Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
3,666 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.
News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?
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Mike Yardley: The jewels of the Bay of Plenty
August 28, 2020 23:46 - 6 minutes - 2.53 MBOur resident traveller Mike Yardley has some tips for the jewels of the Bay of Plenty. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Shape, Structure and Colour
August 28, 2020 23:38 - 4 minutes - 1.71 MBShape, Structure and Colour Last week we planned spring from an edible point of view. This week, let's look at it from the angle of shape, structure and colour. 1. Good time to divide Rhubarb. If you have a neighbor or friend with a strong plant, just get a sharp spade and aim for the gaps in the “crown” of the plant. With warmer soils they won’t “sulk” as much and quickly send down new roots. Rhubarb is not just a food, its large leaves and good red stems help to make everything look good ...
Hannah McQueen: What will negative interest rates mean?
August 28, 2020 23:33 - 5 minutes - 2.11 MBEnable Me's Hannah McQueen has been looking at what negative interest rates would mean for consumers. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: What's the deal with the NZX?
August 28, 2020 23:29 - 6 minutes - 2.42 MBAmazon wants to tell you how fat you are Amazon has launched ‘Halo’ a product that is an activity tracker service. It’s like a Fitbit, or Apple Watch - except that it doesn’t have a screen. You do everything on your phone. It means the battery lasts longer so it can track your sleep too. Here’s where it’s different about the service: There is a 3D body scanning tool which will tell you your body fat percentage. You take a series of photos of yourself using the app and they’ll track your b...
Bram Connolly: Life lessons from our toughest soldiers
August 28, 2020 22:57 - 12 minutes - 5.09 MBSitting behind your desk in a safe office environment, you might not think your day-to-day life has much in common with a Special Forces Soldier, someone who's used to spending time in war zones. But Bram Connolly disagrees. He spent 20 years in the Australian military before leaving to write military thrillers. He's now written The Commando Way, a book sharing the secrets of success in life and leadership, that he learned in the military. He been sharing some of those tips with Jack Tame...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Cobra Kai, High Score and I Hate Suzie
August 28, 2020 22:56 - 4 minutes - 1.85 MBScreentime queen Tara Ward has some tips if you want to try some new TV shows this weekend. Cobra Kai: Decades after the 1984 tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites in this sequel to the "Karate Kid” films. Set 30 years after the original, now-successful Daniel LaRusso must face his old foe — down-and-out Johnny Lawrence — who seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo (Netflix). High Score: a documentary series traces the h...
Nici Wickes: Carrot and parmesan fritters
August 28, 2020 22:53 - 4 minutes - 1.94 MBCarrot & Parmesan Fritters These fritters are as perfect served as small canapes, as a lunch or my favourite way of serving them is paired with a beautiful chargrilled steak for a sensationally tasty dinner. The combination of caramelsied beef with the sharpness of parmesan and sweetness of carrots is the perfect match. Makes 4 large 1 1/2 cups grated carrots ¾ cups loosely packed grated parmesan 1 egg 1 T standard flour ½ tsp toasted fennel seeds Salt and pepper to season ...
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: Project Power and The One and Only Ivan
August 28, 2020 22:45 - 6 minutes - 2.42 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Netflix's Project Power, and The one and only Ivan from Disney Plus. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: The best way to cook dinner
August 28, 2020 22:42 - 5 minutes - 2.27 MBKevin Milne's son bought him a special treat - dinner cooked for him at home, by a professional chef. He's been talking to Jack about the experience. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: America inches closer to chaos
August 28, 2020 21:36 - 4 minutes - 1.77 MBOne of my best mates in the U.S is a Donald Trump supporter, and he texted me yesterday morning to ask if I had put aside some time later in the day to get in front of the TV? For the basketball? I asked. “Come on... you’re supposed be a politics man!” he said. “DJT. Hashtag 45. Trump’s convention speech.” Got it. Of course. We got to comparing notes. I asked him how he thought Trump was handling the coronavirus. He said he figured the case numbers were only so high because they’d been t...
