
Already we've spent $70 for June.
This is on...
Winston Peters is accusing Don Brash and Helen Clark of "relevance deprivation syndrome", after their criticism of his approach to China.
The former National and Labour leaders are warning the Government that it could be putting our largest trading relationship at risk by aligning too closely with the US.
Brash believes that it is unwise to shift priority from China to the US given the current tension between the two su...
UK and Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney spoke to Ryan Bridge about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to the White House.
The chancellor presented President Donald Trump with a gift: The birth certificate of President Trump’s German grandfather, which seemed to go down well with the President.
Despite the positivity on the outside, McAviney said that the difference between the two nations’ approach to the war in U...
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Misleading vape labelling is a worry for youth vaping.
A study in the medical journal shows more than half of vape juices have incorrectly labelled how much nicotine they contain.
Most of the mislabelled products had significantly less nicotine than advertised—some by over 50%.
Vape Free Kids Co-Founder Charyl Robinson told Ryan Bridge there's no funded support for youth quitting vaping and families are paying the price. ...
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 6th of June 2025, there's pressure on the Prime Minister to separate New Zealand's foreign policy from America's Former National Party Leader Don Brash shares his open letter with Ryan.
It's the Super Rugby quarter finals this weekend, rugby commentator Tony Johnson tells Ryan who he thinks the favourites will be.
There's been a new study in the Medical Journal wh...
Well that was as chaotic as you'd expect.
I caught the first half of Parliament's debate on the haka-gate: Winston Peters went full attack dog, Willie Jackson fought back, Waititi brought a noose into the chamber, and Adrian Rurawhe, former Speaker and Labour MP, had the most sensible and respectable take of the debate.
I've had the pleasure of interviewing him a few times. He's a humble, quiet and observant sort o...
Fighting in Trump’s cabinet after Elon Musk lashed out at Trump’s “Big, beautiful bill”.
US Correspondent Mitchell McCann told Ryan Bridge that Elon Musk’s comments earlier in the week have gone unaddressed by the President so far.
Musk took to X and called the President’s new bill a “disgusting abomination.” Later adding that the bill would increase the budget deficit to $2.5trillion.
President Trump wanted th...
The Commerce Commission is ramping up efforts to disrupt the supermarket monopoly.
It says supplier charges and promotional pricing are reinforcing the dominance of Foodstuffs and Woolworths.
It's proposing a simplified grocery code, reducing the range of payments that supermarkets can charge suppliers.
Grocery expert Ernie Newman told Ryan Bridge that supermarkets are receiving billions of dollars in discounts - ...
Homeowners will have to pay more for home insurance to help the Natural Hazards Commission.
Associate Finance Minister David Seymour says levies will almost certainly need to rise further, with Cabinet set to decide on the changes in the coming months.
Insurance consultant Dean Lester told Ryan Bridge that these changes could cost homeowners two to $300 more a year.
The government says they'll carry $2 bi...
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