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New Zealand talkback with a sharp pulse.
Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons mixes local talkback, headline reaction, and quick-fire listener debate. It moves from China’s nuclear-capable rockets in the South Pacific to school-holiday childcare, sideline abuse, job hunting, football, pharmacists, and mower choices without losing its pace.
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Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons is Newstalk ZB talkback with the engine left running. The show starts with a strong premise and gets to the phones quickly. A topic might be global, like China firing a nuclear-capable missile into the Rarotonga Treaty zone. It might be painfully domestic, like what working parents are supposed to do when school holidays outlast annual leave. The format works because it treats both scales as legitimate afternoon arguments. Callers, texters, named guests, and studio banter all get pulled into the same brisk rhythm. The show can be blunt. It can also be oddly practical. A discussion about sick leave turns into a question about whether childcare workers, teachers, and hospital staff face different risks from radio staff. A segment on pharmacists prescribing funded medicines becomes a plain-language test of how much GP involvement is really needed for minor ailments. The listener feedback is not decorative; it often changes the angle in real time. Rugby sideline abuse, for example, becomes a debate about clubs, unions, filming, bans, police, and the awkward silence of nearby spectators. The lighter material matters too. Football scores interrupt the room. A cafe security detail becomes a hunt for the President of Palau. A corded lawnmower purchase gets treated with the same argumentative energy as a public policy question. New Zealander of the Week gives the show a recurring burst of national comic pride, honouring everything from apple exports to pharmacists with a deliberately overcooked flourish. The result is not a tidy news explainer. It is a busy afternoon conversation shaped by New Zealand anxieties, small victories, irritations, sports loyalties, and the constant pressure of callers waiting on the line. It suits people who like their current affairs argued out loud, not filed away neatly.
Made for: For listeners who like local news, public policy, sport, family logistics, and odd Kiwi arguments handled with pace. It especially suits Newstalk ZB-style talkback fans who enjoy callers, texts, and firm opinions.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its range: a South Pacific security story and a lawnmower dilemma can both become live, caller-driven debates. It blends newsroom topics with everyday New Zealand friction without slowing down.
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.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A lively talkback forum that turns headlines and everyday dilemmas into specific questions for hosts, callers and texters to contest.
Matt Heath and Tyler Adams turn afternoon talkback into a rolling public argument, moving between current affairs and the practical questions sitting underneath them.
A texter disputes the Barry Crump ute reference; you get a rebuttal before the next caller.
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South Pacific geopolitics, school-holiday childcare, and a Conan O'Brien detour keep Afternoons moving.
Matt Heath's Afternoons hour moves from China blasting nuclear capable rockets into the South Pacific to a practical debate about who watches the kids when school is shut.
A live, caller-led afternoon show that jumps from weather and America to sport and sideline abuse.
Matt Heath's afternoon show moves briskly from storm damage in Dunedin and Auckland to a live question about whether listeners wish America a happy 250th birthday.
Football drama, sick-leave pressure, and a Billy Idol guessing game make for a brisk, varied listen.
Friday's show moves from live football tension into a looser argument about why some sports rules are so hard to explain outside the game. Portugal and Croatia heading into overtime gives the opening real pace, while Ronaldo's swing from tears to celebration adds the human…
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Matt Heath and Tyler Adams build the afternoon around two open talkback questions: whether many men find themselves isolated by 40 as work, family, routines, habits, and age-related shifts settle in, and whether anyone would really choose to live for 250 years if science made…
A brisk afternoon mix of ute debate, caller talk, familiar ad memories, and music-world chat.
This Friday afternoon episode starts with a kitchen delivery story in a garage and opens out into a broader, cheerfully opinionated debate about why so many people love utes, even when they may not need one.
Detroit stories with a sharper local pulse.
Matt Heath and Tyler Adams discuss the potential scrapping of New Zealand's Broadcasting Standards Authority, with Minister Paul Goldsmith considering its abolition.
Matt Heath and Tyler Adams interview Auckland University astrophysicist Richard Easther about NASA's Artemis 2 mission.
Labour's proposal to abolish the ratepayer roll would remove local-election votes from landlords and holiday-home owners who do not live in the district, despite their paying rates.
Tyler Adams hosts alone while Matt Heath is away, opening with a debate over whether New Zealand politics is becoming more combative or more authentic.
Matt Heath and Tyler Adams open with Grant Elliott handing Heath a monogrammed Cover cricket box, then turn to Stuart Nash's resignation as NZ First's Napier candidate.
Matt Heath opens by pointing at China and the South Pacific.
Matt Heath opens on the weather.
The show opens with Portugal and Croatia still in overtime at the FIFA World Cup.
This episode features the 'New Zealander of the Week' segment, honoring a fruit breeder for creating a successful apple variety and pharmacists for gaining expanded healthcare powers.
The hosts discuss upgrading a lawn mower, comparing petrol, battery-powered, and corded electric options while debating the value and potential downsides of choosing a corded model.
Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour discusses a policy change allowing pharmacists in New Zealand to prescribe funded medicines for minor ailments, potentially reducing the need for GP visits.
Employment expert Emma McLean discusses how Kiwis can navigate the challenging job market, focusing on the mental toll of constant job app use and practical strategies for job seekers.
The hosts discuss a personal encounter with a five-person security detail at a cafe, speculating it was for the President of Palau, and read a critical text message about revealing his whereabouts.
Matt Heath and Tyler Adams flag a question about keeping friendships after 40.
The hosts discuss the concept of carcinization, where evolution tends to make creatures crab-like, sparked by a documentary and humorously applied to relationships.
This episode of the Matt and Tyler Fullshow podcast discusses Kiwis in prisons abroad, including bribery tips, and features casual banter about a banana cake gift.
This episode covers a press conference with Nicola Willis discussing New Zealand's fuel situation and includes a deep debate about events in Iran with perspectives from Iranian Kiwis.
Matt Heath and Tyler Adams host their Friday podcast from Auckland, discussing their recent experiences at the Tauranga Business Awards and celebrating inspiring New Zealand entrepreneurs.
The hosts discuss their travel mishaps, including an overbooked flight and delays, while en route to host an event in Tauranga.