/on-air/rss ob体育接口 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:47:27 Z en /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/simon-brown-banqer-ceo-on-the-curriculum-refresh-focusing-on-financial-literacy/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/simon-brown-banqer-ceo-on-the-curriculum-refresh-focusing-on-financial-literacy/ Another Government curriculum refresh is aiming to give school kids more grasp of money management.  The Education Minister's making financial literacy a compulsory topic for Years 1 to 10.  The Government's teaming up with financial organisations, banks, and charities for lessons on investment and taxes.  Banqer CEO Simon Brown told Mike Hosking that on an international level, we don’t stack up too badly, but there’s a wide variety in the level of financial education given by schools.   He says that some schools do a great job delivering to all students, but in others financial education is completely lacking, and as a result, student preparedness is left up to chance.   Brown believes a lot of people appreciate the importance and value of financial education, so to see this plan come to fruition is an exciting step.   LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:46:59 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/weston-kirton-ruapehu-district-mayor-on-the-whakapapa-skifield-deal/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/weston-kirton-ruapehu-district-mayor-on-the-whakapapa-skifield-deal/ The Ruapehu District could be in for an economic boom with new skifield ownership.  The Department of Conservation's approved a 10 year concession for Whakapapa Holdings to operate the Whakapapa side of Mount Ruapehu.  An agreement for the Turoa side was struck last year, following a lengthy bidding war, with numerous Government bailouts.  Mayor Weston Kirton told Mike Hosking it’s a critical milestone in securing the future of skiing in Mount Ruapehu.  He says it gives confidence to the wider tourism sector, and provides a huge amount of income to the community and region – to the tune of around $100 million.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:16:41 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/winston-peters-rail-minister-on-the-impact-of-kiwirail-reducing-its-interislander-fleet-to-two/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/winston-peters-rail-minister-on-the-impact-of-kiwirail-reducing-its-interislander-fleet-to-two/ The Rail Minister says any supply chain interruptions caused by the Interislander reducing its Cook Strait ferry fleet can be handled.   Aratere will be retired when demolition begins on its decaying Picton dock late this year or early next, to add infrastructure for new ships.  It's KiwiRail's only rail-enabled ferry.   Winston Peters told Ryan Bridge it won't have an impact on the amount of freight KiwiRail is moving.   He says it will be supplemented by added shipping around the coast and a re-formulated programme.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:10:20 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/peter-reidy-kiwirail-ceo-on-the-company-reducing-its-interislander-fleet-to-two/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/peter-reidy-kiwirail-ceo-on-the-company-reducing-its-interislander-fleet-to-two/ KiwiRail admits it may be helping out its competition by reducing its Interislander fleet to two.   Aratere will be retired when demolition begins on its decaying dock in Picton late this year or early next, to add infrastructure for new ships.  Two new ferries are due in 2029.  KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy told Mike Hosking some passengers may opt now to travel with Bluebridge.   He says capacity is spread between the companies when one faces an issue.   LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:59:50 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/richard-sullivan-health-nz-chief-clinical-officer-doctor-on-the-senior-doctor-strike/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/richard-sullivan-health-nz-chief-clinical-officer-doctor-on-the-senior-doctor-strike/ Over 4000 medical procedures are on hold today while 5000 senior doctors strike for better working conditions.  This comes after eight months of failed negotiations with Health New Zealand.  The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it's not going to fill workforce gaps without major improvements to pay and conditions.  Health NZ Chief Clinical Officer Doctor Richard Sullivan told Mike Hosking waitlist times for procedures will now stretch out further.  He says the more than 4000 procedures which have been delayed will impact on getting people earlier access to care.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:43:09 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/ryan-bridge-the-ticking-time-bomb-in-mark-mitchells-lap/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/ryan-bridge-the-ticking-time-bomb-in-mark-mitchells-lap/ Mark Mitchell, he's got a bit on his plate at the moment.   He'll be happy with the score he got from Audrey Young in her ranking of ministers for midterm, but I reckon he is holding on to a ticking time bomb.   This is the case of the beautiful young Colombian woman in Christchurch living next door to a monster. She didn't know he'd been let out of prison 10 weeks before he raped her and stabbed her to death. He was on parole, by the way.   And here's the problem: Corrections knew he was, quote, “a high, high, high risk”. Any young attractive woman near him would be a target. Poor Juliana Bonilla-Herrera. She lived next door. She didn't know about his past and Corrections somehow didn't know she'd moved in next door to this animal.   Now, since we spoke about this the other day, a couple of things have happened. A couple of updates for you, and this is where Mitchell comes in. This guy was on parole right, which means he's been let out of prison early. Could still be in prison, but you're not because we've let you out. Now you wonder how many other high-risk offenders like this guy are released from prison early. And is this, you know, a good idea?   Well, a senior Correction staffer this week says they're regularly being let out early and let into the community. Not just people like this guy, but people with quote, “even higher risk”.  Here's what I reckon: this case, and a long list of parole botch ups before it, are all the evidence you need that we can't trust the system once these guys make it outside. The government should immediately pause the release of high-risk violent thugs into our communities. Everyone loves to talk about safety first, well here's a bloody good place to start. This ticking time bomb is in Mark Mitchell's lap.  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:37:58 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/full-show-podcast-01-may-2025/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/full-show-podcast-01-may-2025/ Listen to the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Thursday 1 May. Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:08:23 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gavin-grey-uk-correspondent-on-meghan-markle-using-her-hrh-title-when-she-wasnt-supposed-to/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/gavin-grey-uk-correspondent-on-meghan-markle-using-her-hrh-title-when-she-wasnt-supposed-to/ Meghan Markle has copped some backlash after new reports claim she was using her HRH title when she wasn't supposed to. Sources close to the Duchess of Sussex say that when she used the title HRH on a card, it was sent with a personal gift and not for any public purpose. UK correspondent Gavin Grey unpacks the controversy further.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:29:20 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-trethewey-milford-asset-management-portfolio-manager-on-the-trump-tariffs-starting-to-impact-corporate-earnings/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/sam-trethewey-milford-asset-management-portfolio-manager-on-the-trump-tariffs-starting-to-impact-corporate-earnings/ US earnings season has started up again - and new reports indicate Donald Trump's tariffs are starting to bite. Companies across the US have reported shipping from China has taken a significant dip - the biggest reported since the Covid-19 pandemic. Milford Asset Management's Sam Trethewey explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:21:08 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jenee-tibshraeny-nz-herald-wellington-business-editor-on-the-reserve-bank-buying-up-foreign-currency-assets/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/jenee-tibshraeny-nz-herald-wellington-business-editor-on-the-reserve-bank-buying-up-foreign-currency-assets/ The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is continuing to buy foreign currency assets to give it more firepower, should it need to intervene in the market during a crisis. The central bank sold a whopping $259 million of New Zealand dollars in March to buy assets, such as government bonds, linked to other currencies. The sale marked the second-largest foreign exchange-related transaction (or series of transactions) the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has engaged in during a month in just over a decade.  NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:11:53 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/phil-waugh-on-convincing-joe-schmidt-to-stay-at-the-wallabies/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/phil-waugh-on-convincing-joe-schmidt-to-stay-at-the-wallabies/ Confidence from Les Kiss that he can pick up where current Wallabies rugby coach Joe Schmidt leaves off. The Queensland Reds coach will claim the Australian job mid next year. Schmidt will continue beyond his planned exit later this year - adding the Wallabies end of year tour and the start of the new Nations Championship in July 2026. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:09:53 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-financial-literacy-be-taught-in-schools/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/the-huddle-should-financial-literacy-be-taught-in-schools/ Tonight on The Huddle, Kiwiblog writer and Curia pollster David Farrar and Jack Tame from ob体育接口's Saturday Mornings and Q&A joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more!  Wellington City Council has voted in favour of supporting lowering the voting age to 16 in local body elections. This is never going to go anywhere - is it? The Government's latest curriculum update involves teaching students about financial literacy. Do we think schools should be teaching this - or should it be taught at home?  What do we make of Nicola's almost zero-budget one day on? Do we agree with Nicola's plan - or should she be going further? LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:07:26 Z /on-air/sportstalk/audio/parveen-batish-indian-panthers-ceo-on-why-he-hasnt-paid-his-players/ /on-air/sportstalk/audio/parveen-batish-indian-panthers-ceo-on-why-he-hasnt-paid-his-players/ NBL basketball officials say they're considering options regarding the future of the Indian Panthers after meetings involving all 12 clubs today. In a statement, the league  says they were made aware last Friday of delayed payments to players, before meeting with Panthers ownership on Monday. The league was informed yesterday that players had been paid - and told plans were in place for the Rams game to proceed, before players elected not to take to the court. Panthers CEO Parveen Batish admits players were being short-changed, but says he'd solved the matter before the game. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:07:01 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-will-nicola-willis-tight-budget-go-far-enough/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/perspective-with-heather-du-plessis-allan-will-nicola-willis-tight-budget-go-far-enough/ I want to talk a little bit more about Nicola Willis’ tight budget - I haven’t changed my position from yesterday and I'm impressed at how little she’s giving herself to play with. But the truth is, it doesn’t go far enough - at all. Because understand this - that $1.3 billion that she’s given herself in her operating allowance is new spending. As in, take last year’s budget and now increase it by $1.3 billion. For context, Nicola Willis spent more money last year than Grant Robertson ever did in any of his budgets - and now she’s adding another $1.3 billion to it. Now I understand that this is conventional politics - budgets increase every year.   The last time it didn't, the last time we had a zero budget where we didn’t add any more money was Bill English's 2011 budget - because we’d had the earthquake. But what that tells you is it’s possible to not increase the spending - and I would argue that is exactly what we should be doing at the moment. Because we are in big financial trouble as a country. We are running structural deficits - that means we are spending more every year than we make. If it was a household, we’d be talking about a family spending more than they earn and running up the difference on credit cards every year - but still deciding every year to spend more. That’s what we’re doing. I think we need to cut big things. Now, I don’t want to be accused of being a racist, so I'm reluctant to say publicly that we should cut the Ministry for Māori Development or the Ministry for Pacific Peoples - but I am a woman, so I'm very happy to say we should cut the Ministry for Women. Why do we need it? Why do we need a Ministry for the Environment and also a Department of Conservation? I could go on. But if we don't get real and start running smaller budgets where we spend within our means, something will have to give. And the thing every commentator out there seems to want to cut is your pension - because it's very expensive to the country. Now if I had a choice, I'd keep the pension and cut out nonsense like ministries we don't need and stop spending more every year than we did the last. Like I said, I'm impressed. Nicola Willis is going further than I thought she would - but not far enough if we're actually going to fix the country's books. