Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 25th of November 2025, The Government's announced a new building rule designed to protect homeowners from cowboy builders.

A study from Otago uni says Kiwis toss out 1.2 million tonnes of food a year, Love Food Hate Waste Programme Manager, Sophie Wolland shares how we can improve food waste. 

The Government's revealed the first seven groups to get funding from it...

This rates cap, how's it actually going to work. 

I had Luxon on my Herald show yesterday. An announcement's coming in the next few weeks. 

But ask any Mayor, not the ones who like disco toilets and golden miles, but the ones who already to the basic stuff and little else. 

They're cutting their cloth. Tim Macindoe in Hamilton. I spoke to the Tararua Mayor yesterday. 

They all say the same thing. We are doing th...

A banking expert is picking apart National's 'piecemeal' Kiwisaver election pledge, saying it doesn't go far enough. 

The party's promising to lift default worker and employer KiwiSaver contributions to six percent by 2032 - matching Australia's 12 percent superannuation rate.

Employer contributions would increase by half a percent - but not until 2029.

Massey University banking expert Claire Matthews told Ryan Bridge that the...

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2025, National promises to lift the default kiwisaver rate to 12% by 2032 if elected again next year, Claire Matthews Associate Professor at Massey University Business School shares her thoughts. 

Andrew Alderson has the latest on the weekend's sport. 

The trucking industry wants tougher rules for unsafe vehicles, Billy Clemens Head of Policy and Advocacy at Transpor...

The trucking industry wants NZTA to have the power to impound dangerous vehicles, after an Auckland operator was jailed for manslaughter.

Ashik Ali kept his truck on the road despite it being banned, and its failed brakes caused it to roll away and fatally hit a roadworker last year.

Transporting NZ Policy Head, Billy Clemens told Ryan Bridge the assessment for entering the industry needs to be more rigorous, with the current proce...

Unions charge like wounded bulls for their services. 

And they claim they're in it for the workers. 

They care about workers' pay and conditions so much, they're worked their way up the union ranks to help those at the bottom.

But then once they get a bit of profile. They jump ship to the Labour party, their good mates. 

Craif Rennie - flits between the CTU and Grant Robertson's office - has been selected to run in W...

The All Blacks playing stocks have been refreshed for the final test of the year against Wales on Sunday morning. 

Only captain and lock Scott Barrett and blindside flanker Simon Parker are retained in their positions from the loss to England with Will Jordan moving from fullback to right wing. 

Ruben Love makes his second test start from fullback. 

Former All Black Josh Kronfeld told Ryan Bridge Robertson is giving ...

A lifetime Black Power member is warning of a larger threat on the anniversary of the gang patch ban.  

Today marks one year since the law was changed to give Police increased powers to go after gangs, including banning gang insignia in public.  

Since then, officers have seized 182 patches, more than 600 insignia items, and 178 firearms. 

But Community Advocate Denis O'Reilly told Ryan Bridge international cartels a...

Hopes that those responsible for the Pike River mine disaster will finally be held accountable. 

Police believe they have sufficient evidence to prosecute certain people for manslaughter. 

This week marks 15 years since 29 men died in the West Coast mine tragedy. 

Sonya Rockhouse, whose son died, told Ryan Bridge Police have done their job and now it's a waiting game for justice. 

She says they've always ha...

Can you trust Winston Peters not go with Labour next year?

No you can’t. He hasn’t ruled it out.

Despite National scoring a higher party vote in 2017, he went with Jacinda.

Labour has not ruled Winston out. Winston has not ruled Labour out. Winston has ruled out Chippy, so a leadership swap in the last seven weeks of the campaign, or even during negotiations, is possible. 

Hipkins is a party man, and if the choice was oppositi...

Ferry Holdings' Chairman says he's more confident in the new Cook Strait ferry plans than the ditched iRex project. 

The Government's officially signed a fixed-price contract with a Chinese shipbuilder for two new rail-enabled ferries. 

It's now securing teams to build the required infrastructure at Picton and Wellington ports. 

Winston Peters claims the total cost will come in under two billion dollars and will be d...

Students getting around a school phone ban could be chatting with family members. 

An Education Review Office report shows three-quarters of secondary school teachers believe the ban has improved student behaviour. 

But nearly half of students admit to using their phones in class, likely because family members were getting in touch. 

Whangaparāoa College Principal Steve McCracken told Ryan Bridge most schools have ot...

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday the 20th of November 2025, New Cook Strait ferries are set to arrive in 2029, Ferry Holdings Limited Chair Chris Mackenzie tells Ryan how the government managed to save $2.3 billion dollars. 

A ERO report shows the cellphone ban is working but half of high school students aren't following the rules, Whangapaeroa College Principal and B416 expert advisory panel me...

One of the country's top youth health experts says puberty blockers have been safely used in New Zealand for 20 years. 

No child or young person experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence will be able to start taking gonadotropin-releasing hormones from December 19.

Health Minister Simeon Brown says Cabinet has agreed to new settings until the outcomes of a major clinical trial in the UK in 2031.  

Otago University's D...

We've got a bunch of new economic numbers this morning. 

The recovery is underway. Finally. 

We've had false dawns before, so I'm not overcooking this, but things are moving in the right direction. Investor confidence is up for Q3.

Most regions are getting a slice of the recovery action, according to Infometrics. 

What's most interesting is investor confidence, led by Auckland, is up quite a bit and they're not worry...

On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 19th of November 2025, a new report from Business NZ projects a shortfall of at least 250,000 workers by 2045, Chief Executive of Business Canterbury Leeann Watson shares her thoughts. 

Over half of our apprentice trainees in new zealand drop out before they complete their course, Te Pukenga CEO Gus Gilmore tells Andrew what needs to change. 

It's be...

A small business advocate says a Government grant must do more than throw money at a problem.  

The Taxpayers’ Union has revealed the business start up grant has dished out $38 million with little to show for it.  

Documents retrieved through the Official Information Act show hundreds of the recipients struggled and returned to a benefit within two years.  

Small Business New Zealand Founder Phil Wicks told Andrew Di...

A warning our major political parties need to display more bipartisan planning so we don't buckle to a dwindling population and economic growth. 

Business NZ's report warns a labour shortage of at least a quarter of a million is expected before 2050, and there's also a one in four chance the population doesn't grow.

Business Canterbury Chief Executive Leeann Watson told Andrew Dickens says major parties need to reach a certain...