Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 15th of July 2026, Labour and National leadership was back in the spotlight after the latest poll of polls. 

Then a suggestion that parents should be given more leave to help them with meaningful parenting moments and milestones. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 14th of July 2026, ACT promised a major announcement and boy did they deliver! Paul Henry is to stand for ACT at the General Election.

Then the consensus is in - handwriting skills are still important in 2026

And to finish, listeners share their memories of Sir Sam Neill.

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ACT leader David Seymour is welcoming former broadcaster Paul Henry's expression of interest in joining up with the party.

Henry revealed this morning he'll be running as a list candidate for ACT, with Seymour promising he'll be placed at an electable position. 

Henry stood for National in 1999, but is best known for hosting TVNZ's Breakfast in the mid-2000's.

Seymour says Henry is a 'serious and thoughtful' person outside of ...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 13th of July 2026, to start, a focus on this country's habit of paying way to much for infrastructure.

Then, as the political polls continue to roll we discuss the idea or lowering - or alternatively raising - the 5 percent voting threshold for representation in Parliament.

And finally a chat about tattoos - if you haven’t got one already, why?

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 9th of July 2026, in the age of social media grabs, a politician's words have never mattered more with the latest from Chris Luxon: I don't need this job, I choose to do it.' What do we make of this?

Then, Uber is to take cash - will this help preserve notes and coins in society?

And to finish, a bit of chat about rugby and football.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 8th of July 2026, tradies are having trouble accessing worksites due to cycle lanes and traffic engineering and it is ending up with increased costs to clients.

Brad Olsen, Infometrics CEO and Principal Economist, joined Matt to give his thoughts on the Reserve Bank's decision to increase the OCR.

And to finish the show, a big old chat about the rising...

The Reserve Bank has lifted the Official Cash Rate for the first time in more than three years.

It's raised the OCR 25 basis points to 2.5 percent.

The Monetary Policy Committee's six members all agreed to raise the cash rate - despite divided opinions from economists.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen says the Reserve Bank will be looking to get the OCR down to a more 'normal' level - and this increase is the first step.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 7th of July 2026, Matt's on his own again today with Tyler away on holiday - China’s missile test in the Pacific ruffles talkback feathers.

Then, with the cost of school holiday programmes being so high, we wonder what age should kids be able to be home alone?

And to finish, where should you be able to take a dog? 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 6th of July 2026 - just Matt on the job today with Tyler off playing in the snow for a few days!

First up, the USA celebrates 250 years - how are you feeling about the "Land Of The Free"?

Then what to do about the abuse of referees from the sidelines - it's getting pretty bad at amateur games in Wellington.

And Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got married - does a ...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Friday the 3rd of July - Some owners of flood zone properties are fighting back against being marked on council records as at risk.

Then changes in Germany mean workers will have to report to a doctor in person to get a sick note on the first day they are ill, some say we should do the same here.

And to finish - A global survey from UK car marketplace Autotrader has...

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 2nd of July 2026, EV registrations are up 169 percent for the March quarter, is New Zealand reaching a tipping point of acceptance of greener transportation?

Then, we discuss moving to another country without making good preparations - this as Queensland says a number of New Zealanders are getting a rude awakening.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 1st of July, the Michelin star awards were handed out and we discussed if this made the Government investment worthwhile.

Then, Dry July - does it work?

And the trend of mouth taping to assist in getting good sleep.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for The 30th of June 2026, there's fears that changes to rules around building warranties may driver smaller companies out of the industry.

Then questions around the over-diagnosis of anxiety in children.

And to finish, Mark Mitchell breaks 2 ribs in a Parliamentary rugby game - when do you know it is time to call time on sport?

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The Government is making changes to the Building Act, including bringing in a new liability scheme that means councils won't have to handle building defects on their own.

The law will also introduce a one-year warranty on new residential buildings of up to three storeys and for renovations costing more than $100,000, and a 10-year structural warranty period.

These changes have sparked concerns among builders, who worry these new re...