Ryan Bridge

3 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

It's just amazing the shear breadth and diversity of things we get outraged by on any given week. Whether its Brian Taamaki - who after literally decades taking to the streets and stirring the pot - nobody should be outraged by. Or whether's it's a bunch of chicks in bikinis rolling around in cow's milk trying to make a buck on OnlyFans. The Police were called. Yes, I kid you not. Couple of lasses. Bikini clad. Making some wholesome down-on-the-farm country-style content. And SAFE gets involved.

4 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

A couple of investment-related revelations from the government this week prove a couple of basic points about business. You've got to sell something people want. And you've got to do it at a competitive price. Take the golden visa numbers the government's crowing about. The Golden visa category changes are netting results. This where we give residency to wealthy foreigners.... but they've got to buy their way in.

5 days ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

So we now know the Americans used seven B-2 Stealth bombers to attack Iran's three nuclear sites. They used a dozen bunker-buster bombs - the first time these massive 140o KG big boys have been used in combat. They flew in the dark of night, dropping the payload just after 2 AM local time. They fired Tomahawk missiles from US Navy ships nearby. Decoys were used to throw the Iranian off the scent - some of the B-2's attacked from the US East Coast, while others flew across the Pacific.

6 days ago | nzherald.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

A woman, wearing a mask, rides a bike past Tiananmen Rostrum in Beijing. Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion by Ryan BridgeRyan Bridge is Newstalk ZB's Early Edition host and the host of Herald NOW. Learn moreTHE FACTSLiving far from global conflicts, New Zealanders are insulated but not immune to geopolitical threats. Winston Peters warns of increasing nuclear risks as nations upgrade their arsenals. Christopher Luxon emphasises peace and trade, highlighting the importance of ongoing diplomacy.

1 week ago | newstalkzb.co.nz | Ryan Bridge

I’m as guilty as the next kiwi of complaining about the tyranny of distance but the fact is we’re bloody lucky to live far across the ocean and out of harm’s way. We’re at least 10,000 kilometres away from the nearest nuclear weapon launch site, whether it’s China’s Jingxian province the United States' Pacific coast. That doesn’t mean we’re immune to threats and fallout from conflict, nor should we ignore them.