Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Car safety ratings are important when buying a new car, but are they too harsh?  Kevin Milne is in the market for a new car for his daughter and talks to Jack Tame about it.  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The time was 3.34am on a Wednesday morning and I lay there wideawake. I pressed the screen on my phone to check the time any messages, I wondered? I flipped my pillow, shifted my weight and tried to sleep. The obvious cause of my insomnia was the five-week-old grunting and squirming in his sleep sack, a few feet away from me. But it wasn’t the humidity, or the Police helicopter making one of its s...

Kiwi icon Lucy Lawless has shifted her focus.  She’s made the move from actor to director – her debut film a documentary about Margaret Moth, an unconventional war correspondent.  The documentary ‘Never Look Away’ premiered at last year’s New Zealand International Film Festival and is coming to Rialto Channel today as a special celebration of International Women’s Day.    Lawle...

Buying shares at the bottom of the market isn’t all it's cracked up to be. Instead, Ed McKnight offers a few ideas on what to do instead.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennie is emerging from BLACKPINK’s shadow, with the release of her debut album as a solo K-pop artist ‘Ruby’.  While she’s known as a rapper in the industry, Ruby showcases her talent as a vocalist, with lush R&B infused tracks showing off the full range of her voice.  Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on Jennie’s debut album.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnys...

"As much as hospitality can be a fluid and fickle industry with a lot of churn, it’s fair to say that Wellington has been buffeted by some tough times lately. Business closures have been tough on the capital’s self-confidence over the past 12 months, particularly when some legendary establishments have also ended up closing their doors.  "But I was encouraged to detect a clear upswing in mora...

Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell    On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change her life. Grabbing an armful of clothes from the washing line, Ciara straps her two young daughters into her car and drives away. Head spinning, all she knows for certain is that home is no longer safe.    It was meant to be an escape. But with dwindli...

It can be hard these days to know if you’re buying from ethical sources, with drop shipping, exploitation, and cheap labour all common in the business world.   Kate Hall has cultivated a list of questions to ask brands before you give them your hard earned dollar, and, if you don’t have time to do it yourself, her Ethical Directory is filled with brands she’s already vetted.  Questions&n...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 22 March 2025, screen legend Lucy Lawless joins Jack to discuss her switch from acting to directing with a new documentary about lesser known tv legend, Margaret Moth.  Jack discusses when Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is at his best.   Estelle Clifford schools Jack on the world of Korean pop music.  Apple is u...

A couple of weeks ago our Kiwi Trust (Save the Kiwi) visited Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (Waikato) – not just for a board meeting, but to see how a modern-day “muster” and translocation looks these days.   It reminded me of a restoration exercise in a huge garden!   Imagine having a sizeable territory of pretty cool forest, surrounded by a predator-proof fence. We’re talking about 3...

The Residence    Cordelia Cupp, an eccentric detective, arrives at the White House in order to solve a murder which happened during a state dinner (Netflix). Good American Family  A couple adopts who they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism, but questions soon arise concerning the actual identity of the adoptee (Disney+). The Leftovers   Three years ago,...

Apple has been sued for false advertising over Apple Intelligence   As we predicted just last week, Apple has been sued in federal court, saying the features they were promised haven’t been delivered. The complaint says people would have reasonably expected the transformative features, but the delivery has been misleading.   One ad showed Game of Thrones and Last of Us actress Bella Rams...

House flies seem to be making a comeback after a quiet summer, and Kevin Milne has been wondering why you can never seem to catch the pesky insects.  He did a bit of research, and it turns out their reaction time and flying speed is much more than we can keep up with.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These little fritters are just the thing to make before corn disappears for another year and cherry tomatoes are still around for a bit longer too. Sometimes called hush puppies, they’re puffier than usual fritters, crispy and soft. Watch that the corn in them doesn’t leap out and bite you!    Make 6-8      Ingredients   1 large egg    3 tablespoons plain fl...

Firebrand  In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk, given her predecessors are either vanquished, beheaded or dead. Perceived as a threat by Henry's courtiers, they start to cast doubts about her fidelity and turn the increasingly paranoid king against her.   &nbsp...

Despite the polls, I reckon the last two weeks have been among the best for Christopher Luxon in his time as Prime Minister.   Sure, the numbers aren’t showing him and his government much love. School lunches still have their issues and the Treaty Principles episode is far from over, but at a time when Luxon faces significant pressure on the domestic front and a pretty grumpy voting public, y...

Everyone has heard a Train song.  Their signature blend of rock and pop was a staple of the 2000’s - the band winning multiple Grammy Awards and selling more than 10 million albums worldwide.  They’re most well-known for ‘Drops of Jupiter’ and the iconic ‘Hey, Soul Sister’.  Train has recently celebrated their 30th anniversary, and are making their way down under to tour New Zealand...

On the Grid: The Inside Track on Formula 1 by Luke Smith   I've always vowed the moment the grid stops being the best part of my race weekend, it's time to stop working in F1. It's everything about the sport distilled: the sounds, the smells, the tension, the glamor, the people. This is the story of life in F1.   Luke Smith has spent over ten years reporting on Formula 1 from all over th...

The era is coming to an end for Shihad as they perform one last time tonight at Wellington’s final Homegrown festival.  The iconic Kiwi rockband has been performing since 1988, but frontman Jon Toogood says they’ve been thinking about bringing it to an end for a while.  Chris Schulz attended their final Auckland concert last night, as well as their special show at the Powerstation on Wed...

"In a city awash with world-class hiking and biking trails, plus geothermal spectacles, it doesn’t take long to work up an appetite amid the sizzle of Rotorua. There are dining temptations aplenty, but here’s some tried-and-true belly-pleasers that I’d strongly suggest you reserve some stomach room for." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Having children is a rewarding experience for many, but it also takes a lot of time and energy.  It can be very time consuming, and often leaves parents feeling exhausted, with little time for themselves. And what little time they do get, some parents may feel they’re being selfish.  New research shows that mothers who took time out from work and childcare to do things that were fun and...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 15 March 2025, Train's frontman Pat Monahan tells the story of writing pop-hit ‘Hey, Soul Sister’ ahead of the band's show in New Zealand.  Jack discusses a forceful, coordinated international response to Trump's tariffs .   Formula 1 fans are in for a huge weekend with Liam Lawson racing in Melbourne. To fill downtime...

A few months ago, we chatted about the bumblebee project started at Tekapo School. The kids and teachers created some raised beds full of flowers that attract bumblebees.   We have four species here in Aotearoa. The big ones (Buff-tailed bumblebee) are the most common species and also the best pollinators we’ve got (kiwifruit, melons, blueberries, broad beans, etc). These insects are so impor...

Pope Francis has spent a month in hospital, struggling with bilateral pneumonia – but what exactly is this infection?    What is pneumonia?   It’s a serious infection of the lungs.   Bacteria and virus (or even a fungus) lodge themselves down in the lungs and cause an infection.   It’s often at the base of one or both lungs.   The body reacts to the bacteria or virus,...

Apple Intelligence's most exciting features aren't coming anytime soon   At their developer conference last year, Apple showed off a Siri that can dive into your personal data and understand more about your life than ever before (“What time is Mom's flight arriving?"). But that type of personalisation is hard to deliver, and Apple now admits that.   "It’s going to take us longer than we...