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:50:23 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dave-mazey-whakapapa-holdings-chief-executive-on-the-doc-granting-whakapapa-skifield-a-10-year-concession/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dave-mazey-whakapapa-holdings-chief-executive-on-the-doc-granting-whakapapa-skifield-a-10-year-concession/ The future has been secured for Whakapapa skifield after DoC today granted a 10-year concession. Whakapapa Holdings has signed up to run the Whakapapa skifield on the iconic North Island mountain for the next decade. It's taken multiple Government bail-outs and years of talks to reach this point - since Ruapehu Alpine Lifts folded in 2022.  Whakapapa Holdings Chief Executive Dave Mazey says an environment with less time pressure will help with developing a long-term future for the skifield.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:13:45 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ On the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast for Wednesday, 30 April 2025, KiwiRail's announced the Aratere will be retired this year, leaving us with just two Interislander ferries for the next four years.   Education Minister Erica Stanford explains why she's going to introduce financial literacy courses to schools. Heather explains why she's impressed with Nicola Willis' budget announcement - but thinks we need to cut whole ministries to free up more money. Plus, the Huddle debates Wellington City Council voting in favour of allowing 16-year olds to vote in local body elections. Get the Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Full Show Podcast every weekday evening on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:11:46 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/eric-crampton-nz-initiative-economist-on-nicola-willis-plan-to-rein-in-government-spending-in-the-budget/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/eric-crampton-nz-initiative-economist-on-nicola-willis-plan-to-rein-in-government-spending-in-the-budget/ Nicola Willis is looking to further rein in Government spending in next month's Budget - but one expert has warned it won't go far enough. The Finance Minister is slashing the operating allowance from $2.4 billion to $1.3 billion. She's targeting a return to surplus in 2029. NZ Initiative economist Eric Crampton says Government spending has been running too high for years - and cuts need to be made to save the situation. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:56:00 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ruth-money-chief-victims-advisor-calls-for-urgent-action-after-mental-health-patient-commits-second-killing/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ruth-money-chief-victims-advisor-calls-for-urgent-action-after-mental-health-patient-commits-second-killing/ There's belief a man who killed a second time after being found insane after a killing more than two decades ago shouldn't have been released.  RNZ has revealed the man was recently found not guilty of murder by way of insanity again - as he'd believed the victim was possessed.  He'd been a special patient under the Mental Health Act, but was freed more than 10 years ago.  The Government's Chief Victims Advisor, Ruth Money, say she'd like a Royal Commission inquiry of how people are assessed to ensure they won't reoffend.  "People are going on to kill - and it is not good enough. It's too dangerous for the community and there needs to be a level of inquiry that has teeth." LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:34:39 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ben-mcnulty-wellington-city-councillor-says-the-government-will-ignore-calls-to-give-16-year-olds-the-vote/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/ben-mcnulty-wellington-city-councillor-says-the-government-will-ignore-calls-to-give-16-year-olds-the-vote/ A Wellington City Councillor says he's not holding his breath on 16-year-olds getting the vote.  The Council has reaffirmed its support for letting them participate in local body elections, with only four councillors opposed.  Councillor Ben McNulty says it was a quick vote - and he was in favour. But he says this Government's likely to ignore the call.  "Whether LGNZ listens to Wellington, whether the Government then listens to LGNZ - who knows? It's purely symbolic." McNulty says symbolism is sometimes important in politics.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:22:36 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/erica-stanford-education-minister-on-the-governments-new-curriculum-update-designed-to-teach-kids-about-money/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/erica-stanford-education-minister-on-the-governments-new-curriculum-update-designed-to-teach-kids-about-money/ Another Government curriculum refresh is aiming to give school kids more grasp of money management. The Education Minister's making financial literacy a compulsory topic for years one to ten. The Government is teaming up with financial organisations, banks, and charities for lessons on investment and taxes. Erica Stanford says kids will learn a small dose each year, increasing in complexity as they get older - in order to build up financial skills over their time at school. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:58:19 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/adele-wilson-kiwirail-chief-customer-and-growth-officer-on-the-aratere-ferry-getting-retired-ahead-of-picton-port-upgrade/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/adele-wilson-kiwirail-chief-customer-and-growth-officer-on-the-aratere-ferry-getting-retired-ahead-of-picton-port-upgrade/ Interislander is reducing its Cook Strait ferry fleet from three to two. The Aratere will retire when demolition begins on its decaying dock - late this year or early the next - to add infrastructure for new ships. Two new ferries are due in 2029. KiwiRail's Adele Wilson says it would've cost about $120 million to have an interim dock. "The idea of the temporary wharf is one of those things that is not possible if we want to bring this project in on budget and on time and at a level that's affordable."  