Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

There’s shortcake, then there’s THIS shortcake! It’s comfort food for sure and this recipe produces a shortcake that is light and rich, sweet and sharp all at the same time … it’s glorious.   Makes 8-10 slices   8-10 plums, chopped to yield 2 cups 3 tbsps sugar 2 tbsps cornflour 1 Tbsp vanilla essence Pastry 230g unsalted butter 1 cup caster sugar 2 medium eggs 2 ½ cups (or 370g) plain flour 2 tsp...

Kevin Milne joined Jack Tame to talk about the scale of the Cyclone Gabrielle mayhem and how those affected must be feeling.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s here. I think we’ll look back at 2023 as the year in which the realities of climate change chickens really came home to roost. The year in which for a lot of Kiwis, it went from all being a bit theoretical to being on the front doorstep. Or the basement. Or the downstairs bedrooms. Or pouring down the walls. Sure, droughts have been a bit more frequent, Coromandel and Westport have been flood...

A Reckoning is the fourth studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra. It was released on 27 January 2023. The album was promoted with the singles "Save Me", "Replay!" and "Foolish Thinking".  The album “is primed to be a reflective record capturing the macro reckonings that impact our world around environment, race, feminism, health and patriarchy through the eyes of the archetypal Mothe...

  Love, Pamela - Pamela Anderson   The actress, activist, and once infamous Playboy Playmate reclaims the narrative of her life in a memoir that defies expectation in both content and approach, blending searing prose with snippets of original poetry.  In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between storytelling and her own poetry, Pamela Anderson breaks the mold of the celeb...

Mike Yardley has been frolicking around Cape Cod, Massachusetts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Dromgool joined Jack Tame to discuss caring for extended families and managing that as a couple, which is especially relevant with the flooding in Auckland. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do we need to be concerned?   Low vaccination rates especially Māori and pacific in certain parts of the country. With boarders open high risk of being introduced – comes from overseas. Many think of it as harmless – it’s not. 80 children died in outbreak prior to COVID. 1:10 with measles end up in hospital. Around the world kills more than 200,000 mainly young children What is it?   Viral ill...

New Zealand has over 150 species of native orchids; most of them are pretty special as Endemics. Orchids have always been a group of plants that inspires people…and CERTAINLY collectors; They often have an attraction for gardeners. I also have been inspired by orchids, My favourites are “Kandy Dancers” which I met in Sri Lanka; although the Oncidium species may look like the Dancers in Kandy (Sri...

We all might be saying "let me Bing that" very soon as Microsoft has stunned the tech community showcasing their investment in AI.   Bing wants to answer your questions, and Microsoft says Bing can do that now better than anyone using the same tech behind Chat GPT, and the Bing search index information it has.   Their chat responses will stay up to date with current events, you you could ask Bing...

Funny Woman: Gemma Arterton and Rupert Everett star in this British comedy based on the best-selling Nick Hornby novel about a woman who moves to London in the 1960s to take the comedy world by storm (Neon).    You: A new season of Netflix’s hit psychological thriller that follows a bookshop manager's obsession with becoming the perfect boyfriend (Netflix)   Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams: For...

World Cup winner, World Rugby Player of the Year and a nominee in next week’s Halberg Awards. Ruahei Demant has one of the best CVs in sport, not bad for a kid who grew up in the small East Coast settlement of Ōmāio.   2022 was a year for the books for the 27-year-old.   She’s overcome not one, not two but three knee reconstructions to get to where she is.    And there’s no rest for the wicked; Ru...

Versions of this slice have been around for years but this version, from Joe’s Garage in Queenstown with a few tweaks from me, is economical and slightly healthier than most with plenty of seeds packed in there. Makes about 12-16 bars 150g butter, melted 250g biscuit crumbs – I use malt, superwine or gingernuts (or a combo) ½ cup each pumpkin sunflower seeds ½ cup chocolate chips ½ coconut ½ cup r...

Magic Mike’s Last Dance   Mike Lane takes to the stage once again when a business deal that went bust leaves him broke and bartending in Florida. Hoping for one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse -- and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, he soon finds himself trying to whip a hot new roster of talented dancers int...

Kevin Milne says you’ll probably escape the worst of impending Cyclone Gabrielle but has concerns around the state of some people's mental health. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of all the things to be plucked out of the ocean by authorities this week, the Chinese balloon probably caused the greatest international incident. But you can only imagine the mood on the deck of the HMNZS Manawanui, as the Kiwi crew hauled in half a billion dollars worth of cocaine. 3.2 tonnes of cocaine sounds like a lot. And it is, when you frame it in the context of New Zealand’s drug market....

Shania Twain - Queen of Me   It’s hard to overstate just how huge Shania Twain was in the late ’90s. The Canadian country singer was everywhere thanks to the success of her 1995 album The Woman in Me and two years later, its chart-busting successor Come On Over (still the best-selling country album of all time).  Twain’s voice returned lower and raspier after her surgeries, but musically, she’s ba...

A Winter Grave – Peter May   From the twelve-million copy bestselling author of the Lewis trilogy comes a chilling new mystery set in the isolated Scottish Highlands.  A TOMB OF ICE  A young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in Kinlochleven discovers the body of a missing man entombed in ice.  A DYING DETECTIVE  Cameron Brodie, a Glasgow detective, sets out on a hazardous journ...

Mike Yardley is once again the envy of us all with his travels to Lake Como. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think it’s fair to say Wayne Brown’s YouTube apology has only underscored a pretty obvious fact. Auckland’s Lord Mayor would probably be the first to admit it: he is not Captain Charisma when it comes to communication. In many ways, that played to his advantage in the local election campaign. There’s no doubt that the discontent with Central Government and the festering anger that some Aucklande...

Kate 'Ethically Kate' Hall has a warning that New Zealand made doesn’t mean ethically made and how to shop ethically instead of just looking for that NZ Made symbol. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maybe now is a good time to talk about water on our planet.  Gardeners often know exactly where the water courses are around the house; this comes in very handy if you want to grow sensitive plants that survive droughts, or if you want to prevent “drowning” or root rot infections on plants that are susceptible to very wet conditions.  Next time you fly in an aeroplane, get a window seat! And watch...

Wine: Sacred Hill Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay $17.99  Why I chose it:   - I’m always on the lookout for good, inexpensive chardonnay and this is a standout. - Sacred Hill has a new owner and a new winemaker (Nick Picone was chief winemaker of Villa Maria, chardonnay is his signature wine)  - Chardonnay is the second most popular NZ white wine after SB  What does it taste like?   - “A triumph of winema...

Microsoft Teams won't be all-free anymore, they're putting up a paywall   They're going to offer a "Premium" tier, costing $7 per user per month.   Some of the features will move from the free tier to the premium tier like live translated captions, together mode customizations and virtual appointments.   But they'll also add some new extras too the most exciting one being an integration with Chat...

The Ex-Wife: A British thriller based on the bestselling novel about a woman who appears to be living the perfect life with her loving husband and beautiful young daughter. There's just one problem... the obsessive ex-wife who won't leave them alone (TVNZ+)   When Bob Came: A captivating  six-part documentary series exploring the cultural, political and musical impact of Bob Marley’s iconic 1979 c...