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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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1 Lesley Yeomans: Australian Prime Minister on Anthony Albanese's election win 3:35
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been re-elected for a second term after Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton. Dutton not only failed to unseat Albanese, but he also lost his seat of Dickson in Brisbane, making him the first federal opposition leader to ever do so. Australian Correspondent Lesley Yeomans talks to Ryan Bridge about Saturday's election. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Andrew Alderson: Sports Contributor on Liam Lawson's Miami Grand Prix race, the world snooker championship and the Warriors over the weekend 3:07
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Liam Lawson has been handed a five-second time penalty and has therefore lost his points finish from Formula One ‘s Miami Grand Prix sprint race. After qualifying 14th , Lawson looked to have finished seventh in the 18-lap affair, shortened by one lap due to rain over the Miami International Autodrome. Sports Contributor Andrew Alderson talks to Ryan Bridge about the race. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday 5 May. 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.
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1 Judith Collins: Defence Minister on funding announced for new Defence Force helicopters 5:27
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The Defence Minister is tight-lipped over whether a major investment in the military, will mean better pay for frontline troops. Defence contractors will be lining up their bids to build the Defence Force's new maritime helicopters. Judith Collins revealed yesterday two-billion dollars has been set aside for new helicopters, while 957-million's been earmarked over four years for Defence Force activities. She told Ryan Bridge troops already had quite large pay rises last year, and every time they go overseas, they get extra money on top of their usual pay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Ryan Bridge: world voters are picking certainty at best 3:45
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No doubt Donald Trump's brand is dicey at home at best but globally, the world has watched on with a mix of amusement and feigned concern. These results out of Canada and Australia at the weekend show that brand has turned toxic... like a beef Wellington at a family dinner party. We've all seen the host - the chef - tuck in... but now we're thinking hmm... do we want to do the same. We can't get much closer in style and substance to Canada and Australia when it comes to democracy - both chained to the Westminster system we inherited Mother England... and both of our cousins have turned on their political oppositions as Trump upends the global order. To rub salt in the wound both Poilievre and Dutton lost not just their elections but their seats. We spoke about this on Friday but... but what is the message here? Trump is toxic. Poilievre's problem was one of style - he sounded and campaigned too much like Trump - the airports hanger with the branded plane behind shots on the nightly news. Dutton's problem was more complicated... first. He ran a crap campaign. Realising a defence plan so expensive it gets funding to 35 of GDP and means you can't Albo's tax cuts in a cost-of-living crisis - and then only releasing that plan two weeks out from campaign day was dumb. But it was also about that word economists are spitting out like a bad steak - uncertainty. Don't ask Luxon though - he gave a bizzare response when asked about this yesterday... Basically... the Aussies and the Canadians simply picked the most economically credible parties in the face of uncertain times. What? Those parties he's endorsing are both from the left. That's the equivalent of kicking his sister parties (The Aussie Libs and Canadian Conservatives) in the shins. Made no sense. I think he wanted to avoid mentioning the trump bump. What's actually happening here is not really about parties. In times of uncertainty, you don't change your horse mid-steam. Voters stick with what they know. When the worlds in a spin, you don't know up from down, Albo from a-hole.... human nature, for the most part, is to do nothing and hope it goes away. Why risk a new government of unknown quantity? Singapore's arguably just done the same. The counter factual to this obviously is America, but remember the American economy was actually growing for past two years, consumer spending was strong, and inflation had come down earlier than ours. So that's a different set of circumstances. The best comparison for what's happened in Australia and Canada in the past week is 2020, New Zealand. A bunch of people really worried a perceived global threat rallying around flagpole and rejecting a campaign that wasn't neither well-run or nailing the public mood. Which Judith Collins' disastrous 2020 attempt didn't. Whether it was Trump, or a reaction to him. For Luxon to attribute the fiscal credentials of left-wing parties abroad with their success was an unnecessary own goal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Zali Steggall: Independent member for Warringah ahead of the Australian Election 5:59
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The balance of power seems to be shifting in Australian politics. There was a shock U-turn in the polls ahead of the election, with Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party suddenly pulling out in front. It now seems likely the party will secure a second term. Independent Member for Warringah, Zali Steggall told Ryan Bridge confidence in major parties keeps decreasing, and there’s an increased interest in independent candidates as a result. Although convention in parliament has evolved towards party politics, Steggall says the Australian constitution actually allows for a model of parliament in which legislation is tackled on its own merits. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Mike Sabin: Former detective and anti-meth advocate on the need for preventative action 3:08
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New figures on meth-use are prompting calls for more preventive action. Discharges from public hospitals suggest meth-use has increased four-fold over the past decade, while wastewater testing last year showed a doubling in meth use. Former detective and anti-meth advocate Mike Sabin told Ryan Bridge that you’ve got to turn the tap off on the supply. He says that New Zealand’s had a problem with meth for the last 25 years because policy is focused on harm minimisation or problem limitation, which accepts that use will happen and tries to manage it. Sabin says this is the wrong way to go around it, as areas such as tobacco and diabetes which have seen a reduction have been as a result of prevention. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Fleur Fitzsimons: PSA National Secretary on David Seymour's call to limit government ministers 3:54
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Act Leader David Seymour's taken aim at the size of government. He's calling for a limit on the number of ministers, with no ministers outside cabinet, and no associate ministers other than in finance. There's currently 82 ministerial portfolios, held by 28 ministers, and he claims they're full of 'meaningless titles'. PSA National Secretary Fleur Fitzsimons told Ryan Bridge it's a hypocritical move from Seymour. She says both times Act have been in government recently, they've created new agencies. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Ryan Bridge: Don't underestimate the Trump Bump 3:31
