Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
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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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Jack Tame: All it took was an angle grinder, confidence and a high-vis vest
If you’re anything like me, the moment you saw the World’s most famous art gallery had been robbed of the French Crown Jewels... one thing came to mind. It’s silly...
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Mike Yardley: Dabbling in Delhi with Wendy Wu Tours
As the capital of the world’s largest democracy, Delhi embodies the essence of modern India – a vivid paradox of old and new, rich and poor, foreign and familiar....
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 01 November 2025
Listen to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 1 November. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday...
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Kate Hall: Reusable nappies are a step toward sustainability
Kate Hall joins Jack Tame to share her experience with using reusable nappies for her newborn. She covers: How to wash them (a very commonly asked question on...
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Ruud Kleinpaste: Colourful native plants to look for
This time of the year a wonderful Pohutukawa “shrub” is flowering its little heads off: Metrosideros carminia known as the crimson rata; a Native in the North Island...
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Dr. Bryan Betty: Hay fever vs the Common Cold
Often people experience sneezing and congestion and are unclear of the difference between a cold and hay fever - very common in spring. What is the difference? This...
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Nvidia reaches record-breaking $5trillion in value
Nvidia becomes the first company to hit $5 trillion in value Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, Nvidia's shares have climbed 12x. Just three months ago it was...
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'Big yes from me': Emma Thompson stars in 'Down Cemetery Road'
Down Cemetery Road - (Apple TV+) Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson star in this British series about a woman who hires an investigator after an explosion and a girl...
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'The Governess' Anne Hegerty heads down under for The Chase New Zealand
You’ll know quiz queen Anne Hegerty best for her on stage persona – the Governess. She dominates tv screens every night on The Chase – with one of the best win...
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Nici Wickes: Tradies’ Blueberry & Lemon Loaf Cake
Tradies’ Blueberry & Lemon Loaf Cake This loaf has such a delicate, buttery crumb and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Ingredients: Makes one loaf 190g sugar 2 tbsps...
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Review: The new 'Pike River' shows a 'story from a perspective that none of us have'
Pike River - (in cinemas) Two ordinary women who together stand up and take on the government, justice system and a company that will stop at nothing to protect...
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Andrew Saville on the start of the Grand Slam Tour
The All Blacks' Grand Slam Tour is due to start this weekend as they face Ireland in Chicago. The last time these two teams met at these grounds, Ireland beat the...
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Kevin Milne: Should the Kapiti region feel miffed?
Kapiti Dairy products no longer having any connection to Kapiti - it's now owned by the French. Should the Kapiti region feel miffed?' Kevin Milne shares his thoughts...
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Jack Tame: The world’s deadliest creatures have reached the last country on Earth
It was such a rookie mistake. I was tramping in the Kahurangi, last summer. The Douglas Range, 1000m above sea level. And after we’d pitched a tent, as the sun...
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John Grisham's first 'who-dunnit' novel is a 'legal thriller'
The Widow by John Grisham The new incredible legal thriller and first ever who-dunnit from John Grisham. She needs a lawyer. He needs a payday. Simon Latch is a...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 25 October 2025
Listen to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 25 October. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday...
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Mike Yardley: Might and magic of Jaipur with Wendy Wu Tours
When it comes to grand gestures, painting your entire city in the one colour is quite something. So much for painting the town red. How about pink? Jaipur beckons...
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How listening to birds can treat depression
Building on Jack’s love of birds and bird-feeding in his garden – new research shows that listening to birdsong may actually benefit your mental health and improve...
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Ruud Kleinpaste: Yellow-legged Hornets
When I arrived in New Zealand as an immigrant (in 1978), the Asian Paperwasp arrived here too. I remember I was impressed by the New Zealand obsessions to keep these...
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'Crunchy texture with plenty of acidity': Sparkling Méthode Traditionnelle by Immigrant's Cineyard
Immigrant's Vineyard Sparkling Méthode Traditionnelle NV, Central Otago RRP from $38.00 Roland and Lucienne moved to New Zealand from the Netherlands 1986, ultimately...
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'A little underwhelmed': ChatGPT launches new browser
ChatGPT has launched a browser It's only for Mac though. I tried it and was a little underwhelmed. The first two things I tried to get it to do it failed at. I...
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"She is fantastic": Lauren Lyle stuns in 'The Ridge'
The Ridge - (Neon and Sky Open) A psychological thriller set in both Scotland and New Zealand, about a doctor who flies to New Zealand to attend her sister’s wedding,...
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John Boyega joins Jack Tame ahead of Armageddon's 30th Anniversary
John Boyega has legendary status for his ability to say that he’s fought with a lightsaber, stood up to the Empire, and been an integral part of a brand-new generation...
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Nici Wickes: Chicken with Roasted Grapes
This is the perfect shoulder season meal – not too hearty but not too fresh either, perfect for these interim months between Winter and Summer. Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: Olive...
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Review: 'Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere' has a 'very familiar narrative beat'
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere - (in cinemas) Starring Jeremy Allen White (of The Bear fame). On the cusp of global superstardom, New Jersey rocker Bruce Springsteen...
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Andrew Saville: NPC final, Jason Holland and the cricket world cup
Andrew Saville joins Jack Tame to discuss the latest sports news. The NPC final, Canterbury vs Otago, who will walk away with the trophy? Jason Holland has retired...
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Kevin Milne: An amusing story about a dental appointment
"An amusing story about the lengthy & complex arrangements around an appointment with an oral (dental) surgeon this week. Spoiler alert: My tooth fell out before...
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Pike River movie: Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse share their side of the story
It has been almost 15 years since the Pike River mining disaster in which 29 men lost their lives. A new film tells the true story of the tragedy and its aftermath...
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Review: Ólafur Arnalds & Talos' collaborative album 'A Dawning' "exerts bittersweet power"
A Dawning is a collaborative album from Icelandic composer and producer Ólafur Arnalds, and the late Irish singer-songwriter Talos. The album blends the two musician's...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 18 October 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday October 18 2025, the two women leading the fight for justice in the Pike River mine disaster...
