Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

Kyle Jamieson is a superstar of international cricket right now.   After playing as a batsman in his younger days, it wasn't until he joined the New Zealand U19 team that he was asked to seriously consider focusing on fast bowling as a primary skill.  One of the tallest fast bowlers in the world, he burst onto the international scene in February this year against India, and to date has taken a phe...

The America's Cup World Series is the first opportunity for the teams to go head-to-head in official races, having squared off several times in practice duels in recent weeks. The first three days follow a double round-robin format, with four races each day. Each team will face their three opponents on two occasions. The top-ranked team from the round-robin will then face the fourth-best team in o...

A claim has been lodged for damages against Parliamentary Services by a former staffer wrongly called a rapist by the Speaker of the House. Trevor Mallard has answered questions before a select committee about spending more than $300,000 of taxpayer money fighting a defamation case filed by the staffer. Political editor Barry Soper told Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford the claim was revealed when th...

Dame Valerie Adams is a four-time shot put World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and twice IAAF Continental Cup winner.  She joined Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford in studio for an end of year chat about her training ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, and answered listeners questions - including on the delay to the 2020 Olympics and her...

Speaker Trevor Mallard has been accused of destroying an innocent man’s life, after falsely accusing a parliamentary member of being a rapist. Mallard's in the firing line amid revelations taxpayers footed a $330,000 bill for his settlement and legal costs of a defamation action - after he wrongly called a staff member a rapist. Newstalk ZB Political editor Barry Soper told Andrew Dickens the Prim...

David Seymour says we now have a price on the mistake made by Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard. It's been revealed the taxpayer's footed a $330,000 dollar bill for Mallard's settlement and legal costs of a defamation action  - after he wrongly called a staff member a rapist. The ACT leader says Mallard accused a person of the most serious and heinous crime. Seymour told Si and Phil he should go...

All Black Captain Sam Cane joined Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford from covid hotel isolation for an end of year chat. They yarned about all nmanner of things from what it is like carrying the mantle of All Black Captain in a rugby man country to coffee, vinyl records, and whose idea it was to lay down the Maradona jersey at the beginning of the Argentinian Test. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/list...

He needs to go. That's the message from Judith Collins as she savages Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard - saying her party's lost confidence in him. Mallard's in the firing line amid revelations taxpayers footed a $330,000 bill for his settlement and legal costs of a defamation action - after he wrongly called a staff member a rapist. National leader Collins told Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford J...

Portia Woodman is one of the superstars of world women's rugby.  Included in her medal haul is gold at the 2016 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2017 Women’s Wold Cup, gold at the 2018 Rugby World Sevens, and sliver at the Rio 2016 Olympics.  She has been recognised on the global stage with the 2015 World Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year Award, 2017 World Rugby Women's Player of the Year, an...

It’s been 25 years since almost one hundred Kiwis braved high seas, wild winds and French military to protest the French nuclear testing at the Mururoa Atoll in 1995.   The protest stirred up enough international media coverage to force the French into the UN’s test ban treaty, with no testing in the Pacific ever since.  Dan Salmon was one of those Kiwis who joined a group and set sail aboard the...

Every fortnight our DIY guru Stan Scott from Mitre 10 is in to give you a hand with your home DIY projects. This week he answered questions about laying pavers, edging laws, gib-stopping and many other things. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. He regularly joins Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford to answer all listeners' employment related questions. Today, he joined the show to discuss sick pay, allegations of serious misconduct and maternity leave. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Royal Commission report into the March 15 Christchurch mosque attack has found failings in how the shooter got his gun license. The almost 800 page reports just been released. It reveals police oversight of the licensing system was not up to standard, with too little scrutiny of the gunman's referees, and whether they could vouch for his being a responsible person. Chief political reporter Ale...

The Pakistan cricket team will not be able to train while completing their time in managed isolation in Christchurch. The Director-General of Health has confirmed he will not be granting an exemption to allow the team to leave their hotel to train in groups. Dr Ashley Bloomfield says he's carefully considered the situation and has ongoing concerns about the risk of cross-infection within the squad...

Former Fair Go presenter Kevin Milne ranks as one of New Zealand television's longest-serving reporters. After joining the Fair Go team in 1984, he presented or co-presented the show from 1993 until 2010 during which he helped get some of the biggest consumer pay outs in NZ history. He’s also appeared, on Then Again, Holiday, Intrepid Journeys, and Kev Can Do.  In 2007 he was appointed an Officer...

Dr Bryan Betty is medical director of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. His opinion piece is titled 'Toxic shock: A health warning- sugar is killing us'. "It is now estimated that 11 percent of the world's (and New Zealand's) total health budget is spent on diabetes, the majority related to Type 2 diabetes – a disease that can be treated early with diet, exercise, and the use...

New movie "The Man On The Island" tells the story of one man, Colin McLaren, and one tiny island, Rakino in the Hauraki Gulf – off the grid, challenging and stunningly beautiful. The 77-year-old artistic, philosophical, and erudite man moved to the remote island thirty years ago. Colin's own path to a reclusive lifestyle unwittingly shines a light on society's plight in a pandemic. He joined Simon...

The colours of Pacific nations Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will come together under the first ever Moana Pasifika squad for their historic clash against the Māori All Blacks on December 5th.   Assistance Coach Aaron Mauger joined Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford to chat about getting the squad together, and the training underway ahead of the match.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Michael Baker has become a household name as we navigate through a worldwide pandemic.   After beginning his career with the Ministry of Health during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, he rose to the rank of professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington.   In 2013 he was awarded the Health Research Centre Liley Medal for his contribution to the health and medical sciences, is currently pa...

Every fortnight our DIY guru Stan Scott from Mitre 10 is in to give you a hand with your home DIY projects. This week he answered questions about retaining walls, hanging a door, attaching a mirror to a bathroom wall and much more! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last thing Olly Dale remembers before seeing a rescue helicopter flying up the valley was having lost all feeling in his feet as he got colder and colder. The 17-year-old, rescued along with three friends in the Ruahine Ranges on Sunday, later learned medics believed he was just an hour from death. And his friends weren't much better off. "They gave us two hours before they were lifting multip...

Gareth Abdinor is an Employment Lawyer and Partner with Malley & Co solicitors. He regularly joins Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford to answer all listeners' employment related questions. Today, he joined the show to discuss pay-slips, being ask to resign after asking for time away, the removal of a work car from entitlements and a couple about social media. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener f...

In a dramatic encounter recorded by surveillance cameras, a Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero ran into his backyard pond, wrestled the gator above surface, and pried its jaws open to free Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel. "We were just out walking by the pond," Wilbanks told CNN, "and it ca...

Next February, athletes from around New Zealand will descend on Whanganui for the Downer NZ Masters Games, the country's largest and longest-running multi-sport event. Despite closing the competition to international competitors in 2021, entries are already up on last year. Football and water-skiing are already at capacity and organisers are urging people to register themselves or a team as soon a...

Born in Canada, Tami Neilson grew up as a member of family band The Neilsons. Life as a musician was largely mapped out, at least until Tami fell in love with a Kiwi, and had to rebuild her career from scratch in Aotearoa. Embraced by her new homeland, Tami has since won numerous awards, and has two nominations for this year's APRA Best Country Music Song. She was Simon and Phil's guest for this w...