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Alright it's time for Friday confessional. With the Pope passing away, all this focus on Catholicism's got me feeling repentant. There are two things I predicted would happen last December as I was signing for Christmas here at Newstalk ZB. One of those things hasn't happened and the other one is about to not happen. Poilievre winning the Canadian election and Albo losing Australia's. We all know who's to blame. You know who – the wildcard, the kamikaze, the outlaw, it was the Trump Bump that did it for both of these guys. Carney, while he's won, will have a very tough term in office given the whole rally round the flag effect in support of Canadian sovereignty will fizzle out as quickly as Jacinda's Covid election high – the underlying problems Canadians felt before this month-long love-in will remain. This will surely be his high tide mark. But that's no excuse. I got it wrong. Fair cop. And as for Dutton, who's been looking behind every couch and under every rock for something relevant to say, he’s now beating up on the return to country. Which during a cost of living crisis people want sorted, is akin to Judith Collins' attack on fat people at the ill-fated 2020 election. Remember that? If you want to lose weight, then eat less. Actually, not an unreasonable thing to say for most but it's the timing, isn't it? It's the focus on that when it should be on bigger things. And that brings us to the elephant in the White House: Donald Trump. While I predicted he'd win last November, I think most of us underestimated just what “America first” meant for the rest of the world. When somebody comes first, somebody loses. And both Albo and Carney have been beneficiaries of that. His power of course has swung global political pendulums before. Remember the rise and international star power of Jacinda Ardern was born out of an anti-Trump backlash. The liberal young female prime minister banning assault rifles in a country post mass-shooting became the darling of global left – just the tonic for those who not just dislike, but despise Trump and his band of merry MAGA supporters. So the political lesson is don't underestimate the Trump Bump and Dump on any foreign election. The question is, what does it mean for our election next year? We're less affected by his tariffs, unless China implodes. We’re not yet being threatened with invasion. Unlike the Aussies and Canadians, our incumbents are bent to the right. So the risk of a Trump Bump getting Chippy over the line here if he starts singing from Phil Goff’s songbook is perhaps more limited – but not non-existent. When Washington coughs, somebody gets a cold. How Luxon and Winston et al. navigate the next 18 months will determine whether it's them that catches it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 2 May. 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.
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1 Neil Edmond: MoneyTime CEO on the new financial literacy curriculum in schools 3:06
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The Government's ensuring financial education is central to a refreshed school social sciences curriculum. Education Minister Erica Stanford's announced it will be a core element for Years 1-10 from next year. The curriculum will cover key financial skills for younger students, such as having a bank account, earning, spending and saving. Older students will be taught concepts like budgeting, investment and taxes. MoneyTime CEO Neil Edmond told Kerre Woodham it’s heartening to see the Ministry of Education come out and make the curriculum clear. He says it will have a massive impact on the next generations, as they’ll learn how to manage their money and make the best use of it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Katie Ben: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists President on the senior doctors strike 5:30
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About five-thousand senior doctors are striking until midnight in a bid to get more of them on the roster. This comes after eight months of failed negotiations with Health New Zealand. The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it’s not going to fill workforce gaps without major improvements to pay and conditions. President Katie Ben told Ryan Bridge salaries aren't competitive enough for doctors to want to stay in the country. She says more doctors need to be recruited into New Zealand and ones that train here need to be kept. Ben says they often work 10 hour days and then stay on call for 14 hours overnight. She says they're working non-stop through the day as there's not enough staff for any breaks. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Winston Peters: Rail Minister on the impact of KiwiRail reducing its Interislander fleet to two 4:51
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The Rail Minister says any supply chain interruptions caused by the Interislander reducing its Cook Strait ferry fleet can be handled. Aratere will be retired when demolition begins on its decaying Picton dock late this year or early next, to add infrastructure for new ships. It's KiwiRail's only rail-enabled ferry. Winston Peters told Ryan Bridge it won't have an impact on the amount of freight KiwiRail is moving. He says it will be supplemented by added shipping around the coast and a re-formulated programme. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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1 Ryan Bridge: The ticking time bomb in Mark Mitchell's lap 2:14
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Mark Mitchell, he's got a bit on his plate at the moment. He'll be happy with the score he got from Audrey Young in her ranking of ministers for midterm, but I reckon he is holding on to a ticking time bomb. This is the case of the beautiful young Colombian woman in Christchurch living next door to a monster. She didn't know he'd been let out of prison 10 weeks before he raped her and stabbed her to death. He was on parole, by the way. And here's the problem: Corrections knew he was, quote, “a high, high, high risk”. Any young attractive woman near him would be a target. Poor Juliana Bonilla-Herrera. She lived next door. She didn't know about his past and Corrections somehow didn't know she'd moved in next door to this animal. Now, since we spoke about this the other day, a couple of things have happened. A couple of updates for you, and this is where Mitchell comes in. This guy was on parole right, which means he's been let out of prison early. Could still be in prison, but you're not because we've let you out. Now you wonder how many other high-risk offenders like this guy are released from prison early. And is this, you know, a good idea? Well, a senior Correction staffer this week says they're regularly being let out early and let into the community. Not just people like this guy, but people with quote, “even higher risk”. Here's what I reckon: this case, and a long list of parole botch ups before it, are all the evidence you need that we can't trust the system once these guys make it outside. The government should immediately pause the release of high-risk violent thugs into our communities. Everyone loves to talk about safety first, well here's a bloody good place to start. This ticking time bomb is in Mark Mitchell's lap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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