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?
Episodes
The Department of Conservation is currently seeking feedback on its Predator Free 2050 strategy.
The current strategy aims to completely eliminate five predators from New Zealand: rats, stoats, ferrets, weasels and possums.
However, they’re now asking whether feral cats should be added to the list as well.
Predator Free NZ Trust CEO Jessi Morgan told Francesca Rudkin that there’s estimated to be between 2.5 millio...
The next few months we’ll be “in the dark” so to speak – the shortest days of the year puts us in front of the Low Emissions Burner, keeping warm while reading gardening magazines.
What kinds of plants give us colour at this time?
Go and visit your local Botanic Garden and take a note book with you – I often look at the stuff that Julie plants at our place.
Tree Dahlia are huge plants that can grow up to 4 or 5 ...
Ha Ha Merlot 2023, Hawkes Bay. RRP $19.00
Ha Ha means – to ‘Catch your breath’ in te reo Māori
A palate of plums and blackberry fruit scents, there’s a light violet touch and generous fruity core. Fine tannins with medium+ acid line to frame the flavours of plums and red berry fruits. Balanced and refreshing with decent length and lots of style. Best drinking from 2025 through 2028.
The Food: ...
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 31 May 2025, hot off her big win at the Aotearoa Music Awards, Fazerdaze aka Amelia Murray joins Francesca Rudkin to discuss how it felt to bag her first AMA.
Francesca's championing an ACT policy.
Karl Puschmann discusses the brand-new film from Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead.
And chef Nici Wickes delivers a sweet treat for the long weekend - ca...
Instagram isn’t just for square photos anymore
You can already post images with a rectangular aspect ratio of 4:5, but with 3:4, your photo won’t be cropped at the ends. You can still post a square too.
My theory is that this is in response to the resurgence of people taking photos on actual cameras again. The tourists in NYC seems to love a dedicated camera - and I don't mean a DSLR, I mean an old school 'digital cam...
Department Q
Carl, a former top-rated detective, is wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another policeman dead. On his return to work, Carl is assigned to a cold case that will consume his life (Netflix).
The Better Sister
Chloe, a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her husband Adam and son; her estranged sister Nicky struggles to make ...
If you ever need to produce a celebration cake, this is it!
Serves 8-10
Ingredients:
Sponge cake
- 130g unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 2⅓ cups self-raising flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup milk
To decorate
- 1/3 cup raspberry jam, warmed...
Mountainhead
A group of billionaire friends get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis.
Captain America: Brave New World
Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with President Thaddeus Ross. He must soon discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
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It’s not often you will hear me unreservedly champion an ACT policy, but I am all in when it comes to their concern and policy response to sexually explicit deepfakes.
The US and UK are leading the way with legislative changes on this, New Zealand law lagging well behind.
ACT MP Laura McClure has prepared a bill to restrict the generation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfakes. Recently she announced "The Dee...
After a decade of chart-topping hits, sold-out tours, and almost 300 million streams, Mitch James is stepping away from music for good.
He's set to take the stage one last time for The Final Show – an emotional send-off at the Christchurch Town Hall on Saturday 24 May.
Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on Mitch James's final album.
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The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
The first NZ-published book to hit number one this year. From the author of Pet. Set in England in 1979, identical 13-year-old triplets are part of a Government scheme where they're constantly monitored and medicated.
Nightshade by Michael Connelly
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been 'exiled' to a low-key post, policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics dro...
This week, Mike Yardley opened up about Glenorchy's brand of eco-concious tourism, and revealed why it's a must-visit for fans of jet-boating, nature and Middle Earth.
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Last Friday (May 16) was Pink Shirt Day in New Zealand which, as we know, is to promote anti-bullying - serving as a reminder that bullying can happen anywhere.
Some people think it only happens in the playground at school but reports show it also occurs in workplaces, with a Massey Uni study in 2023 reported 1 in 4 people experienced bullying at least monthly in the workplace.
Clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland un...
Last week, a collaborative group of Enthusiastic Restoration Organisations got together on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf. They were there to celebrate an inspirational project that commenced almost two decades ago: getting kiwi on the island.
I remember having many chats with the Late Sir Rob Fenwick and his wife Lady Jennie about making the island predator-free so that these birds (and other species) could be introduced...
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 24 May 2025, award-winning playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke and emerging dance talent Justice Kalolo join Jack to discuss New Zealand's leading contemporary dance company Black Grace celebrating 30 years, and the brand new produ...
In a bid to boost Kiwis' retirement savings, the Government is increasing the default KiwiSaver contribution rate to 3.5 percent next year and then 4 percent by April 2028.
The scheme will also be extended to 16 and 17-year-olds from April 1, 2026 - they will need to opt in, as the automatic enrolment will remain at 18.
The Government contribution rate, however, will reduce by half, from 50c for each dollar a member contribut...
Johnny Ive, the designer behind the iPod, iMac & iPhone, is going all in with the creators of ChatGPT.
Two years ago he started a company, io, to rethink the computer for the AI-age - which OpenAI was an investor in.
OpenAI has now purchased it for $6.5 billion according to Bloomberg.
Tech commentator Paul Stenhouse says the staff will be joining OpenAI, but Ive won't be.
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Sirens - (Netflix) Julianne Moore and Meghann Fahy star in this glitzy drama about a woman concerned about her sister’s relationship with her billionaire boss.
Nine Perfect Strangers - (Prime Video) A new season of the drama based on a book by Liane Moriarty and starring Nicole Kidman, about nine strangers who congregate at a wellness retreat to gain respite from their lives.
Tucci In Italy - (...
New Zealand’s leading contemporary dance company Black Grace is celebrating 30 years this year - and their latest production offers an intimate look at a familiar emotion.
Rage Rage was crafted as a response to the chaotic times we live in, and it features dance infused with physical theatre.
Award-winning playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke and emerging dancer Justice Kalolo joined Jack Tame to discuss the project.
"I think peopl...
Halloumi Orzo Tray Bake
Full of flavourful, vibrant everyday ingredients. This is quick and easy comfort food at its best. We encourage you to swap and change the vegetables with what needs to be used in your fridge and what's seasonal. To make this dairy free, either leave out the halloumi altogether or use a dairy free cheese alternative.
Serves: 4
Time: 50 minutes
1 eggplant, cut into pieces ...
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