The Government's making moves to reduce the harm caused by New Zealand's methamphetamine problems - amid growing concerns about fentanyl's impact.

The Defence Force, Customs, police and intelligence agencies will work together to disrupt the trade before it reaches New Zealand.

Former Police Minister Stuart Nash has examined the fentanyl epidemic impacting the US - and he joined the Afternoons team to discuss further.

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A significant improvement in Tongariro National Park's massive blaze, which grew by leaps and bound over the weekend.

Fire and Emergency says rain today's helped dampen the fire - and the focus for the next couple of days is fighting it on the ground.

NZ Herald journalist Mike Scott says the wind has also calmed down, and it's likely the region is through the worst of the fire.

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There's growing calls to revisit the asset sales debate ahead of the election next year.

Chris Luxon's calling for an asset-recycling debate before next year's election, after the Treasury warned of unsustainable Crown finances.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen joined the Afternoons team to discuss further.

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Listen to the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Friday 7 November.
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 6th of November 2025, restrictions on freedom camping are taking away the 'freedom' part of the activity - have councils gone too far?
 
The Hauraki Gulf has new restrictions for recreational fishermen, but not commercial. Ben Chissel is the organiser of the One Oceans protest, and he joins Tyler to discuss the subject. 
 
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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 5th of November 2025, unemployment has hit an eight year high and we took a deep dive into that - particularly the 15 percent youth unemployment situation.

Then, tales of crazy things you have seen on the roads.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 4th of November, building consents are up - are we beginning to see the start of a construction sector recovery?

Then - mental health awareness - tips and tricks for dealing with life when times are hard.

And to finish, a chat about fireworks after a tragic story of a dog being run over after being spooked by fireworks.

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This month marks the start of Movember, a month-long movement where men put down the razors for a good cause.

Movember was designed to raise awareness for men's overall health - including mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

Movember Country Manager Robert Dunne joined ZB's Afternoons to explain further.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 1st of November 2025, it's just Tyler today as Matt was elsewhere.

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown isn't happy about the cost of the new highway north from Warkworth - he reckons it can be done cheaper.

And then the great netball saga - plenty of chat on that.

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Listen to the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Friday 31 October.
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