Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Kate Hall's tips for a sustainable Christmas Day: + Bring reusable containers with you for food leftovers (pop them in your car/bag) + Consider your transport - could you carpool with other family members? Or would biking help to avoid Christmas day hectic traffic? + Salvage the wrapping paper to keep for next year! (Kindy parents – use up all those paintings...) + If you compost at your home, bring a sealed bucket or jar to take home compost scraps (if they place your visiting doesn't have a compost) + Attend events with intent: consider how you're going to connect with the people, what you want out of the event, and remember 'busy' is an attitude - avoid it. LISTEN ABOVE: See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep – I realise this is a weird and busy time – running around with presents and Family and kids that hunt for the elf on the shelf. Seeing Family members is the moment to re-connect.  But deep down inside I am looking forward to checking up on my last few babies of the “little Owl”. A creature introduced from Europe. I remember it well: making a nest in hollow Willow Trees along the rivers of the Netherlands. Often visible during the day, sitting on posts along the farm fences. They – literally – are little owls; about half the size of ruru. We created nest boxes for them and they love living in those apartments. These owls feed on introduced birds, large insects, flies and moths. All we do is find them in their nesting boxes and tag them with some rings around their legs – each ring has its own number and we can keep track of them when we catch them again. Gorgeous birds – especially when they make that wonderful “Wheeeew” noise outside my bedroom at night. They tend to be late breeders, starting mid

Sun: Great for outdoors - improves mood, gives us vitamin D for bone health. Too much sun is our biggest danger: sunburn. We have a harsh sun with lots of UV light. Easy to cause sunburn which sets us up for skin cancer later in life. NZ has one of the highest melanoma rates in the world. Think protection: sunblock, loose long sleeves, hats, children rash tops at beach. A cloudy daywon’tprotect you. Avoid getting burnt! Water Quality when swimming: Rivers, lakes, and beaches are great in summer. However hidden risk we don’t think about: contaminated water. This can give us tummy bugs and the dreaded vomiting and diarrhea. Key things to watch for: Generally, avoid swimming after very heavy rain: contaminated with stormwater, sewage overflow. Look out for signs - if it says don’t swim – don’t! – Risk of contamination is high! Watch out for strange smells – don’t go in, Discoloration sign be sign of run off. Avoid pipes and culverts. Food Keep food safe over summer, especially in the heat. The four C’s: cle

Paul Stenhouse joins the show to talk password security 101. Use a password manager: A password manager can generate, store, and fill in your passwords for you. This can help you create and remember strong, unique passwords for each account.   Use strong passwords: Passwords should be at least 12 characters long and include symbols, numbers and a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters. Avoid dictionary words, personal data, sequential numbers, repeated numbers, and keyboard patterns. Tip: try a "pass phrase" of multiple words or numbers strung together"   Use different passwords for different accounts: Using the same password for multiple accounts makes your data more vulnerable. If a hacker guesses your password for one account, they can try it on all of your accounts.    Use multi-factor authentication: It's annoying, but multi-factor authentication adds layers of protection so even if someone has your password, they still need that second factor of authentication too

Squid Game - (Netflix, December 26) The global hit dystopian series returns, bringing back the wildly popular — and lethal — competition that puts desperate contestants through a series of children’s games with a massive cash prize at stake (but deadly consequences for the losers).  Missing You - (Netflix, January 1) The latest Harlan Coben book adaptation follows detective Kat Donovan whose world unravels when she finds her estranged fiancé on a dating app. This leads Kat to reopen the unsolved mystery surrounding her father's murder.  Gavin and Stacey - (December 26 TVNZ+/TVNZ2 9.30pm) The Finale: Nearly twenty years since it first hit our screens, and five years on from Nessa and Smithy's cliff-hanger proposal, beloved British comedy Gavin and Stacey is back for its long-awaited final episode.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TRAILER Carry-On - (Netflix) Starring Jason Bateman and Tarn Egerton. A young airline security guard is blackmailed by a mysterious passenger who threatens to smuggle a dangerous package onto a plane on Christmas Eve. TRAILER Juror #2 – (Neon) Directed by Clint Eastwood.Starring Nicholas Hoult, Zoey Deutch, Toni Collette, Kiefer Sutherland. A juror for a high-profile murder trial finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma that could influence the verdict and potentially convict, or free, the accused killer. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas Trifle Cake  Peach, raspberry & blueberry trifle cake  There is nothing more satisfying to me than a chilled, cooling trifle on Christmas day. Made into a beautiful cake this one is an absolute showstopper yet because it’s made a day ahead and is truly easy to assemble it’s completely hassle-free!   Serves 10-12  2 store-bought trifle sponges  75mls sherry  600mls thick custard - make your own or store-bought is fine, just make sure it’s thick 2 cups sliced peaches (tinned will do if fresh ripe ones are not to be found)  1 punnet each raspberries and blueberries 300mls cream, whipped ¼ cup slivered almonds  Icing sugar for dusting Line a 20cm springform cake tin with baking paper, extending the height of the sides using a baking paper collar.  Cut one of the sponges through the middle so you have one thick and two thinner sponge cakes. Cut them to fit the shape of your tin.  Place the thick sponge into the base of the cake tin. Drizzle

