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8920 - Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB's Voice of Rugby previews the Nations Championship clash against Ireland

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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.

8920 - Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB's Voice of Rugby previews the Nations Championship clash against Ireland

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.

Episodes

17 Jul 2026

16 Jul 2026

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Episodes

Elliott Smith: Newstalk ZB's Voice of Rugby previews the Nations Championship clash against Ireland

Willow-Jean Prime: Labour's Employment Spokesperson on the latest Jobseeker benefit stats

Nick Tuffley: ASB Chief Economist on Informetrics saying NZ is on the cusp of an economic recovery, fuel prices

Full Show Podcast: 17 July 2026

Ryan Bridge: How much are political parties willing to borrow after a disaster?

Felicity Roxburgh: International Business Forum Executive Director on the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership in Auckland

Jemma Geoghegan: Otago University evolutionary virologist on the first case of H5N1 bird flu reaching New Zealand

Chris Wilkinson: First Retail Group Managing Director on sluggish retail spending

Full Show Podcast: 16 July 2026

Ryan Bridge: Should we just ban kids' cell phones altogether?

Mark Hooper: Federated Farmers Banking Spokesperson on agricultural lending falling by $1.4 billion and increased satisfaction with banks

Brigitte Morten: Political Commentator on Paul Henry standing for ACT in the 2026 election

Full Show Podcast: 15 July 2026

Malcolm Fleming: Certified Builders Chief Executive on good signals in the construction sector

Ryan Bridge: Is swearing really that bad?

John Howard: Retired Major General and NZ Initiative Senior Fellow on their warning about the state of New Zealand's warships

Cameron Bagrie: Economist on the latest BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index, state of the economy

Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on Sir Sam Neill's passing

Full Show Podcast: 14 July 2026

Ryan Bridge: We need to believe in our economy

Full Show Podcast: 13 July 2026

Edwin Paul: India Business Council Chair on Narendra Modi's visit to New Zealand

Ryan Bridge: There's TMI from the TMO

Nick Tuffley: ASB Senior Economist on the Reserve Bank raising the Official Cash Rate to 2.5%

Malcolm Gillies: Hurricanes Chairman on Hnry Stadium selling out for the All Blacks v Italy clash

John Harman: Director of solar company Lightforce suggests levelling playing field between gentailers and retailers before homes switch to solar

Ryan Bridge: We can't bash the Reserve Bank

Full Show Podcast: 09 July 2026

Shayne Currie: NZ Herald Media Insider author on Sky TV securing NRL broadcasting rights for next seven years

Ruth Michaelson: Guardian Journalist on the NATO alliance summit, Trump's comments around Greenland and selling fighter jets to Turkey

Ting Huang: NZIER Senior Economist on economists spilt over whether OCR will rise or stay put

Full Show Podcast: 08 July 2026

Ryan Bridge: National needs Labour's support on its social media bill

Simon Cameron: Federated Farmers West Coast President on the Green Party's policy around rivers and oceans

Penny Simmonds: Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology on the push to bring more data centres to New Zealand

Edwin Paul: India Business Council Chair on the India FTA showing early signs of growth before coming into force

Full Show Podcast: 07 July 2026

Ryan Bridge: Banning and taxing won't solve the problem

Ryan Bridge: Democracy is a privilege billions still don't have

Nathan Guy: Independent Chair of Meat Industry Association and Special Agriculture Envoy reacts to National's trade promises

Full Show Podcast: 06 July 2026

Sonny Lam: Queen City Law Immigration Expert on the potential changes to the immigration settings in the India FTA

Full Show Podcast: 03 July 2026

Kelly Seaburg: Advocates for Early Learning Excellence Chair on the ENRICH programme

Ryan Bridge: Only hungry children should be fed by the State

Rawdon Christie: Real estate agent on house prices continuing to fall in Cotality's latest Home Value Index

Kelly Eckhold: Westpac Chief Economist on the International Monetary Fund's report card, capital gains tax

Casey Costello: Associate Health Minister on considering a review of the tobacco excise tax

Full Show Podcast: 02 July 2026

Ryan Bridge: Should we care what the IMF thinks?

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