Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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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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Andrew Dickens: The country is desperate for growth, the question is how?

Feb 02 2025 2 mins

The country is desperate to go for growth. The question is: how? We got 3 points of view over the weekend - Friday it was the turn of Matthew Hooten. His piece was called New Zealand needs a strategic approach to building wealth like Singapore's Temasek. Temasek own and manage assets that are held directly by its government. They operate a major bank and insurance company, Sin

Geoffrey Miller: Geopolitical Analyst on Donald Trumps tariffs and what they mean for New Zealand

Feb 02 2025 5 mins

US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico and China, sparking fears of a trade war. China is facing 10% on imports, while Canada and Mexico will see 25%. Canada has already hit back with retaliatory 25% tariffs for the US. Geopolitical Analyst Geoffrey Miller talks to Andrew Dickens about what these decisions will mean for the US

Matthew Hague: Lawyer on phase two of the Covid-19 Inquiry

Feb 02 2025 4 mins

Phase two of the Covid-19 inquiry begins today, creating space for the public to submit feedback around key decisions the New Zealand government made during the pandemic. Whether it is vaccine mandates, lockdowns, extended lockdowns, rat tests, and tracing, anyone can have their say. How will this phase differ from the first initiative? Matthew Hague is a lawyer who def

Andrew Alderson: Weekend Sport Wrap, Chris Wood, NFL to Oz, Lydia Ko

Feb 02 2025 3 mins

What happened over the weekend in sport? Newstalk ZB's Andrew Alderson joins the show to discuss the India v England T20 match, Auckland FC's 'impressive' win, Lydia Ko's struggle and the NFL heading to Australia. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Full Show Podcast: 03 February 2025

Feb 02 2025 34 mins

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday 3 February. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kara Biggs: Campaign for Wool General Manager on Kainga Ora revising their ban on wool carpets

Jan 30 2025 3 mins

There's confidence from the wool sector that Kainga Ora will learn the value of wool carpets. The social housing agency's back-tracking on a previous ban after using synthetic carpets for more than a decade. It will now allow wool carpet providers to tender for carpet and underlay contracts. Campaign for Wool general manager Kara Biggs told Andrew Dickens there's

Catherine Beard: Business NZ Advocacy Director on the potential impact of US tariffs on NZ exporters

Jan 30 2025 3 mins

New Zealand remains in the dark about Donald Trump's tariff plan, as new data shows the US has overtaken Australia as our second largest destination for exported goods. Business NZ Advocacy Director Catherine Beard told Andrew Dickens blanket tariffs wouldn't have the same impact as targeted tariffs. She says it would mean the cost will be passed on to the US consumer r

Full Show Podcast: 31 January 2025

Jan 30 2025 34 mins

Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 31 January. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Reid: Barnardos Chief Executive on helpline funding reversal

Jan 30 2025 3 mins

Children's Minister Karen Chhour has reversed an Oranga Tamariki decision to pull funding from the Barnardos helpline. It comes after Oranga Tamariki providers were given little notice their funding would end last year, a process the Auditor General is looking into. The Minister has told Oranga Tamariki to pause it's review of funding and extend existing contracts with providers un

Andrew Dickens: The cautious political answer Christopher Luxon gave on privatisation

Jan 30 2025 2 mins

So the word of the week was privatisation. It became a debate because David Seymour said we should do it now in his state of the nation speech on Monday. So obviously the media asked the Prime Minister want he thinks of the junior coalition partner’s thoughts. And Christopher Luxon vacillated, he gave the cautious political answer trying not to upset anyone. It's something