On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 27th of November, the demise of Solar Zero prompted some great conversation about the benefits of going solar at home as Matt & Tyler were swamped with enthusiastic energy warriors.

The Afternoons duo turned their attention to the OCR and talked about negotiating your interest rates with your bank.

Plus a chat to Black Cap Matt Henry on the eve of the first test against England.

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New Zealand and England have put together final preparations for the opening cricket test at Christchurch tomorrow.

Both sides have trained in overcast conditions at Hagley Oval.

Black Cap Matt Henry is looking forward to Thursday's clash -  but he knows it'll come with new challenges.

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Some positive news for mortgage holders.

The Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate another 50 basis points to 4.25 percent.

ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and The Cooperative Bank have all lowered their rates in response.

NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says the central bank is pointing to a few more cuts over the next six months.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 26th of November - the guys discuss the injustice of parking tickets issued by automatic cameras. How is a tradie meant to pick up and drop off tools and materials?

Some good chat over Wanaka residents campaigning against McDonalds.

Plus singing in the movies - and by the way Matt consumed waaaay too much caffeine! 

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Former National MP Nikki Kaye has died aged 44 after battling cancer. 

Kaye was the first National MP to win Auckland Central aged 28, holding it from 2008 to 2020.

She also held Cabinet positions, including two-months as deputy to former National leader Todd Muller.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Kaye was ambitious and driven. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 25th of November - some great chat about vaping and stopping kids getting addicted to them.

Then, the secrets to a long term relationship.

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Listen to the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Friday 22 November.
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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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