Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Facebook is now Meta Facebook, the company, is now going to be known as Meta Platforms Inc or Meta for short. Why? Because it's now thinking of itself as a 'metaverse first' company, building immersive social platforms. Zuck says it has nothing to do with the bad news in the press or his intentions to step away from the 'big blue' app. The 'family of apps' including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger,...

Catherine Raynes has been reading The Judge's List by John Grisham and Billy Connolly's autobiography, Windswept and Interesting.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel expert Mike Yardley has been in Kaikōura and shares his tips to get the best out of the seaside town with Jack Tame.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Movember – that is Men’s Health Month in November, so our resident doctor Bryan Betty is talking about the prostate.  Bryan Betty is a GP and medical director for the College of GPs. He’s also on the Covid-19 advisory committee.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the climate summit beginning this weekend, eco-man Malcolm Rands goes over the most important changes you can make to help our planet. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Larkins: Bradley Walsh (The Chase) stars in this reboot of The Darling Buds of May, about a working class English family living in Kent in the 1950s, led by Pop Larkin and his wife Ma (TVNZ 1, begins Sunday)   The Unusual Suspects: An Australian drama about the theft of a multi-million-dollar necklace and the women from different walks of life who come together to ensure that justice is served...

Remember 42 Below Vodka? It was one of New Zealand’s most successful alcohol brands that was sold to global giant Bacardi in 2006 for hundreds of millions.  It’s founders, Geoff and Justine Ross, have since grown powerhouse brands such as Ecoya and Trilogy. But their latest venture is perhaps the most challenging yet. The pair swapped the boardroom for gumboots and bought Lake Hawea Station near W...

New season strawberries have hit the shelves and they’re at last priced sensibly. Make this gorgeous slice and serve it warm with vanilla ice cream for a dessert that tastes of summer.  Makes 12-16 squares  1 cup whole almonds  415g (about 3 ¼ cups) plain flour  Decent pinch salt  250g cold butter  3-5 tablespoons cold water  ¾ cup raw sugar  500g fresh strawberries (or use 250g each strawbs and c...

Our movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching The Green Knight, Juniper and I'm Your Man.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne speaks to Jack Tame about how lucky we are to be born in a country with so much land and open spaces but it might not be long before we have to share it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honestly, I did not expect Nanaia Mahuta to pull the trigger. Opposition to the Three Waters reforms has exploded in the last few months. That bit isn’t a major surprise. Anything that involves the future of water assets and the belief in some circles that Māori are getting a special deal is always going to stir people up. Upon reflection, the Government’s multimillion-dollar TV advertising campai...

Our music reviewer Estelle Clifford has been listening to Elton John's new album - The Lockdown Sessions. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our book reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (author of All The Light We Cannot See) and The Lincoln Towers by Amor Towles.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our resident relationship expert Steven Dromgool speaks to Jack Tame about strategies to deal with the vaccine sceptic in your life.  He says to approach the vaccine-sceptics in your life with an open mind.  "You don't have to lose your relationship with them." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just looking at how nature operates, we can find quite a few ‘do-s’ and ‘don’ts' when it comes to designing a garden or operating such a space.  Here are my top tips – some of which are also reflecting my personal loves and hates:  Go with the Flow - curved lines in landscapes! In nature there are very few straight lines (if any!). The old French and Dutch Gardens (17th century etc) look spectacul...

Google's Pixel 6 will debut the Google made chip Just like Apple, Google's flagship phone will now have a chip made to blend the software and hardware in a full Google experience. They say it's designed to be 80% faster than the Google Pixel 5, offers more accurate speech to text, and better image processing. They've got a three camera array on the back of the device in a horizontal strip, offerin...

Here are Tara Ward's picks for the week: RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service:  The beloved Australian drama from the 1980s is back for 2021. Based on remarkable real-life stories, RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service is a gripping new Australian action-drama that portrays the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Stephen Peacocke (Home and Away) (TVNZ1 and TVNZ OnDemand, from M...

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Icelandic film Lamb and the documentary A Glitch in the Matrix.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne recently won a competition for the Dominion Post to be delivered to the door for a month. He speaks to Jack Tame about how it's reminded him and his wife of the joys of a daily newspaper.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is providing up to $940 million per fortnight to support businesses through the challenging Delta outbreak, particularly those in Auckland. Enable Me's Hannah McQueen told Jack Tame the Government's announcement yesterday was a dogs breakfast. "There is a misunderstanding around what small businesses need at the moment." She said the business support package is "too little too late"...

Mike Dawson is the definition of an adrenaline junkie. Not only is he a former Olympian and New Zealand's best in the canoe slalom, he's also an extreme kayaker. He speaks to Jack Tame about his award-winning documentary of his treacherous trip down Africa's Kwanza River - facing crocodiles, landmines and stand-offs with police.  Watch Mike’s award winning documentary Kwanza - The Drowning Diamond...

It’s the long weekend and you feel like pizza but you really can’t be bothered with the whole rise the dough phase or making a tomato base sauce. No problem – this easy mushroom pizza is an absolute doddle to whip up in under 30 minutes. Get to it!  Makes one large pizza  Base dough  150g self-raising flour  80mls water  ½ teaspoon sea salt  Topping  2 cups sliced mushrooms  1 tablespoon butter or...

Vaccine certificates are about to become a big part of our lives.  In much the same way we use the Covid-19 Tracer App to scan-in at different premises, we’ll be scanning the QR codes on our vaccine certificates almost everywhere we go. Under the government’s new traffic light plan, hospitality and retail businesses have massive incentives to demand proof of vaccination from all of their customers...

Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to discuss the latest in television and streaming series'. Here are her picks for this week: Succession: At last, season three of the award-winning drama about an American global-media family comes to Neon. The Roy children rich, they’re powerful and they’re powerfully dysfunctional, and they’re all fighting for control of their father’s media empire amid his declining he...

Our music reviewer Estelle Clifford has been listening to rocker's Shihad and their new album. She joins Jack Tame to discuss the Kiwi band's latest work. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.