Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Book reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little and The Frenchman by Jack Beaumont. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When a City Rises —The People’s Story: as the 10 year anniversary of the second Christchurch earthquake approaches, this documentary follows Christchurch’s recovery in the days, months and years following the devastating earthquake (TVNZ 1, Sunday 8.30pm and OnDemand)  Coyote: After 32 years of service, Border Patrol agent Ben Clemens finds himself helping people he has always tried to keep out of...

Bob Campbell's Best Buy for this week is the 2020 Clearview Coastal Chardonnay, which will set you back around $22.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie director Chloe Zhao has a huge year ahead. She’s the hot pick for the directing Oscar for her new film Nomadland, which stars Frances McDormand. It was first movie to win the top prizes at this year’s Toronto and Venice film festivals.  If she did take the Oscar, she’d be only the second woman ever to take best director.   On a completely different track, Chloe has also directed new Marvel f...

Weezer has a new album out, OK Human, and Estelle Cliffords been taking a listen. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Free-form potato & courgette pie  What to do with all those courgettes that keep threatening to turn into marrows? Make this, you’ll love it!   Serves 2-4   1-2 potatoes, sliced thinly   2-3 courgettes, sliced thinly   1/3 cup plain flour   1/3 cup grated parmesan   1 tsp sea salt   ½ tsp black or white pepper   Pinch chilli flakes   Big bunch basil leaves   Splash of olive oil   Heat oven to 190...

Mike Yardley has been taking a mini-break in Murchison. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rumors are flying that Apple is building a car  According to reports they've been talking to manufacturers about some kind of partnership. Bloomberg says Kia and Hyundai were in conversation with Apple, but those talks have now paused. These aren't new rumors - they apparently started working on a car in 2015 but have never confirmed or denied that.  I don't see the upside for a car manufacturer....

Kevin Milne's on an unusual mailing list ....  and it's made him think he might be in the market for a new hobby. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday, the Māori Affairs select committee will consider changes to the laws around Māori wards on local councils, and it seems extremely unlikely at this stage the new proposal won’t be supported and passed into law. If so, it’ll mean any local councils that establish Māori wards won’t be able to scrap them for at least two elections. At just two days, the submission period  for the law change...

The Foo Fighters have released a new album, Medicine at Midnight. Estelle Clifford has been taking a listen. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Relationship expert Steven Dromgool has some tips on how to stop a fight before it's even started. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Raynes has been reading The Terminal List by Jack Carr, and Girl A by Abigail Dean. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Planting for autumn   I know, I know … it’s still summer. But now is the time to think of autumn onwards.  It’s the perfect time to sow a heap of wild-flowers. Honestly, it’s always brilliant to get that major flush of colour when days are getting shorter and temperatures make you reach for the firewood in the wood shed. There are many suppliers of wildflower mixes in NZ: Wildflower World (Taurang...

This week, Medsafe conditionally approved the Pfizer vaccine for use in New Zealand.  But there are lots of people who still have conerns about getting the jab. Jack Tame has been clearing these up with Dr Bryan Betty, who's the Medical Director for the College of GPs and on the Covid-19 advisory committee.  LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down from CEO  After 27 years, he'll step into the role of Executive Chairman and focusing his time on his charitable funds, space exploration company Blue Origin, The Washington Post, and his other passions - whatever those are.  Andy Jassy, the current CEO of AWS, will be the new CEO. Currently AWS is 60% of Amazon's profit. Jassy has been with Amazon sinc...

Screentime Queen Tara Ward has some TV picks for the long weekend. Firefly Lane: Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke star in this sentimental drama about the lives of two very different women bonded by a friendship lasting three decades (Netflix)    Soulmates: This anthology series takes place 15 years in the future, when science makes a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet - a...

Kevin Milne can't work out how legendary NHS supporter Sir Tom Moore was allowed to get covid. Sir Tom became well known after raising $NZ60 million dollars for the NHS by walking laps of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday. But this week, he died of covid, and Kevin's wondering how that happened. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer has well and truly arrived, and Nici Wickes has been celebrating with an epic ice cream sundae. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Kiwi-directed action thrilled Shadow in the Cloud, and new Netflix drama The Dig. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After sitting on their completed album for a whole year, the Foo Fighters have just released their 10th studio album “Medicine at Midnight”.  It would have been released in 2020, which was their 25th year as a band, but we all know what happened there. Lead guitarist Chris Shiflett has been talking to Jack Tame. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Kiwi-directed action thrilled Shadow in the Cloud, and new Netflix drama The Dig. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the plural of Nissan Leaf? Is it ‘Leaves’? Is it ‘Leafs’? Should we lose the ‘S’ all together and call more than one Leaf, ‘Leaf’? As in, ‘Look at that car yard, filled with Nissan Leaf”. This is something we need to consider, because if you take the time to spot them there are unmistakably more and more Nissan Leafs on our roads, and regardless of how you feel about electric cars, they’re...

Book reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous and The Devils you Know by Ben Sanders. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former one-directioner Zayn Malik’s just released his third album ‘Nobody is Listening’. So far, it hasn't done so well on the charts. So is that warranted? Music reviewer Estelle Clifford's been taking a listen.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.