There are questions over how the Government will tackle the benefit serving multiple family members under one roof.

From November next year, parents who earn more than $65,500 must support their 18 and 19-year-olds, rather than them going on the benefit - with a few exceptions.

Former Welfare Expert Advisory Group member, Phil O'Reilly told Ryan Bridge those on $65,000, tend to be on some sort of benefit themselves.

He says there'll be a complex interplay at the lower end, of how much Government support the parent and young person will get.

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Belief attitudes towards bail is a reflection of a global decline in law and order.

Convictions for crimes carried out by someone on bail rose by almost 12-thousand between 2015 and 2024.

Amongst these, homicide and related convictions more than doubled to 25.

Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Ryan Bridge a law-and-order decline stems from social media and leads to some not taking bail as seriously.

However, he says 80-percent of people who are on electronically monitored bail for example, are compliant.

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Monday 6th of October 2025, The Government’s cracking down on youth benefits, Former Welfare expert Phil O'Reily shares his thoughts.

Andrew Alderson has the latest from weekend sport.

Criminal lawyer, Steve Cullen shares his thoughts on new numbers on crime while on bail.

Plus, UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on UK police forces being granted powers to put conditions on repeat protests and Harrods setting aside more than £60m in its plan to compensate alleged victims of historical abuse.

Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Freedom is the thing I think we love the most about living in our country like ours: democratic, pretty liberal.

We fight, to protest, we argue, we debate. But unlike it seems most of the rest of the world, we don't get physical.

We don't kill each other for our beliefs.

We express ourselves and then we try find a solution.

Look around the world section of your newspaper this morning. From the Middle East, to Africa, to Europe, to Georgia. To parts of America, even.

And you'll see places falling apart at the seams or freedom crushed into a thousand pieces.

We have in this country, for the most part, standards about how we don these things. We have boundaries.

Two things that worry me about this.

Protesters taking it too far as they did over the weekend and live streaming from outside the personal home of Member of Parliament.

Their own personal home. Where their partner. Where their children visit. Where family friends stop by for a coffee.

Their sanctuary. Their decades of family photos up on the walls. Their junk mail at the door.

Some genius thought it'd be a great idea to get a mob outside a Senior Minister's home at the weekend. At nighttime.

It's not a good idea. It never has been and never will be. They published his addresses.

You might think you appear harmless with your flags and your balaclavas and yelling with your masks over your faces, but not all people outside of politics share this view.

You can look scary, intimidating and threatening.

So please carry on protesting - we're all free to do so but perhaps next time you stop and think about how far you're willing to take things and what that then think about heat that says about your as person.

I think they should apologise.

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It’s the final round of the Rugby Championship this weekend.

The All Blacks are taking on the Wallabies on Saturday night, in a sold-out Optus Stadium in Perth.

Seven changes have been made to the side and Scott Barrett is back in the captaincy.

Newstalk ZB Rugby Commentator Elliott Smith told Ryan Bridge inconsistency is likely the focus for the All Blacks.

He says there are still so many questions around this team, and until they start stringing wins together, the questions will remain.

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Producers want pork from abroad plated up with transparency.

The Government's raising minimum spacing requirements to 13% while time in farrowing crates drops from 33 days to just seven.

Farmers need to implement the changes by 2035.

NZ Pork Chief Executive Brent Kleiss told Ryan Bridge 60% of Kiwis eat imported pork, so it would be ideal to introduce standards for them too.

He says if consumers were able to see clearer information about where their pork is coming from, it would give them more choice.

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One of Maoridom's biggest movements has split with Te Pati Māori.

Toitu Te Tiriti - which led the hikoi on Parliament last year - has voted to distance itself from the party.

Leader Eru Kapa-King is the Party's former vice President and son of one of its current MPs - has told Te Ao Māori news the party has a dictatorship model of leadership.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Te Pati Māori has internal issues it needs to work through.

Political Commentator, Liam Hehir shares his thoughts.

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