Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

New Year is a common trigger for relationships to end.  Three things to consider:1. We tend to be attracted to similar people,  people who break up tend to change the person not the problems.  2. Where there are communication problems we often misinterpret our partners intentions.  3. If we have kids we have a relationship with our partner for the rest of our life, how we separate matters. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking forward to Christmas? Why not dive into the garden with a glass of Campari/Soda, grab a hammock and through squinted eye-lids observe the typical summer features in the bug department Close your eyes slightly and look in the direction of the sun. Especially when the late afternoon sun is lower in the sky and temps are up. Millions of tiny insects fly around. Migrating winged aphids – looking for new host plants Winged thrips (even smaller than aphids) also looking for somewhere to land and feed and… a good, sturdy mate to enjoy the Christmas season with Microscopic parasitic wasps – looking for new (insect!) hosts to lay their eggs in Ballooning two-spotted spider mites – yes, these wingless mites will create a strand of silk to migrate with on quiet days with little wind. After all they’re related to spiders! Baby spider often do exactly the same thing: float on their strand of silk and move long distances; we even get those large Orb-weaving spiders from Australia, here in NZ… they move here at this

Mumm Marlborough NV Brut Prestige $35Why I chose it:- Thought I’d go out with a bang on my last pick for 2021- A collaboration between Mumm Champagne and Pernod Ricard NZ. A blend of 46% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay and 9% Pinot Meunier.- Think of it as a Kiwi wine with a slight French accent- Open carefully by covering the cork with a napkin as you loosen the wire. Best to hold the bottle at 45 degrees.What does it taste like?- Delicately aromatic sparkler with lemon curd, citrus blossom, and baguette crust flavours. Seamless wine with a seductively ethereal texture and delicious mouth-tingling acidity.Why it’s a bargain:- Champagne prices start at around $50 while good NZ Methode (bottle-fermented sparkling wine made using the champagne process) starts at around $30. It is champagne quality at a local Methode price.Where you can buy it?- Glengarry, Super Liquor, New World and Liquorland all have it at $29.99. That’s a very good price but shop around and don’t forget to ask for a bulk discount if you plan to b

What you should know about the worst computer vulnerability security researchers have ever seen.It's called Log4j. It's a tiny logging application which records actions taken by users or systems that lives deep inside the software. Basically any application running on Java includes it.. which is a staggeringly large list. Hackers can use a vulnerability in Log4j to install ransomware or malicious code onto the server/system running the software.Java is used as a programming language by some of the biggest corporations and government departments so change won't happen quickly.. which means these vulnerabilities are going to be open for some time. Security researchers are expecting 2022 to be a rough year.Apple is delaying its return to the officeCompanies are basically giving up on dates now. Omicron is destroying any and all plans.My favorite thing to do when you've got a moment..Change those passwords! Clean them up! Give the gift of a password manager this Christmas!LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener f

Our very own Gin Wigmore is returning home for a five-date tour next year. She’s currently based in L.A with her family where she’s writing a new album and running a hotel called The Good House. She cathces up with Jack Tame on music, her life overseas and what she's looking forward to about coming home. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

XMAS RECIPES & TIPS TURKEY The trick to cooking the perfect turkey is this; stuff, truss and flip, by which I mean that I stuff it with a buttery stuffing, including under the breast skin, before trussing it to keep the legs and wings tucked into the body so that it cooks evenly and then, once cooked, flip it to rest on its breast so that all the lovely juices run in to moisten the breast meat. Perfect! Orange maple glazed ham, sourdough and mustard sauce There’s nothing quite like warm ham at Christmas and glazing it yourself is easy to do. Serves 10+ ½ or whole cooked ham, try and select one with a decent fat layer under the skin 3 fresh oranges 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 heaped tablespoon flour 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard Sourdough to serve  Heat oven to 120 C and place ham in to warm for 30 minutes. Take out and remove top layer of skin, leaving the layer of fat intact. Warming the ham first makes it much easier to ease the skin away from the fatty layer. Use a sharp knife to score the fat layer

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching the new Spiderman movie, Ghostbusters & The King's Man. She's also got a review of Westside Story and The Matrix: Resurrection. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne chats to Jack Tame about the ups and downs of 2021. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In July of this year, my Dad almost carked it.He went tramping alone in the bush in winter. He got lost. He fell.He smashed up his body and fractured a vertabrae. He was hallucinating, hypothermic, severely-dehydrated, suffering serious muscle wastage and close to kidney failure, when the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter answered his emergency locator beacon and winched him out of the bush, alive. A few days later, his new granddaughter was born.When the two of them sit down at Christmas lunch next week, there will be plenty of reasons for the Tame family to feel grateful.I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude, this week. I’ve been reflecting on all the stresses and challenges we’ve faced. 2021, maybe even more than 2020, has been dominated by the pandemic. For our last show together this year, I’ve been trying to put our experience in context.The truth is, despite everything, I’m still grateful to have spent the majority of the last two years in New Zealand. Of course, there have been significant error

