Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

At the end of every week, Matt and Tyler name the New Zealander of the Week.

It's an honour that we bestow on your behalf to someone, or something, that's had an impact on our nation over the past week. 

There are three nominees but can only be one winner.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 27th of August, a large Auckland secondary school is contemplating opening a second campus to cope with demand - this sparked some good chat about planning for the future.

Then, the ACT Party wants to allow people to make tax-free profits from cryptocurrencies.

And to finish, we test the waters with new research that shows women quite like a 'Dad Bod'.

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The ACT party wants to allow people to make tax-free profits from cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, as long as they hold onto it for more than a year.

It would also make it easier to use crypto for small purchases by creating a tax exemption for such low-value transactions.

Under the current rules, investors have to calculate tax on profits every time they sell or swap their assets.

Leader David Seymour joined the Afternoons team to explain that the rest of the world is embracing cryptocurrencies and New Zealand needs to be a 'frontier' and adapt to new technology.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 26th of August, a compelling discussion around the use of SSRIs and other anti-depressant medications - listen out for powerful calls from Clive and Emma.

AI could never make music like Dolly Parton - this as Australia moved to ban AI music from the charts. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 25th of August 2026, the Government has made moves on a social media ban - Afternoons listeners share their experiences with their kids.
  
And to finish the day what is 'the best breakfast'?  

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 24th of August 2026, Labour has announced its campaign slogan: "Better starts now". The boys ask the audience if they have any better ideas.

And after a mess of food was left at a McDonalds table, Matt and Tyler question if social etiquette exists anymore - or if it's changed.

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Listen to the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Friday 21 August.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 20th of August 2026, Citizens Arrest laws are changing and the Afternoons listeners shared their stories.

Then the dating app Bumble is famous for its requirement that women message first. But last week, it changed its policy due to a simple reality: Most women want men to make the first move. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 19th of August 2026, a comment from Ginny Andersen on the Hosking Breakfast got the country debating the probability of Labour taxing us if they are successful in unseating the current coalition Government. Will Labour tax us or not?

And to finish - footage has emerged of two kiwis fighting. Matt and Tyler got some great wildlife battles from listeners. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 18th of August 2026, some are throwing shade at house flippers, but as Matt and Tyler heard, others say they are doing us all a service by restoring houses that would otherwise be unmarketable. 

And then - is having a romantic AI companion cheating? Some people think so but others see some value in it. 

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