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Glen Dobson: Drug Detection Agency CEO on the exponential increase in seized drugs at the border
Drug traffickers have their eyes on New Zealand as Customs deals with a massive influx in border seizures.
A Cabinet paper shows the volume of inter…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Mark Wilkshire: The Co-operative Bank CEO on RBNZ keeps OCR at 2.25 percent
The Reserve Bank expects inflation to spike this quarter but says it's still too early to say by how much.
The central bank's opted to keep the Offic…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Full Show Podcast: 09 April 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday 9th of April 2025, Iran and the US have agreed on a two week ceasefire, Intelligence…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Ryan Bridge: This ceasefire, can we celebrate yet?
Should we welcome a ceasefire? Yes, of course.
Should we count on it holding? No, of course not.
The Iranians now control a strait they didn’t contro…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Oliver Hartwich: NZ Initiative Executive Director says Ministers should be responsible for appointing public agency leaders
A think tank's warning the way we appoint public agency leaders is hindering the Government from governing.
The New Zealand Initiative says consecu…
4 weeks ago
Sharon Zollner: ANZ Chief Economist ahead of first OCR announcement since Iran war began
The Reserve Bank is expected to play it safe today as it releases the first Official Cash Rate since the Iran war began.
Economists predict it'll re…
4 weeks ago
Dan Sabbagh: The Guardian's defence and security editor on Trump warning 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' if Iran doesn't make a deal
Donald Trump's rhetoric is becoming more violent as he issues a grave threat toward Iran.
The US President says 'a whole civilisation will die tonigh…
4 weeks ago
Full Show Podcast: 08 April 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday 8th of April 2025, the Reserve Bank will deliver it's first OCR since operation epi…
4 weeks ago
Ryan Bridge: This war in Iran has been a total balls-up from Trump
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: this war in Iran has been a total balls-up from Trump.
He's cried wolf three times on his ultimatums. He'…
4 weeks ago
Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB Sports Reporter on the Tour of Flanders cycle event, Charlisse Leger-Walker, Wellington Phoenix Women
Andrew Alderson joined Ryan Bridge to discuss the sporting news from the Easter weekend.
On the agenda was the railway-crossing incident at the Tou…
4 weeks, 1 day ago