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:46:42 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/thomas-coughlan-nz-herald-political-editor-on-the-aratere-ferry-getting-retired/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/thomas-coughlan-nz-herald-political-editor-on-the-aratere-ferry-getting-retired/ Interislander's Aratere is heading towards its final journey - as work is underway to get rid of the Cook Strait ferry's decaying dock. Infrastructure is needed for new ferries, arriving in 2029, and work to demolish Aratere berth will in the coming months. It'll spell an end to the ageing ferry's operation because it can't use other Interislander docks. NZ Herald political editor Thomas Coughlan unpacks this announcement. LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:30:19 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dan-mitchinson-us-correspondent-on-donald-trump-celebrating-his-first-100-days-in-office/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/dan-mitchinson-us-correspondent-on-donald-trump-celebrating-his-first-100-days-in-office/ US President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term - and he spoke to party faithful at a gathering in Michigan. He spoke of his achievements in the role, mocked his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, and dismissed polls that showed his popularity slipping. US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says Trump's trying to reassure people as the mass dissatisfaction over his tariffs draws backlash - and impacts the stock market.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:14:22 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/darcy-waldegrave-sportstalk-host-on-the-indian-panthers-nbl-game-being-postponed-over-payment-issues/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/darcy-waldegrave-sportstalk-host-on-the-indian-panthers-nbl-game-being-postponed-over-payment-issues/ Indian Panthers CEO Parveen Batish has admitted players were unpaid while appearing for the franchise in basketball's NBL. League officials say they're considering options regarding the Panthers futures after meetings involving all 12 clubs today. The new side's game against the Canterbury Rams last night was canned at the 11th hour. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:58:31 Z /on-air/matt-heath-tyler-adams-afternoons/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ /on-air/matt-heath-tyler-adams-afternoons/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 30th of April - is congestion charging an idea that would end up hitting the wrong people?  More and more travellers are using Afterpay for holidays or adding the cost of the trip to the mortgage rather that saving up - what have you done? And Matt is done with flatpack! So we looked at where to get good quality furniture. Then to finish the show, Mark Vette - animal behaviourist. Get the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Podcast every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:44:22 Z /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/graeme-edgeler-electoral-law-expert-and-barrister-on-the-government-reinstating-a-ban-on-prisoners-voting/ /on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/graeme-edgeler-electoral-law-expert-and-barrister-on-the-government-reinstating-a-ban-on-prisoners-voting/ A legal expert has raised issues with the Government's plan to reinstate a total ban on prisoners voting in general elections. The Government is proposing to reverse changes that let prisoners with sentences under three years vote, with the Justice Minister saying this sends a message to those who breach their civil responsibilities. Electoral law expert and barrister Graeme Edgeler has taken issue with the 'randomness' of this proposal. "If someone's got a life sentence or 10 years or something, they're going to miss out on voting at elections - but someone who's maybe got a one-year sentence, the question of whether they get banned from voting turns on whether they got sentence in 2023 or 2025."  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:43:32 Z /on-air/the-country/audio/christopher-luxon-prime-minister-promises-budget-will-be-tight-as-government-works-to-get-books-in-order/ /on-air/the-country/audio/christopher-luxon-prime-minister-promises-budget-will-be-tight-as-government-works-to-get-books-in-order/ The Government's tightening departmental spending as Budget Day nears. Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed almost all Government agencies will get NO additional funding - unless Ministers have found cuts, allowing money to be diverted. Prime Minister Chris Luxon says they're looking to get value-for-money. LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:09:31 Z /on-air/wellington/wellington-mornings-with-nick-mills/audio/boh-runga-stellars-lead-singer-on-the-upcoming-atomic-20-gig-in-wellington/ /on-air/wellington/wellington-mornings-with-nick-mills/audio/boh-runga-stellars-lead-singer-on-the-upcoming-atomic-20-gig-in-wellington/ There’s a very exciting gig coming up in Wellington next week.  Atomic 2.0 will see an all-women group of Kiwi music stars performing the hits of some of history’s greatest female artists, including Blondie, Eurythmics, Pretenders, Patti Smith, Garbage, Alanis Morissette, Hole, Joan Jett and more. Atomic 2.0 is made up of Vera Allen, Julia Deans, Diane Swann and Boh Runga - all acclaimed Kiwi artists in their own right.  Runga, the lead singer of Stellar, joined Nick Mills to discuss the concert.  LISTEN ABOVE Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:22:45 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/audio/leon-kingi-otaki-business-association-member-on-the-state-of-the-town-after-the-opening-of-the-peka-peka-to-%C5%8Dtaki-expressway/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/audio/leon-kingi-otaki-business-association-member-on-the-state-of-the-town-after-the-opening-of-the-peka-peka-to-%C5%8Dtaki-expressway/ Although some towns are feeling the pinch after the opening of motorways that bypass their towns, not all are struggling.  More than 22,500 vehicles used to pass through Warkworth every day, but since the opening of the Ara Tūhono section of State Highway 1, businesses have reported a drop in business.  However, Ōtaki has been thriving since the opening of the Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway in 2022.  Ōtaki Business Association Member and Owner of Black and Co Quality Leather NZ Leon Kingi told Kerre Woodham that it’s opened the town back up to locals.  He says that since they no longer have to avoid the traffic, more people are coming into town deliberately to shop and enjoy the local businesses.  LISTEN ABOVE  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:15:02 Z /on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-how-does-reducing-revenue-equal-a-business-like-approach/ /on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/opinion/john-macdonald-how-does-reducing-revenue-equal-a-business-like-approach/ Get ready for what we now know will be a winter of discontent after the announcement by Nicola Willis that she is slashing government spending.  