Articles by Ryan Bridge
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: Do our trading partners care about our climate goals?
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 6:01amThis idea that our trading partners will somehow punish us for lacking ambition in climate change doesn’t pass the sniff...
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Ryan Bridge: A warning for Chris Hipkins
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 6:17amThere’s a warning for Hipkins as he plots higher taxes for Kiwi businesses, investors, and savers - it comes from across...
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Ryan Bridge: The state of the housing market
Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 6:23amI've got some numbers for this morning. QV House Price Index for September quarter: guess what? Going backwards. Auckland...
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Ryan Bridge: Why I think Trump won't win the Nobel Peace prize
Friday, 10 October 2025, 6:11amIn a few hours we'll know who's won the Nobel Peace Prize. It's the world's most prestigious award, and Trump wants it really,...
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Ryan Bridge: We need clarity for disabled teenagers on the benefit
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 6:15amThis story about sick or disabled teenagers getting the benefit doesn’t make any sense. The Government wants to cut the dole...
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Ryan Bridge: Complaining about councils, yet again
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 6:18amJust when you thought local council couldn’t get more absurd and extravagant, they’ve dreamt up a new way to not make decisions....
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Ryan Bridge: The power of protesting peacefully
Monday, 6 October 2025, 6:03amFreedom is the thing I think we love the most about living in our country like ours: democratic, pretty liberal. We fight,...
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Ryan Bridge: Are local elections a flop?
Friday, 3 October 2025, 6:06amAt what point do you say this local government election's a failure, a flop, not worth the paper it's written on? I think...
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Ryan Bridge: We need to break away from coalition governments
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 6:01amYesterday was MMP in action. It was exhibit A of a coalition government. Without a single party with a clear mandate, you...
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Ryan Bridge: Putin's game of chicken
Monday, 29 September 2025, 6:11amPutin’s playing a game of chicken with the Europeans and Europeans are the chickens. NATO’s so far done nothing but talk...
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Ryan Bridge: The waiting game continues for the economy
Friday, 19 September 2025, 6:12amHas Nicola Willis failed on growth in her year of growth? So far, yes. We’ve gone nowhere in six months - Q2 basically wiped...
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Ryan Bridge: Should we worry about extremism in NZ?
Thursday, 18 September 2025, 6:17amDid you see the cops put out a handy warning for us all yesterday? Hide, tell, escape. The spooks in Wellington reckon extremist...
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Ryan Bridge: My prediction for the 2026 election
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 6:05amLike it or not, next year's big dance in politics will ultimately be decided by the few, not the many. Most MMP elections...
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Ryan Bridge: Diplomacy’s gone to the dogs
Thursday, 11 September 2025, 6:21amRemember it was only a month ago Trump was parading around an Alaskan Air Force base, talking up peace for Ukraine. Within...
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Ryan Bridge: The signs you know you’re getting older
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 6:13amI watched a movie Sunday with a group of friends. Here are 12 things I learnt: 1. You probably aren’t hungover on the couch...
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Ryan Bridge: This election is National’s to lose
Monday, 8 September 2025, 6:07amAs you know I’ve been saying for some time this election is National’s to lose. The economy will pick up, this government’s...
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Ryan Bridge: Air New Zealand isn't making me proud
Friday, 29 August 2025, 6:13amReading the Air New Zealand results was a bit disappointing - even more so was the commentary after. Profit's down, demand...
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Ryan Bridge: The Govt should have fast tracked supermarkets years ago
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 6:10amAll good so far from Nicola Willis on supermarkets. She's got to the nub of the problem, which is basically red tape. Governments...
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Ryan Bridge: The Government should go all in on Auckland
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 6:11amThere’s a very good reason National’s talking about a revamping the major events fund - or as the PM said on Monday, stuffing...
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Ryan Bridge: Peeni Henare strikes again
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 6:11amAt the rate it’s going, this by-election could cost Labour the real election. Peeni Henare’s popping out policies toxic to...
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Ryan Bridge: I've had it with vicious dogs
Monday, 25 August 2025, 6:01amHow many more children and pets will we tolerate being maimed and punctured to death on suburban streets before this actually...
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Ryan Bridge: I've had it with small carparks
Friday, 22 August 2025, 6:01amWe should all be happy, the weekend’s finally here. But there’s an issue of major national significance I need to get off...
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Ryan Bridge: What the OCR says about the state of our economy
Thursday, 21 August 2025, 6:14amRemember just a few weeks ago how Sir John Key wanted 100 point cut from Reserve Bank? We'll, they've almost given him what...
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Ryan Bridge: The Coalition needs to tighten its agenda
Tuesday, 19 August 2025, 6:18amIn the last week we’ve had a smorgasbord of small, seemingly minor stories hitting the headlines. Helmets or no helmets for...
