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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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Full Show Podcast: 01 July 2026

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 1st of July 2026, a scathing external review of the Treasury has found it's losing the confidence of ministers. Former Treasury economist Cameron Bagrie shares his thoughts. The first-ever New Zealand Michelin awards have been handed out, Restaurant Association CEO Nicola Waldren discusses the success of the night. The Auditor-General says up to 20 thousand school lunches a day are being returned uneaten, Kaitao Intermediate School Principal Phil Palfrey tells Ryan what he's been seeing on the ground. Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on the UK Government's long-delayed defence investment plan and people granted asylum having to pay back around £10,000 towards the cost of their accommodation and support once they start earning, under government plans. Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Phil Palfrey: Kaitao Intermediate Principal on the school lunch programme

Nearly half of students are refusing to eat school lunches due to the meals unappealing look and taste. The Auditor General's found only half of last years lunches complied with the Ministry of Education's nutrition standards. The new scheme introduced last year saw the Government save 130-million dollars. Kaitao Intermediate Principal Phil Palfrey told Ryan Bridge sometimes there's meals that are ok. He says some of the ones he's eaten are absolutely horrible, and the old system worked. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ryan Bridge: Commerce will always find a way eventually

Good morning, and I really do mean, good morning. Four months ago, war kicked off in the middle east. A year earlier the tariff war kicked off all over the world. And yet today the following things are happening, regardless. Wall Street is steaming ahead... on track some best quarterly performances since Covid. The S&P: up 14% through Monday. Nasdaq up 20%. Price of oil's falling. Manufacturing activity in the States is at a four-year-high. Here at home, people always tell you the bad but rarely report the good or stable. Yesterday, business confidence was UP in June. A net 37% of businesses are more confident this month compared to last. Despite the war and oil and shopper's being a bit cautious. There's optimism and hope. Jobs. Remember they said jobs would fall off a cliff? People would stop hiring. Remember the employment survey that came out? Few weeks ago. Was the most negative/depressing reading since it began decades ago. Then we got the jobs number Monday... we gained opportunities. We gained workers. On a net basis, we added to the pool. That's why on this programme; we always strive to bring facts without so much emotion and hyperbole. Bad things happen and people react, but not always in the way you think, or even they think, they will. And if there's one thing you can sure of, no matter how disastrous the headline the vent, the war, the pandemic... Commerce will always find a way. Eventually. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nick Clark: New Zealand Initiative Senior Fellow on the report looking at whether merging councils will solve the issues with local government

A thinktank suggests we need to move away from a 'bigger is better' mindset when reforming local government. A New Zealand Initiative report says the Government's plan for creating fewer larger councils through mergers is the wrong fix. It cites Infrastructure Commission findings that Auckland's 2010 super-city merger delivered more costs than savings. Initiative Senior Fellow Nick Clark told Ryan Bridge that our councils are already large by overseas standards. He says that if bigger is better, than we would see a lot better results, and we aren’t. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Rob Heyes: Infometrics Economist on employment numbers rising

Surprise over jobs in the public service rising, despite cuts planned by the Government. Seasonally-adjusted Stats NZ data shows filled jobs rose 0.3 percent last month - and 0.7 percent for the past year. The most jobs were in the public sector, with more than six-thousand jobs created in the year to May. Infometrics Economist Rob Heyes says there's still plenty of work to do in the public sector, especially in health and education. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Full Show Podcast: 30 June 2026

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 30th of June 2026, the employment market's showing slight signs of life, Infometrics Consultant Rob Heyes shares his thoughts. A NZ Initiative report says merging councils might not be the golden solution to our local government issues, senior fellow Nick Clark tells Ryan why. Plus, Australia Correspondent Donna Demaio has the latest on a brain injury crisis striking Aussie sporting heroes and a massive, multi-million-dollar copper theft has police puzzled. Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ryan Bridge: MPs need to stop doing stuff for social media likes

There's a perception out there that some of the younger MPs either don't know what they're doing in Parliament or are just doing stuff to get likes on social media. I'm going to be so real right now with you – some of it's actually true. Stuff is running a bunch of stories on Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke at the moment. Newest one is about photos of her with the Minister for Women, Nicola Grigg. Come back to that one. But what they've found is Maipi-Clarke boasting on social media she spent 65% of her time advocating for and visiting young people in prisons and OT facilities. The only problem? Official records show she's only visited prison once since becoming an MP. As for the OT facility? The Minister, Karen Chhour, confirms no visits. Ever. She says Maipi-Clarke must be "telling porkies". Now at this point I feel a bit bad for Maipi-Clarke, right? Maybe she misspoke or hasn't been understood. But they ask her questions, which go unanswered. Post gets deleted. It all looks a bit shady. Then this photo with Nicola Grigg. A few weeks ago, lovely photo gets posted by Maipi-Clarke with Grigg... smiles, beaming. Caption says she'd been “supporting the Minister for Women in extending fully funded breast screening from age 69 to 74”. Grigg says they never spoke about it. She (Grigg) was asked to come downstairs because Maipi-Clarke wanted a photo with the Minister. Didn't say why. Now that's odd, isn't it? There may have been a mention in an email about the issue, but "supporting" in the mind of voters would probably involve more than a selfie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

Prince Harry is reconsidering his decision to bring his family to the UK - after a security update. The Duke and Duchess have been planning their visit to Britain, with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet for the first time in four years. International Correspondent Gavin Grey says they're meant to stay in a royal lodge, but it now looks as though Harry will go by himself. He says although they will have security there, the family would have to rely on private security from California when they're not on the royal estate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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.