Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast: 12 August 2026

Publish Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026, 6:07am

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Wednesday the 12th of August 2026, Chris Luxon’s in Wellington for an urgent caucus meeting over speculation about his leadership, political commentator tells Ryan if it's the end of the road for him as Prime Minister.

Over half a million kiwis now in debt to the IRD, Deloitte Tax Partner Robyn Walker explains.

A new study from the University of Otago is linking vaping around newborns to a higher risk of sudden infant death, Dr Buzz Burrell General Practitioners Aotearoa Chair, shares his concerns.

Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on the UK PM telling Justice Secretary to find a way to keep two young men in prison who were found guilty of the manslaughter of a newly-married police officer and the clock ticking for one of the most bizarre UK by-elections in modern history.

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