September 12, 2025 • 6 mins
Having arrived home from holiday a short few weeks ago, Kevin Milne's recent travel experiences are still fresh in his mind.
Every time you travel, you learn something new, and this time around he learned that there’s a better way to book your flights.
He joined Jack Tame to pass on the tips and tricks he learned.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
There'd be Jack's such a relief to he editorial full
of human empathy and nuance this morning it feels increasingly real.
Thank you ninety two ninety two if you want to
send us a message this morning. Kevin Milners kicking us
off for our Saturday heer.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Kevinder Jack, I love that story about the about the
wooden bench, And you're right, I mean, so it ended
up on the beach just along from us. I suppose
when I say just so long, it's about a killometer
away from where we are. But what a wonderful thing
that a woman who first saw it sort of raised
(00:45):
the alarm. Yeah, this is important because it may have
only been there for a beef, for a head off
somewhere else.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Yeah, of course, yeah, yeah, there's nothing to say that
the journey would have ended there if people hadn't stepped in. Yeah,
it is an amazing story. It's one of those funny things.
So my you might remember when I was at home
my parents place in Golden Bay and Collingwood a couple
of Christmases ago, on a really really clear day, we
were sitting outside having lunch and in the far off distance,
(01:16):
my brother in law said, there's Mount Tartanuki and we
were like no, no, no, no, And then we're like, ah,
how on that is there's Mount Tartanuck. We got out
a little telescope and yep, it was Mount Tartanuki. And
it's very easy to forget that the top of the
South Island. You know, we in our minds we kind
of think of the North Island being directly north of
the South Island, but actually the top of the South
Island sits off due west of the lower part of
(01:39):
the North Island, right, So this bench has actually it's
gone down the Tarcica River, it's gone into Golden Bay,
and then it's headed due west, albeit slowly, right across
Cook straight as opposed to going north. So yeah, it's
an amazing journey. It's such a good story.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
So yeah, it's a great story. And because we sit
in our house here and we and look directly west
to Australia if you like. Yeah, but in the middle
there there's the top end of the marlbra Sounds right
across from us.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yes, so can you see island?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yes, very well? If that last night was a cracker
night for Durval Island and then Steven's Island on top
of that.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Yeah, oh how good? Yeah, are you very latey Kevin. Yeah,
I thought it would be making making a bit of
a splash along the Carpitol coast, so I expected you
would have all the details for us. But you were
offering some travel advice this morning.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yeah. You learn new things every time you travel, and
what I learned on our recent trip to London was
the better way to book your flights. As you know,
you book a flight within New Zealand. If you go
to London, you book a flight with the New Zealand
stad of Singapore maybe Hong Kong, and then the New
Zealand's partner airline will take over on their aircraft and
fly from Singapore onto London. We had a magnificent flight
(02:53):
on the New Zealand Singapore leg and the Singapore New
Zealand flight on the way back because we were on
board in New Zealand's aircraft, the Dreamliner. This is a
big new aircraft with all the latest tech in New Zealand,
with the best airline by miles, terrific cabin crew, up
(03:14):
to date screens and seats, great food. But when we
switched to Singapore Airlines to flood it from Singapore to London,
we are on one of their old Triple sevens with
scruffy vanishings, outdated screens, et cetera. And the cabin crews
seemed to know it. You felt their morale was low.
It's sort of like working in an old shop that
(03:36):
needed a bit of a liquor paint. Same coming back
from a tired old Triple seven. Again, no excitement on board.
So what I learned was that when you're booking long
haul flights, find out what type of aircraft you'll be
flying in. If I'd known that, I'd made sure we
were on Dreamliners all the way. Cathay PACIFICA. I don't
(03:57):
think have Dreamliners yet, but Singapore Airlines does, and with
a bit of fiddling around, we could have flown on
new Dreamliners all the way. Anyway, that's my trouble advice,
find out what the aircraft you're going to be flying on.
And the final thing, Jack, I intentionally book daytime flights
as much as possible. I like flying with the sun
(04:19):
coming in, but as soon as everyone's settled us down
after lunch down, come, all the shutters, out, go the
lights and everyone goes to sleep. What is that all.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
About, isn't it? Because don't they say the best the
best thing to do if you're traveling on a long
haul is to immediately start to try and adapt to
the time where you're arriving. And I think that's what
they do with the Dreamliner, right, so they say, for example,
if you're flying to the US into the West Coast,
they'll say, okay, what's the time there right now, we'll
(04:52):
try and set the lighting so that it matches that.
The problem is when you then get in reverse. You know,
if you're going and people are pulling down the blinds
when it's the middle of the daytime in your destination,
that's the problem.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Yeah, yes, yes, And so you get into the awkward
situation you want to read your book and everybody else
wants to sleep and you're the only You feel very
self conscious the fact that you're the only one but
their light on. Yeah, and so you turn it off
and try to get to sleep yourself. So it's kind
of a weird thing that, but you've probably got the
(05:25):
answer to it.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
There and won Yeah, are you hitt into the game tonight.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yeah, hell yeah, I'll be there, don't you worry.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh my gosh, it's going to be so exciting. Yeah, so, well,
what are you going to do for the Warriors in
the meantime? You're just going to be getting out there. Yeah,
it is a tricky They should to do that. They
should put it on the big screen at the you know,
at the stadium, so you can watch the first half
of the very least.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Wouldn't that be good. I'm not sure it's the game
I really want to see, to be honest, I love
the Warriors so much that I bet I've got a
feeling about about tonight that this might be the end
of it for them.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
We'll see come on, come on, Yeah, what on earth
about the Warriors past history would ever lead you to
have a take like thatck? Hey, enjoy the game. Will
be thinking of you tonight, looking for you in the crowds.