Music review with Estelle Clifford: The Naked and Famous' new album
August 22, 2020 00:20 - 6 minutes - 2.62 MBMusic reviewer Estelle Clifford has been listening to the new album from The Naked and Famous, Recover. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Prioritising your relationship AND kids
August 22, 2020 00:18 - 8 minutes - 3.21 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool has been giving Jack some tips on how to prioritise your relationship when you also have kids.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review with Catherine Raynes: Eighth Detectives and The Stranger
August 22, 2020 00:07 - 4 minutes - 1.84 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Eighth Detectives by Alex Pavesi and The Stranger by Simon Conway.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Tauranga’s finest features
August 21, 2020 23:57 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has been taking a trip to Tauranga.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Potting and planting for spring
August 21, 2020 23:39 - 4 minutes - 1.62 MBPlotting and Planting for spring You might not believe it, but judging from the weeds sprouting up, warmer weather and longer days with more sunlight are definitely on their way. 1) My very first asparagus spear was starting to emerge a week ago! This year I’ll be harvesting some of the spears as the bed was constructed three years ago. Asparagus is now for sale in garden centres, it pays to create a good raised bed with well-drained soil and plenty of organic compost, some lime and Nitrogen...
Bob Campbell: Great Riesling under $15
August 21, 2020 23:37 - 6 minutes - 2.4 MBBob's best buy this week is the Yealands 2019 Riesling, Marlborough $15.95.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: Apple becomes first US company to hit $2 Trillion
August 21, 2020 23:15 - 4 minutes - 1.86 MBApple has become the first US company to hit $2 Trillion It's more than New Zealand ($205 Billion) and Australia's (1.4 Trillion) GDP combined! It was only two years ago that Apple hit $1 Trillion - so it's doubled in value in 24 months. As we talked about last weekend, it's facing pressure to open up the walled garden and this milestone may now work against them. An important reminder to make sure you're backing up your data An update to Adobe's photo editing Lightroom app for iOS has ca...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Teenage Bounty Hunters, Ted Lasso and Glow Up NZ
August 21, 2020 23:11 - 5 minutes - 2.39 MBTeenage Bounty Hunters: After joining forces with a veteran bounty hunter, sixteen-year-old fraternal twin sisters Sterling and Blair dive into the world of bail skipping baddies while still navigating the high stakes of teenage life (Netflix) Ted Lasso: a comedy that follows US American Football coach Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) as he moves to the UK to manage a struggling London soccer team in the top flight of English football (Apple TV+). Glow Up NZ: In the brand-new reality series hoste...
Gareth Ward: Hawke's Bay author releases third novel
August 21, 2020 23:07 - 11 minutes - 4.76 MBMany of us will have multiple careers in our lifetimes, perhaps multiple careers all at once. Havelock North man Gareth Ward has taken that idea to the extreme. He’s been a commando, cop, and computer programmer...and he’s now a magician, hypnotist, young adult author and bookshop author. His first novels, both steampunk stories for young adults, won multiple awards.He's been talking to Jack Tame about his newly-released third novel, Brasswitch and Bot.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Tamarillo & Apple Relish
August 21, 2020 22:32 - 5 minutes - 2.28 MBTamarillo & Apple Relish This relish goes well with cheese n crackers, in a toasted sandwich or my all-time favourite, with a roast pork dinner! Makes 6 jars (approx 150mls each) 1.5kg tamarillos 500g apples (I always try to use Granny Smiths) 500g onions 2 cups malt vinegar 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 tsps cayenne pepper 12 cloves 12 peppercorns Tie cloves and peppercorns in a muslin bag. In a large saucepan (greasing the bottom to prevent sticking) put the peeled and chopped tamar...
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: Lowdown Dirty Criminals and The Old Guard
August 21, 2020 22:29 - 6 minutes - 2.72 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Kiwi flick Lowdown Dirty Criminals and The Old Guard. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: Who writes letters anymore?
