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13 min ago

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

An expert believes a ceasefire breach between the US and Iran comes from a contradiction within the agreement. Hostilities between the two nations have flared again, with new US strikes on Iranian targets and reports of attacks in the Gulf. Bahrain has reported an attack involving several Iranian drones. Jerusalem correspondent Linda Gradstein told Ryan Bridge the ceasefire deals that include Israel are vastly different. She says according to the ceasefire between Iran and the United States, Lebanon is included, and Israel has to withdraw from the country, but the agreement signed between Israel and Lebanon says it can stay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24 min ago

Full Show Podcast: 29 June 2026

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Monday 29th of June 2026, the US and Iran are back at it again, exchanging strikes and excusing each other of violating the ceasefire, Freelance Journalist and lecturer in Journalism at NYU Tel Aviv, Linda Gradstein shares her thoughts. Business Correspondent Vicky Pryce has the latest on Keir Starmer's resignation and what it means for the UK economy, 10 years of Brexit last week, generally accepted to have slowed growth considerably and bad UK data in terms of output showing overall contraction in latest purchasing managers index for June. Labour's promising to expand covid-era apprenticeship subsidies if it wins the election, Shanan Halbert Labour Spokesperson for Tertiary Education shares his thoughts. Plus, UK/Europe correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on Prince Harry reconsidering plans to bring his wife and children to the UK next month after his request for police protection was rejected and Trump vowing to impose a 100% import tariff on any European country that introduces a digital services tax on American technology giants. 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.

34 min
30 min ago

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

I don't think Opportunity will hit five percent this election. It's fun to flirt, people are frustrated, but I was there when Colin Craig got close and failed, saw Gareth Morgan then Geoff Simmons have a crack and fail. I encourage anyone listening to have a look at their policies, do the maths and figure out for themselves how much worse, or better off, you'll be. Their new leader is a great communicator. Her main job was an environmental/carbon advisor to businesses. I don't really know what that means, but she's really lovely. The problem with getting to five percent is timing. The closer we get to election, this flirt, this fascination, this honeymoon, if you will, will have worn off. Voters go into the booth trying to keep one side in, or one side out. There's little room for flights of fancy in the polling booth. The other thing people do in the polling booth is take out insurance. By election week it's pretty clear, if you're listening, who is doing well and who is not. So, voters take out insurance, it's why I've said consistently since last year that Winston will do well this year. Labour voters, not National, will slide into his DMs. He's offering them everything Hipkins is short of a Labour government on everything to from stopping asset sales to nationalising industry. One of TOP's charms is that you don't know which way they'll go, It's also their biggest weakness. They're unlikely to get the vast majority of their policies into a coalition agreement, so you're basically voting for who gets the keys to the kingdom. And with TOP, you just don't know, and I think that'll be too big a risk for most to take come November 7th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3 days ago

Full Show Podcast: 26 June 2026

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday the 26th of June 2026, The Police Commissioner Richard Chambers is under investigation over allegations of inappropriate conduct, NZ Herald Senior Investigative Reporter Michael Morrah shares the latest. National's proposing low-interest loans for solar and home energy upgrades, National Party Energy Spokesperson Simeon Brown tells Ryan why the policy is important. Tama Potaka's backed down on his plan around the potential sale of conservation land, Greenpeace Campaigner, Gen Toop shares her thoughts. Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney has the latest on the UK heatwave and Chancellor Rachel Reeves urging an Andy Burnham-led government to stick to what she is doing because it is "beginning to bear fruit", as she defended her handling of the UK economy. 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.

34 min
3 days ago

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

Green Peace say the public's opposition to conservation land being sold off, is loud. Conservation Minister Tama Potaka's removing a clause in a Bill that would've allowed for further sales of conservation land, if land's deemed not important to nature, and a sale's agreed to by DOC. It follows significant public outcry. Green Peace Campaigner Gen Toop shares her thoughts with Ryan Bridge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3 days ago

Ryan Bridge: Emotion has overcome facts on conservation

Most kiwis have an environmental bent to them that most of the rest of the western world just doesn't have. At least, not to the same extent. Most people, left and right, use the outdoors here. We have quite a close relationship to it. Matt Watson and his million fishers put Sane Jone's supposedly industry-friendly fishing clauses in the bin. Now the same has happened with Potaka and his Conservation clauses. In both cases, emotion overcame facts. I spoke to Potaka the day before he U-turned, and he made some pretty clear promises. No parks, no bushland, no Great Walks, no protected species, would be destroyed or sold off under the bill. The problem was the door was left ajar open for a future government to potentially sell bits of Conservation land. Anyone who thinks that means a government would sell Tongariro National Park to the highest bidder is not serious or mad. They were targeting, at least according to Potaka, land with old disused government buildings on them in a state of disrepair. But the law left the door open, ajar, with caveats like sign-off from the DOC boss, for the sale of land most of us probably wouldn't want sold. And opponents drove a truck through that hole. Potaka looked like a deer in headlights. They should have seen this coming. Especially after the fishing misstep. This to say it'll cost them votes. It just means there's a perception out there - and it's not necessarily true - but there's a perception that not only are they not for the environment - as Potaka kept saying - but that they are against it. Whatever that vague phrasing means. It, clearly, resonates with quite a few kiwis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3 days ago

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

There’s optimism amongst the country's chief financial officers. Employment Agency Hunter Campbell's Mood of the CFO survey has found 57% of businesses have met or exceeded their revenue targets. But 45% are concerned the world economy is going to deteriorate. That figure's twice as high as last year's survey. Hunter Campbell Managing Partner Lee Marshall told Andrew Dickens New Zealand businesses are getting on with it, and we’re trucking along better than expected. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 min
3 days ago

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

Far North Police are being met with a wall of silence nearly two months on from a fatal hit and run. They've been investigating the death of 18-year-old Jahkani Hamilton last month, when he and an associate were knocked off their dirt bikes near Kaikohe. Police say the investigation's being hindered as witnesses and their supporters are actively choosing to say nothing. Defence lawyer Steve Lack told Andrew Dickens everyone's entitled to the right to silence. He says it's sometimes difficult to break down whether someone's a suspect, accused, or simply a witness. 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.