Iran has sent up to 350 missiles and drones into Israel, setting off the sound of explosions and sirens.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the US Navy destroyers stationed in the Mediterranean Sea intercepted Iranian missiles.

He says it was a significant escalation from Iran and it was equally important they could step up to defend Israel.

Habib Baar, Journalist and founder of Beirutreport.com speaks to Heather du Plessis-Allan saying he believes Israel has no incentive to stop as they have the full backing of the Western allies of the United States.

Israel says nobody was killed because the iron dome worked.

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Tensions in the Middle East are on a knife's edge in the aftermath of Iran's barrage of missiles on Israel.

The Israeli defence force says there's been no reports of casualties and most of the around 180 projectiles were intercepted.

Iran has confirmed the attack and says it's targeting Israel in response to deaths of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

Reuters Bureau Chief for Israel and Palestine James Mackenzie told Ryan Bridge it’s a big deal despite there having been an attack from Iran back in April.

He said that the first time there was limited damage and a sort of tacit agreement to let it slide, but with it happening again, the stakes are definitely raised.

They’ve already seen a really sharp uptick in essentially the beginning of a war in Israel.

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A new Bio-Refinery at the Marsden Point Energy Precinct is being proposed.

Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited announces it has entered into a conditional project development agreement with Seadra Energy Inc, who is partnering with the likes of Qantas, Renova Inc, Kent Plc, and ANZ.

It would utilize some of the decommissioned oil refinery assets which would be refurbished and reconfigured- taking up approximately 18-20 hectares of land on the site.

Brian Cox, Bioenergy Association Chief executive shares his thoughts with Ryan Bridge. “The aspect is we could use the natural resources that New Zealand is rich for. The biggest part is biomass from trees,” says Cox.

He states that it could be processed to be used as either fuel or plastic.

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JD Vance and Tim Walz are set to do battle for what looks to be the final debate of this US presidential election.

The vice-presidential candidates will meet for their only debate in New York today, which gets underway at 2pm NZ time.

US political commentator Danielle McLaughlin says the buzz could reach the levels of Joe Biden vs Sarah Palin in 2008.

She told Ryan Bridge vice-presidential picks are normally safe, but Walz and especially Vance are really out of the mainstream.

McLaughlin says Vance has been attacking cat ladies and Taylor Swift and has repeatedly spread crazy rumours about Haitian immigrants eating pets in the mid-west.

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So Luxon is back in the news. Bryce Edwards written a piece saying our members of parliament own 2.3 homes per MP - more than most of us.

Jacinda made $330,000 on her property while Prime Minister. Luxon has made close to half a million dollars on his properties.

Now let's really talk about a capital gains tax, because we essentially have one on investment property - the bright line test.

You can argue over how long that should be, and governments have changed this from red to blue, from 10 to 2 years.

But let's sideline property for a second and talk about business.

Do you really think it's fair to tax capital gains on the sale of business?

Business owners take huge risk, work incredibly hard and have to deal with stress, late nights, untold hours of lost sleep.

They also employ people, pay them, pay tax on earnings, help support jobs, grow the economy, provide tax base of hospitals/education etc.

Then when they finally are either burnt out or wanting to move on grow something else, bang! We hit them with a tax on their earnings.

It doesn't seem fair to me. We need people to invest confidently into their businesses and grow them for the benefit of all of us.

I don't think a capital gain tax on business will achieve that.

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast for Monday 1st of October, The Government has released its action plan for the fourth quarter of the year. ACT MP and Under Secretary to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform Simon Court is on the show to discuss the new targets.

The Insurance Council wants people to stop building in “dumb places” where there is a higher risk of a natural disaster. So how do you know you're building in a safe place? Urban planner Bruce Weir speaks to Ryan.

Air New Zealand's regional route between Wellington and Invercargill will stop operating from mid-January 2025, how could it impact tourism in the region? Great South's Chief Executive Chami Abeysinghe joins the show.

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

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The Government's moving into its next quarterly plan - with infrastructure the focus. It achieved 39 of its 40 goals in the third quarter - largely targeting law and order.

This quarter's 43 actions include passing the first Resource Management Amendment Billand introducing the second RMA reform Bill as well as a National Infrastructure Agency.

Under Secretary to the Minister for RMA reform, Simon Courttold Ryan Bridge that he doesn't know how much the agency will cost - but it's needed.

Court says it's vital thatthere's an agency that can coordinate funding from the private sector needed for the public private partnership projects.

He shares that there's a number of parties lining up to make submissions when the agency is open.

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