Which shows us once and for all, that the income tax cuts were a dreadful mistake. Because it’s not just ideology driving these budget cuts - it’s need.  The Government has much less money coming in the door through taxation - which means it’s got much less to spend.  And, maybe conveniently, the Finance Minister’s announcement yesterday came 48 hours before 5,000+ senior doctors go on strike wanting more pay.  But if the Minister was watching the news last night, she would have seen people asked in the street what they thought she should focus her spending on in next month’s budget. And it was clear, hands down, that most people thought it was health. And I’m the same.  If there’s one thing that affects us all in some way, shape or form - it’s the state of the health system.  I think the Government needs to take holistic view of the world when it comes to health and not just pour money into hospitals. But I think health spending or increased health spending needs to go into things from treating people who are really crook, people who need treatment to live productive and happy lives, but also things that help prevent people from getting unwell in the first place.  The bigger issue for the Government though, aside from the state of the books, is maintaining public confidence. Winter is always the hardest time for us to keep our chin up and the Government will be aware of that.  And no amount of cheerleading or writing-off its political opponents as moaners with no ambition is going to cut it anymore. Nor is some of the patronising talk we’re hearing from the Finance Minister, who is at-risk of becoming as patronising as Jacinda Ardern was by the end of her tenure.  We don't need to be told about household budgets and credit cards being declined to understand that the country is in the shtook. Just like we don't need patronising talk about Toyota Corolla ferries instead of Ferrari ferries.  Even if you think Nicola Willis is the best thing since Ruth Richardson, you must be getting tired of some of the talk.  The other thing that gets me is that a lot of people bang on about us needing governments with business experience.  You know, successful people who know how to run a budget. But it always seems to me that when these so-called successful people do get into government, they do the complete opposite of what people expect them to do.  For example: when you run a successful business, yes, you do keep an eye on costs. But there’s another thing you do as well when you run a business: you try to get as much revenue in the door, as possible.  But this government has done the complete opposite of that with its tax cuts.  No one’s better off. And the Government has way less money to spend.  Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:58:53 Z /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-does-a-right-to-privacy-trump-the-right-to-safety/ /on-air/kerre-woodham-mornings/opinion/kerre-woodham-does-a-right-to-privacy-trump-the-right-to-safety/ It was really disturbing to read the opening paragraph of this story on the murder of Juliana Bonilla Herrera. Truly frightening. It reads that high risk offenders are regularly being paroled from prison and into the community. It came from a senior Corrections staff member who was speaking at the coronial inquest into the murder of the Columbian woman. There is a shortage of suitable rehabilitation and accommodation options for high-risk offenders coming out of prison, and accordingly, other high-risk offenders, those with an even greater risk profile, are regularly being released into the community. And the public is not allowed to know who these high-risk offenders are.   At the coronial inquest, Miss Bonilla Herrera's sister asked whether officials considered it necessary to warn neighbours of any possible danger when a high-risk offender comes out of prison and into the neighbourhood? The coroner said this was beyond the scope of the witnesses to answer. But it begs the question, and it's been asked before, and we're asking it again, when does an offender's privacy trump the public safety?   I'm sure there are plenty of people who come out of prison who realise that they have committed a grievous wrong against an individual and against society, they have paid the price, and they are ready to assimilate into the community, having learned their lesson. But there are so many examples of individuals who come out of prison who have learnt nothing, who are perhaps incapable of learning any lessons.   An example, and there are many, for more than a decade, Elliot Cameron had been a familiar sight for a small group of Mt Pleasant neighbours who had him do their gardens. Unbeknown to them, he was actually a mental health patient who had been living at Hillmorton Hospital for many years. Last year Elliot Cameron murdered 83-year-old Faye Phelps, who was one of those who employed him to do the garden in her own home.   Another example: a man has been found not guilty of murder by way of insanity two decades after being found not guilty of murder by way of insanity. Another example, a 501 deportee who murdered a woman had a string of convictions in Australia, but police were unable to monitor him because the crimes had happened in Australia and he'd served his time for them, and therefore to all intents and purposes he was just another human. But he isn't and wasn't.   I really do get that when people serve their time they should be given the opportunity to get on with their lives. Not everybody who comes out of prison needs to be monitored, needs to have a layer of security around them to protect the public from them. But when you have Corrections staff and probation officers and psychologists who know the individual, who know the calibre of the person and they deem them to be high risk, and they say that there are very grave concerns about the releasing this person back into society, there needs to be all sorts of monitoring around them, they need to be in a special rehabilitation centre before they can feel comfortable about releasing them back into the community.   When they deem them to be high risk, how can they be allowed back into society? We know that the support measures simply are not there. Once they're released from prison, it's ‘Jesus, take the wheel’. Will they gert the bed at the rehabilitation centre, who knows? Probably not. It'll be full. Will they get the strict monitoring that's necessary? Chances are not really. In this particular case at the coronial inquest, the probation officer found that the probation arrangements hadn't been entered into the computer properly. Oops. Soz.   You can have no faith in the system that when there's high risk individuals come out of prison that the protections will be there for them and for the public. I don't have any faith they'll be there at all, and anybody who works in the system doesn't have any faith they'll be there. And yet, the... Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:51:15 Z /on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/audio/chris-hipkins-labour-leader-talks-emergency-housing-budget-2025-increased-oranga-tamariki-reports/ /on-air/christchurch/canterbury-mornings-with-john-macdonald/audio/chris-hipkins-labour-leader-talks-emergency-housing-budget-2025-increased-oranga-tamariki-reports/ The Labour Leader is pushing back against criticism of emergency housing motels amid an increase in reports of concern to Oranga Tamariki. It estimates its seen a 45% increase in reports in the year to April, and data shows that as of March 31st, there were 1,391 children overdue to be given a social worker.  Chris Hipkins is rebuking the idea the situation is a legacy of the previous Labour Government, telling John MacDonald that economic circumstances often result in a rise in negative statistics, as families are under a lot of financial pressure.  He accepts this kind of thing builds over time, but an increase of this magnitude cannot solely be blamed on the previous government, and the current government has played a role. "If we've got more kids living on the streets and living in cars because they've booted everyone out of emergency accommodation and they're being referred to Oranga Tamariki as a result of that, which the government was told would happen, with their emergency accommodation policy, then yes, that is the government's responsibility." Motels were one of the Labour Party's emergency housing solutions, and Hipkins admits that it's not optimal, but it's better than having people living in cars or under bridges. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:17:56 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/barbara-edmonds-labour-finance-spokesperson-on-the-preview-of-the-2025-budget/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/barbara-edmonds-labour-finance-spokesperson-on-the-preview-of-the-2025-budget/ The Government books are expected to reach surplus by 2029.  Finance Minister Nicola Willis has teased slices of her Budget 2025 cake, revealing $1.3 billion in new operating spending – a cut from the forecast of $2.4 billion.  Ministers and agencies have been asked to cut more costs, for diversion into focus areas including health, education, and defence.  Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds told Ryan Bridge it all comes down to the choices Willis will need to make to get to that surplus.  She says this is where choices really matter, and the Government’s pulling back at a time where they should be investing.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:43:14 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/gavin-grey-europe-correspondent-on-the-major-blackout-that-impacted-spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/gavin-grey-europe-correspondent-on-the-major-blackout-that-impacted-spain-portugal-and-parts-of-france/ Chaos for southwest Europe during a major power blackout.  Spain, Portugal, and parts of France went dark yesterday due to an issue with the grid, originating in Spain.   Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says power has now been restored, and they will take all necessary measures to prevent a repeat.  Correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge cash registers, gas pumps, and credit cards all stopped working.   He says it was a very hot day, and people were stuck in lifts and electric trains.  Grey says plenty of other countries are now wondering if they’d be resilient enough if the same happened to them.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:29:02 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/nick-harper-political-analyst-on-mark-carney-winning-the-canadian-election/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/nick-harper-political-analyst-on-mark-carney-winning-the-canadian-election/ Canadian Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney will have a lot of issues to tackle after winning the country's election last night.   The win means he'll continue to lead Canada – the job he took over from Justin Trudeau six weeks ago.   It's an upset loss for the Conservative Party, which was leading the polls up until Carney took over.  Political Analyst Nick Harper told Ryan Bridge it might be a tough start for him.  He says Carney has a tremendous to do list, and will also have to work out a trade policy with the US.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:04:16 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mike-s-minute-tory-gave-herself-a-910-are-you-kidding-me/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/opinion/mike-s-minute-tory-gave-herself-a-910-are-you-kidding-me/ In her seemingly never-ending ability to surprise, Tory Whanau fronts on the local Newstalk ob体育接口 morning show in her beleaguered capital yesterday and scores herself a 9/10.  If she had come from comedy I could have seen the joke she was making.  But she doesn’t come from comedy, which is not to say her reign hasn’t been comedic.  She is the Meghan Markle of local body politics - so self-absorbed and she doesn’t appear cognisant as to just how destructive and useless she is.  I wasn’t going to even comment on Whanau given it’s a local issue, she has announced she's off, and the sooner the Whanau era of terror ends the better.  But fly in the ointment: she is still standing for a seat and bringing potentially all her 9/10 madness with her.  Now the guard rails on this part of her future are of course in the hands of the public of the capital. You don’t have to have more of it. You can in fact vote for someone else.  As such she is free to take her record, put it in front of you and test it.  But it takes a special sort of narcissist to think of herself so highly, having just been bundled out of the big race because she knows she can't win.  If she is a 9/10, she should be bolting home. But that’s the problem with narcissists, isn't it? They continue to bluster even when they know the game is up.  She is also a wider problem by remaining as part of the wider picture. She puts people off.  Local body politics is crying out for decent, hardworking, competent contributors, but who in their right mind is interested in sitting round a table with buffoons?  A bunch of do-gooding lifers, who as often as not, are not actually able to get work in the normal world.  Not all of Wellington's many, many problems are on Tory. But she led the team that wrought the havoc and the stuff she inherited, she didn’t help.  Her advice to poor, old Nick Mills, who had to listen to this tripe, was every time you see a road cone, you see progress.  It's that sort of fairytale, fanciful nonsense most of us realise isn't remotely true.  Maybe that’s her ultimate problem. Maybe she lives in her head  In her head Wellington is a riviera and Tory is the queen of that riviera. The pipes didn’t burst, the city boomed, and Tory oversaw a renaissance.  