Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

ME by Matahiwi Pinot Noir 2024, Wairarapa   RRP from $21.00   This is a complete wine from nose to palate with a generous core of red berry fruits flavours, a decent structure with fine tannins that are easy to dissolve on the palate, and a fresh line of acidity both framing the fruit core.   Crunchy, fresh, fruity, varietal and loaded with flavours of cherry and fruit spice. Low oak, tautness from youthful, polished tannins and BB of acidity.       Food:   I think best enjoyed with a range of aperitif foods like arancini with a little kalamata olive inside. This is also very good with prawn ravioli dressed with a crayfish bisque sauce and cherry tomato. Or a simple Cacio Pepe spaghetti dressed with parmesan cheese and olive oil.       The Vintage:    In the Wairarapa: Rather excellent with a very good flowering and fruit set. Careful vineyard management led to a great harvest and subsequent winemaking meant the measure of winemaker inputs

Are iGlasses going to be a thing?    Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is giving up on making a new version of its Apple Vision pro headset in favour of creating glasses, like Meta. Meta's glasses have been more successful than anyone expected and are currently leading the market.   Apple has redirected teams to focus on the glasses approach – the first without a screen are expected to be announced next year, then those with a screen in 2027, giving Meta a massive advantage. Apples glasses will apparently rely on voice interaction and artificial intelligence – two areas that Apple hasn't exactly excelled at in recent years.      Imagine TikTok, but none of the videos are real. That's here.   The Sora app is powered by OpenAI's video generation model of the same name. The videos are wildly realistic – in one example where someone does a backflip on a paddleboard, the physics of it all is perfect. The paddleboard on the water, the impact of the backflip, all looks real.  

Billy Joel: And So It Goes  In this candid portrait, legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel reveals the symbiosis between his life and art, and explores the love, loss, and personal struggles that forged his character and fuel his songwriting (Neon).    The Twelve  Respected barrister Brett Colby returns to the courtroom to face a new murder trial and a new line-up of jurors. The defendant reveals a personal connection to Colby's past, and emotions are heightened as they struggle to reach their verdict (TVNZ+).     Dark Winds  Two Navajo police officers join hands to look for clues and uncover the secrets behind a brutal double murder while battling their own demons and beliefs (Netflix).    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Smashing Machine   MMA fighter Mark Kerr reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way.     The Teacher Who Promised the Sea   The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War become unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In celebration of Vegetarian Month, this dish of cannelloni filled with mushrooms, tomato, spinach, and lentils and covered with a creamy cheese sauce is divine!   Serves one     Ingredients  2 tbsp olive oil   1 small onion, diced   1 large portobello mushroom, chopped roughly   ½ can crushed tomatoes   ½ teaspoon dried thyme   ½ can lentils, drained   1 cup shredded spinach   4 cannelloni pasta tubes   Topping   1/3 cup crème fraiche   1/3 cup liquid stock or water   1/3 cup grated cheese   Salt and pepper to season     Method  Heat oven to 180 C. Grease a small oven-proof dish that will fit the pasta tubes snugly.   Make the filling by heating the oil in a pan and cooking onions and mushroom for 3-4 minutes until softened a bit. Pour in tomatoes and thyme and heat until it simmers. Add in lentils and spinach and cook, covered, until the spinach is wilted. Remove from the heat.   Take each pasta tub

In the Mangle-Munching Forest there’s a Nickle-Nackle tree, growing Nickle-Nackle berries that are red as red can be. I’ll be very careful so as not to give up the end, but would you believe it’s been fifty years since first those words were penned?  That first sentence I read you is from Lynley Dodd’s Nickle-Nackle Tree. It’s a kid’s counting book that’s a bit of a Dr Seuss-ian take on New Zealand birds. And it was first published in 1976, five decades ago next year.   Truthfully, I don’t think I’ve opened The Nickle-Nackle Tree since it was read to me as a kid. But after our newborn son was gifted a copy, it didn’t take long to commit most of the Nickle-Nackle Tree to memory. My son can’t crawl or speak or catch himself when he topples over, but he can put out his fat little hand and turn the pages as we read.   Lynley Dodd enjoys a bit of market dominance at our place. We’ve got heaps of kid’s books, but there’s just something about the language of her stories that gives them that extra degr

Stewart Copeland’s drumming helped define a generation.   As one third of The Police, he played at some of the biggest venues not only in New Zealand, but in the world.   He went on to work extensively in composing for film and TV.   And now, 18 years since his last visit to New Zealand, Copeland is returning for a very special spoken word tour - ‘Have I Said Too Much? The Police, Hollywood, And Other Adventures’.   He told Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame this type of show is a bit more of an intellectual exercise than playing the drums.  “Actually having to form sentences and so on, is a little more challenging,” Copeland said.  “Fortunately in my 70-something years, I’ve had a couple of adventures, which are fun to talk about.”   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mariah Carey is back – and it’s not for Christmas.  ‘Here For It All’ is the sixteenth studio album from the American superstar and her first album since the release of 2018’s ‘Caution’.   The album blends pop, R&B, gospel, and hip-hop, celebrating and building on every era of Carey’s iconic career.  Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to give his thoughts on the album.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley is a seasoned traveller.  He’s been all around the globe, experiencing nearly everything you can imagine, and as a result, is quite familiar with scams and swindlers.   He joined Jack Tame to delve into a couple of the most common scams affecting travellers – plus tips on keeping yourself safe from theft.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When thinking about punishments for crime, at least minor ones, there is often a balance between teaching someone a lesson to make sure they don’t do it again and not being so harsh that it ends up doing more harm than good. New research from the US shows a possible new pathway that might get this balance right, called Creative Punishments.   Creative punishments were made popular by a particular judge in the US who, for example, sentenced a man who didn’t pay his taxi fare to have to walk the same distance as his taxi ride.   Creative punishments are alternative forms of discipline that are designed to fit the specific nature of the crime, often by making the offender experience the consequences of their actions in a direct, meaningful way.   Other examples of creative punishments include:   A woman who threw food at a fast-food outlet employee sentenced to work at a fast-food restaurant for 60 days instead of jail.  A man caught vandalizing a public statue was sentenced to cleaning

