Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons
We’re bringing you an exciting new era on Newstalk ZB with Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons. With years of media and broadcast experience between them, this team brings a fresh and unique perspective to your weekdays. Matt and Tyler dive into the latest news stories, share their opinions, and engage with their listeners weekdays on Newstalk ZB.
Episodes
On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 10th of September, record numbers of 15-year-olds are leaving school - but data shows they are leaving for further study.
Then, the things you need to have done to be considered a good Kiwi - this after Lorde confessed she had never seen the Lord Of The Rings movies: “Bad Kiwi, I know. I’m not really into fantasy.”
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There's belief more 15-year-olds are going into vocational study due to an overloaded secondary sector.
New data shows 90 percent of the 1300 students granted an early leaving exemption last year, chose more study over full-time employment.
Mt Albert Grammar head Patrick Drumm joined the Afternoons team says it's an improvement on students leaving school and not getting qualifications at all - but we still need more data on where t...
On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 9th of September 2025 - as the dust settles we discussed the police response to Tom Phillips going bush with his kids and how the case was handled.
Then we took the media conference live for the latest update from the Police Commissioner, Police Minister and Oranga Tamariki.
And then, a deep dive into the lost art of reading.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 8th of September 2025, a full-on day as events continue to develop in the Waitomo area after the shooting of a police officer and the death of fugitive Tom Phillips. We spoke to reporters in the area and Waitomo Mayor John Robertson as police continue the search for his two children.
Corrections are doing a paint job at Auckland prison at Paremoremo - Matt and T...
A police officer's undergoing surgery after being shot in the head by Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips - as the search continues for two of his children.
Police were alerted to a burglarly in Piopio around 2.30am, and laid spikes on a rural road more than half an hour away.
That brought the quad bike Phillips and one of his children were travelling on to a stop - and an officer approached, but he was shot with a high-powered rifle.
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A major police operation is underway to find fugitive Marokopa father Tom Phillips' remaining two children - after he was shot dead by police on a rural Waikato road.
Newstalk ZB reporter Jordan Dunn is near the police operation in the Waikato.
He says a lot of resources have been deployed.
"There are cordons on the way to Marokopa and there's a police presence around where that robbery was. So there's a lot of police that are bein...
On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 5th of September 2025 - Truck drivers are under pressure to deliver on time and there are safety concerns over shortcuts they may be taking.
Then, as the cost of living hits hard an increasing number of Kiwis are said to be turning turning to homekill meat. Matt and Tyler spoke to a butcher that has turned this into a business.
And then attention turned to All B...
The All Blacks are set to face the Springboks this weekend at Eden Park.
The Rugby Championship brings the Springboks to Eden Park to face the All Blacks this weekend.
The All Blacks haven’t lost a match at Eden Park in 30 years, and former All Blacks player Sir Michael Jones told Matt and Tyler that he doesn’t think that streak will be broken.
‘they’re acutely aware of what it means to be playing at the fortress...
Every Friday on Matt and Tyler afternoons on ZB we name the New Zealander of the week.
It's an honour that we grant on your behalf to someone who has had effect on our great and beautiful nation over the past week.
There are three nominees but can only be one winner.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 4th of September, events rules get a makeover - about time, says promoter Brent Eccles.
And then, when 2 lanes become one, who gives way - along with other grey areas of driving.
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The Government is promising changes to special licensing rules to make it easier for organisers to run events - a move that's been welcomed by the sector.
These changes include introducing a nationally applied, risk-based framework for assessing special licence applications to ensure consistent decision-making throughout the country.
Eccles Entertainment founder Brent Eccles joined the Afternoons team to discuss.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 3rd of September 2025, Winston Peters is accusing the Government of overreach regarding moving to Digital Driver Licenses - is it progress or the mark of the devil?
Then inspired by the size of the rock Travis Kelce gave Taylor Swift, our Afternoons Duo wanted to know if lab grown diamonds mean as much as real ones?
And to finish - Employment Lawyer Gareth Abdin...
This week on Ask The Expert, Gareth Abdinor from Abdinor Employment Law joined the Afternoons team to unpack workplace-based questions.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 2nd of September - Amazon Web Services is investing big in NZ. How do we get more of this and get things moving?
A Polish CEO is the target of a huge internet pile on after a hat grab incident at the tennis - plenty of argument both ways on this one.
And finally - what makes the perfect Father's Day?
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A tech commentator has weighed in on the arrival of Amazon's new Auckland-based data centres, which are set to be built in Auckland.
The tech giant's investing $7.5 billion dollars into the centres, which go live today.
It'll allow New Zealand customers to store data locally and speed up cloud-based services.
Peter Griffin joined the Afternoons team to explain further.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 1st of September 2025 - a tradie boss has claimed drugs and alcohol are the reason he can’t find staff, despite offering a significant daily rate. “They all like getting on the piss and the booger sugar and certain things like that.”
Then Tesla's most advanced semi-autonomous driving software is one step closer to being unlocked for use on our roads. Lots ...
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The Cancer Society is the biggest private funder of cancer research in New Zealand.
So far on Daffodil Day, more than $60,000 has been raised to help combat cancer.
CEO of Auckland-Northland Cancer Society division Andrew Young says he lost his mother to cancer in 2007, which motivated him to join the Cancer Society and lead its Auckland-Northland division.
Text 3493 to make an instant $3 donation to the Cancer S...
On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 28th of August 2025, some great stories of road rage incidents after an alleged angry driver gets a note from someone who traced their number plate.
Then some great chat about the 'Enhanced Games' and an interesting perspective from NZ sporting legend Eric Murray.
And to finish: Moving house - DIY or call the professionals?
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