Maybe that's how all narcissists delude themselves.  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:45:44 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/pollies-nationals-mark-mitchell-and-labours-ginny-andersen-talk-crime-the-2025-budget/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/pollies-nationals-mark-mitchell-and-labours-ginny-andersen-talk-crime-the-2025-budget/ There will be further cuts to Government agency spending, to be diverted into priority areas.  Finance Minister Nicola Willis confirmed a $1.3 billion operating allowance – plummeting from the $2.4 billion estimate.  Willis says they've reviewed funding line-by-line.  National’s Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking they have to cut spending as the reality is the country went from $58 billion of debt in 2017 to $175 billion in 2024.  He says we went from paying $3.6 billion in interest a year to $8.9 billion, and we cannot afford that.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:33:10 Z /on-air/wellington/wellington-mornings-with-nick-mills/audio/josh-thomson-comedian-ahead-of-his-nz-international-comedy-fest-show-old-mate/ /on-air/wellington/wellington-mornings-with-nick-mills/audio/josh-thomson-comedian-ahead-of-his-nz-international-comedy-fest-show-old-mate/ Wellington is in for a month full of laughs as the New Zealand International Comedy Festival returns for another year.  There are more than 150 shows across the month, including renowned New Zealand comedian Josh Thomson and his show Old Mate.  Thomson, as seen on 7 Days, Taskmaster NZ, The Project and the Australian adaption of The Office, told Nick Mills the show is about how he is slowly finding himself becoming an old man - far from the young buck he used to be.  The show comes to Wellington on the 15th and 16th of May at Te Auaha. Tickets from comedyfestival.co.nz.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:31:01 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-tory-world/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/the-re-wrap/the-re-wrap-tory-world/ THE BEST BITS IN A SILLIER PACKAGE (from Wednesday's Mike Hosking Breakfast) It's a Wonderful Place/Mark the MPs/Deliberately Mispronounciating/Return of the Inquiry/Not Livable Enough for Me Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:16:44 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 30th of April, Mark Carney is the new Canadian Prime Minister, and the Government is reversing Labour's 2020 decision allowing prisoners to vote.  Former Finance Minister Steven Joyce is on to discuss how Nicola could deliver a Budget with everything we need, while cutting over a billion dollars from the operating allowance.  Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell talk Mark's rating from Audrey, the Budget cut, and crime on Politics Wednesday.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:09:13 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/loren-aberhart-christchurchnz-general-manager-of-destination-and-attraction-on-the-success-of-the-electric-avenue-festival/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/loren-aberhart-christchurchnz-general-manager-of-destination-and-attraction-on-the-success-of-the-electric-avenue-festival/ The Garden City's reaping the benefits of this year's Electric Avenue festival.  The event produced $10.5 million in visitor spend after 75 thousand people attended in February.  It's believed to be the largest since the 1974 Commonwealth Games.  Loren Aberhart, ChristchurchNZ General Manager of Destination and Attraction, told Mike Hosking they’re looking at options for growth, as the festival had the city bursting at the seams.  They’re undertaking accommodation research, she says, and planning ahead for the opening of the One NZ Stadium to ensure the city has the capacity to cope with events.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:04:57 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/robert-fife-globe-and-mail-ottawa-bureau-chief-on-the-liberal-party-winning-the-canada-election/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/robert-fife-globe-and-mail-ottawa-bureau-chief-on-the-liberal-party-winning-the-canada-election/ A question mark over how Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, will perform.   The Liberal Party won the country's election yesterday, beating the Conservative party, and locking down a fourth term.  The win means Carney will keep hold of the top job he took over from Justin Trudeau six weeks ago.   Globe and Mail Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife told Mike Hosking he has no experience in retail policy, but headed the banks of Canada and England.  He says given these credentials, he should do okay, but there's been no real opportunity to see him perform as Prime Minister.  There’s also doubts Carney will be able to secure a majority government, as he’s currently sitting at 169 seats of the 172 needed.  Fife doesn't think he'll get up to this number, but may reach 170.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:48:31 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/steven-joyce-former-finance-minister-on-the-cutbacks-to-public-spending-the-drastic-cut-to-the-operating-allowance/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/steven-joyce-former-finance-minister-on-the-cutbacks-to-public-spending-the-drastic-cut-to-the-operating-allowance/ A former Finance Minister says cutbacks to public spending need to be seen in context.  Finance Minister Nicola Willis has confirmed a drastic cut to the operating allowance in next month's Budget, from $2.4 billion to $1.3 billion.  There will be no new funding for most Government departments, with the focus being on priority areas and paying off debt.  Steven Joyce told Mike Hosking there's still scope to reduce spending.  He says Government spending has doubled in the past eight years while inflation has only gone up about 30% in the same time.   Joyce is also saying there's growing public appetite for more public sector restraint.  The Government's ruling out giving most departments any additional funding in the next Budget, but Joyce says reaching that target will depend a lot on the international economy.  However, he told Hosking there are still lots of changes that can be made to bring down government spending.  Joyce says making those changes requires a bit of work and requires ministers having a good political radar and knowing what can't be cut.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:33:39 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/karen-chhour-childrens-minister-on-the-increase-in-reports-of-concern-coming-into-oranga-tamariki/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/karen-chhour-childrens-minister-on-the-increase-in-reports-of-concern-coming-into-oranga-tamariki/ The Children's Minister says good progress is being made on reports coming into Oranga Tamariki.   