Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

The final moments of the deadly sinking of the superyacht Bayesian have been revealed by crew members. New Zealand-born captain James Cutfield is being investigated for possible manslaughter, after seven people died in the disaster. Ship engineer, Tim Parker Eaton, and watchman Matthew Griffiths are also under investigation. Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge everyone was thrown into the water when the ship tilted, according to Griffiths. He says they were walking on the walls of the boat, trying to save every passenger. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday the 2nd if September 2024. The outgoing Treasury Chief Executive has called for a capital gains tax and rise to the retirement age to stop future budget deficits. Could it work? Tax expert Geof Nightingale joins the show. Lambing season is underway and our red meat exports are down 2% from last year. What does it mean for the industry? Silver Fern Farms Chief Executive Dan Boulton chats to Ryan. The All Blacks lose 27 - 31 to the Springboks in South Africa, and team NZ are back on the water just days after damaging their boat when their crane failed. Andrew Alderson has your weekend sport wrap. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a big weekend for the All Blacks as they’re set to face South Africa at one of the toughest rugby venues.  They’re playing the Springboks in the Rugby Championship early Sunday morning.  Former Springbok and Rugby Commentator Kevin Putt told Ryan Bridge that the All Blacks will be walking into a really confrontational, hostile place, but that’s the reason they play the game.  He said there’s a reason someone like Sam Cane was brought back, as that experience of playing there with success will be key.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roading advocates say a sudden shift to widespread user charges would be relatively straightforward.  Petrol cars could be hit with road user charges from 2027 under the Government's Revenue Action Plan.   It's also exploring tolling for all new roads, including the Roads of National Significance.   Auckland's Rodney Local Board member and roading campaigner Geoff Upson told Ryan Bridge it's a tried and true system used by diesel and electric vehicles.   He says no matter the engine size, drivers will be paying per kilometre driven.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council is rethinking its policies after facing backlash for allowing patched gang members into a meeting.   Images were posted online with the patched members after the council voted to retain Māori wards.   Ministers David Seymour and Simeon Brown are frustrated it isn't the forcing the new patch ban.   The council's chair, Hinewai Ormsby, told Ryan Bridge it was the first time something like this happened in its chambers.   She says a gang patch policy hasn't been in place, but one is needed now.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I've got an amazing wonder drug to tell you about New Zealand, and it saved me in the last couple of weeks.  People are talking about it from top of the country to the bottom and it's not Ozempic.  No, I'm not taking Ozempic, though, I wouldn't mind trying it. I think a lot of people are curious.  David Seymour made this drug a priority. Yes, I'm talking about pseudoephedrine.  I felt sick, I took it, the symptoms disappeared.  I had a wedding recently and people said they wouldn't have come without it.  What must it be doing for our productivity as well?  Fewer sick days.  I spoke to a friend of mine who's a mum, she's got young kids, and you send your kid to daycare, they get all the bugs under the sun, they bring the germs home. The kids are gross and they pass it on to mum and dad.  Mum and dad go down like flies, they take time off work, et cetera, et cetera. And then bam, pop the miracle drug. Pseudo mums and pseudo dads.  So they are absolutely over the moon about this. It's the drug we forgot we neede

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Friday 29th of August, the Government says all vehicles could face road user charges as soon as 2027 to help pay for more transport infrastructure. Rodney Local Board Member and Road Safety Campaigner Geoff Upson joins the show.  Hawke's Bay Regional Council are under fire for letting patched gang members attend their vote on Māori wards. Council Chair Hinewai Ormsby speaks to Ryan about what went down.  And the All Blacks will face the Springboks in South Africa over the weekend. Will they have an advantage being on home soil? Former Springbok Kevin Putt shares his predictions.  Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kamala Harris has finally agreed to her first interview.  The Democratic nominee has agreed to an interview on CNN alongside her running mate Tim Walz.  The interview is set to air at 9pm eastern time, or 1pm Friday afternoon in New Zealand.   US Correspondent Mitch McCann told Ryan Bridge that Donald Trump has released a press release containing potential questions for Harris to asked.  Some questions he wants asked are if Harris knew about Joe Biden’s cognitive state, why she decided to stop building the border wall, and why she abandoned her “radical rural position”.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's optimism from the sector over the prospect of more effective infrastructure development.   The Infrastructure Minister's launching a National Infrastructure Agency from December to manage funding and proposals and facilitate private investment.   Infrastructure New Zealand says the current system is complex, time-consuming and expensive.   Chief Executive Nick Leggett told Ryan Bridge that priorities change from one government to the next, but the system itself needs to be sound and pretty secure.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A reassurance that students failing new NCEA pre-requisite tests will still have options to get their qualifications.  Less than half of the 55 thousand students who passed the tests passed numeracy, with 59% passing reading, and 56% passing writing.  Students must pass all three tests to start receiving NCEA qualifications.  PPTA President Chris Abercrombie told Ryan Bridge there's no real time limit on this.  He says students could do it in their last year of school and there are still dual pathways.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are hopes a revamp of emergency service communication will streamline responses.   Five hundred radio towers and 15 thousand units for first responders are being switched out to make way for a new digital, and encrypted, radio communication system.   Politicians and experts say the current analogue system is deteriorating and needs to be replaced.   Next Generation Critical Communications Director Steve Ferguson told Ryan Bridge it's worked well, but it's time to move on.   He says a digital system will mean better co-ordination between Police, Fire and Emergency, and ambulance services.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the Auckland High Court this morning at 10am, Darleen Tana will be seeking an interim injunction.  It's been sought to stop the Greens from meeting to try and waka jump her, and that meeting is meant to go ahead this weekend. There's also going to be a judicial review.  The saga continues, and we all know why this is happening, don't we?  Because her husband's business is in the hole. The creditors are owed money. I think there was around $100 in the till when they went in there and tried to clean things up.  So let's think like the Greens for a second and take a step back. Here is a wahine Māori, she has fallen on hard times.  She's made mistakes, sure. Though not proven in a court of law, just a party report at this stage. A party with white privileged elites at the top of it, including Chlöe Swarbrick, a party with resources, a power imbalance. Her actions may have resulted from structural racism, for all we know. This is how the Greens generally approach issues like this.  And what does Chlöe and Co. d

