Dai Henwood's open battle bowel cancer battle has had a profound impact on New Zealand's awareness of the disease.

Henwood died yesterday after a six-year battle with bowel cancer - he was 48 years old.

Bowel Cancer New Zealand Chief Executive Peter Huskinson told Ryan Bridge the way he spread the word about key symptoms and the importance of acting early was hugely powerful. 

He says Henwood was not only a national treasure but deeply loved by the bowel cancer community.
 
Huskinson says his warmth, humour and ability to break down taboos gave people hope and a sense of humanity. 

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Dai Henwood's open battle bowel cancer battle has had a profound impact on New Zealand's awareness of the disease.
Henwood died yesterday after a six-year battle with bowel cancer - he was 48 years old.
Bowel Cancer New Zealand Chief Executive Peter Huskinson told Ryan Bridge the way he spread the word about key symptoms and the importance of acting early was hugely powerful.&nbsp;
He says Henwood was not only a national treasure but deeply loved by the bowel cancer community. &nbsp; Huskinson says his warmth, humour and ability to break down taboos gave people hope and a sense of humanity.&nbsp;
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Peter Huskinson: Bowel Cancer New Zealand Chief Executive on the passing of Dai Henwood

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 11th of November 2026, New data from Oranga Tamariki's bootcamp's show none of the 10 young people in the second pilot have re-offended, lifetime Black Power member and community advocate Denis O'Reily shares his thoughts. 

Bowel Cancer New Zealand CEO Peter Huskinson pays tribute to Kiwi legend and comedian Dai Henwood. 

Rocket Lab has posted record quarterly revenue of just under $476 million, market strategy consultant Greg Boland tells Ryan why it's such a defining era for the company. 

Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on at least 10 US Air Force refuelling aircraft have left a second airbase in Britain and Author, comedian and TV presenter David Walliams has been accused of grooming fans as young as 15.

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 11th of November 2026, New data from Oranga Tamariki's bootcamp's show none of the 10 young people in the second pilot have re-offended, lifetime Black Power member and community advocate Denis O'Reily shares his thoughts.&nbsp;
Bowel Cancer New Zealand CEO Peter Huskinson pays tribute to Kiwi legend and comedian Dai Henwood.&nbsp;
Rocket Lab has posted record quarterly revenue of just under $476 million, market strategy consultant Greg Boland tells Ryan why it's such a defining era for the company.&nbsp;
Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on at least 10 US Air Force refuelling aircraft have left a second airbase in Britain and Author, comedian and TV presenter David Walliams has been accused of grooming fans as young as 15.
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: 11 November 2026 

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11 o'clock, November 11th. 

Today marks 108 years since the end of the first World War. The Allies and Germany signed an armistice. 

It was finally all quiet on the Western Front. 

Think about the scale of it... we lost 18,000 in battle. 

Back then, our total population was just over a million. Pretty much every single family, every street, every town was mourning their dead. 

There was no social media, no phones, no live television. Most people found out the war was over the following day after telegrams and then the newspapers published it.  

The National Library keeps a record of this day. In Naseby, the small-town in central Otago, they lit a bonfire to celebrate. 

They lit it under an effigy of the Kaiser, which someone had put a bomb inside. It caught fire and blew off the Kaiser's head. 

It was a brutal war fought in trenches. Men lived with cold and hunger and rats, through European winters in snow with disease and despair.  

There's plenty of reason to bitch and moan in 2026, but life is a hell of a lot easier today than it was then. 

In New Zealand we have the luxury of taking peace for granted. The soldiers who fought and died then didn't.  

We owe them one.  

We live in a world where the chance of another major global conflict is higher than it's been in decades. And wars are fought much differently now.  

At 11 o'clock this morning, it can't hurt to take a minute to remember why they're such awful things to start, and lethal to end. 

11 o'clock, November 11th.&nbsp;
Today marks 108 years since the end of the first World War. The Allies and Germany signed an armistice.&nbsp;
It was finally all quiet on the Western Front.&nbsp;
Think about the scale of it... we lost 18,000 in battle.&nbsp;
Back then, our total population was just over a million. Pretty much every single family, every street, every town was mourning their dead.&nbsp;
There was no social media, no phones, no live television. Most people found out the war was over the following day after telegrams and then the newspapers published it. &nbsp;
The National Library keeps a record of this day. In Naseby, the small-town in central Otago, they lit a bonfire to celebrate.&nbsp;
They lit it under an effigy of the Kaiser, which someone had put a bomb inside. It caught fire and blew off the Kaiser's head.&nbsp;
It was a brutal war fought in trenches. Men lived with cold and hunger and rats, through European winters in snow with disease and despair. &nbsp;
There's plenty of reason to bitch and moan in 2026, but life is a hell of a lot easier today than it was then.&nbsp;
In New Zealand we have the luxury of taking peace for granted. The soldiers who fought and died then didn't. &nbsp;
We owe them one. &nbsp;
We live in a world where the chance of another major global conflict is higher than it's been in decades. And wars are fought much differently now. &nbsp;
At 11 o'clock this morning, it can't hurt to take a minute to remember why they're such awful things to start, and lethal to end.&nbsp;

Ryan Bridge: Remembering the first World War, 108 years on

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Don Brash, the former leader of the ACT and National parties, has admitted he wouldn’t give the Finance Minister role to another party if he were in Christopher Luxon’s position. 

But with ACT’s David Seymour gunning for the role, Brash told Ryan Bridge that Seymour was the only person who seemed to care that government debt was “going up like mad”. 

It was unclear who in National could do the job with Nicola Willis leaving Parliament, but Simeon Brown, Erica Stanford, or Todd McClay were possibilities, he said. 

NZ First leader Winston Peters would “obviously” oppose Seymour becoming Finance Minister, but the role couldn’t go to his party as its policies —including keeping NZ Super at 65 and buying BNZ— would mean big increases in public debt. 

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Don Brash, the former leader of the ACT and National parties, has admitted he wouldn’t give the Finance Minister role to another party if he were in Christopher Luxon’s position.&nbsp;
But with ACT’s David Seymour gunning for the role, Brash told Ryan Bridge that Seymour was the only person who seemed to care that government debt was “going up like mad”.&nbsp;
It was unclear who in National could do the job with Nicola Willis leaving Parliament, but Simeon Brown, Erica Stanford, or Todd McClay were possibilities, he said.&nbsp;
NZ First leader Winston Peters would “obviously” oppose Seymour becoming Finance Minister, but the role couldn’t go to his party as its policies —including keeping NZ Super at 65 and buying BNZ— would mean big increases in public debt.&nbsp;
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Don Brash: Former ACT and National Leader on the vacant Finance Minister role

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Peter Huskinson: Bowel Cancer New Zealand Chief Executive on the passing of Dai Henwood

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