The Ministry for Children estimates it's seen a 45% increase in reports of concern in the year to April.  Karen Chhour says the number of children in unsafe households is alarming but it's positive seeing more people reporting them.   She told Mike Hosking the urgency of each report can vary, with several potentially applying to the same child.   Chhour says not all reports need Oranga Tamariki intervention, with lower urgency cases better dealt with by community resources.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:08:01 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/paul-goldsmith-justice-minister-on-the-ban-on-prisoner-voting/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/paul-goldsmith-justice-minister-on-the-ban-on-prisoner-voting/ The Justice Minister says reinstating a total ban on prisoner voting is not likely to change the outcome of elections.   The proposal would reverse changes introduced in 2020 allowing prisoners serving sentences of less than three years to vote.  People detained on remand or serving sentences of home detention will still be able to vote.   Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking the number of votes coming out of prisons is not enough to sway a result.   He says it's about sending a signal to people who breach the rights and responsibilities of living in society.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:51:45 Z /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/malcolm-johns-genesis-energy-ceo-on-the-new-solar-farm-in-canterbury/ /on-air/mike-hosking-breakfast/audio/malcolm-johns-genesis-energy-ceo-on-the-new-solar-farm-in-canterbury/ More than 90-thousand solar panels are now generating power for near 13-thousand homes in Canterbury.  New Zealand's largest solar farm has opened at Lauriston on the Canterbury Plains.  The 93 hectare plant is a joint venture between Genesis Energy and FRV Australia.  Genesis Energy Chief Executive Malcolm Johns told Mike Hosking New Zealand will still need a coal reserve in the future.  He says there will be periods of time where the wind isn't blowing or the rain hasn't come, and we will need to lean on thermal generation.  LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:35:09 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/jane-searle-child-matters-ceo-talks-growing-number-of-reports-of-concern-to-oranga-tamariki/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/jane-searle-child-matters-ceo-talks-growing-number-of-reports-of-concern-to-oranga-tamariki/ A children's support charity says a mix of heightened awareness and more abuse could be the reason for more reports to Oranga Tamariki.  The Ministry for Children estimates its seen a 45 percent increase in reports of concern in the year to April. It comes as Newstalk ob体育接口 reveals more than a-thousand children are overdue to be assigned a social worker.  Child Matters Chief Executive Jane Searle told Ryan Bridge it's aware of a large volume of under-reporting - especially in serious cases.  She says increased reporting is certainly not indicative of just more awareness.  LISTEN ABOVE Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:20:58 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/ryan-bridge-budget-2025-will-be-frugal-but-will-budget-2026/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/opinion/ryan-bridge-budget-2025-will-be-frugal-but-will-budget-2026/ You can’t say we weren’t warned Nicola Willis would be taking to government spending like a butcher to a fresh carcass. She’s been saying it for months.  Yesterday she halved the operating allowance to $1.3 billion. All this because she wants to do what she said she’s do, and that’s balance the books by 2029. The recession’s cut her tax take so you either push your surplus out or you trim your spending. Labour, of course, says this is austerity, it’s bad, and we should spending more not less. Well, we know where that got us, waist deep in our own shite. Shite that Willis is now wading her way through trying to clean up. Budgets are just bigger versions of what we all do in our own lives everyday. We make decisions and choices about how much to spend, to borrow, what we spend on and more importantly, what we don’t. And if you asked most Kiwis what they’re doing right now, are you doing a Hipkins.Are you borrowing and splashing the cash? Stacking the pantry? Making nice brand spanking new purchases?  Or are you doing a Willis? Spending on the stuff you need, cutting the stuff you don’t, and trying to balance your budget so you can start paying down your debt?  I reckon most kiwis are doing the latter. So on that score, she’s on the money.  But here’s the thing to worry about, the political calculation for Budget 2025 will be very different to Budget 2026. You can get away with running a tight ship in the off-season but next year we’re going to the polls. Just look across the Tasman for a look at how mad that makes us and by extension our politicians. Albanese's borrowing so much for his election promises that Standard and Poor’s threatening to downgrade their AAA credit rating. There's debt-funded election spending so out the gate it’s pushing government outlays to its highest level since World War Two.  They’re now promising to cut $7 billion plus out of the public service least they push the boat out too far. The coalition’s been dining out in the credit card too. Not just the lefties. And this is the lesson and the warning. Being frugal and thrifty is easy when you’re not trying to buy an election. So yes, Willis is making the right noises for now, but next year, might just be a different story. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:16:26 Z /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ /on-air/early-edition-with-ryan-bridge/audio/full-show-podcast-30-april-2025/ On the Early Edition Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 30 April 2025, numbers revealed this morning show more 1,300 children are waiting to be assigned a social worker by Oranga Tamariki. Child Matters CEO Jane Searle gives her reaction to Ryan Bridge.  Labour is already calling the upcoming budget the "slash and burn budget." But Ryan questions Finance Spokesperson Barbara Edmonds on what she would do differently.  We get reaction from Canada as Mark Carney and the Liberal Party pull off a remarkable win in the country's election.  Get the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:08:19 Z /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/what-about-washing-woollens-29-april-2025/ /on-air/marcus-lush-nights/audio/what-about-washing-woollens-29-april-2025/ Marcus has a question about swanndri, and also talks ice-skating tours and the sinking of of the Titanic. LISTEN ABOVE  Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:00:20 Z