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 29th of August, the Government has a new plan for national infrastructure, could it stop political interference from stopping major projects? Infrastructure NZ's Nick Leggett speaks to Ryan.  The rollout of a new radio network for our emergency services has started. How is the $1.4 billion dollar project tracking? Director of Next Generation Critical Communications Steve Ferguson joins the show.  Thousands of students have failed new NCEA tests, leaving secondary school principals calling for a complete rethink. PPTA President Chris Abercrombie takes us through the latest.  Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BNZ is picking our house prices to rise after the new year.  They forecast an increase of 7% over 2025, following a flat 2024.  Brad Olsen, Infometrics Chief Economist, told Ryan Bridge that while 7% is a little bit higher than what most expect at the moment, everything is quite uncertain.   He said that we’ve got a little bit to get through in 2024 before we get too close to understanding 2025.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s another option that could help us fill the gaps in the energy crisis: solid biofuel.  It makes use of forestry slash, burning it to generate heat and electricity as a cheaper alternative to gas.   New Zealand exports around 20 million tonnes of wood per year, and we would only need to divert around 30% of those export logs to decarbonise every industrial gas and coal boiler in the country, Solid Bioenergy Group CEO Rob Mallinson says.  Mallinson told Ryan Bridge that it’s renewable, half the cost of LNG, and we need it to be part of the solution for the current energy crisis.   He said he’s not saying it's the silver bullet, but it’s a huge potential part of the solution, especially for the North Island.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There’s pressure from the Police union to speed up the process to seize gang assets.   In a major win for authorities, the High Court released a decision yesterday ruling the Head Hunters must forfeit $15 million in assets, including its Mount Wellington gang pad.   It follows a decade of investigation and court processes.   Police Association President Chris Cahill told Ryan Bridge it shouldn't take that long.  He hopes the milestone decision will mean a new standard in the gang crackdown.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Awful for the family to see – this is the people who were filming that tragic fatal accident on the southern motorway.  The news media will cover it, they will film it go out to a story. They will film if the bodies in the accident, they will film the accident aftermath, but they would not show it to the audience.  Here we have social media, everyone's got a camera, it's the new word of mouth. You film what you see, and you post it online. It's the Wild West.  The cops are upset with this.  "I thought that was disgusting. It really was. I mean, I saw some of the footage, it was filmed before emergency services arrived. There were close ups of people deceased in the van and injured lying on the road."  Yeah, close ups are people who are injured, lying on the road, not a nice thing to see or to experience.  But so long as you're not driving and filming, isn't it actually potentially useful evidence? Couldn't it help with an investigation if police are able to review some of this footage of a crash or the immedi

On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 28th of August, a win for police in the gang crackdown. A court has ruled they can take assets and property from the Head Hunters worth almost $15 million. Police Association President Chris Cahill speaks to Ryan about what the decision means.  Could solid biofuels be an alternative to gas and help out our struggling energy supplies? Rob Mallinson from the Solid Biofuels Interest Group joins the show to give his thoughts.  BNZ are predicting a 7% rise in house prices over 2025. Could it cut first time house buyers out of the market? Infometrics Chief Executive Brad Olsen chats to Ryan.  Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Workers in Australia can now legally refuse unreasonable contact from their employers outside of work hours.   A legislated right to disconnect has come into effect and is expected to majorly reduce the number of unpaid work hours.  The law change offers some flexibility around the employee's role and responsibilities, the nature of the contact, and how disruptive it is.   Australian correspondent Lesley Yeomans told Ryan Bridge the laws apply to businesses with more than 15 employees.   She says it means people don't feel like they need to be on call 24 seven.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The energy sector is questioning how long new reform will really last.   Cabinet has agreed to cut regulation stopping New Zealand bringing in foreign Liquefied Natural Gas in efforts to boost energy supply and ease power bills.  Energy Resources Aotearoa is urging Labour to support the changes.   Chief Executive John Carnegie told Ryan Bridge the change must outlast the current political cycle.   He says businesses want certainty their investments won't be for nothing when a new Government comes into power.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.