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Mark Smith: ASB Senior Economist on the GDP falling 0.9%
Surprise across the board with the latest sharp drop in GDP.
Our economy's contracted 0.9% in the June quarter - a worse outcome than any economists …
9 months, 1 week ago
Full Show Podcast: 19 September 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Friday 19th of September 2025 GDP fell 0.9% in the last quarter, ASB Senior Economist Mark Sm…
9 months, 1 week ago
Ryan Bridge: The waiting game continues for the economy
Has Nicola Willis failed on growth in her year of growth?
So far, yes.
We’ve gone nowhere in six months - Q2 basically wiped out Q1.
Should she res…
9 months, 1 week ago
Meg Williams: World of Wearable Arts CEO on the show opening in Wellington
Wellington's globally renowned World of Wearable Arts show opens its doors today in its 20th year.
The event runs for three weeks at TSB Arena with …
9 months, 1 week ago
Willow-Jean Prime: Labour's Children Spokesperson on the drop in youth reoffending
The Opposition doesn't want the Government taking all the credit for a drop in youth offending.
The Government says the rate of serious and persist…
9 months, 1 week ago
Mike Jones: BNZ Chief Economist on GDP figures released today
An economist is predicting a gloomier number than the Reserve Bank from the latest GDP figure.
Stats NZ data on GDP for the year's second quarter wi…
9 months, 1 week ago
Full Show Podcast: 18 September 2025
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Thursday 18th of September 2025, GDP is out today, BNZ Chief Economist Mike Jones tells Ryan …
9 months, 1 week ago
Ryan Bridge: Should we worry about extremism in NZ?
Did you see the cops put out a handy warning for us all yesterday?
Hide, tell, escape.
The spooks in Wellington reckon extremist violence is a realis…
9 months, 1 week ago
Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on food prices rising 5% in the year to August
Food price inflation is starting to stabilise.
Latest figures from Stats NZ show the food price inflation is 5% – unchanged on a month ago.
Butter …
9 months, 1 week ago
Paul Goldsmith: Justice Minister on the number of criminals being sent to prison reaching an all-time high
The number of convicted criminals being sent to prison is at an all-time high.
Ministry of Justice data shows more than seven thousand people were s…
9 months, 1 week ago