Articles by Ryan Bridge
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: How was a former Covid response lead able to steal $1.8 million?
Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 6:21amThis story should shock everybody, but it won't. Sadly. The headline? Former Covid response lead Alister Thorby stole $1.8...
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Ryan Bridge: Rate caps are happening, but will they work?
Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 6:38amThis rates cap is popular politics, no doubt, and local government needs a good kick in the pants. But does a 2-4% band...
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Ryan Bridge: Labour should pay attention to the housing market
Monday, 1 December 2025, 6:04amThe housing market is once again in the driver's seat for the economy, but it's not heading in the direction we're used to. Yes,...
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Ryan Bridge: Our country deserves more than an economic recovery
Friday, 28 November 2025, 6:11amThe RBNZ update this week again made the point that yes, the economy's in bounce back mode. We'll grow 2.5% next year, they...
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Ryan Bridge: What we got from the RBNZ yesterday
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 6:12amSo what do we know today that we didn't know yesterday after the big show from the Reserve Bank? Well not much, really. The...
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Ryan Bridge: We've taken parenting to a level beyond useful
Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 6:32amI'm part of the generation that grew up pre-cell phones. Gifts were usually clothing you needed. Toys were chatter rings,...
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Ryan Bridge: Will rate caps actually work?
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 6:14amThis rates cap, how's it actually going to work. I had Luxon on my Herald show yesterday, an announcement's coming in the...
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Ryan Bridge: Political wannabe's come from unions
Monday, 24 November 2025, 6:09amUnions charge like wounded bulls for their services. And they claim they're in it for the workers. They care about workers'...
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Ryan Bridge: Can we rule out a NZ First/Labour coalition?
Friday, 21 November 2025, 6:03amCan you trust Winston Peters not go with Labour next year? No you can’t. He hasn’t ruled it out. Despite National scoring...
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Ryan Bridge: Are we on the cusp of an economic turn around?
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 5:50amWe've got a bunch of new economic numbers this morning. The recovery is underway. Finally. We've had false dawns before,...
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Ryan Bridge: What Kiwis think of a CGT
Monday, 17 November 2025, 6:17amCouple of things from this morning's poll on CGT. Basically, we're evenly split. As many of us are in favour of Labour's...
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: Another dodgy story from Corrections
Friday, 14 November 2025, 6:08amThis prison escape story is fishy as hell. And in the week of cover ups and ass-covering, this walks, talks, and quacks like...
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: We need economic headroom
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 6:19amI've seen a lot of commentary in the past few days about our government debt position. We're up over 40% of GDP - that's...
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Ryan Bridge: The clock for Coster is now ticking
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 6:15amCoster is a dead man walking at this point. Anyone not completely brainwashed during Covid could see there was something...
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Ryan Bridge: NZTA - the Grinch that stole Christmas
Tuesday, 11 November 2025, 6:11amA few years ago, we had a bunch of stories about Santa parades getting cancelled because of red tape and traffic management. NZTA...
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Ryan Bridge: A little too much economic nimbyism going on
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 6:23amThere’s a form of economic nimbyism that’s going on in this country. And if we want to get ahead, everyone knows there must...
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: Are trade missions worth it?
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 6:01amDid you catch the comments yesterday from Malaysia Deputy PM. He was talking to a kiwi delegation off in KL for ASEAN. "This...
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Ryan Bridge: About time Dame Noeline was reinstated
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 6:12amIt was only a matter of time before Dame Noels was allowed back where she belongs. You could almost hear the cheers from...
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Ryan Bridge: What was the point of the mega strikes?
Friday, 24 October 2025, 6:04amSo 100,000 workers went on strike. Now what? The cost to settle these claims will run into the billions. Easily. 1979 was...
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: How do we possibly save for retirement?
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 6:33amMassey Uni releases these numbers each year. They tell you how much you might need to retirement. In the city... two people...
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Ryan Bridge: Confidence is key in politics
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 6:22amIt was always going to be a risky strategy but it's backfiring quite badly for Labour. The two-year policy drought is over. Then...
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Ryan Bridge: The climate change message from the Government
Monday, 20 October 2025, 6:06amDon’t expect a handout. That’s basically the message to homeowners hoping the Government will swoop in and buyout houses...
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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...
