Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

News

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.

Episodes

Andrew Hoggard: Associate Minister for Agriculture on Southland farmers receiving an extension for their freshwater plans

Luke Bradford: College of GPs President on the number of GP specialist referrals being declined

Full Show Podcast: 19 May 2026

Michael Johnson: New Zealand Initiative Research Fellow on $131 million dollar education package

Ryan Bridge: A clean up of cabinet is overdue

Vicky Price: Business Correspondent says UK's GDP is better than expected in Q1

Full Show Podcast: 18 May 2026

Andy England: Canterbury's Darfield School Principal on NCEA's revamp

Ryan Bridge: Old school is the best school

Anna Fifield: Former Washington Post Asia-Pacific Editor on the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping

Simeon Brown: Energy Minister on New Zealand's natural gas reserves reaching a two-decade low

Cath O'Brien: Board of Airline Representatives Executive Director on the state of Air New Zealand

Full Show Podcast: 15 May 2026

Ryan Bridge: We need more positivity

Chris Bullen: Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on the Talbot Mills survey into tobacco and nicotine regulation

Eric Crampton: NZ Initiative Senior Economist on Luxon's pre-Budget speech about immigration

Malcom Nance: Foreign Policy Analyst and Former US Navy Senior Chief on Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping

Full Show Podcast: 14 May 2026

Ryan Bridge: Wellington's endless spending on pen-pushers and reviews

Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on Australia's new federal budget