Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

An explosion on a busy shopping street in the Turkish capital Istanbul has left at least six people dead and 53 wounded. Europe correspondent Gavin Grey told Kate Hawkesby that authorities are treating it as an act of terror, and are promising to bring the perpetrators to justice. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A nursing professor says paying students for their placements is a good first step to retaining staff. Health Minister Andrew Little is considering the move, as the country faces severe shortages in the sector. Students currently have to complete 11-hundred hours, but not all of that is in hospitals specifically. Massey University Professor of Nursing Jenny Carryer told Kate Hawkesby that in the s...

How good was that rugby Saturday night? I could not take my eyes off it. And I’m not a rugby person, I haven’t really followed the Black Ferns season too closely, I only switched the game on when it was 14 nil to England and I thought oh here we go, it’s going to be a walk in the park for the English. You know, good on us for getting this far, but we can’t win this with the way they just walk us b...

The Government's tourism innovation fund is now open for bids. There's $54 million up for grabs, but a few hoops to jump through. CEO of Real New Zealand, Stephen England-Hall, joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Job fairs are popping up all over the place these days, with some suggesting this is a sign of how desperate things are for some employers. There's one at Mt Smart stadium in Auckland today, hosted jointly by Work and Income and the Warriors Community Foundation. MSD's Mark Goldsmith joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Ferns will square off against England at a packed out Eden Park on Saturday night, in the Rugby World Cup final. The Ferns head into the match as clear underdogs, with the Red Roses looking to extended their 30 game winning streak. Elliott Smith is Newstalk ZB's Rugby Editor and joined Tim Dower. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Corbett, Tom Batterbury and Phil Thomson, the founders of crime prevention and detection software Auror, have been named winners of the EY Entrepreneur of The Year award for 2022. The trio were chosen from a field of five category winners and will represent New Zealand at the World Entrepreneur of the Year awards in June next year against winners from more than fifty other countries. Vaughan...

A downward spiral in New Zealand's school attendance is sparking alarm. A new report by the Education Review Office has found 41 per cent of parents are comfortable with their child missing a week or more of school a term. Attendance has been dropping, with a 12 per cent decrease between 2015 and 2019 to 58 percent attending regularly. Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association president Pat Newman tol...

The Democrats have done better than expected, with the results of the US midterm elections not going down well in Donald Trump's camp. Republicans had been expecting a red wave across Congress, but the Democrat performance has hampered their progress. The Republicans scored an important victory with Ron DeSantis retaining his position as Florida Governor, but Trump-picked Mehmet Oz, better known a...

I see Meta is planning large scale layoffs for thousands of workers following a hiring freeze and a share price fall of 70 percent this year. 12,000 so called ‘underperforming’ employees could face the chop. Meta’s been under fire for a while now - Zuckerberg getting Metaverse obsessed hasn't helped. I have a hunch the only person really living in the Metaverse is Zuckerberg and I’m not sure why t...

Midterm election results leaning away from the US  President  is being described as normal politics. Voting is underway, with opinion polls tipping a Republican victory in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The pattern will follow previous midterms, with a Republican House during Obama, and a Democratic House during Trump. Former Republican strategist Doug Heye told Kate Hawkesby if...

Wellington City Mission is selling tickets to an event no one can attend. The charity is trying to sell out symbolic seats to Silent Night at Sky Stadium where 100 percent of sales go to people doing it tough. Tickets range from $10, to corporate box packages to cater for all who want to give. Wellington City Missioner Murray Eldridge told Kate Hawkesby it's an ambitious idea, but believes it'll h...

National's outlining how it will approach working with a Reserve Bank Governor it's criticised if elected next year. Adrian Orr will spend another five years in the role after the unanimous recommendation from the central bank's board. Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis told Kate Hawkesby they'd initiate an independent inquiry into monetary policy decision making over the past two years. She says...

Federated Farmers says Canada is extremely protectionist in its dairy system. Trade Minister Damien O'Connor has asked for an international panel to hear a dispute between the countries, which has seen New Zealand products locked out of the Canadian market. He says Canada isn't living up to commitments under the CPTPP agreement, by implementing broader dairy import taxes. Federated Farmers Preside...

Retailers will be having a busy rest of their November. Click Frenzy, Singles Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales will all happen before December. Retail NZ Chief Executive Greg Harford says we have imported sales from overseas to keep up with customers' demands. He says while they used to be niche sales, they've now gone mainstream with savings on everything from electronics to clothes. He t...

A climate expert says not all UN climate change conferences are created equal. Delegates from more than 200 countries are meeting in Egypt over the next fortnight to discuss climate action and compare progress. Victoria University's Adrian Macey says the meeting is unlikely to create any new breakthrough agreements. He says it probably won't be as influential as the 2015 Paris meeting. Macey says...

An extension to childcare funding could benefit children's education. The Government's announced the income threshold to access the childcare subsidy scheme will be raised from April - making 54 percent of the country's families eligible. The Working for Families family tax credit will also rise by nine-dollars a week for the eldest child, and seven-dollars for subsequent children. Save the Childr...

I see a theme at the Labour party conference over the weekend was taking potshots at National leader Chris Luxon. It was reported that Grant Robertson made “19 references to National” and 9 to Luxon personally. When asked if all this reference to the Nats meant they were worried about them as a serious threat, Robertson of course denied it. He added some extra potshots that the Nats were ‘out of t...

So predictably, sadly, the huge bushfire in North Canterbury is believed to have been started by two young people letting off fireworks. Why are we not surprised? 130 people were forced to leave their homes in an all-night evacuation. A massive amount of resource was poured into fighting the fire including four helicopters with monsoon buckets, two waterbombing planes, 7 fire crews, 70 firefighter...

A concern New Zealand's meth market may be becoming even more attractive to international drug manufacturers. Kiwi users pay some of the highest prices in the world with 100 milligrams costing around $100. But an increase in global supply has driven prices down around the world. Drug education company Methcon Managing Director Dale Kirk told Kate Hawkesby demand continues to outstrip supply here b...

A group of first responders are preparing to lace up their running shoes for the mental health charity I Am Hope in Christchurch. Members from the police, fire and ambulance services along with defence force and civil defence personnel will take part in a 24 hour relay tomorrow. The runners are hoping to raise $20,000 dollars for the I am Hope charity which makes it easy for young people to access...

Another jammed packed weekend of rugby action is on the forecast. The All Blacks are hoping to bounce back from a shaky win over Japan when they face Wales in Cardiff on Sunday morning and the Black Ferns will be trying to keep their home World Cup dreams alive against the French at Eden Park. Dr Farah Palmer is a pioneer for the women’s game and former a Black Ferns captain and she joined Kate Ha...

A good lesson emerged out of yesterday – don’t forget what you're really about. Starship Foundation, in rejecting half a million bucks because it came from horse racing (which by the way is not illegal, nor is gambling) made a big mistake, and one they should have fessed up to straight away. Their remit is sick children and helping them and their families however they can, not spending time and mo...

Banks are calling on their customers to reach out if they're feeling financial stress. The Reserve Bank has predicted lending rates and household debt will continue to rise, while house price will trend downwards. Bankers' Association CEO Roger Beaumont says the levels of help will depend on income, size of mortgage and household expenses. But he told Kate Hawkesby early intervention is the best o...

With Christmas right around the corner, we're being warned to be vigilant with online scams. A worldwide study by cyber security brand Norton shows almost a quarter of New Zealanders take more risks when online shopping during the holiday season. The study says inflation's somewhat to blame, as scammers are luring people in with promises of deals too good to be true. Norton Managing Director Mark...