Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
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Anna Fifield: Former Washington Post Asia-Pacific Editor on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
May 14, 20262 min
Simeon Brown: Energy Minister on New Zealand's natural gas reserves reaching a two-decade low
May 14, 20265 min
Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director on the state of Air New Zealand
May 14, 20263 min
Full Show Podcast: 15 May 2026
May 14, 202634 min
Ryan Bridge: We need more positivity
May 14, 20262 min
Chris Bullen: Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on the Talbot Mills survey into tobacco and nicotine regulation
May 13, 20263 min
Eric Crampton: NZ Initiative Senior Economist on Luxon's pre-Budget speech about immigration
May 13, 20264 min
Malcom Nance: Foreign Policy Analyst and Former US Navy Senior Chief on Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping
May 13, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 14 May 2026
May 13, 202634 min
Ryan Bridge: Wellington's endless spending on pen-pushers and reviews
May 13, 20261 min
Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on Australia's new federal budget
May 13, 20263 min
Richard Dawkins: Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chair on the expected US investigation into lamb imports
May 12, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 13 May 2026
May 12, 202634 min
Matt Ball: Property Investor Federation Manager on Cotality housing data
May 12, 20263 min
Ryan Bridge: Jim Chalmers' Budget is hardly a recipe for affordable housing
May 12, 20261 min
Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on the calls for Sir Keir Starmer to resign
May 11, 20263 min
Luke Somervell: Renters United President on the renters struggling to save for deposits, first-home buyers seeking financial assistance from family
May 11, 20264 min
Andrew Geddis: Otago University Law Professor on Mariameno Kapa Kingi's split from Te Pāti Māori
May 11, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 12 May 2026
May 11, 202634 min
Ryan Bridge: The real message in the Government's updated fuel plan
May 11, 20262 min
Ginny Andersen: Labour's Police spokesperson on NZ Police leaving for Australia
May 10, 20263 min
Ryan Bridge: NZ's isolation is a blessing and a curse
May 10, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 11 May 2026
May 10, 202634 min
Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the OECD report on the NZ Superannuation scheme
May 8, 20264 min
Grant Webster: Tourism Holdings Limited CEO on the Government's planned changes to conservation law
May 7, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 08 May 2026
May 7, 202634 min
Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ Chief Executive on the Government announcing review into the CRL
May 7, 20264 min
Ryan Bridge: The OECD's report needs to be taken with a grain of salt
May 7, 20261 min
Laura McClure: ACT MP on the axing of the Broadcasting Standards Authority
May 6, 20262 min
Aaron Martin: NZ Immigration Law Principal Lawyer on the Government's plan to introduce a citizenship test
May 6, 20263 min
Full Show Podcast: 07 May 2026
May 6, 202634 min
Nick Tuffley: ASB chief economist on the unemployment rate
May 6, 20262 min
Ryan Bridge: The Nats stand a chance this election
May 6, 20261 min
Ian Hutson: Salvation Army Mission Officer on the report finding secure housing is key to reducing reoffending
May 5, 20264 min
Mahé Drysdale: Tauranga Mayor on the Government's local government amalgamation ultimatum
May 5, 20264 min
Mike Jones: BNZ Chief Economist on the unemployment numbers expected today
May 5, 20263 min
Full Show Podcast: 06 May 2026
May 5, 202634 min
Ryan Bridge: Governments should control spending and stability
May 5, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 05 May 2026
May 5, 202633 min
Carl Findlay: Maritime Union Secretary on the potential delays and cost blowouts to the Cook Strait ferry replacement programme
May 4, 20263 min
Jeremy Sutton: Family Lawyer on the divorce rate outpacing the marriage rate
May 4, 20262 min
Toni Waterman: US Correspondent on the US saying military ships have been sailing through the Strait of Hormuz
May 4, 20262 min
Ryan Bridge: What's the secret to a good marriage?
May 4, 20261 min
Marcus Beveridge: Immigration Lawyer on ACT's new immigration policies
May 3, 20262 min
Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the latest quarterly Retail Radar Report
May 3, 20262 min
Full Show Podcast: 04 May 2026
May 3, 202634 min
Ryan Bridge: Things are about to get a whole lot more expensive
May 3, 20261 min
Michael Glading: NZ Open Tournament Director on Saudi Arabia's PIF pulling funding from the LIV Golf Tournament
Apr 30, 20263 min
Pooja Sundar: Immigration Lawyer on the number of visa rejections dropping to a post-Covid low
Apr 30, 20263 min
Full Show Podcast: 01 May 2026
Apr 30, 202634 min