Articles by Jack Tame
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Opinion
Jack Tame: A tribute to an artist who's work enriched my life
Saturday, 19 July 2025, 9:54amI played the trombone in high school. I know what you’re thinking: squeaky-voiced Jack running through a few scales on...
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Jack Tame: The question of going solar is when, not if
Saturday, 12 July 2025, 10:04amLast month we set a new household record. Blame the baby, the extra washing, the old house, the cold weather, the dehumidifier,...
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Jack Tame: Guaranteed drama in Gallic sporting endeavours
Saturday, 5 July 2025, 9:30amLet’s be honest, so far as All Blacks tests go, this is a bit of a funny one. If you were just weighing the odds on paper,...
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Jack Tame: Jeff Bezos' wedding is an expensive affair
Saturday, 28 June 2025, 10:28am$82 million. As we go to air this morning, that’s a rough estimate for the amount of cash going up in smoke as Jeff Bezos...
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Jack Tame: Travelling with a baby... what could go wrong?
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 9:35amEveryone says the best time to travel with a baby is before it can walk. Makes sense, when you think about it. Most toddlers,...
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Jack Tame: What skills should we actually be teaching?
Saturday, 14 June 2025, 9:55amI still remember the exact seat where I was sitting. It was 20 years ago, and I was primed for one of the key exams in...
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Jack Tame: Trump and Musk's alliance is imploding in the most spectacular fashion
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 9:59amWho could possibly, in their wildest dreams, ever have imagined it? Who could possibly have foreseen that the world’s...
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Jack Tame: Should superannuation be means-tested too?
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 9:54amIt’s one of the curious things about the structure of modern liberal democracies. Whether its sharemarkets or political...
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Jack Tame: Nothing lasts forever
Saturday, 3 May 2025, 10:10amI 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....
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Jack Tame: My verdict on becoming a one car household
Saturday, 26 April 2025, 9:31amI had a funny entry in my calendar this week that took me a moment to decipher. ‘Mava 1C anniversary’ it said. My heart...
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Jack Tame: The miracles and mysteries much closer to home
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 10:12amThe pictures made it look like a parody. Eleven minutes after taking off from a West Texas launch site, Jeff Bezos’ Blue...
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Jack Tame: Highs and lows of parenting
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 2:06pmIt was Murphy’s Law, of course. An inevitable that’ll-teach-ya for breaking one of the golden laws of parenting: never take...
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Jack Tame: Maintaining a low profile makes sense for now, but not the long-term
Saturday, 15 March 2025, 10:06am“Canada will never be part of the United States!” That was the defining line of Mark Carney’s first speech as Canada’s...
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Jack Tame: Savings are worth nothing if the kids don't eat
Saturday, 15 February 2025, 10:02amI suppose it was inevitable that something would go wrong. It wasn’t like the new school lunch providers all had the opportunity...
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Jack Tame: The good stuff takes a little time
Saturday, 8 February 2025, 10:44amI am very particular. I’m a big believer that a Tidy House makes for a Tidy Mind. I like things to have their place. I...
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Jack Tame: RFK Jnr has a point about processed food
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 10:02amTrump’s wasting no time, we can be sure of that. Whether it’s his executive orders, Greenland, or his extraordinary Cabinet...
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Best of 2024: Jack Tame - Wholesome Tui billboard? Yeah right
Friday, 20 December 2024, 11:50amNewsflash: Tui 'Yeah Right' billboard accused of being bad taste. Whoa, for a moment there I thought I'd been transported...
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Jack Tame: The stress of hanging wall decals
Saturday, 14 December 2024, 10:53amThe obvious question is why? Why would you do it? Why put yourself through it? No one was compelling us. No one had a...
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Perspective with Jack Tame: Lots of surprises in mayor Wayne Brown's career
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 4:52pmA huge political victory for Auckland mayor Wayne Brown. Having campaigned on taking greater control over Auckland’s CCO’s...
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Jack Tame: A new baby, a new generation, a new life
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 10:05amThe first thing I noticed was Mava’s thirst. In the years I’ve known my wife, I can’t think of a time when she’s voluntarily...
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Jack Tame: The qualities that define the US Presidential race
Saturday, 2 November 2024, 10:03amWho’s gonna win? How I wish I could tell you. But from here in the heart of Washington DC I’m happy to be humble. I think...
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Jack Tame: Learning a new language is humbling but so rewarding
Saturday, 12 October 2024, 9:50amAs someone who considers themself at least semi-literate, with the benefit of a reasonable education and at least a passing...
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Jack Tame: Mysterious locations and places of intrigue
Saturday, 5 October 2024, 10:14amYou know my idea of fun? You’re expecting me to say sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll, wild parties, cocaine-fuelled late-night...
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Jack Tame: Governments alternative plan with school builds
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:31pmIt's been inevitable for months now that the Ministry of Education would lose responsibility for building and maintaining...
