This week on Ask the Expert, employment lawyer Gareth Abdinor joined the Afternoons team to answer more workplace-based questions.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 15th of July 2026, Labour and National leadership was back in the spotlight after the latest poll of polls. 

Then a suggestion that parents should be given more leave to help them with meaningful parenting moments and milestones. 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 14th of July 2026, ACT promised a major announcement and boy did they deliver! Paul Henry is to stand for ACT at the General Election.

Then the consensus is in - handwriting skills are still important in 2026

And to finish, listeners share their memories of Sir Sam Neill.

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ACT leader David Seymour is welcoming former broadcaster Paul Henry's expression of interest in joining up with the party.

Henry revealed this morning he'll be running as a list candidate for ACT, with Seymour promising he'll be placed at an electable position. 

Henry stood for National in 1999, but is best known for hosting TVNZ's Breakfast in the mid-2000's.

Seymour says Henry is a 'serious and thoughtful' person outside of his public image, with genuine concerns about the country.

"We're thrilled to have him on board, both for his presence, his energy, his communication, his infectious enthusiasm, all of those things are awesome." 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 13th of July 2026, to start, a focus on this country's habit of paying way to much for infrastructure.

Then, as the political polls continue to roll we discuss the idea or lowering - or alternatively raising - the 5 percent voting threshold for representation in Parliament.

And finally a chat about tattoos - if you haven’t got one already, why?

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Thursday the 9th of July 2026, in the age of social media grabs, a politician's words have never mattered more with the latest from Chris Luxon: I don't need this job, I choose to do it.' What do we make of this?

Then, Uber is to take cash - will this help preserve notes and coins in society?

And to finish, a bit of chat about rugby and football.

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The FIFA World Cup quarter-finals are due to get underway soon, and excitement is growing.

England and Norway are set to face off on Sunday in Miami - and both nations have quite the historic rivalry.

Afternoons host Matt Heath explained further.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for Wednesday the 8th of July 2026, tradies are having trouble accessing worksites due to cycle lanes and traffic engineering and it is ending up with increased costs to clients.

Brad Olsen, Infometrics CEO and Principal Economist, joined Matt to give his thoughts on the Reserve Bank's decision to increase the OCR.

And to finish the show, a big old chat about the rising levels of anger in our society.

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The Reserve Bank has lifted the Official Cash Rate for the first time in more than three years.

It's raised the OCR 25 basis points to 2.5 percent.

The Monetary Policy Committee's six members all agreed to raise the cash rate - despite divided opinions from economists.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen says the Reserve Bank will be looking to get the OCR down to a more 'normal' level - and this increase is the first step.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 7th of July 2026, Matt's on his own again today with Tyler away on holiday - China’s missile test in the Pacific ruffles talkback feathers.

Then, with the cost of school holiday programmes being so high, we wonder what age should kids be able to be home alone?

And to finish, where should you be able to take a dog? 

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 6th of July 2026 - just Matt on the job today with Tyler off playing in the snow for a few days!

First up, the USA celebrates 250 years - how are you feeling about the "Land Of The Free"?

Then what to do about the abuse of referees from the sidelines - it's getting pretty bad at amateur games in Wellington.

And Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got married - does a big wedding put more pressure on the relationship? 

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