Liam Lawson is coping some negative feedback after being picked by Red Bull, but Andrew Saville thinks most of that noise is from overseas fans. It has been a fantastic year for New Zealand support, Saville discusses his favourite highlights. Auckland FC ranks in his list, the Olympics being our best ever medal haul, and team New Zealand winning the America’s Cup Again. LISTEN ABOVE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne joins the show to discuss the best and worst parts of the Christmas period. Not interested in social commitments held at this time of year? Kevin agrees. Kevin reflects on the magic of Christmas for him as a child. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How good is the news about Liam Lawson. Regardless of whether you’re a Sergio Perez fan, what you think of Max Verstappen as a teammate, or of Liam Lawson as a driver – he has achieved something extraordinary, something a select few accomplish, and secured himself a coveted F1 seat for 2025. This is truly something to be celebrated. We’ve always struggled as New Zealanders to know how to deal with Kiwis who have great success. We love our poppies to a point, and then we tend to tear them down, or at least knock them about a bit. Just ask them. So while I don’t propose a seismic cultural shift and lose our generally humble and down to earth attitude, I do think a shift in how we acknowledge success would be a good thing. If we’re to become the best little country in the world, we need people, in whatever field they are in, to aspire to be the best. And yes, that sometimes requires talking yourself up to be a winner. Liam Lawson knows better than anyone the environment he’s heading into - the money, politics, p

Elemeno P erupted onto the New Zealand music scene in the early 2000’s, making waves with their pop-rock singalong anthems like Fast Times in Tahoe, Verona, and Every Day’s a Saturday.    They remain one of the country’s biggest-selling rock acts, having graced the stage at nearly every venue in New Zealand at least twice.  This summer, the group is reuniting to take on Rhythm and Alps down in Wānaka.  The members are a bit spread around, with frontman Dave Gibson basing himself stateside in New York.  He told Jack Tame that nowadays when they need the band back together, they set out the bat signal.  “We all congregate, you know, in our headquarters which is located in a cave in Kingsland,” he joked.  “We get the whole band back together and we, you know, do a few a rehearsals.”  “We sound like a terrible Elemeno P covers band for the first two, and then by three, you know, it just seems to come back.”  Gibson told Tame they have a WhatsApp group chat, and every c

There’s a new addition to the Milne family.   Kevin and his wife recently adopted a new puppy - a four month old golden retriever.   He told Jack Tame it’s just like having a new baby in the house, and he’s wondering whether it was a wise choice for a man of his age.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwis seem to be getting lonelier.  Recent research from Age Concern revealed the extent of the loneliness and social isolation felt amongst older New Zealanders – with 59% of respondents feeling lonely or isolated recently, and a third feeling like this most of the time.  Main points:  It’s rated as having a similar impact on our health as smoking and obesity   Multiple causes for loneliness including the impact of pandemic, the ageing population, rising cost of living, increasing health concerns and unaffordability, and the trend for families to move overseas   In the UK and Japan, they have established ministers for loneliness within the government to focus on this area – in NSW they launched a parliamentary inquiry into loneliness earlier in the year       What can help?   Addressing underlying causes   Community-based initiatives such as groups, volunteer programmes,   Interestingly social media doesn’t help – 75% of those with social media a

