Satisfaction the vast majority of the country's Corrections workers are good eggs, despite the arrest of 14 Auckland staff.  

A dozen have been charged with accepting bribes, while several are also charged with conspiring to supply a Class A drug —namely methamphetamine— to prisoners. 

They worked at the Mt Eden and Auckland South facilities.  

Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Ryan Bridge it's a small portion of the 11 thousand workforce, and he's satisfied the recruiting process is up to snuff. 

He’s confident low wages aren’t behind the acts, as you can’t buy integrity. 

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Satisfaction the vast majority of the country's Corrections workers are good eggs, despite the arrest of 14 Auckland staff. &nbsp;
A dozen have been charged with accepting bribes, while several are also charged with conspiring to supply a Class A drug —namely methamphetamine— to prisoners.&nbsp;
They worked at the Mt Eden and Auckland South facilities. &nbsp;
Police Minister Mark Mitchell told Ryan Bridge it's a small portion of the 11 thousand workforce, and he's satisfied the recruiting process is up to snuff.&nbsp;
He’s confident low wages aren’t behind the acts, as you can’t buy integrity.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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Mark Mitchell: Police Minister on the arrest of corrections staff for corruption, accepting bribes

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Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 21 May.

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Full Show Podcast: 21 May 2026 

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Retailers are feeling the pinch, with card spending plunging across the board. 

Stats NZ data reveals retail electronic card purchases dropped 1.3% last month. 

Kiwis are spending more overall compared to last year, but on cheaper food and are cutting back on buying items like clothing. 

Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young told Ryan Bridge margins are being squeezed and cash flows is tight. 

She says the cost of things like freight and rubbish collection are up, and retailers are bearing the brunt 

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Retailers are feeling the pinch, with card spending plunging across the board.&nbsp;
Stats NZ data reveals retail electronic card purchases dropped 1.3% last month.&nbsp;
Kiwis are spending more overall compared to last year, but on cheaper food and are cutting back on buying items like clothing.&nbsp;
Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young told Ryan Bridge margins are being squeezed and cash flows is tight.&nbsp;
She says the cost of things like freight and rubbish collection are up, and retailers are bearing the brunt&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Carolyn Young: Retail NZ CEO on card spend data dropping by 1.3% in April

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The Labour Party is criticising the Government’s proposed public service overhaul, saying its “arbitrary” target will hurt Kiwi families. 

Willis announced yesterday the Government would reduce the number of departments, increase artificial intelligence use, and cut public servants by nearly 9000 over the next three to five years. 

Labour’s spokesperson for public services Camilla Belich told Ryan Bridge the Government’s target of reducing public servants to about 1% of the population was “arbitrary”. 

“We have a significantly larger number of public servants than 1% at the moment.” 

Belich said it was unknown how the cuts would affect the services New Zealanders access. 

She said the overhaul would affect every region in the country. 

“That’s a significant number of jobs that the Government is going to cut at the same time as we’ve got decade-high levels of unemployment. 

“This is going to unfortunately hurt Kiwi families and also the businesses that they utilise.” 

Willis said the money saved will go into frontline roles, but Belich said there was not enough detail to prove that it would be beneficial. 

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The Labour Party is criticising the Government’s proposed public service overhaul, saying its “arbitrary” target will hurt Kiwi families.&nbsp;
Willis announced yesterday the Government would reduce the number of departments, increase artificial intelligence use, and cut public servants by nearly 9000 over the next three to five years.&nbsp;
Labour’s spokesperson for public services Camilla Belich told Ryan Bridge the Government’s target of reducing public servants to about 1% of the population was “arbitrary”.&nbsp;
“We have a significantly larger number of public servants than 1% at the moment.”&nbsp;
Belich said it was unknown how the cuts would affect the services New Zealanders access.&nbsp;
She said the overhaul would affect every region in the country.&nbsp;
“That’s a significant number of jobs that the Government is going to cut at the same time as we’ve got decade-high levels of unemployment.&nbsp;
“This is going to unfortunately hurt Kiwi families and also the businesses that they utilise.”&nbsp;
Willis said the money saved will go into frontline roles, but Belich said there was not enough detail to prove that it would be beneficial.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Camilla Belich: Labour's Public Services Spokesperson on the Government's proposed overhaul

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Mark Mitchell: Police Minister on the arrest of corrections staff for corruption, accepting bribes

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