Articles by Ryan Bridge
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: The real fool from the debate was New Zealand
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 8:17amPeople seem to think Kamala Harris made a fool of Trump in the debate, but real fool was us, New Zealand. Within 24 hours...
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Ryan Bridge: Another MP struggling to grasp the realities of running a small business
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 8:14amA wild, bizarre, and highly entertaining media scrum took pace in Wellington yesterday, culminating with an MP saying he...
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Ryan Bridge: You should be concerned about the IRD giving social media companies our data
Tuesday, 10 September 2024, 7:59amThe IRD is giving your data to Facebook – taxpayers' data to Facebook, that was the headline yesterday. We give them our...
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Ryan Bridge: If you're not responsible or capable of saying no to a gang life, how can you be punished for it?
Monday, 9 September 2024, 7:51amInteresting op-ed from The Conversation by Chris Gledhill, Professor of Law at Auckland University of Technology. It's about...
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Ryan Bridge: Why are we paying $80 a year for a bin no one uses?
Thursday, 5 September 2024, 7:41amAccording to the group who are upset about the monopoly-duopoly that's happening in our grocery sector, you could save, at...
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Ryan Bridge: Don't we want higher spending, higher yield tourists coming here?
Wednesday, 4 September 2024, 8:30amI have zero issues with foreign visitors paying more to visit New Zealand. The tax hike that is being touted is big – $35...
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Ryan Bridge: What is wrong with our state run services?
Tuesday, 3 September 2024, 8:03amHealth New Zealand is the country's largest organisation by far, it employs more than 80,000 people. Roughly the same number...
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Ryan Bridge: The treasury boss' truth bomb
Monday, 2 September 2024, 7:57amAs we squabble over toast for new mums in hospitals and funding for street dance performers in Auckland, we are penny pinching...
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Ryan Bridge: Thank you to David Seymour and Big Pharma
Friday, 30 August 2024, 7:50amI'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...
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Ryan Bridge: If this is the kaupapa of the Green Party, I don't recognise it
Thursday, 29 August 2024, 8:12amAt the Auckland High Court this morning at 10am, Darleen Tana will be seeking an interim injunction. It's been sought to...
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Opinion
Ryan Bridge: Filming seems to be the new word of mouth
Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 7:50amAwful for the family to see – this is the people who were filming that tragic fatal accident on the southern motorway. The...
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Ryan Bridge: Energy Crisis - Where are Labour in all of this?
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 7:32amHundreds of decent hard working Kiwi provincial Union jobs are hanging in the balance today. Electricity spot prices peaking...
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Ryan Bridge: Fast Track Approvals Bill: this is not fast food anymore people, it's like a long lunch for infrastructure construction.
Monday, 26 August 2024, 8:01amThe fast track approvals bill, it's been in the news in the last couple of days. Fast track - I was thinking fast food, like...
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Ryan Bridge: Luxon's broadside to local governments should be telling him that he's on the right track
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 7:41amThe reactions overnight to Luxon's broadside to the mayors and the local councils in Wellington yesterday should be telling...
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Ryan Bridge: The Treaty Principles Bill is dead in the water
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 7:37amDavid Seymour, you might have seen him on the news last night or in the Herald yesterday, basically calling Christopher Luxon...
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Ryan Bridge: Are we being too safe with our comedy?
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:47amEver wondered what the funniest joke in the world is? Well, I can tell you because the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has declared...
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Ryan Bridge: The problem of labelling in the media
Monday, 19 August 2024, 7:57amOutrage at the weekend over the Human Rights Commission. The Chief Human Rights Commissioner has been announced as Dr Steven...
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Ryan Bridge: Why is New Zealand so bad at infrastructure?
Friday, 16 August 2024, 7:57amThere's a reason politicians can't agree on much of anything. Luxon is in Australia at the moment, he's on an infrastructure...
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Ryan Bridge: Another example of bureaucracy undermining government policy
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 7:16amYou've got to ask yourself who's running the show. There's been another example of bureaucracy seemingly undermining the...
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Ryan Bridge: Buying a house is hard, but still worth it
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 7:31amBuying a house is hard, but still worth it. There's new CoreLogic data out this morning, it's a housing affordability report...
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Ryan Bridge: Retail crime numbers are hurting the Government
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 7:54amEvery government is thinking ahead to when they next need to be re-elected. There's a risk here that the government is taking...
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Ryan Bridge: Not everybody wants to be at the mercy of a failed social housing system
Monday, 12 August 2024, 8:37amWho are we to believe when it comes to kids in motels? It’s undeniably a disaster. At its worst, we had 4000 kids living...
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Ryan Bridge: We're teetering on the edge of an economic cliff
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 7:06amU.S. stock markets had a bit of a panic attack overnight, I think that's the best way to describe it. Investors have been...
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Ryan Bridge: Why are our councils discussing the war in Gaza?
Monday, 5 August 2024, 8:11amWhat are councils, local councils, regional councils? It should be a simple question. What is their purpose? I've always...