"Plan a summer escapade to the hot-tub of southern hospitality in irrepressible Dunedin. You’d struggle to find a comparably sized city that serves up such a spoil of fabulously distinctive visitor experiences. Fanning out from the city, the long, plumped and ranging finger of Otago Peninsula, fringed with beaches, scalloped by bays, carpeted in lush pastures, furnished in dry stone walls and studded in volcanic peaks is a world unto itself. Bountiful, bucolic, an urban escape-hatch. Richly blessed with flippered and feathered possibilities, the wildlife alone is a perennial banner attraction, but the peninsula and harbour also abound with invigorating trails." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No-Mow November started a few weeks ago. For me it started on the grounds of Tekapo Primary School, where we had a decent discussion about pollinators… especially bumblebees!   Mating season!   The kids love bumblebees! They are gentle and very active – even in the coldest months of the year. They can warm themselves up through wing-beating action while having the wings set to “neutral”.   I told the kids that we have four different species of Bumblebee in New Zealand – all four imported from the UK (in the 1800s), to help with the pollination of plants, crops and trees from all sorts of parts of the world. Mostly to do with the various lengths of their tongues, which pollinate different sized flowers.   Three of the four species are quite easy to find in New Zealand, but the fourth (the short-haired Bumblebee – Bombus subterraneus) is quite rare. It occurs largely in the Mackenzie country and in a few patches of inland of Otago.   When I told the kids that Tekapo Region is where the

BOB’S BEST BUYS   Wine: No.1 Family Cuvee Assemblage Cuvee Marlborough Methode Traditionelle, $36     Why I chose it:   French winemaker Daniel Le Brun and his family pioneered Methode winemaking in Marlborough and have made some of NZ’s best bottle-fermented sparkling wines – always with a French accent.   It’s a blend of three grape varieties; pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier.   It has been cellared for 3-5 years.   This is truly a truly stylish sparkler that offers great value at this price. Perfect Christmas wine – everyone will love it. If it survives Christmas, enjoy it on New Year’s Eve.   What does it taste like?   It tastes like champagne with citrus, apple, and freshly baked baguette crust. It has a seductively creamy texture.     Why it’s a bargain:   It is one-third the price of good champagne but it is certainly not one-third the quality.     Where can you buy it?  Whisky and More, Waikato $34.99 

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 14th December 2024, Jack chats with Dave Gibson, lead singer of legendary Kiwi band Elemeno P, about their upcoming summer and playing at Rhythm and Alps.  Jack tells us of his immense struggles trying to hang wall decals.  Chef Nici Wickes prepares us for Christmas with some tips on how to make the best out of your turkey.  And, Estelle Clifford gives her thoughts on the newest album for Australian Artist Beckah Amani.  Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GM is pulling out of the self-driving taxi business   General Motors is getting out of the RoboTaxi business, instead focusing on bringing autonomous driving technology to its range of personal and commercial vehicles.   Its "Cruise" cars were taking rides in Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, and the Bay Area. It's been pumping billions into the business, and now says the time and resources needed to scale the business isn't worth it. It says instead it wants to use the team to bring 'semi-autonomous' (known in the industry as L3) to the masses. This would allow your Chevrolet or Cadillac to be able to drive itself on highways or at slow speeds.     If TikTok is banned, what happens next?   “Get ready” is the message from two US lawmakers. Google and Apple must be ready to remove TikTok from their app stores on January 19, they wrote to their CEOs. What does that mean for those who already have it downloaded? It doesn't seem that it'll need to be removed from devices, or that traffic to the a

Fake   Magazine features writer Birdie Bell meets successful grazier Joe Burt on a dating app and believes she's found her perfect match, but as the relationship intensifies she begins to feel her boyfriend isn't all he has led her to believe (ThreeNow).     No Good Deed   Three very different families compete to buy the same 1920s Spanish-style villa, which they believe will solve all their problems (Netflix).     Elton John: Never Too Late   Elton John looks back on his life and the early days of his 50-year career. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger Stadium, Elton recounts his struggles and shares how he overcame them to become the icon he is today (Disney+).    LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That Christmas    A blizzard hits a seaside town, setting off entwined tales of family, friends, love and loneliness - and Santa making a big mistake (Netflix).      Better Man    The true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.