August 21, 2020 22:14 - 4 minutes - 1.86 MBKevin Milne's kept a special letter for over sixty years, and he's wondering if letter-writing is a dying skill?LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: Forgiving the mosque attacker
August 21, 2020 21:59 - 4 minutes - 1.8 MBJohn Milne stands on the South East corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets. It’s a noisy part of Christchurch on the main route between the port at Lyttelton Harbour and the shipping container parks in the West of Christchurch. Truck after truck after truck rumbles by. The ground shakes. It’s dusty and loud. And John Milne stands there. High-viz jacket and wide-brimmed hat. He holds a simple hand-written sign with two words. ‘Love Everyone.’ It’s very easy in life to judge someone in a mome...
Music review with Estelle Clifford: Taylor Swift's Folklore
August 15, 2020 02:48 - 7 minutes - 2.91 MBHere’s one thing we have in common with Taylor Swift: we’ve found ourselves under lockdown again. Taylor Swift used the time to write a new album with producers Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner from indie-faves The National. It’s called Folklore, music reviewer Estelle Clifford shares her thoughts. LISTEN ABOVE
Malcolm Rands: Turn your garden into a wildlife habitat
August 15, 2020 02:43 - 6 minutes - 2.73 MBWild your backyard It’s time to un-garden the garden and de-lawn the lawn.We are entering the sixth mass extinction. 40% of insects are declining and a third are endangered. The rate of extinction for insects is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds, and reptiles. At the rate insects are declining, they could vanish within a century.Food Your habitat needs three types of plants or supplemental feeders, ranging from berries to pollen to bird feeders. Water Your habitat needs a sourc...
Book review with Catherine Raynes: The Pull of the Stars and Searching for Charlie
August 15, 2020 02:28 - 5 minutes - 2.16 MBThe Pull of the Stars - Emma Donoghue In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders -- Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run from the police , and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward, over three days, these women...
Mike Yardley: Sun-drenched Blenheim a wine lovers dream
August 15, 2020 00:50 - 7 minutes - 2.95 MB"Sun-drenched Blenheim might well be brilliant every day. Bluebird skies and gentle sunshine faithfully bathed my late winter fling with the city, as the first hint of spring started to bud in languid, leafy Seymour Square. As New Zealand’s largest winegrowing region, revered for its globally-acclaimed Sauvignon Blanc, this wonderland of vines and wine groans with temptations. Marlborough produces 75% of New Zealand’s wine with 85% of that being Sauvignon Blanc. My first stop in was in the ...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Establishing a neat and tidy hedge
August 15, 2020 00:21 - 3 minutes - 1.47 MBHedge-establishment. Many species you can choose from and now is a great time to plant them. Many folk think of box hedges (Buxus) but to be honest, that may be a bit tricky these days, as a couple of blight species came into Aotearoa and they are really hard to control – especially in North Island. How high do you want the hedge to become? Some species are best kept at 80 cm to a meter; small Corokias, Choisya ternate you can find heaps of stuff on-line. Taller specimens: Pittosporum, lilly ...
Bryan Betty: GP answers common Covid-19 questions
August 15, 2020 00:01 - 4 minutes - 1.93 MBWe’re back in lockdown while the Ministry of Health rushes to contact trace everyone who came into contact with the latest COVID cluster. But we still don’t know how the family got it in the first place. Bryan Betty is a GP and medical director for the College of GPs and he’s also on the Covid-19 advisory committee. He joined Jack Tame to share some insight on the following questions - Exactly how infectious is COVID, person to person? How long does COVID stick around in the air? This week we...
