Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Holy Days - (in cinemas) Starring Miriam Margolyes. Accompanied by a young boy, three unconventional nuns embark on a wild and chaotic road trip across New Zealand to retrieve the deeds to their convent. When an unexpected snowstorm derails their journey, they soon find themselves confronting loss, mortality and the transformative power of love, forgiveness and connection.  How to Make a Kill...

Kevin Milne is off to a charity fish auction in Kapiti, which is raising money for the Mary Potter Hospice. He joined Jack to talk about the proceedings, and what to expect from a fish auction.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moana & the Tribe have long been acknowledged for pushing the boundaries of Māori music.   Led by Moana Maniapoto, the band has become one of New Zealand’s most successful Māori bands, creating a fusion of politically charged haka-funk-dub music and performing all over the world.   They’re bringing their global collaboration ‘ONO’ to Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the Auckland Arts Festi...

This weekend marks the end of an era for Splore Festival.  This instalment of the annual boutique music and arts festival at Auckland's Orere Point will be the last.  After nearly 30 years, ticket sales fell and it became too difficult for owner John Minty to fund alone.  Chris Schulz is attending this weekend’s festivities, and joined Jack Tame to chat about the festival’s tragic e...

Anti Hero: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz   Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn.    When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coas...

"There’s an unmistakeable spring in the step on the streets and laneways of Hamilton. Waikato’s powerhouse city boasts a growing arsenal of headline sights and experiences, spanning outdoorsy delights, a cranking hospitality scene and cultural riches." Read Mike's full article .  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 21 February 2026, Moana Maniapoto of Moana and the Tribe joins Jack to discuss bringing musicians from around the world together for a special International Women's Day performance.  Jack reflects on that photo of former Prince Andrew .   Francesca Rudkin shares an adventurous documentary .  And Dougal Sutherland...

Hot on the heels of Valentines Day, Dr Dougal Sutherland becomes Dr Love.  He joined Jack Tame to discuss some research about dating, both online and in person, and offer up some advice.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mid-summer in your garden is an important time for your “locals”. Normally you won’t see many birds apart from the common blackbird and thrushes, sparrows and starlings, grey warblers, tui and bellbirds.    It’s just a matter of having the right areas to forage for these birds, and extra food is usually not drastically needed to keep everybody in good condition – food aplenty all over th...

Finances aren’t everyone’s strength, and as such, they might decide to enlist a financial advisor.   But there are a few things you might not be aware of when it comes to the job, so Ed McKnight joined Jack Tame to reveal the truth about financial advisors in New Zealand.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social Media's impact on mental health is being examined in a landmark case    The trial, which centres on a 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles allegedly caused by Instagram and YouTube, will serve as a critical test for thousands of other lawsuits targeting social media companies.   Meta CEO Mark Zukerberg testified this week, taking questions for around six hours. At the...

Neighbors    Witness stories of absurd, outrageous, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a range of larger-than-life characters. Each episode introduces us to a new set of neighbours in the heat of their grievances (Neon).    Being Gordon Ramsay   Follow celeb chef Gordon Ramsay behind the scenes as he juggles family life, global empire and his biggest launch...

Kevin Milne let his fellow Wellingtonians down last week.  He and his wife Linda had managed to dodge the worst of the storms with a weekend trip to Auckland, and while they wanted to keep it discrete, there was no way to hide the evidence.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deeper   A team of divers, led by Dr. Richard Harris, aims to set a record for the deepest descent as they explore New Zealand's Pearse Resurgence cave system.     No Other Choice   After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Late summer stone fruit —peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, even cherries— are just perfect for baking with. Serve this cake warm for dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of fruity olive oil, and a sprinkle of sea salt.    Makes one 20 cm cake      Ingredients   3-4 ripe peaches or nectarines or 4-5 apricots, chopped   200mls extra virgin olive...

What. A. Photo.     What a stunning, extraordinary, scandal-defining, generation-defining photo.    A gaunt man. His eyes wide, somehow focusing on nothing and everything at once, as if haunted by a vision he cannot unsee. His face is haggard. His pale fingers clasped. The light of the photographer’s flash reflected in red in his pupil.  What is the position he’s in? Is he...

On my route home from work is a big arterial road with a whole line of different car dealerships. There’s a Toyota yard, a Ford dealership, a Mazda and a Volkswagon. A series of uber-fancy ones selling everything from Audis to McLarens to Lamborghinis. And as I made my one home one night a couple of weeks ago, a new sign caught my eye.  What the hell is Zeekr? I wondered.  Actually, trut...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 14 February, 2026, New Zealand music legends Six60 join Jack in studio to discuss recording their 5th album in live one-takes and to give a very special performance. Jack weighs up who the world leader in the manufacture of electric vehicles will be. Francesca Rudkin dishes on the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the classic...

Six60 have spent more than 15 years working on their craft.  With the heights they’ve reached you might forgive the band for taking some time to relax a little, but there is simply no stopping the boys Matiu, Marlon, Ji and Chris.  Six60 have released their 5th album, it's called Right Here Right Now. And what makes this album so special is that it’s all recorded live. Every track i...

My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney  Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spyglass, an enchanting old house in Hope Falls, nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn't fit.    Red Dawn Over China by Frank Dikotter  The history of modern China has long been portrayed...

If I remember correctly, cicadas used to be quite a bit more common in the Auckland Summer Months. Yep they changed from year to year and occasionally almost completely quiet, but that was rare, to be frank.  In Christchurch they’ve been a lot less noisy – especially the past 4 years or so. But early 2026 it started with a few choruses and now the “clappers” are also occupying the sound-scape...

The heart is a phenomenal muscle in the body that is often described as ‘natures quiet overachiever’. Small steady steps work to keep it healthy are important as heart disease is responsible for 33% of deaths in New Zealand. It’s our biggest killer.  Dr Bryan Betty joins Jack Tame to discuss what Kiwis can do to keep their heart healthy, and it doesn't take much.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnyst...

A smarter Siri? You'll be waiting a little longer..  Apple initially launched - or should that be teased? - the launch of Apple Intelligence in June, 2024. It was thought that March might be the month, but there have been further delays. Bloomberg is reporting it could be May before the start of the launch that is now though to be spread over several releases. iOS27 might see the bulk when it...

Small Town Scandal - (Neon) Tom Sainsbury brings his hit true-crime parody podcast to the screen. The beloved comedian plays a disgraced journalist-turned-true-crime podcast host investigating the death of his millionaire uncle in a town filled with eccentric suspects.    Queen of Chess - (Netflix) Hungarian chess prodigy Judit Polgár challenges champion Garry Kasparov and her controllin...

After serving up this soup to a group of friends one of the diners wanted to marry me because it’s that good haha. The recipe mimics a bouillabaisse but I’ve pared it back to create an unfussy dish that’s quick and easy to prepare. Serves 2 as a main course Ingredients: 4 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 400g crushed tomatoes ½ cup white wine 300g white fish such as snapper, gurnard or hapu...