Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 9th of May 2025 - Are the new mobile Speed Camera cars too sneaky? Should they be signposted?

Then some good talk on following your parents into a family business

And to finish our afternoon listeners share stories of their collectiions.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 8th of May 2025 - How far should we go to protect nature when building roads?

Then an hour chatting the fascinating times we are in as the next Pope is chosen.

And after we woke to the news today that Mark Lundy had been released - this afternoon the first media snap of him was published. This prompted Matt and Tyler to ask is it OK to take his photo if you see ...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 7th of May, National has got a private member's bill in the biscuit tin that would ban under-16s from social media - we spoke with Eric Crampton from the NZ Initiative, as well as ACT Leader David Seymour.

Then our Afternoons duo had a great chat about the growing number of adult children moving home.

And uniforms at work - what works and what doesn't.

To wrap t...

The Government's new members' bill banning social media from under-16s has prompted a mixed response from experts.

Currently there's no legally enforceable age verification measures on New Zealand's online platforms.

New Zealand Initiative's Eric Crampton says it's important for parents to keep an eye on young people's use of social media - but he's not sure if a ban is the way to go.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 6th of May 2025 - on the back of Sir John Key's comments to Mike Hosking this morning some good chat about our confidence in ourselves as a country.

Then we went into the dark and baffling world of memecoins, crypto and NFTs for a very entertaining hour.

And even more entertainment with listeners' stories of the worst behaviour they'd seen on planes.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 5th of May 2025 - a powerful discussion about rehabilitation in prison, especially for those serving long sentences. Matt and Tyler fielded calls from those who had worked with prisoners and former prisoners including one man who told us he had served 17 years for murder.

Then a change of direction to the use of AI in schools and chat around the pros and cons.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 2nd of May 2025, a controversial talker to start: Did Princess Diana do the world a disservice?   

Then what turned out to be a short conversation about Local Alcohol Policies as Napier Council voted to beep bars open until 3am as people need somewhere to dance! 

Then the news broke that Sir Bob Jones had died, and the tributes started to flow.&nb...

Sir Bob Jones has died at the age of 85 and being remembered for the splash he made in New Zealand politics. 

He died peacefully at his Wellington home surrounded by family after a brief illness.  

In 1984, he launched the New Zealand Party to protest Robert Muldoon's National Party Government, winning 12.5% of the vote in 1984. 

Radio Hauraki Host Jeremy Wells told Matt Heath and Tyler Adams that Jones loomed large ...

Prominent businessman, author and former politician Sir Robert Edward Jones —better known as Sir Bob Jones— has died. 

The 85-year-old died peacefully at his Wellington home surrounded by family after a brief illness. 

As recently as a few weeks ago, Jones was still writing on his ‘No Punches Pulled’ blog, calling US President Donald Trump “a world-class ignoramus”, and rallied against the “working from home racket” in hi...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 2nd of May - Podcaster Theo Von asked Meta head Mark Zuckerburg straight to his face if social media is bad.

Then, a great conversation about the move to teach financial literacy in schools.

And to ruin everyone's day - what are the worst ear worms? Some great examples came through from callers.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 30th of April - is congestion charging an idea that would end up hitting the wrong people? 

More and more travellers are using Afterpay for holidays or adding the cost of the trip to the mortgage rather that saving up - what have you done?

And Matt is done with flatpack! So we looked at where to get good quality furniture.

Then to finish the show, Mark Vett...