Estelle Clifford gives us the lowdown on Kiwi country singer Kaylee Bell and her new album Silver Linings. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theroux the Keyhole – Louis Theroux Step inside Louis' life like never before as he turns his critical eye on himself, his home, and family and tries to make sense of our weird and sometimes scary world. His new autobiography is the perfect book for our uncertain times by the hilarious and relatable Louis Theroux. For Your Own Good – Samantha Downing USA Today bestselling author Samantha Downing is back with her latest sneaky thriller set at a prestigious private school—complete with interfering parents, overeager students, and one teacher who just wants to teach them all a lesson LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley chats to Jack Tame about Queenstown - what to do, where's new to eat and drink and whether they're ready for the influx of Aucklanders once they're allowed out.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us have now come across Secret Santa either with our extended family or workmates. This is actually a very eco activity, swapping out lots of small presents, that often are never used, to one well thought out gift, mainly within a price range. This can be given out randomly, this was the job of the youngest member of our family, or someone takes on, secretly letting everyone know who they are buying a present for.My families have now moved on the a more competitive version. Sometimes called Pirate Santa. Everyone is given a specific number, equal to the number of family present. The gifts are all put in the middle of the room.Number one chooses from this pile and opens it for everyone to see then places this present in front of themselves.Number 2 now can choose another present or take the present off number 1. If this happens number one has to choose another present.By number 3 they can take the present from 1 or 2 or choose a new present. If say number 2 has their present taken they can choose a new

Gardening in a dry, hot timeAlways tricky; evaporation and transpiration really take it out of the ground and the plant’s system.Water when it gets cooler (late evening or better still: really early morning).Try not water all over the plants – it needs to end up in the root zone, so aim for that.Water on leaves causes burning and that hurts the plants.Droplets can act as a microscopic lens that magnifies the sun rays.Imagine an upside-down plastic bottle buried into the root-zone of a shrub… with its bottom cut off.Now fill the bottle with water and that water slowly leaks out of the neck under the soil surface right into the zone where the roots are.Easy to re-fill and therefore delivering the water exactly where it’s needed(not on the leaves, but on the roots)Instead of just water: put some very diluted liquid fertiliser in; water and minerals at the same time!Sprinklers are quite dodgy: the small droplets will largely disappear (evaporation) before they hit the ground;Also: you can’t really control where t

Our resident doctor Bryan Betty chats to Jack Tame about the year of Covid and how successful we have been with the vaccination program. He also talks about why there's the issue with Māori vaccination rates, Covid in the community and the emergence of Omicron.Bryan Betty is a GP and medical director for the College of GPs. He’s also on the Covid-19 advisory committee. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amazon showed just how big it is againNot only are they so big they can get around the global supply chain crunch by building their own containers and putting them on their own planes, but they also take down thousands of web services when their cloud hits a grey patch.Their 'US-East' region of Amazon Web Services went out for hours this week crippling a wide range of apps likes Tinder, Coinbase and Disney+ but also smart home services like self-cleaning cat litter boxes and roomba vacuums! Amazon's own operations were also halted when their internal apps went down too.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Ward joined Jack Tame and shared her picks for this week:And Just Like That: It’s the Sex in the City revival that follows Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda once again as they navigate friendship, love and relationships through their 50s, with New York City as the backdrop (Neon)The Investigation: a six-part documentary series that follows the investigation into the death of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, which made headlines around the world as “the submarine case” (TVNZ OnDemand)The Teacher: Sheridan Smith stars in this British thriller about a teacher with a chaotic private life who is accused of having a drunken sexual encounter with a student. But with no memory of the night and hoping for redemption, she sets out to uncover the truth (TVNZ OnDemand).LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erik Weihenmayer is one of the most accomplished mountaineers and adventurers in the world. He’s climbed Mount Everest, reached the top of the tallest peaks on each of the seven continents and paddled the entire 445 kilometres of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. But what makes Erik’s achievements so unique is that he’s blind.  Jack Tame chats to Erik about his expeditions and his latest adventure - in front of the camera with actor Will Smith as part of Disney’s Welcome to Earth series. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

‘Tis the season to be jolly and this dessert is jolly good! A choux pastry wreath is a stunning dessert for the festive table and it is absolutely delicious.Serves 8-12Choux130g chilled butter, chopped250mls water145g plain flour4 large eggs (about 230g in the shell), lightly whisked½ teaspoon sea salt3 teaspoons sugar (optional)150g white chocolate¼ cup cream4 tablespoon fruit compote, I used Barker’s cherry and vanillaFilling300ml cream200g mascarpone2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 tablespoons icing sugar + extra to dust2 cups fresh mixed berries to serve1. Preheat oven to 170C fan and line a baking tray with baking paper. Drawn a 25cm circle on it to use as a guide.2. Heat the butter and water in a saucepan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes or until the butter melts and the mixture comes to the boil. Add the flour and use a wooden spoon to beat for 1-2 minutes or until the mixture comes away from side of pan. Transfer to the bowl of a standing mixer or to another bowl that you can use an electric beater in. Al

Francesca Rudkin gives us the lowdown on Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch and a sobering documentary about Covid called The First Wave."The French Dispatch" is inspired by New York magazine and is set in France. Rudkin says it's an incredible lineup with stars, a lot of them familiar with Wes Anderson fans."The First Wave" is a National Geographic documentary that looks at the first wave of Covid-19 cases in New York. Rudkin says the tone is quite right to watch the film as we have moved on in the world with Covid.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.