At the end of every week, Matt and Tyler name their pick for 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.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 9th of May 2025 - Are the new mobile Speed Camera cars too sneaky? Should they be signposted?

Then some good talk on following your parents into a family business

And to finish our afternoon listeners share stories of their collectiions.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 8th of May 2025 - How far should we go to protect nature when building roads?

Then an hour chatting the fascinating times we are in as the next Pope is chosen.

And after we woke to the news today that Mark Lundy had been released - this afternoon the first media snap of him was published. This prompted Matt and Tyler to ask is it OK to take his photo if you see him?

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Voting is currently underway at the Vatican, in a secret ballot to elect a new Pope.

Black smoke emanated from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel earlier today - indicating no new Pope has been elected yet.

Massey University's Peter Lineham explained the process to the Afternoons team.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 7th of May, National has got a private member's bill in the biscuit tin that would ban under-16s from social media - we spoke with Eric Crampton from the NZ Initiative, as well as ACT Leader David Seymour.

Then our Afternoons duo had a great chat about the growing number of adult children moving home.

And uniforms at work - what works and what doesn't.

To wrap things up in the Ask The Expert series, Employment Lawyer Gareth Abdinor answered listeners' questions. 

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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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The Government's new members' bill banning social media from under-16s has prompted a mixed response from experts.

Currently there's no legally enforceable age verification measures on New Zealand's online platforms.

New Zealand Initiative's Eric Crampton says it's important for parents to keep an eye on young people's use of social media - but he's not sure if a ban is the way to go.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 6th of May 2025 - on the back of Sir John Key's comments to Mike Hosking this morning some good chat about our confidence in ourselves as a country.

Then we went into the dark and baffling world of memecoins, crypto and NFTs for a very entertaining hour.

And even more entertainment with listeners' stories of the worst behaviour they'd seen on planes.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 5th of May 2025 - a powerful discussion about rehabilitation in prison, especially for those serving long sentences. Matt and Tyler fielded calls from those who had worked with prisoners and former prisoners including one man who told us he had served 17 years for murder.

Then a change of direction to the use of AI in schools and chat around the pros and cons.

And somewhere along the way Matt's dog Colin gets a big shout-out.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 2nd of May 2025, a controversial talker to start: Did Princess Diana do the world a disservice?   

Then what turned out to be a short conversation about Local Alcohol Policies as Napier Council voted to beep bars open until 3am as people need somewhere to dance! 

Then the news broke that Sir Bob Jones had died, and the tributes started to flow. 

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