Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Jack 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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February 14, 2025 15 mins

The sun is out and iconic Kiwis are returning to our shores. 

Model and actress Rachel Hunter is back In New Zealand for the summer, teaming up with Uber Eats to bring Kiwis to the beach.  

She revealed to Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame that she’s actually over for around three months every year, splitting the rest of her time between LA, London, and the various retreats she does in places like India and Bali. 

“I’m very lu...

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US indie folk band The Lumineers are back.  

Automatic is the group’s fifth studio album, and has members Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz travelling “new sonic and thematic terrain” after twenty years of partnership.  

There’s a vulnerability and intimacy to the music, with vocalist Schultz pushing his vocals to the limit. 

Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on the release.  

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We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes  

Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart, and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is . . . complicated. So when her real dad—a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago—suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the final st...

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Labour and childbirth can be a frantic time for everyone involved. 

This week Kevin Milne is reminiscing on the birth of his second child - and the drama that came with it.

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"Sandwiched by mountains on one side and the sprawling white-sands beach on the other, the urban jungle of Los Angeles seems to melt away on arrival in Santa Monica. This beloved beachside city bursts with personality, offering quintessential encounters with the Southern California coastal lifestyle."

Read Mike's full article here.

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February 14, 2025 117 mins

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 15 February 2025, certified Kiwi icon and international supermodel Rachel Hunter joins Jack to catch up about her time back in New Zealand, and the importance of her spiritual side. 

Jack discusses his view on the school lunches debacle

Out of New Zealand's biggest BBQ festival Meatstock, Nici Wickes celebrates National Lamb Day with a divine marinade...

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I’ve been thinking recently about major life changes that families go through and how these can be at the same time very challenging, yet also an opportunity for amazing growth for individuals and for families.  

This was sparked by three things:  

  • The impending arrival of Jack’s baby. 
  • The recent arrival into our family of our first grandchild. 
  • Our daughter moving out of home to go to uni in Auckland (whi...
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A few weeks ago, I came across one of my favourite Native trees: the Tree Fuchsia. Most people in the world that grow house plants know Fuchsia as an elegant producer of flowers. I took my Dutch Cousin to Banks Peninsula, and he simply thought I was taking the micky: how can you have a Fuchsia species that grows up to 12 meters?

The flowers are beautiful and the bark is outstanding – literally. But the seeds are something else aga...

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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth   

Dr. Jim Swire searches for justice following the death of his daughter Flora in one of the worst air disasters in history: the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. On December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew, as well as 11 residents on the ground, were killed when a plane exploded over the quiet town of Lockerbie, Scotland. Thirteen years later, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime ...

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BOB’S BEST BUYS  

Valentine’s Day Selection

Wine: Pegasus Bay Gewurztraminer 2024 North Canterbury, $30  

Why I chose it:  

Gewurztraminer is an aromatic wine with punchy aromas that often resemble flowers (in this case rose petals).  

 

National Lamb Day Selection

Wine: Trinity Hill 2021 The Gimblett, Hawke’s Bay, $39.99  

Why I chose it:  

It’s NZ Lamb Day today and I ...

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The Gulf of America is official  

President Trump ordered it to be changed in official government documents on Wednesday, which has prompted Google Maps and Apple Maps to make the change too. 

Google said it made the change in line with its "longstanding policy" of reflecting name changes updated in official US government sources, but, the change is only for US users. It'll still be the Gulf of Mexico in Mexico and the re...

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 

Bridget Jones finally has some luck in her life; she has a great job as a screenwriter, her family and a new boyfriend; the fact that he is over twenty years younger than her isn't the only thing that is causing problems.  

  

September 5 

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Isr...

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Let’s face it, NZ grows great lamb! So on this day, National Lamb Day, we’re celebrating with a delicious lamb dish that relies on the fruitiness of a quince and spicey harissa marinade.  

Serves 4-6   

  

Ingredients   

1-1.5kg Butterflied leg of lamb, or use steaks, loin chops, or even shoulder chops   

 

Marinade   

1 red onion, finely diced  

4 cloves gar...

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I suppose it was inevitable that something would go wrong.   

It wasn’t like the new school lunch providers all had the opportunity to ease into their work. They didn’t do huge practice runs or slowly build capacity over time.   

For most of them it was a case of going from zero to one hundred. Day one of the school year and they had to be zipping along in fifth gear.   

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One of the most legendary couples on the New Zealand theatre scene, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst have acting resumes that range from pimps, to politicians, to animated versions of Buzzy Bee.  

They’ve been in countless productions together, but it had never been just the two of them on stage until their most recent stage work - In Other Words.  

In the show, the two play a married couple dealing with the onset ...

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Nadia Reid has returned.  

‘Enter Now Brightness’ is Reid’s fourth album, releasing five years after the last and coming from a period of reflection during the Covid lockdowns. 

Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the release. 

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The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey  

A Russian arrives in Singapore with a secret to sell. When the Russian is killed and Sam Joseph, the CIA officer dispatched for the meet, goes missing, Artemis Procter is made a scapegoat and run out of the service. Traded back in a spy swap, Sam appears at Procter's central Florida doorstep months later with an explosive secret: there is a Russian mole hidden deep within the upper reache...

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"January’s horrific wildfires in Los Angeles County have understandably raised questions about whether it’s appropriate to visit destinations close to the fire grounds and the Pacific Coast Highway. But the clarion call from LA’s tourism leaders is to remind the world, ‘we are open and would love to see you”. Over a million of the city’s jobs rely on tourism. It’s also worth bearing in mind that, while devastating, the wildfires ha...

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Living a sustainable lifestyle can often put you at odds with the mainstream perspective, as Kate Hall knows well. So how do you navigate disagreements and deal with other people’s opinions when trying to live up to your values? Here are a few tips from Kate: 

Lead with Positivity 

Don’t instigate or engage in conversations about sustainability unless they were started or consented by the other person - otherwise you'll e...

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February 7, 2025 117 mins

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 8 February 2025, Kiwi acting legends Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst join Jack to discuss carrying a whole show on their own and heading nationwide in their latest stage work In Other Words.  

Jack ponders whether taking time for the good stuff is in keeping with the modern day. 

Long weekenders rejoice - Nici Wickes delivers the dos and don'ts ...

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