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Covering the very latest international and domestic news developments, sport, entertainment and business, Early Edition with Ryan Bridge is the only place to get your full pre-breakfast fix.
An esteemed and highly experienced broadcaster, Ryan Bridge brings his extensive knowledge of local and global issues to you every morning, with the latest news and analysis to begin your morning.
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Best of 2024: Ryan Bridge - Thank you to David Seymour and Big Pharma
I've got an amazing wonder drug to tell you about New Zealand, and it saved me in the last couple of weeks. People are talking about it from top of the country...
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Guilty verdicts reached in France's mass rape trial
Guilty verdicts have been reached in France's mass rape trial. Dominique Pelicot's been jailed for 20 years after drugging and raping his wife Gisele and inviting...
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Govt, private sector team up to tackle text scams
The Government's teaming up with the private sector to get on top of text scams. When people report scam texts as junk on some phones, text messages will soon go...
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Economist warns to expect further shocks after significant GDP slip
Stabilising the economy is not as simple as investing more. Stats NZ figures out yesterday show GDP fell 1% in the three months to September. They also revised...
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 20 December 2024
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 20 December. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning...
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University free speech changes are fixing a problem that doesn't exist - union
The government has announced changes to free speech rules for universities, saying it's concerned that they are currently taking a risk based approach and need more...
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Andrew Dickens: We’ll never forget you 2024, but frankly we’re sick of the sight of you
This is my last editorial for the year. What a year it’s been, we started in January with Golriz shoplifting, we watched 10,000 jobs go from the public sector and...
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Santa struggles: US Amazon workers set to strike over crucial Xmas period
Many Americans could be in trouble this Christmas. Amazon workers across a number of facilities in New York, Illinois, and Southern California are gearing up to...
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Infrastructure investment key to bolstering 'volatile' economy
Infrastructure investment is being held up as being paramount to keeping New Zealand's economy on the right track. Stats NZ will release GDP data for the third...
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Why are Lake Alice survivors frustrated with the Govt's redress?
A Lake Alice survivor understands the frustration at the Government's torture redress. Eligible people tortured at the psychiatric hospital in the 1970s can take...
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 19 December 2024
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 19 December. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday...
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Rowing given a big funding boost ahead of the next Olympics
Olympic medal-winning sports have been given a funding boost heading into the 2028 Los Angeles games. High Performance Sport New Zealand's announced it's investing...
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Andrew Dickens: Why we need the fast track bill to get stuff done
Welcome to the fast track world, where parliamentarians have been given the right to approve projects they reckon are good for the country. Last night Chris Bishop...
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2024
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 18 December. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday...
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2024
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 17th of December, the Treasury has released its half yearly update, and the readings are grim....
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Early Childhood sector welcomes proposed changes
Early childhood educators are welcoming the Government's proposed changes to the sector. A review has made 15 recommendations to simplify and modernise regulation...
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HYEFU: Labour say Nicola Willis is struggling to balance the books
Grim readings from the Treasury's half year economic and fiscal update. The government's books will stay in the red until at least 2029, a year later than previously...
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Andrew Dickens: Who's paying $74 a day to park in the city?
News that Wilson Parking in Fort Street, Auckland, is the most expensive parking in New Zealand says a lot more than just a company creaming it. If you turn up...
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Report finds 'renewed interest' in psychedelic drugs
A report gives an insight into how we're using pharmaceutical and psychedelic drugs. The 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey of more than 10,000 people shows...
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Will the Govt hit its debt targets?
Expectations are low as Treasury allows a peek into its books later today. Economist Cameron Bagrie says in the 2024 update, various scenarios were presented for...
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Investigations continue into suspected mass-alcohol poisoning in Fiji
Two of the Australians who fell gravely ill after drinking pina coladas at a Fiji resort have returned home. Seven Australians staying at the high-end Warwick Resort...
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 17 December 2024
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Tuesday the 17th of December. The government is making moves to refocus local councils on core cervices...
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More accountability coming for local government
A suite of reforms are on the way to hold local councils to account. The Local Government Act's being stripped of requirements to consider social, economic, environmental,...
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Andrew Dickens: The government has given the councils a telling off for Christmas
The government is going to hold councils accountable for the basics like pipes and rubbish, but screw any mention of well being. I don’t know about you, but the...
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Newstalk ZB rugby editor recaps the weekend of sport
The Black Caps have taken control of the dead rubber third test against England, after bowling out England for 143 in Day 2 in Hamilton, with Kane Williamson and...
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Five people killed in several shootings in northern France
Five people have been killed in several shootings in northern France. BBC reports around 2pm local time, a man was shot outside his house in village Wormhout near...
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Supplier cost increases to supermarkets still rising, but trend is below overall inflation
Supplier costs increases to supermarkets have continued to rise. Infometrics-Foodstuffs New Zealand Grocery Supplier Cost Index shows a 2.1 percent increase in...
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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2024
On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast for Monday the 16th of December. The next five-year plan for family and sexual violence has been released...
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Government violence plan is positive, but focus needs to be on changing attitudes
A new Government action plan for preventing family and sexual violence pushes for deeper collaboration across government agencies. It's the second action plan as...
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Andrew Dickens: The political games hiding the real issues behind the Interislander
Anyone who thought the ferry debate was over for summer was very wrong. The weekend papers were full of reckons and I reckon it’s because it’s a bigger piece of...
