Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Mike Yardley's been working up a sweat biking and hiking around Ruapehu on the Central Plateau.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the easiest ways to make a difference in the climate emergency is composting your organic waste rather than throwing it in your rubbish bin Organic matter in your rubbish goes into the landfill where is starts composting in amongst your paper and plastic waste. This causes methane to build up, which is a strong greenhouse gas, and can also reintroduce some of the nasty chemicals and heavy m...

There are a lot of nonsense stories around white-tails. People seem to be very frightened of them; I blame the media, who don’t seem to have a scientific bone in their body These species are from Australia – came here in the 1800-s, probably with household goods in containers; we now have a couple of species Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina. Recent taxonomic investigations showed there are 61...

Our resident doctor Bryan Betty discusses vaping and its risks. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Severence: Patricia Arquette and Christopher Walken star in this sci-fi drama about a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs (AppleTV+).   Medici: The Magnificent: A historical political drama about the House of Medici, a...

Grown Ups, Sushi for Beginners, Rachel’s Holiday...all book titles you’re likely to recognise from Irish author Marian Keyes.   More than 30 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide, she’s one of Ireland’s most successful authors of all time and has a reputation as one of the nicest in the business.   Marian has just released her 15th novel and first ever sequel, returning to the belo...

This recipe is for anyone who a. has too many tomatoes in the garden or b. loves the taste of summer in winter or c. adores pizza and/or pasta for dinner. So, pretty much everyone then! But even if you don’t grow your own tomatoes this recipe is for you because about now toms get cheap, really cheap in your local grocers and a few kgs made into pasta sauce now, can see you through many a dark wint...

C’mon C’mon   When his sister asks him to look after her son, a radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his energetic nephew to show him life away from Los Angeles.  The Worst Person in the World  A 2021 dark romantic comedy-drama film directed by Joachim Trier about a young woman battles indecisiveness as she traverses the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her c...

Kevin Milne speaks to Jack Tame about how police are coping with the demonstrations at Parliament amidst claims they've "gone soft".  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I couldn’t believe it! I finished up on my Saturday radio show, last week. Cycled home. Made some lunch. Refreshed the New Zealand Herald, and whaddaya know? It was like Trevor Mallard had been listening to us all morning. The Speaker of the House was blasting protestors with Barry Manilow and the Macarena. Unbelievable. Apparently I didn’t make it clear enough in my editorial last week. I was JOK...

Estelle Clifford gives us her rating of Mary J. Blige's new album, 'Good Morning Gorgeous'. It's the R&B star's first album since 2017. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Becoming Forrest – Rob Pope  The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the United States.  Violeta – Isabel Allende  This sweeping novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea tells the epic story of Violeta del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to...

Mike Yardley shares all the brews, bites and sights in Ohakune. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Relationship expert Steven Dromgool says friendship is as important as any relationship and needs to be nurtured. It means there will be times you will have to navigate conflict with your mates - how do you do that? LISTENABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I live a sheltered life! Ever since moving to Christchurch a few insect “pests” have disappeared from my life and my garden: the Passionvine hopper and the Green, stinking vegetable bug (Nezara viridula) This last character is always the one that makes gardeners excited… Just look at my diary notes on talkback callers! Green vegie bugs are sap sucking insects that arrived in NZ a long, long time a...

Finance expert Hannah McQueen feels a financial reckoning is on its way.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samsung's new mobile lineup is out It's the Galaxy S22. There's the regular, plus and new ultra. The ultra replaces the Galaxy Note and still comes with the stylus. It has five cameras - more than I've ever seen on a phone - and configured in a P shape. It's got a crazy 108 Megapixel camera, and a 40 megapixel camera on the front. You're able to control every part of the camera and even get the ra...

Inventing Anna: Inspired by a true story, this American drama follows a journalist investigating the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary heiress who stole the hearts and money of New York elites (Netflix)   The Girl Before: An HBO/BBC drama that follows the story of a smart and curious PR exec  who gets the chance to move into a beautiful, minimalist home designed by a supremely self-conf...

Not many people can say they’re on the hit list of one the biggest global leaders in the world but Bill Browder can certainly make that claim.  He became one of the biggest foreign investors in Russia after the fall of the Iron Curtain and subsequently became a target for none other than President Vladmir Putin.  Bill wrote the book Red Notice which details his story and his fight to expose the Ru...

Plums. They seem so quintessentially New Zealand to me. Growing up, we had a huge plum tree in our back yard that I would spend many afternoons climbing its lichen-laden branches. Collecting bucket loads of tart and juicy fruit from where they’d fallen was a summer ritual and seeing them turned into cakes, slices, sauces and more was even better.  Makes 5-8 medium jars/bottles  3 kg plums, make su...

Death on the Nile  Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.  Torn  On Oct. 5, 1999, legendary climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost alongside cameraman and fellow climber David Bridges in an avalanche on the slopes of the Tibetan mountai...

Kevin Milne reflects on sharing a studio with some "crazy" film kids back while filming Fair Go in the late 80s and early 90s. One of those kids turned out to be Sir Peter Jackson, who's just earned a spot on Forbes' biggest earners list.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trevor Mallard asked for the sprinklers to stay on all night. The protestors are still there on the lawns of parliament. The convoy of angry and presumably damp people, with their tents and their muddled messages. I walked by the fringes of the protest yesterday. One of the men recognised me as a journo and started screaming at me in the street. He looked desperate.. “There weren’t many arrests he...

Estelle Clifford has been listening to Bastille's new album, Give Me the Future.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel expert Mike Yardley gives us the lowdown on all the thrills you can find in the south's Selwyn District.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.