Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
9am-12pm Sat
SATURDAY MORNING WITH JACK TAME
9am–12pm Saturdays
The only way to start your weekend!
With more than 15 years as a journalist and broadcaster, Jack's become a household name on New Zealand airwaves.
Not only does he host his own radio show, Jack also co-hosts TVNZ's Q+A. His work has taken him around the world.
Jack’s crisp perspective, style, and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio.
News, sport, books, music, gardens and food – what better way to spend your Saturdays?
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'Fascinating': Ben Macintyre on his love of espionage, writing The Siege
Ben Macintyre captivates readers with true stories. He expertly unravels complex historical events, explaining sharp subplots and side characters while artfully...
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"King of the nasty review": Kevin Milne reminisces about Sir Bob Jones
Prominent businessman, author and former politician Sir Bob Jones has died in Wellington after a brief illness - aged 85. Jones formed the New Zealand Party in...
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Sir Dave Dobbyn to perform one off show - what could be on the setlist?
One of New Zealand’s most treasured musical acts, Sir Dave Dobbyn, will perform at Auckland Town Hall, the first time he has hit the stage there solo. The 68-year-old...
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Dark secrets and interesting reads: The Good Mistress and The Other People
The Good Mistress by Anne Tiernan Juliet never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only man she'd ever loved. She was sure he'd leave his frustratingly...
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Mike Yardley: Echoes of history in Budapest
"Budapest has long been a punching bag for invading powers and battled over by a litany of imperial bullies. But the legacy is a city stacked with historic layer...
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Budget without budgeting with an Economist's Pay Routine
Although we all try, budgeting doesn't work for everyone. Instead, Ed McKnight has what he calls the 'Economist's Pay Routine', an alternative that allows you to...
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'Time and thought': Celebrate Mother's Day in a sustainable way
With Mother’s Day coming up soon, many will be casting around for ideas of what to get that special figure in their life. Kate Hall has a few ideas on how to keep...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 3 May 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 3 May 2025, author Ben Macintyre joins Jack to discuss his expertise in espionage and latest...
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Ruud Kleinpaste: The importance of timing
Last week we discussed the six-month hiatus between noticing troubles with stone fruit and the time of activating prevention. Peach leaf curl is a rather ugly...
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Trump's tariffs set to take a nearly billion dollar bite out of Apple
Apple has given more details on the US tariffs iPhones being sold in the June quarter in the USA will be made in India, while almost all iPad, Mac, Apple Watch,...
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'Gentle, warm comedy': The Four Seasons is a 'pleasant binge watch'
Choir Games A documentary series about how music can change lives, as it follows two choirs from New York and Kaitaia as they take part in the World Choir Games...
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"Thoughtful, beautiful film": Follow Marlon Williams on a journey in 'Ngā Ao E Rua'
Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua – Two Worlds Filmed over the course of four years, this documentary follows musician Marlon Williams as he takes on a deeply personal...
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'Just the bomb': Nici Wickes' Drunken Bananas
From thinking about it to plating it up... 10 minutes maximum for these boozy caramelised bananas! This is the best don’t-have-much-in-the-house dessert. Serves...
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Jack Tame: Nothing lasts forever
I was taken aback by how long it had been since I’d last come to town. It’s amazing how time creeps up on you like that. One minute you’re at Grandma and Grandad’s...
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"I'll promise you'll be on the edge of your seat": Ed Gamble returns to NZ with new comedy tour
Ed Gamble is a man of many hats. Champion of the Taskmaster UK, podcast co-host, author, television host, standup comedian – on top of this, he’s an absolute food...
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Samantha Fish finds her feet with 'raw' new album 'Paper Doll'
Samantha Fish is offering up nine new powerhouse songs on her latest album ‘Paper Doll’. It’s Fish’s 13th album, and the first she’s recorded with her touring band,...
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'The Paris Express' winds history into an 'interesting novel'
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband,...
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Kevin Milne: A surprising wealth of information on NZ's fallen soldiers
Kevin Milne has been doing some research into his family history recently – notably the deaths of three of his uncles. All three were soldiers in the First World...
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Mike Yardley: Savouring the sights and sounds of Salzburg
"Few cities in the world enjoy the stature of being a music mecca quite like Salzburg. It’s one of my favourite European destinations and I recently ventured back...
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Give multitasking a miss: The benefits of taking things one by one
Some would argue our world has got too busy, too frantic, that we never get a chance to switch off. An estimate from a few years ago believes we have as much as...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 26 April 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 26 April 2025, the master of combining comedy with his love for food, Ed Gamble joins Jack...
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Taphrina deformans: Treating peach leaf curl
I’m trying a different tack on Newstalk ZB. It’s something I use with teachers and kids at school: the meaning of scientific names of living organisms helps to...
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'Bone break fever': What is dengue fever and how do you prevent it?
Dengue fever is in the news right now after the death of a young Samoan boy at Starship Hospital last week. As many New Zealanders travel to the Pacific Islands,...
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"A big coup": OpenAI's open to buying Google Chrome
OpenAI would be open to buying Google's Chrome browser Talk about an instant audience - imagine logging into your Chrome web browser and instead of getting Google...
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'A Western soap opera': Experience soft and romantic escapism in 'Ransom Canyon'
Mobland Power is up for grabs as two warring crime families clash in a battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives. In the crossfire stands Harry Da...
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'Super easy': Two Raw Sisters' Halloumi Saagwala
Margo Flanagan of ‘Two Raw Sisters’ serves up a delicious recipe for Halloumi Saagwala. Serves: 2 Time: 20 minutes Ingredients Saagwala 1 brown onion,...
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"Full of life": A 'bold' and 'ambitious' mix of ideas in 'Sinners'
The Correspondent The story of the arrest, trial and imprisonment of Australian journalist Peter Greste, who while reporting on the Arab Spring uprising becomes...
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Jack Tame: My verdict on becoming a one car household
I had a funny entry in my calendar this week that took me a moment to decipher. ‘Mava 1C anniversary’ it said. My heart skipped a beat. Anniversary?! Oh, hang...
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"Deeply moved": Ciarán Hinds on the 'relentlessness' of his latest project
Ciarán Hinds’ acting pursuits have taken him far from his roots in Northern Ireland. A quality actor - he lends himself to both villainy and simmering heroics....
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"Haunting and beautiful": Beirut returns to the circus with new album
In Beirut’s 7th album, Zach Condon returns to a place he had no plans to ever go back to. ‘A Study of Losses’ was commissioned by the Swedish circus troupe Kompani...
