Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

In a now annual tradition, Matt Heath and Tyler Adams tested their year in fitness with a weigh off judged by Jetts personal trainer Jesse Peterson.

"The idea of this is that the hardest time for you to deal with fitness and the hardest time for you to make positive change around that area and exercise and such is across the Christmas break, right?

"So what better time to have a fitness challenge to make it hard."

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 18th of December, off the back of the Jevon McSkimming, case we took a look at sentencing and discounts.

Then, a total change of tone to a great chat about why you should let yourself (and the kids) be bored.

And in the Matt & Tyler Christmas Catchups with kick-ass Kiwis - Ryan Fox!

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 17th of December, first up, violence at school discussion after more than 10,000 children were stood down for physically assaulting other students or teachers last year.

Then, as Chinese billionaires turn to US surrogates for expanding families we discuss IVF and ways to achieve parenthood - listen out for an amazing call from Dominique.

Then DVDs and CDs are sa...

China's wealthy elite have turned their attention to the US in order to utilise their less-regulated surrogacy system to build their families.

In New Zealand, the surrogacy sector is more regulated - where the process is an altruistic arrangement and a prospective caregiver has to legally adopt the child from the person who becomes pregnant. 

Caller Dominique joined the Afternoons team to discuss her journey with this process.

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 16th of December, Is Trade Me losing you to the likes of Marketplace? 

Then, Brad Olsen broke down the opening of the Government’s books.
  
Then, getting pressured into a donation at the check out.

Plus the Matt & Tyler Christmas Catchup with Hamish Kerr.

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A bleak economic outlook with a surplus even more distant than expected.

Treasury says our exit from deficit will be delayed  - as it today releases its operating balance forecasts, including the  ACC.

The deficit is expected to deepen more to a high of $16.9 billion dollars and not narrow to $60 million until the 2029-2030 financial year.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen joined the Afternoons team to discuss fu...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 15th of December - to start, the dreadful scenes from Bondi Beach. 

Then - Surviving in ‘25: Was the year really as bad as it felt?

Male plastic surgery - is it something you'd ever consider?

Dick Van Dyke celebrates 100th birthday – do you have a super-senior relative?

And in Matt and Tyler’s Christmas Catch Up – boxer David Nyika. 

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Last night, two gunmen opened fire at Sydney's Bondi Beach - resulting in the deaths of 15 people and 40 more being rushed to hospital.

Authorities say the deadly attack was targeted towards Jewish Australians celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in the area.

Former police negotiator Lance Burdett joined the Afternoons team to reveal how to safely navigate a terror attack or mass shooting.

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A 10-year-old girl, a rabbi and a Holocaust survivor are among the dead following a terror attack targeting a Jewish gathering in Australia's Bondi.

Last night, two gunmen opened fire on a crowd of about 1,000 people celebrating the first day of Hanukkah.

Fifteen victims were killed and more than 40 people are in hospital. 

Deakin University associate professor Dr Joshua Roose says anti-Semitism has been on the rise following ...

Australian authorities say no stone will be left unturned as the country confronts a terrorist attack on one of the country's most famous beaches.

Sixteen people are dead and more than 40 injured - after two gunmen dressed in black opened fire at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration last night, just before 9pm NZT.

It's being treated as a terror event deliberately targeting Sydney's Jewish population. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 12th of Decmber 2025 - Economist Brad Olsen of Infometrics asks the Government... if you want to capping rates, why not cap taxes?

Then some feel good chat about supporting local businesses by giving NZ made Christmas presents.

Along the way we celebrate the Matt and Tyler Afternoons New Zealander Of The Week.

Plus a special guest in the form of Lorin Clarke - d...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 11th of December, we lead off with the fact that it seems the worst of the brain drain may have passed.

Then, some great chat around that point in life when you realise your just might be turning into your parents.

And - Christmas parties - they aren't what they used to be!

Plus, how's this for a headline: 'Sterilisation boosts lifespan'. All is revealed at the ...

Preventing reproduction can extend lifespan in mammals across a wide range of species, a new study has found.

A major international study led by the University of Otago has found that blocking reproduction increases lifespan in both males and females across a wide range of species.

Lead author Associate Professor Mike Garratt, of Otago’s School of Biomedical Sciences, joined the Afternoons team to discuss. 

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