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8715 - Chris Bullen: Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on the Talbot Mills survey into tobacco and nicotine regulation

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8715 - Chris Bullen: Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on the Talbot Mills survey into tobacco and nicotine regulation

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.

Episodes

Wed, 13 May 2026

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Episodes

Chris Bullen: Health Coalition Aotearoa Spokesperson on the Talbot Mills survey into tobacco and nicotine regulation

Eric Crampton: NZ Initiative Senior Economist on Luxon's pre-Budget speech about immigration

Malcom Nance: Foreign Policy Analyst and Former US Navy Senior Chief on Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping

Full Show Podcast: 14 May 2026

Ryan Bridge: Wellington's endless spending on pen-pushers and reviews

Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on Australia's new federal budget

Richard Dawkins: Federated Farmers Meat and Wool Chair on the expected US investigation into lamb imports

Full Show Podcast: 13 May 2026

Matt Ball: Property Investor Federation Manager on Cotality housing data

Ryan Bridge: Jim Chalmers' Budget is hardly a recipe for affordable housing

Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on the calls for Sir Keir Starmer to resign

Luke Somervell: Renters United President on the renters struggling to save for deposits, first-home buyers seeking financial assistance from family

Andrew Geddis: Otago University Law Professor on Mariameno Kapa Kingi's split from Te Pāti Māori

Full Show Podcast: 12 May 2026

Ryan Bridge: The real message in the Government's updated fuel plan

Ginny Andersen: Labour's Police spokesperson on NZ Police leaving for Australia

Ryan Bridge: NZ's isolation is a blessing and a curse

Full Show Podcast: 11 May 2026

Brad Olsen: Infometrics Principal Economist on the OECD report on the NZ Superannuation scheme

Grant Webster: Tourism Holdings Limited CEO on the Government's planned changes to conservation law

Full Show Podcast: 08 May 2026

Nick Leggett: Infrastructure NZ Chief Executive on the Government announcing review into the CRL

Ryan Bridge: The OECD's report needs to be taken with a grain of salt

Laura McClure: ACT MP on the axing of the Broadcasting Standards Authority

Aaron Martin: NZ Immigration Law Principal Lawyer on the Government's plan to introduce a citizenship test

Full Show Podcast: 07 May 2026

Nick Tuffley: ASB chief economist on the unemployment rate

Ryan Bridge: The Nats stand a chance this election

Ian Hutson: Salvation Army Mission Officer on the report finding secure housing is key to reducing reoffending

Mahé Drysdale: Tauranga Mayor on the Government's local government amalgamation ultimatum

Mike Jones: BNZ Chief Economist on the unemployment numbers expected today

Full Show Podcast: 06 May 2026

Ryan Bridge: Governments should control spending and stability

Full Show Podcast: 05 May 2026

Carl Findlay: Maritime Union Secretary on the potential delays and cost blowouts to the Cook Strait ferry replacement programme

Jeremy Sutton: Family Lawyer on the divorce rate outpacing the marriage rate

Toni Waterman: US Correspondent on the US saying military ships have been sailing through the Strait of Hormuz

Ryan Bridge: What's the secret to a good marriage?

Marcus Beveridge: Immigration Lawyer on ACT's new immigration policies

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the latest quarterly Retail Radar Report

Full Show Podcast: 04 May 2026

Ryan Bridge: Things are about to get a whole lot more expensive

Michael Glading: NZ Open Tournament Director on Saudi Arabia's PIF pulling funding from the LIV Golf Tournament

Pooja Sundar: Immigration Lawyer on the number of visa rejections dropping to a post-Covid low

Full Show Podcast: 01 May 2026

Michelle Craig: Mount Maunganui Beach Hut Cafe owner on community council meeting

Ryan Bridge: We need less fighting, more long term thinking in Wellington

Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on Australia's inflation surging to 4.6%

Andrew Hoggard: Biosecurity Minister on the trial of New Zealand's response to foot and mouth disease

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