Ryan Bridge
Herald NOW & Newstalk ZB host
Ryan Bridge is Newstalk ZB's Early Edition host and the host of Herald NOW.
We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.
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Ryan Bridge: Political wizard Peters casts spell around Hipkins
OPINION: Hipkins hasn't ruled out Winston, hoping he might change his mind.
Ryan Bridge: The start of something new for me and the Herald
OPINION: The new streaming show starts at 7am from NZME’s Auckland newsroom.
Ryan Bridge: I hereby request a pay equity claim for NZ v Aus
OPINION: Greens' budget fails to address NZ-Australia wage gap.
Ryan Bridge: Our high airfare curse is one of economics not competition
Eighty percent of New Zealand's land is uninhabited.
Ryan Bridge: Winston Peters and the art of political survival
OPINION: New Zealand First rose to 7% in this week’s TVNZ political poll.
Ryan Bridge: Trump’s tariffs a gamble on US manufacturing revival
OPINION: Donald Trump's tariffs challenge global stability.
Ryan Bridge: Govt guilty of Labour's crime on bloated public service
OPINION: Yes, this is the same “woke” that New Zealand First voted for.
Ryan Bridge: Govt prepping for a bonfire of the vanity projects
OPINION: It’s not a filleting knife in Nicola Willis' hand but a meat cleaver.
Ryan Bridge: Luxon is on a roll, he's not about to get rolled
OPINION: Nobody’s foolish enough yet to think changing horses midstream will fix problem.
Ryan Bridge: Billions on the line if Kiwi diplomats can't work their magic on Trump
OPINION: In a cruel twist of irony, our exporters have been diversifying away from China.
Ryan Bridge: MPs are short-sighted, I'll be voting yes for a four-year Parliament term
OPINION: There’s no doubt politics and politicians are currently far too short-sighted.
Ryan Bridge: Luxon's Cabinet congestion - time to cut ministers' workloads
OPINION: Ministers can be responsible for everything and nothing all at the same time.
Ryan Bridge: Policy ‘vibe’ of kindness kills public service competence
OPINION: Unironically, Kāinga Ora this week announced a focus on building state houses.
Ryan Bridge: PM must define the economic debate or Seymour steals the show
OPINION: The public appetite is there, the time for big, bold policy debates is now.
Ryan Bridge: I got scammed, now I'm cashing in on my own misfortune
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Ryan Bridge.
Ryan Bridge: And so this is Xmas – or is that an offensive word now?
OPINION: It’s time we stop feeling bad and worried we might offend somebody.
Ryan Bridge: Poll bump shows David Seymour's Treaty strategy is working
OPINION: In NZ we’ve had two years of per capita recession and we’re absolutely sick of it
Ryan Bridge: Some Covid lockdowns went too long, vaccine mandates went too far
OPINION: As social beings, we struggled to allow for differences of opinion and thought.
Ryan Bridge: Supermarkets are price gouging forgetful shoppers with cost of paper bags
OPINION: How much profit are the supermarkets making here?
Ryan Bridge: Hīkoi a masterclass in political branding from Te Pāti Māori
OPINION: Behind all the mud-slinging and nonsense, some interesting questions have arisen.
Ryan Bridge: Taming inflation, the Grinch that threatens Christmas
OPINION: We all need to adjust our expectations to match our current reality.
Ryan Bridge: I got scammed, now I'm cashing in on my own misfortune
OPINION: Technology is like legs. Excellent when working but crippling when they're not.
Ryan Bridge: Hospital beds, not berths – don't sink Govt cash into Am Cup defence
OPINION: If we’re building infrastructure, let’s go for hospital beds over yacht berths.
Ryan Bridge: Capital punishment – do Tory and her council need Govt training wheels?
OPINION: What Wellington needs to learn is a lesson the hard way.
Ryan Bridge: That sinking feeling when critics try to blame diversity
OPINION: We are so much more than who we root or what we’re packing south of the border.
Ryan Bridge: Driven to distraction – are speed limits the issue or lazy Kiwi drivers?
OPINION: Don’t we have to just let people drive and allow accidents to be the lesson?
Ryan Bridge: Taxing times — let's start with sugar to feed the Beehive monster
OPINION: Tax is like a cancer eating away at your hard work.
Ryan Bridge: Wouldn't it be easier if we banned kids?
OPINION: The reality is a parent’s job in 2024 is no different to what it’s always been.
Ryan Bridge: Can MPs ever agree on infrastructure - or do we need a dictatorship to get things done?
OPINION: There’s one simple way to fix all our problems overnight: Let’s ditch democracy.
