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Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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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5,078 episodesEN-NZ

Show overview

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 5,078 episodes. That works out to roughly 530 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.

Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 3 min and 4 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-NZ-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 533 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 1205 episodes published. Published by NZME.

Episodes
5,078
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
3 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

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.

Gavin Grey: UK correspondent says Prince Harry is reconsidering family trip to the UK

Jun 28, 20262 min

Linda Gradstein: Jerusalem correspondent on US and Iran trading strikes again

Jun 28, 20261 min

Full Show Podcast: 29 June 2026

Jun 28, 202634 min

Ryan Bridge: The Opportunity Party needs more time to hit five percent this election

Jun 28, 20261 min

Full Show Podcast: 26 June 2026

Jun 25, 202634 min

Gen Toop: Green Peace Campaigner on Tama Potaka backing down on Conservation

Jun 25, 20264 min

Ryan Bridge: Emotion has overcome facts on conservation

Jun 25, 20262 min

Lee Marshall: Hunter Campbell Managing Partner on the Mood of the CFO survey showing optimism

Jun 25, 20263 min

Steve Lack: Defence Lawyer on the investigation into the death of Jahkani Hamilton

Jun 24, 20262 min

Sonya Rockhouse: Pike River Campaigner on New Zealand First's querying amendments to the Health and Safety at Work Act

Jun 24, 20263 min

Full Show Podcast: 25 June 2026

Jun 24, 202634 min

Andrew Dickens: Reality lost in conservation bill rhetoric

Jun 24, 20262 min

Brian Peat: Retirement Village Residents Association national president on their push to reduce the repayment process to three months

Jun 23, 20263 min

Nadia Yousef: Ciso Lens Country Manager on the AI cybersecurity threat Five Eyes is warning about

Jun 23, 20263 min

Kirsten Davie: Physiotherapy New Zealand President on an NZ Initiative report on ACC

Jun 23, 20263 min

Ryan Bridge: Labour takes huge election gamble

Jun 23, 20262 min

Full Show Podcast: 24 June 2026

Jun 23, 202634 min

Sam Ackerman: Sports Commentator on Dave Rennie's first All Blacks Squad

Jun 22, 20262 min

Oliver Mander: Shareholders Association CEO on A2 Milk getting approval to sell infant formula to China

Jun 22, 20262 min

Lucy Fisher: Financial Times Whitehall editor on Sir Keir Starmer's resignation

Jun 22, 20263 min
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