Keeping milm with us this morning.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast
from News Talks.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
There'd be Jack's such a relief to he editorial full
of human empathy and nuance this morning it feels increasingly real.
Thank you ninety two ninety two if you want to
send us a message this morning. Kevin Milners kicking us
off for our Saturday heer.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
Kevinder Jack, I love that story about the about the
wooden bench, And you're right, I mean, so it ended
up on the beach just along from us. I suppose
when I say just so long, it's about a killometer
away from where we are. But what a wonderful thing
that a woman who first saw it sort of raised
(00:45):
the alarm. Yeah, this is important because it may have
only been there for a beef, for a head off
somewhere else.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Yeah, of course, yeah, yeah, there's nothing to say that
the journey would have ended there if people hadn't stepped in. Yeah,
it is an amazing story. It's one of those funny things.
So my you might remember when I was at home
my parents place in Golden Bay and Collingwood a couple
of Christmases ago, on a really really clear day, we
were sitting outside having lunch and in the far off distance,
(01:16):
my brother in law said, there's Mount Tartanuki and we
were like no, no, no, no, And then we're like, ah,
how on that is there's Mount Tartanuck. We got out
a little telescope and yep, it was Mount Tartanuki. And
it's very easy to forget that the top of the
South Island. You know, we in our minds we kind
of think of the North Island being directly north of
the South Island, but actually the top of the South
Island sits off due west of the lower part of
(01:39):
the North Island, right, So this bench has actually it's
gone down the Tarcica River, it's gone into Golden Bay,
and then it's headed due west, albeit slowly, right across
Cook straight as opposed to going north. So yeah, it's
an amazing journey. It's such a good story.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
So yeah, it's a great story. And because we sit
in our house here and we and look directly west
to Australia if you like. Yeah, but in the middle
there there's the top end of the marlbra Sounds right
across from us.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Yes, so can you see island?
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yes, very well? If that last night was a cracker
night for Durval Island and then Steven's Island on top
of that.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Yeah, oh how good? Yeah, are you very latey Kevin. Yeah,
I thought it would be making making a bit of
a splash along the Carpitol coast, so I expected you
would have all the details for us. But you were
offering some travel advice this morning.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
Yeah. You learn new things every time you travel, and
what I learned on our recent trip to London was
the better way to book your flights. As you know,
you book a flight within New Zealand. If you go
to London, you book a flight with the New Zealand
stad of Singapore maybe Hong Kong, and then the New
Zealand's partner airline will take over on their aircraft and
fly from Singapore onto London. We had a magnificent flight
(02:53):
on the New Zealand Singapore leg and the Singapore New
Zealand flight on the way back because we were on
board in New Zealand's aircraft, the Dreamliner. This is a
big new aircraft with all the latest tech in New Zealand,
with the best airline by miles, terrific cabin crew, up
(03:14):
to date screens and seats, great food. But when we
switched to Singapore Airlines to flood it from Singapore to London,
we are on one of their old Triple sevens with
scruffy vanishings, outdated screens, et cetera. And the cabin crews
seemed to know it. You felt their morale was low.
It's sort of like working in an old shop that
(03:36):
needed a bit of a liquor paint. Same coming back
from a tired old Triple seven. Again, no excitement on board.
So what I learned was that when you're booking long
haul flights, find out what type of aircraft you'll be
flying in. If I'd known that, I'd made sure we
were on Dreamliners all the way. Cathay PACIFICA. I don't
(03:57):
think have Dreamliners yet, but Singapore Airlines does, and with
a bit of fiddling around, we could have flown on
new Dreamliners all the way. Anyway, that's my trouble advice,
find out what the aircraft you're going to be flying on.
And the final thing, Jack, I intentionally book daytime flights
as much as possible. I like flying with the sun
(04:19):
coming in, but as soon as everyone's settled us down
after lunch down, come, all the shutters, out, go the
lights and everyone goes to sleep. What is that all.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
About, isn't it? Because don't they say the best the
best thing to do if you're traveling on a long
haul is to immediately start to try and adapt to
the time where you're arriving. And I think that's what
they do with the Dreamliner, right, so they say, for example,
if you're flying to the US into the West Coast,
they'll say, okay, what's the time there right now, we'll
(04:52):
try and set the lighting so that it matches that.
The problem is when you then get in reverse. You know,
if you're going and people are pulling down the blinds
when it's the middle of the daytime in your destination,
that's the problem.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Yeah, yes, yes, And so you get into the awkward
situation you want to read your book and everybody else
wants to sleep and you're the only You feel very
self conscious the fact that you're the only one but
their light on. Yeah, and so you turn it off
and try to get to sleep yourself. So it's kind
of a weird thing that, but you've probably got the
(05:25):
answer to it.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
There and won Yeah, are you hitt into the game tonight.
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yeah, hell yeah, I'll be there, don't you worry.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh my gosh, it's going to be so exciting. Yeah, so, well,
what are you going to do for the Warriors in
the meantime? You're just going to be getting out there. Yeah,
it is a tricky They should to do that. They
should put it on the big screen at the you know,
at the stadium, so you can watch the first half
of the very least.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Wouldn't that be good. I'm not sure it's the game
I really want to see, to be honest, I love
the Warriors so much that I bet I've got a
feeling about about tonight that this might be the end
of it for them.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
We'll see come on, come on, Yeah, what on earth
about the Warriors past history would ever lead you to
have a take like thatck? Hey, enjoy the game. Will
be thinking of you tonight, looking for you in the crowds.
Keeping milm with us this morning.
Speaker 1 (06:15):
For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live
to News Talks ed B from nine am Saturday, or
follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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