Paul Stenhouse: Major standoff between Fortnite and Apple
August 14, 2020 23:53 - 6 minutes - 2.41 MBThere's a major standoff between Fortnite and Apple Fortnite is one of the biggest games in the world and has now effectively gone dark on one of the biggest gaming platforms in the world. It's all over the 30% Apple collects on purchases made inside their ecosystem. Fortnite published an App update that offered a way to pay for tokens inside the game without using Apple's in-app-payment option. They didn't remove the option to pay through Apple though, although they charged more to buy their...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Lovecraft Country, Dirty John and Singapore Grip
August 14, 2020 23:39 - 4 minutes - 1.88 MBLooking for a new TV show to watch? Tara Ward joined Jack Tame this morning to reveal the best shows on TV this week! Lovecraft Country: A drama horror series about a young African-American who travels across the U.S. in the 1950s in search of his missing father (Neon, from August 17).Dirty John: the second season of Netflix’s anthology series about an intimate retelling of a real marriage, gone wrong. This season - The Betty Broderick Story - revisits the headline-making divorce of Betty an...
Karin Slaughter: Best-selling author on her incredible career and latest book
August 14, 2020 23:24 - 11 minutes - 4.68 MBOne of the world’s most popular writers, is also one of the lowest profile. Karin Slaughter has sold more than 35 million books in 37 languages, but she’s far from a household name. And in case you're wondering, yes, this crime writer’s real name is Slaughter, she even has her own line of ‘I got slaughtered today’ merchandise.Her latest book, The Silent Wife is out now, and previous novel Pieces of Her is being made into a Netflix series for later this year. Karin Slaughter joins Jack Tame to...
Nici Wickes: How to correct common cooking disasters
August 14, 2020 22:51 - 5 minutes - 2.17 MBWhat to do when: The cake batter or a sauce mixture curdles. You burn the pot. You’ve over salted a dish. You’re wanting a flat-topped cake or loaf. The gravy or sauce is lumpy. Nici Wickes shares her tips with Jack Tame! LISTEN ABOVE
Andrew Saville: What the Covid restrictions mean for sport
August 14, 2020 22:44 - 4 minutes - 1.81 MBTVNZ's Andrew Saville joins Jack Tame to explain what the Covid-19 alert level restrictions mean for this weekend and beyond, especially for the Mitre 10 cup, Women’s Rugby, All Blacks, Cricket, Netball and the America’s Cup. LISTEN ABOVE
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: Romantic Road, The Art of Self Defence and The Truman Show
August 14, 2020 22:36 - 7 minutes - 2.97 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Romantic Road. Meet Rupert and Jan Grey, a free-spirited upper-class English couple in their sixties, married for 35 years and on the verge of retirement. The Art of Self Defence (staring Jessie Eisneberg) - Neon The Truman Show - Netflix LISTEN ABOVE
Kevin Milne: $50 million lotto draw will change someone's life
August 14, 2020 22:30 - 5 minutes - 2.03 MBLotto's Powerball has jackpotted to $50 million, which must be won tonight. If the jackpot is won by a single player, they’ll be taking home the largest prize ever won in Lotto New Zealand’s history. Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame to tell us what he'd do with the $50 million! LISTEN ABOVE
Jack Tame: The lockdown lessons we ignored
August 14, 2020 22:19 - 4 minutes - 8.4 MBThe lessons of last time were there for the taking, and yet, by 9.30pm, there were queues out the Countdown doors. The carparks were overwhelmed. People were squabbling in the aisles, fussing over who got what. It was a curious little insight into human nature, watching the pictures from supermarkets flooding onto Facebook and Twitter. Last time we were in a lockdown... the government and health authorities told us there was no need to panic-buy. We wouldn’t run out of food or supplies. Super...
Music review with Estelle Clifford: Beyonce's Black is King
August 08, 2020 01:02 - 8 minutes - 3.41 MBMusic reviewer Estelle Clifford has been watching - and listening to - Beyonce's Black is King. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Three ways to say I'm sorry
August 08, 2020 00:53 - 8 minutes - 3.37 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool has some tips for Jack Tame on the best ways to say I'm sorry. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Gardening with worms
August 08, 2020 00:33 - 4 minutes - 1.86 MBWorms When you were young, were you into worms? In my school visits I notice a strong divergence among kids: some find them creepy, others are just fascinated. Even among gardeners there’s a lot confusion and sometimes ignorance. In NZ, there are more than 200 described species of earthworms. Most of them, about 170 species, are native. There are, broadly speaking, two different types of worms in New Zealand: * “Compost worms” that usually live in litter layers and the very tops of the so...
