Ryan Bridge TODAY

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Join Ryan Bridge TODAY for the day's news, interviews and panel discussions, direct from the NZ Herald newsroom. www.nzherald.co.nz

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'Dig baby dig' Shane Jones fronts on his new critical minerals announcement | Mon 6 Jul
'Dig baby dig' Shane Jones fronts on his new critical minerals announcement | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:08 AM

NZ First deputy leader, Shane Jones says "flat earth idiots" oppose his critical minerals projects. 

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Dealmaxxing gets the nod from exporters. India direct flights by end of 2028 | Mon 6 Jul
Dealmaxxing gets the nod from exporters. India direct flights by end of 2028 | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:06 AM

Air NZ and Air India looking at more than a codeshare; National electioneering on 7 new trade deals. 

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'Changing big-time' New Zealand's EV market continues to grow | Mon 6 Jul
'Changing big-time' New Zealand's EV market continues to grow | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:05 AM

The EV market is going from strength-to-strength with registrations up  165% in the June quarter. NordEast's Dane Fisher joins Herald NOW. 

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'Flooding through the entire house' - Oamaru resident reveals damage from overnight rain | Mon 6 Jul
'Flooding through the entire house' - Oamaru resident reveals damage from overnight rain | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:04 AM

Milli Metla woke up to flooding throughout her house and both cars 'likely written off'. 

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Is there such a thing as too many Maccas'? | Mon 6 Jul
Is there such a thing as too many Maccas'?  | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:01 AM

The daily panel with Sherson Willis director Trish Sherson and Humanities Professor Paul Spoonley. 

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Waitaki District Mayor reveals extent of damage in the floodhit region overnight | Mon 6 Jul
Waitaki District Mayor reveals extent of damage in the floodhit region overnight | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:01 AM

Mel Tavendale explains which regions were hit the hardest. 

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The $900 baby sitter - Why holiday programmes cost so much | Mon 6 Jul
The $900 baby sitter - Why holiday programmes cost so much | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 5:00 AM

Sheridan Eketone from The Parenting place explains if the programmes are worth the cash. 

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Is rugby's Nations Champions format flawed? | Mon 6 Jul
Is rugby's Nations Champions format flawed? | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Today at 4:48 AM

Herald sports journalists Christopher Reive and Nathan Limm review the All Blacks, the World Cup and Formula One.

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Market Outlook - Will RBNZ hike or cut OCR this week? | Mon 6 Jul
Market Outlook - Will RBNZ hike or cut OCR this week? | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 11:59 PM

Forsyth Barr's Zoe Wallis joins Herald NOW for a look at the markets.

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How realistic are National's trade deal ambitions? | Mon 6 Jul
How realistic are National's trade deal ambitions? | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 11:59 PM

National trade spokesperson Todd McClay says the party will prioritise seven new markets for trade deals if reelected.

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What a weekend for the world | Mon 6 Jul
What a weekend for the world | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 11:59 PM

We've had a big weekend of big events: a wedding, a funeral and an anniversary bash. Congratulations to America, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, Iranians persecuted by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and rugby.

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Gemma and Richie McCaw's approach to kids and phones | Mon 6 Jul
Gemma and Richie McCaw's approach to kids and phones | Mon 6 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 11:55 PM

Gemma McCaw tells us when she plans to give her kids a dumb phone, as she comes to grips with parenting and screen time. 

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All Blacks vs France How will Rennie's first squad stack up | Fri 3 Jul
All Blacks vs France How will Rennie's first squad stack up | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 10:13 PM

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Rain or shine for school holidays - your Metservice weather outlook | Fri 3 Jul
Rain or shine for school holidays - your Metservice weather outlook  | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 10:11 PM

Metservice's Heather Keats joins Herald NOW to talk July holiday weather and what El Niño means for NZ. 

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'We shouldn't be talking about this' - Erica Stanford lashes out at Winston Peters' over India FTA | Fri 3 Jul
'We shouldn't be talking about this' - Erica Stanford lashes out at Winston Peters' over India FTA | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 10:09 PM

Winston Peters says India should be worried about how they've been sold the FTA, and Erica Stanford's not happy about it. 

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Was it ok for a cafe to deny service to someone wearing a MAGA hat? | Fri 3 Jul
Was it ok for a cafe to deny service to someone wearing a MAGA hat? | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 10:05 PM

Former Auckland mayor, Phil Goff and host of The Front Page podcast, Chelsea Daniels, discuss the day's hot talk topics. 

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'You can't bully Ryan' - Paul Goldsmith and WIllie Jackson go head-to-head | Fri 3 Jul
'You can't bully Ryan' - Paul Goldsmith and WIllie Jackson go head-to-head | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 10:01 PM

Asbestos in children's toys, and Kāinga Ora chairman's pay hike: National's Paul Goldsmith and Labour's Willie Jackson join Herald NOW.

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'It's devastating' - Christchurch mum responds to airborne asbestos finding | Fri 3 Jul
'It's devastating' - Christchurch mum responds to airborne asbestos finding | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 9:57 PM

Former lawyer and mum Elle Chrisp is taking Kmart to the disputes tribunal over the toxic sand.

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Christchurch prepares for sold-out All Blacks test against France | Fri 3 Jul
Christchurch prepares for sold-out All Blacks test against France | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 9:56 PM

Newstalk ZB South Island news director, Claire Sherwood with the latest headlines from the region. 

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Free school lunch changes make much more sense | Fri 3 Jul
Free school lunch changes make much more sense | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 9:55 PM

Making families opt in rather than opt out would be a dose of common sense.

