Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

The UK wants to know why three Russian submarines have apparently been examining the country's vital underwater cables and pipelines.
British Defence Secretary John Healey says the subs were tracked over several weeks operating in the north Atlantic.
Russia denies the claims.
More than 90% of the UK's day-to-day internet traffic travels via undersea cables.
Europe Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Ryan Bridge there's been no apparent damage; rather, the British Government is putting Russia on notice.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered officials to hold talks with Lebanon, but rejects any reports of a ceasefire there.
He says Israel's military will continue to strike Hezbollah with force and won't stop until security is restored, but a Lebanese official says it won't negotiate under fire.
Reuters senior Middle East correspondent Alexander Cornwell told Ryan Bridge if the talks between Israel and Lebanon take place, they'll need some kind of guarantor for it to work.
He says they'll probably have to come from outside of the region – like the US or the French.
Meanwhile, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says it's allowing the Strait of Hormuz to open but requires vessels to communicate with its military.
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Early childhood centres are lifting their game, with fewer falling below quality standards.
Education Review Office monitoring shows 47% of standalone services didn’t meet the quality threshold, down from 64% a year earlier.
Early Childhood Council Chief Executive Simon Laube says the reviews are just snapshots and even the best centres go through staff changes and have to rebuild quality.
He told Ryan Bridge that the reviews are sensitive, so anything that’s slightly out of place will appear on the review, and pretty much everyone will have something.
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Energy security is shaping up to be the hottest item on this year's election agenda, and with good reason.
Ask any business who's about to renew an energy contract, any transport business who's battling the price of diesel, or any factory or mill thinking about mass layoffs and shutting up shop.
In Hawke's Bay, CEOs are organising an energy summit in June. Their business leaders voted energy as their top concern.
Bombing in the Middle East might be in pause, bar Beirut, but the energy price battle is far from over.
And it’s time for our politicians to put their swords down and agree on a long term energy strategy that addresses the new world we’re living in.
Post ceasefire, oil is still more than 30% more expensive than it was before the war. Gas is 40% higher.
There’s a piece in The Economist, well worth a read, that sets out the problem well.
Infrastructure's been damaged and takes time to repair. When the tankers start moving, the insurance premiums will cost an arm and leg. That’s before ships take the risk of sailing in the opposite direction back into the Gulf again while a shaky ceasefire is in play.
We’ve now all learnt that a few drones and terrorists with speed boats is all it takes to choke supply. Oil will find a way, from other regions, or overland by pipes, but all this takes time and costs money.
I had Chlöe Swarbrick and David Seymour in my show yesterday and they both disagreed with each other on what mix of energy solutions we need to keep trucks, factories, and businesses moving.
But the fact is they both have valid points and all parties should compromise and agree on an energy plan we can all agree on.
Whether that’s LNG, over-building renewables (as Sir Rod Drury argues), more drill baby drill, tanks at Marsden Point, coal for Huntly, or a combination of all of the above, political consensus is the missing ingredient to make ensure NZ Inc can keep the lights on.
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