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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Kiwi Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr's had a memorable 2025, after dominating in last year's Olympic Games.

He claimed gold at the World Athletics Championships - and broke his own record at the event.

Kerr joined the Afternoons team to discuss further.

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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 further.

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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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It's been a big year for Kiwi boxing legend David Nyika, and he's looking back on a 2025 full of milestones.

The Commonwealth and Olympic Games medallist claimed a one-sided decision win over China’s Wuzhati Nuerlang in his adopted hometown of Gatton, Queensland.

He joined the Afternoons team to discuss further. 

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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 the October 7 attacks and a bipartisan solution is needed.

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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. 

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says tributes are flooding in following the incident - and investigations are ongoing. 

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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 - daughter of John Clarke - on her movie “Not Only Fred Dagg” 

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A leading economist says it's galling to see the government planning a rates cap for councils when it's, when it is imposing no restraints on its own taxes.

Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen told Matt and Tyler that, "you're giving more money to the government and they're not capping taxes anytime soon."

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