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Mark Mitchell: Emergency Management Minister on Cyclone Vaianu
Emergency Management Minister, Mark Mitchell, says Cyclone Vaianu could've been much worse - and Kiwis prepared well. Gisborne and some other East Coast communities are still cut off with sections of State Highways 2 and 35 closed, due to fallen trees, flooding and slips. The last of MetService…
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Full Show Podcast: 13 April 2026
On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Monday 13th of April 2025, Former CIA Intelligence Officer Glenn Carle shares his thoughts on the US failing to make a peace deal with Iran. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell tells Ryan whether or not we dodged a bullet with Cyclon…
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Ryan Bridge: Did we over hype Cyclone Vaianau?
The storm for the most of the North Island was a fizzer. The TV news struggled to find pictures of anything actually happening other than a few trees down and reporters breathlessly doing pieces to camera in the wind. In Auckland where I live most shops were closed and they didn’t need to be. Th…
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Vincent McAviney: UK Correspondent on the Russian submarines allegedly carrying out a covert operation in British waters
The UK wants to know why three Russian submarines have apparently been examining the country's vital underwater cables and pipelines. British Defence Secretary John Healey says the subs were tracked over several weeks operating in the north Atlantic. Russia denies the claims. More than 90% of…
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Alexander Cornwell: Reuters Senior Middle East Correspondent on the conflict between Israel, Lebanon, peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered officials to hold talks with Lebanon, but rejects any reports of a ceasefire there. He says Israel's military will continue to strike Hezbollah with force and won't stop until security is restored, but a Lebanese official says it won't negotia…
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Simon Laube: Early Childhood Council Chief Executive on some ECE centres not meeting required standards
Early childhood centres are lifting their game, with fewer falling below quality standards. Education Review Office monitoring shows 47% of standalone services didn’t meet the quality threshold, down from 64% a year earlier. Early Childhood Council Chief Executive Simon Laube says the reviews are…
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Full Show Podcast: 10 April 2026
Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 10 April. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Ryan Bridge: Energy security will be hot this election
Energy security is shaping up to be the hottest item on this year's election agenda, and with good reason. Ask any business who's about to renew an energy contract, any transport business who's battling the price of diesel, or any factory or mill thinking about mass layoffs and shutting up shop. …
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Malcolm Nance: Former US Navy Senior Chief on the ceasefire between the US and Iran
The ceasefire with Iran has to hold, according to an intelligence foreign policy analyst, otherwise the entire global economy will collapse. The reduction in energy resources from the war was like “doing one of those Vulcan pressure holds on your carotid artery”, former US Navy senior chief Malco…
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Glen Dobson: Drug Detection Agency CEO on the exponential increase in seized drugs at the border
Drug traffickers have their eyes on New Zealand as Customs deals with a massive influx in border seizures. A Cabinet paper shows the volume of intercepted drugs more than quadrupled between 2018 and 2024, going from 1.5 to 6.5 tonnes. Drug Detection Agency Chief Executive Glen Dobson told Ryan …
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