Hannah McQueen: Money's cheap...if you can get it
August 08, 2020 00:29 - 5 minutes - 2.21 MBInterest rates may the lowest they’ve ever been, but at the same time, borrowing conditions are the toughest they’ve ever been. The LVRs have may been dropped, but banks are being ultra-cautious about ensuring you will be able to afford to service the loan. Enable Me's Hannah McQueen's been looking at what extra hoops you need to be prepared to jump through. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Rotorua Adventures
August 07, 2020 23:59 - 7 minutes - 3.02 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has been having some adventures in Rotorua, and is sharing his tips with Jack Tame.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review with Catherine Raynes: When She Was Good and The Girl in the Mirror
August 07, 2020 23:50 - 4 minutes - 1.77 MBCatherine Raynes has been reading When She Was Good by Michael Robotham, and The Girl in the Mirror, Rose Carlyle. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: Is this the end of TikTok?
August 07, 2020 23:32 - 6 minutes - 2.57 MBMicrosoft is looking to buy TikTok Donald Trump wants to ban TikTok because it's a Chinese app with yet-to-be-determined links to China's government. He's signed an executive order stating that they have until September 15 to sell the company because it "threatens to allow the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans' personal and proprietary information -- potentially allowing China to track the locations of Federal employees and contractors, build dossiers of personal information for b...
Screentime with Tara Ward: World’s Toughest Race, Bulletproof and Gino’s Italian Express
August 07, 2020 23:26 - 6 minutes - 2.54 MBWorld’s Toughest Race: From the creator of Survivor and hosted by Bear Grylls, 66 teams from around the world descend upon Fiji to compete in the most epic adventure race ever attempted, which will push them to the limits of human endurance (Amazon Prime Video) Bulletproof: an entertaining English crime drama that follows two police detectives and best friends, Bishop and Pike, as they chase down hardened criminals in London's East End (Neon). Gino’s Italian Express: Gino D'Acampo is back i...
Norah Jones: Making Music in Lockdown
August 07, 2020 23:06 - 12 minutes - 5.06 MBSomeone who's been making the most of COVID is musician Norah Jones. She's been filming lockdown sessions, and collaborating with a variety of musicians.What she wasn't expecting, was that a whole new album would come out of those sessions. It's called "Pick me up off the floor" and Norah has been speaking with Jack Tame. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Individual Pear Tarts
August 07, 2020 23:01 - 3 minutes - 1.55 MBIndividual Pear Tarts with butterscotch sauce Pears are great eating right now as long as you can be patient with letting them ripen for a week or so after buying them. Pears only ripen off the tree. Serves 4-8 400g flaky pastry 4 large ripe, but not too soft, pears, peeled, halved and cored Milk or egg wash Butterscotch sauce 50g butter ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup cream ½ tsp sea salt 1 tsp vanilla extract Preheat the oven 200 C. Line a tray with baking paper. Place pears flat side down on the ...
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: Unhinged and This Town
August 07, 2020 22:54 - 6 minutes - 2.67 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Kiwi Movie This Town, and new thriller Unhinged. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: If you think Trump's bad ...
August 07, 2020 21:56 - 3 minutes - 1.3 MBKevin Milne has been looking at a former French leader who might give President Trump a run for his money as an ... interesting ... world leader. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: The major issue with National's campaign
August 07, 2020 21:39 - 3 minutes - 1.51 MBI went for a drive with my mate the other day and got talking about the election... and he made a really interesting comment. “I’ve always voted National.” He said. “Every single election of my life. Always. But I dunno... I just feel like they’re at sixes and sevens at the moment. I don’t think they’re organised enough to be in government right now.” My mate is not someone who follows politics too keenly... he doesn’t swat up on the various electorates or tune in religiously for questio...