Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 21st of November - some solid discussion about arming our police after the new Police Commissioner says he's open to the prospect.

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American’s have been offered Trump avoidance cruises – do you love cruises? You have to hear caller Stefan's cruise experience!

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 20th of November - as power prices rise, do we, as New Zealanders, need to get over of fear of nuclear power? Matt and Tyler take a deep dive into it and speak to a nuclear physics lecturer and a former National Energy Minister.

Also, basketball is soaring in popularity and we need more courts - where will the money come from?

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Is it time to go back on our nuclear-free stance? 

Power bills will be rising soon, the Commerce Commission allowing Transpower and local lines companies to raise their prices to avoid worse hikes further down the road. 

The average household bill is set to increase by $10 a month in April, and by $5 a month for the following four years. 

New Zealand has had a firm nuclear-free stance since 1987, but could introducing nuclear power be the solution to our power struggles? 

Dr David Krofcheck, Senior Lecturer in Nuclear Physics at Auckland University, told Matt Heath and Tyler Adams that nuclear power generation is a lot safer than people assume.  

He says the disasters that occurred in places like Fukushima and Chernobyl are abnormal events, and not the standard path for the operation of nuclear power plants.  

Renewables currently provide 82% of New Zealand’s electricity needs, and 40% of our total primary energy, but despite their clean nature, there is still an issue with intermittency. 

Krofcheck says that he’d love for New Zealand to be open to nuclear to provide baseline power, since it would mitigate the intermittency problem. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 19th of November - the Hikoi arrived in Wellington and we had some good conversations around that. 

Then our fearless afternoon duo explored what the summer Desert Road detour is going to look like.

And is it healthy to eat just once a day? Bruce Springsteen and Sir Cliff Richard think so, and after a big bowl of Biscoff trifle Matt's going to give it a go!

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the18th of November - lots of discussion around Ubers versus taxis after stories emerge of rip-off taxi fares.

Plus, the boys took a trip back in time to their school tuck shop days after a survey showed just a fraction of today's school offerings meet nutrition guidelines.

And some great chat over the Mike Tyson Jake Paul fight.

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When Newstalk ZB host Matt Heath reviewed Coldplay’s first Eden Park show on radio show The Mike Hosking Breakfast, he had no idea Chris Martin himself could have been tuning in.

Speaking to listeners on Newstalk ZB today, where he co-hosts Afternoons with Tyler Adams, Heath revealed how his recap of the band’s opening-night show resulted in him being invited to go backstage ahead of their final concert.

He attended the first show on Wednesday, November 13 and shared his thoughts on air the next morning.

“Chris Martin heard the review, so he got management to reach out to me,” he told listeners.

“Through a series of people, they tracked me down and invited me along to the show on Saturday, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s very, very nice of them’. I thought I was just going along to the show to see it with free tickets ... and then found out that we had friends and family invites.”

Newstalk ZB host Matt Health recalled meeting Chris Martin backstage ahead of Coldplay's final show in New Zealand. Photo / Jason Oxenham

That meant he and his partner Tracy got to hang out in the friends-and-family area before the show and mingle with the band members – but it didn’t stop there.

“I met a lovely member of the management team, also called Chris ... He goes, ‘Hey, the band want to meet you’. And so –this was just before the show – they lead me and Tracy backstage.

“We go to the area just before the tunnel, before they run on to the stage, and it’s like an army back there putting the show together, because the show is incredible and there’s so many moving parts.

“Then the band come out, and then Chris Martin comes up to me and he gives me a big hug and he whispers in my ear.

“He gives me a cuddle and goes, ‘I heard your review and thank you so much ... it really meant a lot. I believe if people do good things and say good things and put love out into the world, I want it to come back in, so I wanted to invite you here, and I just wanted to say thank you to you personally’.”

While his review was “glowing”, Heath did start by describing Martin as “punchable”. “I’m a cynical guy,” he laughed on air.

However, the singer seemed not to take it personally. “He did mention that. He said, ‘I loved your review, even though you described me as punchable at the start’.”

Martin then invited the radio host and his partner to join the huddle with the band and back-up singers as he hyped them up before they headed out onto the stage.

“He said thank you again, gave me a hug and ran on stage.”

Heath was then tasked with helping to throw balloons into the audience as the show started, though he admitted, “I think I messed up the throwing of the balloons at some point. I needed to duck down.”

Looking back, the radio host says it was a “surreal” experience.

“I’ve always loved their music, but after seeing them live, I said in the review, ‘I would follow this guy into battle’ – and I would follow that guy into battle,” he told listeners.

“He can hold 50,000 people in the palm of his hand and everyone’s smiling, and the guy can sing like nothing else.”

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Friday the 15th of November - suggestions that we should charge for access to our National Parks. 

Then a suggestion that New Zealand has the worst weather. 

Is there a worse piece of technology than the printer? 

Plus the Matt & Tyler New Zealander Of The Week, and our Topical Tunes battle. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 14th of November - with the hikoi headed for Wellington, we ask if it's OK to take kids out of school to join a protest and when do you start talking to your kids about politics? 

Then we discuss the issue of Wellington Council digging up Thorndon Quay to redo recently completed roadworks.

And Tyler asks for advice on inflatable tents - can he trust them?

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 13th of November, the Government's gang patch legislation is on its way - but will it work?

Kids and sport can be a super expensive thing - some say it is making it elitist or only for the rich.

Shihad are calling it a day - Matt and Tyler had a chat with Jon Toogood ahead of a discussion about your best concert experiences.

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There's excitement among Kiwi fans as Eden Park gears up for its biggest music event yet. 

Coldplay's Music Of The Spheres world tour is set to kick off tonight in Auckland, with the band playing three shows over the course of this week.

Eden Park CEO Nick Sautner says it should be a memorable night for concert-goers.

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