Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

New Zealand's catholic leader says Pope Francis' legacy will live on under the church's new leader. 

69-year-old Robert Prevost was elected the new pontiff after the fourth ballot of the conclave yesterday, taking the name Leo XIV. 

He is the first Pope from the United States and the first from the Augustinian order of the church. 

New Zealand Archbishop John Dew voted in the conclave, and says in the ten days of mee...

Kevin Milne recently received an email, passed on by Jack Tame, about advice he gave on the show 18 years ago. He said that parents should buy an exercise book, tie a pencil to it and write in even the little highlights of their kids growing up.

The listener did just that, giving his son a book filled with special moments and memori...

The internet is filled with a wide array of things – more than any one person could experience in their entire life. 

However, as the internet has developed, spaces dedicated to children have been eroded – gone are the days of Club Penguin and flash games, replaced with adult and advertiser friendly spaces. 

What this has resulted in is the exposure of generations of children and young people to harmful —sometimes outrigh...

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams  
 
From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this e...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 10 May 2025, fresh from the conclave, New Zealand's Cardinal John Dew joins Jack to discuss his part in the process of selecting Pope Leo XIV. 

Jack considers the rare instances when the world's eyes all rest on the same place. 

Mother's Day is sorted with Nici Wickes' delicious No-fuss Sticky Buns. 

Bill Gates will go broke to make the earth bette...

Wine: Neudorf Tiritiri Pinot Gris RRP – $27.00 

From the Moutere Hills in Nelson. 

The Wine: 
A semi-aromatic variety, this PG delivers scents of Asian pears and red apple. There’s a natural white spice, almost pepper-like and a distinctive mineral quality. Satin smooth texture on the palate, juicy fleshy, ripe and delicious. Medium(ish) weighted and lengthy on the finish.  

The Food:
Whilst great on its ...

A common problem in our homes, especially in the cooler areas of Aotearoa: gazillions of flies settling into your spare room, on the ceiling of a quiet place, or in the roof cavity.  

The flies arrive at your place in autumn and find a good spot to hibernate – just like they do in their countries of origin: Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Germany, the UK, the USA, and Canada.   

Pollenia pediculata is the cluster fly s...

Poker Face 

Charlie Cale, a casino employee, has an exceptional ability to detect lies. She drives around the country and begins to solve cases of random individuals she meets on the road (TVNZ+). 

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes 

In London, July 2005, police hunt a rogue terrorist cell. An extraordinary series of events during a surveillance operation leads to the misidentification of an inno...

Bill Gates will go broke to make the earth better  

The Microsoft founder says he plans to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the next 20 years. In a blog post, he wrote that he will not die rich. He cited Andrew Carnegie’s line: “The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.”  

His foundation will close its doors permanently on December 31st, 2045. Before that it will be spending down its endowment, as well as almost al...

Another Simple Favor 

Stephanie Smothers agrees to travel to Italy to be the maid of honour for the devious and cunning Emily Nelson. However, she soon suspects Emily's good will is part of an elaborate plan for revenge. 

The Wedding Banquet

Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man proposes a green card marriage to a female friend in exchange for paying for her IVF treatment. However, things soon get complicated wh...

This is one of the simplest and quickest sticky bun recipes I know, and the buns are top notch.   

Makes 8-10 large buns   

Ingredients  

Syrup  

• ½ cup brown sugar  
• 3 big tablespoons butter  
• 4 tablespoons maple syrup   

Dough  

• 1 cup warmed milk   
• 2 teaspoons active yeast granules  
• 1 teaspoon sugar   
• 3 cups plain...

The centre of the world.  

It’s a funny concept, really, because on a planet with 8 billion people, the world’s attention never settles on any one event or thing for much more than a moment. Most of the time you would probably argue that the world’s attention is divided and scattered. It takes an historic moment, something really big, truly significant, to hone those 8 billion sets of eyes to one point. And to be there in pers...

Ben Macintyre captivates readers with true stories.  

He expertly unravels complex historical events, explaining sharp subplots and side characters while artfully deploying dry humour to make the true stories he tells digestible.   

His most recent non-fiction work is The Siege – a story of how in April 1980, six men stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took 26 hostages they held for six days.  

Macintyre t...

Prominent businessman, author and former politician Sir Bob Jones has died in Wellington after a brief illness - aged 85.  

Jones formed the New Zealand Party in 1983, which stood for 10 years.   

He received a knighthood in 1989 for services to business management and the community.  

Kevin Milne told Jack Tame he will be remembered as a terrific writer. 

He says Wellington already feels all the more grey ...

One of New Zealand’s most treasured musical acts, Sir Dave Dobbyn, will perform at Auckland Town Hall, the first time he has hit the stage there solo.

The 68-year-old has previously performed at the prestigious venue with his band Th’ Dudes, but has never showcased his own set. That will change on June 4, when he and his touring band look to cover songs from his 45-year recording career.

Announced as part of the Auckland Winter Con...

The Good Mistress by Anne Tiernan  

Juliet never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only man she'd ever loved. She was sure he'd leave his frustratingly perfect wife - until he went and ghosted her, literally. Maeve is a bestselling novelist, and yet between her exasperating husband, teenage sons and ailing mother, success feels hollow. When she dallies in a surprising infidelity of her own, her carefully construc...

"Budapest has long been a punching bag for invading powers and battled over by a litany of imperial bullies. But the legacy is a city stacked with historic layer upon layer of intrigue and faded glory, some layers still decaying while others have been ambitiously restored.  I was back in the Hungarian capital with Trafalgar, one of the headline stops on their splendidly curated 10-day Imperial Europe tour."

Read Mike's full ar...