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Flu jabs for native birds DoC prepares for the deadly H5N1 bird flu | Fri 3 Jul
Flu jabs for native birds DoC prepares for the deadly H5N1 bird flu | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 9:54 PM

DOC Senior Science Advisor Kate McInnes tells Herald NOW how five of our most vulnerable species will be vaccinated following a world-first trial. 

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How to get the best deals on winter fruit and veg | Fri 3 Jul
How to get the best deals on winter fruit and veg | Fri 3 Jul episode artwork
Yesterday at 9:54 PM

Glen Forsyth with the hottest tips and tricks to get the most out of winter produce. 

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Ryan Bridge: More tax won't fix bad spending | Thu 2 Jul
Ryan Bridge: More tax won't fix bad spending | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 4:10 AM

Don't you find it annoying when some economist or think tank or some 'group' comes to our country and tells us what they think we need to do to make it better?

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Telco boss exits as telco spectrum up for grabs; IMF backs a CGT | Thu 2 Jul
Telco boss exits as telco spectrum up for grabs; IMF backs a CGT | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 4:10 AM

Jason Paris announces his departure from One NZ, as the government opts for auctions not rollovers of spectrum licenses. 

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Auckland creek turns white killing hundreds of native fish and eel | Thu 2 Jul
Auckland creek turns white killing hundreds of native fish and eel | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 4:08 AM

Conservationist and catchment activator, Viv Walker says they'd been working for decades to restore the waterway. 

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Trump earns $1bn in crypto, but Kiwis earn $36b | Thu 2 Jul
Trump earns $1bn in crypto, but Kiwis earn $36b | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 4:07 AM

NZ Crypto company manager, Paul Quickenden explains why crypto is still hot. 

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NZ fires $3m+ Aussie harpoon missiles | Thu 2 Jul
NZ fires $3m+ Aussie harpoon missiles | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 4:07 AM

RNZAF Air Commodore Andy Scott says New Zealand could fire the missiles in a combat situation if necessary.

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Should we lower the tobacco tax? | Thu 2 Jul
Should we lower the tobacco tax? | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 4:05 AM

BBM Motivation founder, Dave Letele and Senior BusinessDesk journalist Maria Slade debate this mornings headlines. 

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Is it time to give up on Auckland Property | Thu 2 July
Is it time to give up on Auckland Property | Thu 2 July episode artwork
Last Friday at 3:54 AM

South Island suburbs dominated OneRoof's half-year property report. Catherine Smith joins Herald NOW.

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New Zealand renewable energy boom: Is it fast enough? | Thu 2 Jul
New Zealand renewable energy boom: Is it fast enough? | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 3:53 AM

Malcolm Jones, Genesis Energy CEO explains why New Zealand needs to join forces with Australia. 

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'It's really hard to take' - play sand testing reveals airborne asbestos | Thu 2 Jul
'It's really hard to take' - play sand testing reveals airborne asbestos | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 3:52 AM

AUT's Terri-Ann Berry says the positive result for airborne asbestos in children's play sand was something no one in the research team wanted.

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Goldie picks Dave Rennie's first All Blacks team | Thu 2 Jul
Goldie picks Dave Rennie's first All Blacks team | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 3:46 AM

Former All Blacks great Jeff Wilson says he thinks Ruben Love will start at first-five for the test against France on Saturday. 

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'It's really hard to take' - Play sand testing reveals airborne asbestos | Thu 2 Jul
'It's really hard to take' - Play sand testing reveals airborne asbestos | Thu 2 Jul episode artwork
Last Friday at 3:45 AM

AUT's Terri-Ann Berry says the positive result for airborne asbestos in children's play sand was something no one in the research team wanted. 

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Good news amid global turmoil | Wed 1 Jul
Good news amid global turmoil | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 11:02 PM

Wall Street is steaming ahead... on track for some best quarterly performances since Covid.

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Chief entertainment reporter reveals more about her viral catch-up with The Rock | Wed 1 Jul
Chief entertainment reporter reveals more about her viral catch-up with The Rock | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 11:01 PM

Jenni Mortimer recently met Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

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'Very glad I didn't pay the bill' - Michelin stars arrive in NZ | Wed 1 Jul
'Very glad I didn't pay the bill' - Michelin stars arrive in NZ | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 11:00 PM

The daily panel, Carmen Vicelich and Rawdon Christie, weigh in on Brian Tamaki's interview, and how good Michelin stars are for New Zealand. 

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Motorhome park proposed for Chirsthurch's red zone | Wed 1 Jul
Motorhome park proposed for Chirsthurch's red zone | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 10:59 PM

Newstalk ZB South Island news director, Claire Sherwood with the latest news from the region. 

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Does rising business confidence give RBNZ leeway on holding interest rates? | Wed 1 Jul
Does rising business confidence give RBNZ leeway on holding interest rates? | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 10:59 PM

Inflation expectations fall in June ANZ Business Confidence survey.

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Tamaki 'mixing up immigration debate with incitement' | Wed 1 Jul
Tamaki 'mixing up immigration debate with incitement' | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 10:58 PM

ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar says she wrote to police because she can't sit back when someone threatens to burn down temples or mosques. 

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Act and Green Party leaders go head to head | Wed 1 Jul
Act and Green Party leaders go head to head | Wed 1 Jul episode artwork
Last Wednesday at 10:58 PM

Green Party co-leader, Chlöe Swarbrick and Act leader, David Seymour debate the top political issues of the day. 

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