Articles by Ryan Bridge
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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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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...
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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...
