Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
9am-12pm Sat
SATURDAY MORNING WITH JACK TAME
9am–12pm Saturdays
The only way to start your weekend!
With more than 15 years as a journalist and broadcaster, Jack's become a household name on New Zealand airwaves.
Not only does he host his own radio show, Jack also co-hosts TVNZ's Q+A. His work has taken him around the world.
Jack’s crisp perspective, style, and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio.
News, sport, books, music, gardens and food – what better way to spend your Saturdays?
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"I'll promise you'll be on the edge of your seat": Ed Gamble returns to NZ with new comedy tour
Ed Gamble is a man of many hats. Champion of the Taskmaster UK, podcast co-host, author, television host, standup comedian – on top of this, he’s an absolute food...
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Samantha Fish finds her feet with 'raw' new album 'Paper Doll'
Samantha Fish is offering up nine new powerhouse songs on her latest album ‘Paper Doll’. It’s Fish’s 13th album, and the first she’s recorded with her touring band,...
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'The Paris Express' winds history into an 'interesting novel'
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband,...
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Kevin Milne: A surprising wealth of information on NZ's fallen soldiers
Kevin Milne has been doing some research into his family history recently – notably the deaths of three of his uncles. All three were soldiers in the First World...
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Mike Yardley: Savouring the sights and sounds of Salzburg
"Few cities in the world enjoy the stature of being a music mecca quite like Salzburg. It’s one of my favourite European destinations and I recently ventured back...
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Give multitasking a miss: The benefits of taking things one by one
Some would argue our world has got too busy, too frantic, that we never get a chance to switch off. An estimate from a few years ago believes we have as much as...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 26 April 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 26 April 2025, the master of combining comedy with his love for food, Ed Gamble joins Jack...
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Taphrina deformans: Treating peach leaf curl
I’m trying a different tack on Newstalk ZB. It’s something I use with teachers and kids at school: the meaning of scientific names of living organisms helps to...
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'Bone break fever': What is dengue fever and how do you prevent it?
Dengue fever is in the news right now after the death of a young Samoan boy at Starship Hospital last week. As many New Zealanders travel to the Pacific Islands,...
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"A big coup": OpenAI's open to buying Google Chrome
OpenAI would be open to buying Google's Chrome browser Talk about an instant audience - imagine logging into your Chrome web browser and instead of getting Google...
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'A Western soap opera': Experience soft and romantic escapism in 'Ransom Canyon'
Mobland Power is up for grabs as two warring crime families clash in a battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives. In the crossfire stands Harry Da...
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'Super easy': Two Raw Sisters' Halloumi Saagwala
Margo Flanagan of ‘Two Raw Sisters’ serves up a delicious recipe for Halloumi Saagwala. Serves: 2 Time: 20 minutes Ingredients Saagwala 1 brown onion,...
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"Full of life": A 'bold' and 'ambitious' mix of ideas in 'Sinners'
The Correspondent The story of the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who while reporting on the Arab Spring uprising becomes...
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Jack Tame: My verdict on becoming a one car household
I had a funny entry in my calendar this week that took me a moment to decipher. ‘Mava 1C anniversary’ it said. My heart skipped a beat. Anniversary?! Oh, hang...
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"Deeply moved": Ciarán Hinds on the 'relentlessness' of his latest project
Ciarán Hinds’ acting pursuits have taken him far from his roots in Northern Ireland. A quality actor - he lends himself to both villainy and simmering heroics....
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"Haunting and beautiful": Beirut returns to the circus with new album
In Beirut’s 7th album, Zach Condon returns to a place he had no plans to ever go back to. ‘A Study of Losses’ was commissioned by the Swedish circus troupe Kompani...
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Unravelling secrets in 'Nine Hidden Lives' and 'Strangers in Time'
Nine Hidden Lives by Robert Gold Secrets only survive in the dark When journalist Ben Harper is asked to help re-examine an unsolved murder case from thirty years...
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Kevin Milne: Humility, humiliation, and a bit of a fall
Less well known than the days that follow it is Maundy Thursday – the day in which Jesus Christ shared the Last Supper with his 12 apostles. A theme of the day...
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Mike Yardley: Waltzing through Vienna with Trafalgar
"You could spill vast rivers of blue Danube ink try to encapsulate the enduring brilliance of Vienna and all that it has lavished on the world. It’s the city that...
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Waste or ingredients? Reframing food scraps
Food Appreciation Month is coming up, and Kate Hall is thinking about food scraps. New Zealand households are throwing away over 157,000 tonnes of edible food every...
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Ruud Kleinpaste: Spotting fungi
A week ago I noticed one of those beautiful red toadstools in our garden – the classic red fungus with white dots all over the skin. Amanita muscaria or Fly agaric...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 19 April 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 19 April 2025, Northern Irish acting legend, Hollywood royalty, and the man who has been in...
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'Complexity and depth' in the Esk Valley Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022
Esk Valley Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022, Hawkes Bay RRP from $24.99. From the Gimblett Gravels sub-regional GI of Hawkes Bay The Wine: Great colour...
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Google, Meta court antitrust suits over digital advertising practices
Google and Meta are being raked over the coals in the US The two titans are facing antitrust suits for the methods used in their digital advertising networks. Google...
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The Stolen Girl: A "twisty, gripping kind of thriller"
Patience Against the backdrop of the historic city of York, detective Bea Metcalf forms an unlikely duo with young autistic police archivist Patience Evans, opening...
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"An incredibly visceral film": Take a step into a soldier's shoes with 'Warfare'
The Penguin Lessons An Englishman experiences personal and political changes after adopting a penguin during a turbulent time in Argentina's history. Warfare...
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Mix things up for Easter breakfast with Nici Wickes' pancake recipe
These pancakes may not only be the most delicious thing you’ll eat this Easter, they may also be the most healthy! Makes 12+ Ingredients 2/3 cup rolled...
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Jack Tame: The miracles and mysteries much closer to home
The pictures made it look like a parody. Eleven minutes after taking off from a West Texas launch site, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space capsule touched down with...
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"We see eye to eye": The Jungle Giants frontman on the band's evolution and growth
Over a decade has seen Australian pop-dance royalty The Jungle Giants grow from simple lovers of music to fully-fledged artists on the world stage. They had a massive...
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"The Muso's prize": Kiwi creativity to be celebrated with Taite Music Prize
The creativity of Kiwi musicians is being recognised this month. The Taite Music Prize is being awarded next week, the purpose of which is to recognise outstanding...
