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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on card spend data dropping by 1.3% in April
Retailers are feeling the pinch, with card spending plunging across the board.
Stats NZ data reveals retail electronic card purchases dropped 1.3% l…
1 month ago
Camilla Belich: Labour's Public Services Spokesperson on the Government's proposed overhaul
The Labour Party is criticising the Government’s proposed public service overhaul, saying its “arbitrary” target will hurt Kiwi families.
Willis ann…
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Neil Quigley: Waikato University Vice-Chancellor on more than 92 thousand international students were enrolled last year
New Zealand is benefiting from other countries' visa crackdowns as international students look elsewhere.
More than 92 thousand students were enrolle…
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Ryan Bridge: The public service cuts didn't come out of nowhere
We got the inevitable Grinch headlines from the media yesterday, powered by union panic.
The public service knew this was coming. Or should have. Ju…
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Full Show Podcast: 20 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast 2026, the Government’s cutting jobs in the public sector, Labour Spokesperson for Public Serv…
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Andrew Hoggard: Associate Minister for Agriculture on Southland farmers receiving an extension for their freshwater plans
Farmers across Southland have been granted an 18-month extension to submit freshwater plans.
The Government's pushed the deadline from the end of t…
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Luke Bradford: College of GPs President on the number of GP specialist referrals being declined
A lack of Government data is making it impossible to know the extent of specialist referral rejections.
A new Association of Salaried Medical Specia…
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Full Show Podcast: 19 May 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Tuesday 19th of May 2026, Government’s pouring $131 million of the Budget into education, Dr …
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Michael Johnson: New Zealand Initiative Research Fellow on $131 million dollar education package
Calls for the Government to keep up the momentum, as educational reform doesn't follow political timelines.
Education Minister Erica Stanford has an…
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Ryan Bridge: A clean up of Cabinet is overdue
In February last year I wrote a piece for the Herald about government department and ministerial overload.
It was partly informed by observation and…
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