Food inflation is up, rising 4.4% annually.  

Meat, poultry, and fish had the biggest annual increases, while butter, milk and cheese drove grocery prices. 

Butter surged by more than 51% over the year. 

Independent economist, Cameron Bagrie told Ryan Bridge the numbers are creeping up, but the composition of the inflation matters more than the inflation itself.  

He says they feel a bit of comfort that domestic inflation still heading south. 

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Food inflation is up, rising 4.4% annually. &nbsp;
Meat, poultry, and fish had the biggest annual increases, while butter, milk and cheese drove grocery prices.&nbsp;
Butter surged by more than 51% over the year.&nbsp;
Independent economist, Cameron Bagrie told Ryan Bridge the numbers are creeping up, but the composition of the inflation matters more than the inflation itself. &nbsp;
He says they feel a bit of comfort that domestic inflation still heading south.&nbsp;
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Cameron Bagrie: Independent economist on food inflation prices increasing

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There's a belief we'll have to wait and see to understand why remand numbers are shifting.

The numbers of remand prisoners fell for three consecutive quarters last year.

It peaked last March at just over 45 hundred, before falling by the end of the year. 

Over the same period, the total prison population grew by 275.

Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge it could be previous delays in the courts that led more on remand. 

He says you can have generational cohorts coming through or a population wave which changes the types of offending.

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There's a belief we'll have to wait and see to understand why remand numbers are shifting.
The numbers of remand prisoners fell for three consecutive quarters last year.
It peaked last March at just over 45 hundred, before falling by the end of the year.&nbsp;
Over the same period, the total prison population grew by 275.
Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge it could be previous delays in the courts that led more on remand.&nbsp;
He says you can have generational cohorts coming through or a population wave which changes the types of offending.
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Steve Cullen: Criminal Lawyer on 2025 remand numbers dropping as prisoner numbers reach record highs

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Belief we'll have to wait and see to understand why remand numbers are shifting.

The numbers of remand prisoners fell for three consecutive quarters last year.

It peaked last March at just over 45 hundred, before falling by the end of the year. 

Over the same period, the total prison population grew by 275.

Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge it could be previous delays in the courts, that led more on remand. 

He says you can have generational cohorts coming through or a population wave which changes the types of offending.

Belief we'll have to wait and see to understand why remand numbers are shifting.
The numbers of remand prisoners fell for three consecutive quarters last year.
It peaked last March at just over 45 hundred, before falling by the end of the year.&nbsp;
Over the same period, the total prison population grew by 275.
Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge it could be previous delays in the courts, that led more on remand.&nbsp;
He says you can have generational cohorts coming through or a population wave which changes the types of offending.

Steve Cullen: Criminal Lawyer on 2025 remand numbers dropping as prisoner numbers reach record highs (1)

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 27th of May 2026, Co-operative Bank CEO Mark Wilkshire tells Ryan what we can expect from the OCR ahead of Thursday's Budget. 

Remand numbers dropped in 2025 as prisoner numbers reached record high and no one knows why, criminal lawyer Steve Cullen shares his thoughts. 

The Privacy Commissioner says Health NZ and Manage My Health failed to protect out data, Health NZ Chief Financial Officer Bevan McKenzie tells Ryan what Health NZ will do moving forward.

Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on four people killed in a collision between a train and a school minibus in Belgium and two aid workers have brought suspected cases of Ebola to Europe.

Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.          

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 27th of May 2026, Co-operative Bank CEO Mark Wilkshire tells Ryan what we can expect from the OCR ahead of Thursday's Budget.&nbsp;
Remand numbers dropped in 2025 as prisoner numbers reached record high and no one knows why, criminal lawyer Steve Cullen shares his thoughts.&nbsp;
The Privacy Commissioner says Health NZ and Manage My Health failed to protect out data, Health NZ Chief Financial Officer Bevan McKenzie tells Ryan what Health NZ will do moving forward.
Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on four people killed in a collision between a train and a school minibus in Belgium and two aid workers have brought suspected cases of Ebola to Europe.
Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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Full Show Podcast: 27 May 2026 

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Cameron Bagrie: Independent economist on food inflation prices increasing

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