Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

It's a game we play every Friday. You Da Man, the guys pick their favourite songs of the week and the audience picks their favourite. First to 3 votes takes it out. After losing out for a few weeks in a row producer Tyler needed a win, so he pulled out one of the most critically acclaimed songs of all time.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven O’Meagher is an multi award winning documentary maker, who started his media career as a print journalist. He was a originating producer of the 2008 film “out of the Blue” based on the massacre at Aramoana, which screen world wide and was the Qantas Awards best picture winner. His documentary on runners peter Snell and Murray Halberg, “The Golden Hour” was nominated or an Emmy. The author o...

NZ Business Manager for Cabot’s Mark Jury has been involved the wider building industry for the past 15 years and now specialises in wood-care.    An avid DIYer, he’s undertaken many building projects at home, decking being a key one. He joined Simon and Phil on the show today for our first Dulux DIY segment.  Full of all the tips you need for your DIY jobs with help from our friends at Dulux.  LI...

Sir Peter Leitch QSM, aka the Mad Butcher, has become one of the best known people in New Zealand.   He has described himself as “not a great businessman but a very good butcher”.   From one store in Mangere East in Auckland he founded an iconic business.   His great passions are helping people, with decades of tireless work for charity, and rugby league, where he was the manager of the Kiwis who...

Armed with abundant knowledge, scientific research and a true desire to help others recover their energy and vitality, Dr Libby empowers and inspires people to take charge of their health and happiness. She joined Simon and Phil for the first of our regular segment on health and happiness. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we discussed door to door collectors after Simon had an uncomfortable encounter with a pushy charity collector over the weekend.   Some charities use third party companies who can use a variety of sales techniques to convince home owners to sign up to regular payments.    Head of research at Consumer NZ Jessica Wilson told Simon and Phil some of these techniques can be very intim...

The Ralston family from Palmerston North always believed their beloved cat Chesh would come back, despite being mistakenly tipped out with rubbish 18 moths ago.   When Chesh couldn't be found, Ashlynn's mum Nicole went around the neighbourhood searching and posted about the disappearance on Facebook.   Nicole and Ashlynn told Simon and Phil the searching paid off last week when Ms Ralston was cont...

Machete and The Ghost is the book that charts the careers of the two greatest AB's who never existed.   It chronicles their mythical on-field achievements; tells invented stories about the behind-the-scenes goings on of professional rugby; and also makes up their troubles and triumphs off the field, in their tabloid-worthy private lives.   Written by Oscar Kightley and James Griffin.    James join...

It's a game we play every Friday. You Da Man, the guys pick their favourite songs of the week and the audience picks their favourite. First to 3 votes takes it out. After last weeks win Simon was feeling confident, and after picking out one of the best songs of all time, he got another win on the board. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Bishop is lucky to be alive after being swept out to see in New Plymouth last week.   He spent an hour in two-metre swells off Back Beach after a wave knocked him off his feet when he waded into the ocean to retrieve a ball for his dog Rocko.   He had been left with hypothermia when rescuers dragged him out.    David Bishop told Simon and Phil that he's still dealing with headaches, but feel...

A former All Blacks legend says the dramatic team selection for the second Bledisloe Cup is the right move.   The dropping of Owen Franks, Ben Smith and Rieko Ioane before the most important Bledisloe Cup test in four years has many saying it qualifies as one of the biggest reactions to a loss ever made by All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.   Sir John Kirwan told Simon and Phil while the move might se...

Seven Sharp presenter Hilary Barry was on with Simon and Phil for this week’s Six and a Song.   Voted Favourite New Zealand Female Personality, multiple winner of TV Guide's Best on The Box award for Best Presenter, and all round lovely person.   We had a great chat about life on the telly, covering the big stories, and life outside of presenting life.   She also picked a huge hit to play us out....

Every 3 weeks we're joined by Inspector Hirone Waretini from the New Zealand Police to talk topics and take your questions and phone calls in a segment we call The Beat.    This week the Inspector covered speed limits past schools, motorcycles passing cars in suburban areas, and whether you're able to ride you bike legally with no hands!    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Prominent New Zealand Mountaineer and double amputee Mark Inglis says you need to know what you're doing to tackle Mt Cook.   There are currently considerable or high avalanche risks for many South Island mountains.   Five climbers were caught in an avalanche on Gammack range, east of Mount Cook yesterday.   One injured person was choppered to hospital with shoulder injuries... and everyone else w...

A quick-thinking referee saved the life of a 14-year-old rugby player after he stopped breathing during a match. Wellington College player Punaarika O'Sullivan - known as Puna - was hit hard in a tackle while playing in an under-15s match on Saturday at his home ground. Aaron O'Sullivan - co-coach of the Wellington College team - said his son had just cleared the ball from his team's in-goal area...

Our resident vet and professional advisor for the New Zealand Veterinary Council Seton Butler joined Simon and Phil for our regular Dog Box segment.    They discussed what to do about older cats peeing inside, the best way to give your animal a pill, cats who are vomiting constantly, and much more!    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warriors and former All Black Doctor John Mayhew has pushed back at claims people will stop playing contact sports because of potential brain injuries.   Doctor Bennet Omalu was the pioneering neuropathologist who first discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of NFL stars.   In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Omalu, who was played by Will Smith in the Hollywood film...

The All Blacks have completed an honest review session into their defeat by the Wallabies in Perth.   They've arrived home and completed a gym session, as well as their inquest over the defeat.   Former All Black and Sky Commenter Jeff Wilson told Simon and Phil there will be a number of areas the players will be bitterly disappointed.     LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

It's a game we play every Friday.  You Da Man, the guys pick their favourite songs of the week and the audience picks their favourite. First to 3 votes takes it out.  This week producer Nellie was in the hot seat with a song choice, the competition was fierce but Simon took out his first ever win, with the crowd favourite Waterloo from ABBA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new segment today with Simon and Phil we call What are you up to? This week a pleasure to be joined by one of the founders of the Student Volunteer Army Sam Johnson. We talked about his time after the Christchurch earthquakes, and his new project he’s working on now. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More curbs on evidence from inmates are needed when it comes to criminal trials. It comes after news a key witness in a murder trial, a jailhouse snitch who had more than $20,000 spent on his protection, gave false evidence under oath. Tim McKinnel, a former detective and director of investigation firm Zavest told Simon and Phil that the rules around the use of such evidence needs careful examinat...

If things had turned out differently, Simon Bridges would be the one behind the microphone.  The National leader revealed to Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford that he originally wanted to be a talk back host, but he was rejected from a communications degree so went to law instead.  "I don't have a voice or a face for TV or radio. But politics was definitely there as well. I wanted to do something pub...

Would you tell a friend their partner was cheating on them if you knew?   That’s the question Simon and Phil put to Dr Anna Martin, a child, Adolescent, Adult & Couples Therapist.   She told them people in that situation need to ask themselves; would your friend really want you to tell them?   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Simon and Phil were joined by National Party Leader Simon Bridges for their first chat together.    They covered why he got into politics, which parliamentarian he’d least like to sit next to on a long haul flight, his time as a Crown Prosecutor, and what he really thinks of Winston Peters.   LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Champion Paralympian swimmer Sophie Pascoe was our guest this week for Six and a Song.   Winning a total of nine gold medals and six silver medals, she is New Zealand’s most successful Paralympian.   Simon and Phil talked with her about her motivations, her training regimes, what she gets up to outside of swimming, and of course one of her favourite songs to play out.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio...