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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.

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.

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2025 

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The self-inflicted deaths of six Northland young people reveals dangerous flaws in our suicide prevention system.

An inquiry by Northland Coroner Tania Tetitaha into the deaths,  calls for a single, coordinated system. 

The youths had worked with up to 17 agencies - that hadn't seemed to identify or follow up on their need for support. 

Mindworks psychologist Sara Chatwin told Andrew Dickens we don't need more thinking groups and documentation - but rather people who have the skills and willingness to deal with these issues. 

She says in New Zealand, we clearly have a huge problem - that other countries are very aware of. 

The self-inflicted deaths of six Northland young people reveals dangerous flaws in our suicide prevention system.
An inquiry by Northland Coroner Tania Tetitaha into the deaths, &nbsp;calls for a single, coordinated system.&nbsp;
The youths had worked with up to 17 agencies - that hadn't seemed to identify or follow up on their need for support.&nbsp;
Mindworks psychologist Sara Chatwin told Andrew Dickens we don't need more thinking groups and documentation - but rather people who have the skills and willingness to deal with these issues.&nbsp;
She says in New Zealand, we clearly have a huge problem - that other countries are very aware of.&nbsp;

Sara Chatwin: Mindworks psychologist on self-inflicted deaths of young people reveal flaws in the suicide prevention system

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I’m still in slack mouthed shock at Barbara Edmonds performance on this programme yesterday.

After the release of the Government’s books showing, we’re still in deficit and will be in deficit longer and with every day that passe our debt grows.  

Labour was quick to say National had screwed things up and we should have voted Labour onto the Treasury benches.

I would have thought that would mean they knew how to do things better. Therefore, they could perhaps tell you and I what should have been done. 

So, we gave them the opportunity to share their superior knowledge particularly with you the voter yesterday morning

And what did we get. Nothing other than slogans and a general tone of just trust us things could have been better and we’ll tell you why next year. 

Now to be fair she did criticise Nationals tax cuts.  

That was the moving of the thresholds and reinstating the rebates for landlords.  

That had the effect of reducing government revenue by $14 billion dollars. $14 billion that could have been used to repay the debt or build infrastructure. 

Now the thresholds were morally wrong, and I agree with resetting them.  

They were giving Government an automatic tax rise due to wage inflation.  

But changing them in a time of economic downturn when your revenue was reducing anyway was a self-inflicted wound on the books.

But they had promised them in the election calling them a tool against the rise in the cost of living. 

But that was no better than Barbara Edmonds yesterday. It was a slogan to get votes.  

I don’t know if National knew that purposely reducing their revenue was unsustainable. Slashing their own revenue undid all the work they did cutting spending.

If they did know that was possible then that’s a piece of economic foolishness.

And this is what worries me the most about this country and all its politicians. 

They’ll say anything to get votes. They care more about keeping their jobs rather than making the country better. 

I’m still in slack mouthed shock at Barbara Edmonds performance on this programme yesterday.
After the release of the Government’s books showing, we’re still in deficit and will be in deficit longer and with every day that passe our debt grows. &nbsp;
Labour was quick to say National had screwed things up and we should have voted Labour onto the Treasury benches.
I would have thought that would mean they knew how to do things better. Therefore, they could perhaps tell you and I what should have been done.&nbsp;
So, we gave them the opportunity to share their superior knowledge particularly with you the voter yesterday morning
And what did we get. Nothing other than slogans and a general tone of just trust us things could have been better and we’ll tell you why next year.&nbsp;
Now to be fair she did criticise Nationals tax cuts. &nbsp;
That was the moving of the thresholds and reinstating the rebates for landlords. &nbsp;
That had the effect of reducing government revenue by $14 billion dollars. $14 billion that could have been used to repay the debt or build infrastructure.&nbsp;
Now the thresholds were morally wrong, and I agree with resetting them. &nbsp;
They were giving Government an automatic tax rise due to wage inflation. &nbsp;
But changing them in a time of economic downturn when your revenue was reducing anyway was a self-inflicted wound on the books.
But they had promised them in the election calling them a tool against the rise in the cost of living.&nbsp;
But that was no better than Barbara Edmonds yesterday. It was a slogan to get votes. &nbsp;
I don’t know if National knew that purposely reducing their revenue was unsustainable. Slashing their own revenue undid all the work they did cutting spending.
If they did know that was possible then that’s a piece of economic foolishness.
And this is what worries me the most about this country and all its politicians.&nbsp;
They’ll say anything to get votes. They care more about keeping their jobs rather than making the country better.&nbsp;

Andrew Dickens: Politicians do anything to get votes

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On the Early Edition with Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Thursday the 18th of December 2025, it's the final GDP for the year, Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold tells Andrew what he's expecting. 

The Government's announced the road cone hotline will close as it hits it's objectives, Dave Tilton, Chair of the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group shares his thoughts. 

Coroner Tania Tetihaha says the system is broken after probing the suicides of six young people, Psychologist at Mindworks Sara Chatwin shares her thoughts. 

Plus, US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the latest on Trump announcing a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela and the White House reaction to Trump's chief of Staff Susie Wiles's Vanity Fair interviews. 

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 Andrew Dickens Full Show Podcast Thursday the 18th of December 2025, it's the final GDP for the year, Westpac Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold tells Andrew what he's expecting.&nbsp;
The Government's announced the road cone hotline will close as it hits it's objectives, Dave Tilton, Chair of the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group shares his thoughts.&nbsp;
Coroner Tania Tetihaha says the system is broken after probing the suicides of six young people, Psychologist at Mindworks Sara Chatwin shares her thoughts.&nbsp;
Plus, US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the latest on Trump announcing a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela and the White House reaction to Trump's chief of Staff Susie Wiles's Vanity Fair interviews.&nbsp;
Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;

Full Show Podcast: 18 December 2025 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/e44aa515-11f6-4863-9f94-b3b6011a8ebf/transcript

Full Show Podcast: 16 December 2025

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