A bit of drama this week raised a question for Kevin Milne.  Though it turned out to be nothing serious, Kevin had a bit of a health issue in the middle of the night. He convinced his wife to put off calling an ambulance, in case it came right, but he’s now pondering the question: should you always call one immediately?  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rents are on the decline and housing is becoming increasingly affordable – but is the property market crashing?  Ed McKnight joined Jack Tame to look at some of the biggest property crashes in world history, and how they compare to New Zealand’s current property market.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for 27th of September 2025, as one third of The Police, Stewart Copeland has played at some of New Zealand’s and the world’s biggest venues, and he tells Jack about his experiences in the music industry.  Jack is drawing a line with Apple after the release of a new product.  Nici Wickes has a snappy recipe for cheap and easy fish tacos.  Plus, Paul Stenhouse tells Jack new details about the TikTok deal between China and the US, and whether other nations will opt to take the US version.  Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Habits of High Performers by James Laughlin   In Habits of High Performers, renowned strategist, mental skills coach, and award-winning podcaster James Laughlin uncovers the seven musts of a high-performing life.  This collection of principles is a game-changer for anyone wanting to earn more, be healthier, grow, or the best at what they do.  Habits of High Performers will show you that high performance is hormonal and plays a massive role in your ability to perform at your best. Cortisol, dopamine, and oxytocin all influence how we handle stress, stay motivated, and build connections. This book will also show you that high performers focus on their strengths, take their MEDs, supercharge their belief systems, understand that desire is to a result what fuel is to a fire, and when your why is clear, your how is easy.  Habits of High Performers is a roadmap for everyday people to achieve extraordinary things.     The Secrets of Secrets by Dan Brown   Accompanying celebrat

In case you are trying to call me on the phone in the next few weeks... sorry, leave a message!   I’ve just come back after a week on an offshore Island in the Marlborough Sounds – its name is Maud Island (Te Pākeka).  One of those wonderful closed Island Reserves, managed by the Department of Conservation. All sorts of pretty special birds and native frogs, as well as rare insects of course.   And in the water, all sorts of marine beauties, such as colourful hermit crabs.   These critters move into an empty snail shell to protect themselves from being eaten by predators, live in front of your eyes!    But this wasn’t just a jolly trip to Paradise, it was a lot more important than just a field trip.   DOC organises overnight trips for local school kids in the Marlborough Region. A dozen or so board a boat late morning and end up walking around the island with some DOC rangers, my friend Richard, and myself. And the stuff we come across is literally part of their environment

We're learning more about how the TikTok deal will look and just how much money will flow back to China This isn't going to be just an ownership play, which largely explains why US Vice President JD Vance said the price tag for the sale would be about $14 billion – far below the $35-$40 billion estimate analysts had expected. They will have an ownership stake, but that's in addition to licensing fees and profit sharing.  This group of investors is said to include names like Rupert Murdoch and Michell Dell, as well as Oracle who currently host TikTok's US data. Between the two, it's estimated about half the profits of TikTok US will go back to ByteDance.  Critics will say the law doesn't allow for "cooperation", while those in favour will focus on the "operation of" part of the language.    Will other nations opt to take the US version?   In Australia this is the question on the table. Liberal senator James Paterson is suggesting that if the deal went ahead, then Australia should move

I Fought the Law  Determined to overturn double jeopardy, Ann takes her fight to the Home Secretary and the House of Lords. The law is eventually repealed, and Julie's killer is finally convicted of murder and given a life sentence at the retrial (TVNZ1 and TVNZ+, from Sunday).     Wayward   A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens and its dangerously charismatic founder may not be all it seems (Netflix).     House of Guinness   In 1868, the Guinness family patriarch is dead in Dublin; his four children, each with dark secrets to hide, hold the brewery's fate in their hands (Netflix).    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tacos are a great way to get more vegetables into your diet and they’re quite cheap to make as the fish goes a long way!   Makes 6 tacos – enough for 2-3 people     Ingredients   100-150g gurnard, cut into three pieces (can use any fish really)   ½ tsp sea salt   2 tbsp flour   1 tsp cumin seeds   1 tsp each butter and oil   6 small corn or flour tortillas   Guacamole   1 avocado   A small handful of fresh coriander   Lemon or lime juice   Chilli (fresh or flakes) to taste   Salt and pepper to taste   To serve   1 cup shredded lettuce (or cabbage, spinach, or grated carrot)   1 tomato, diced (leave out if not in season)   Fresh coriander   Hot sauce   A squeeze of lemon or lime juice     Method  Dust the fish pieces in sea salt, then in the flour and finally in the cumin seeds. Fry with oil and butter in a pan over medium heat.   While the fish cooks, warm each tortilla in a dry

Prime Minister   Chronicling Jacinda Ardern's tenure as New Zealand PM, navigating crises while redefining global leadership through her empathetic yet resolute approach.    Holy Cow  After the tragic death of his father, 18-year-old Totone must look after his younger sister and their failing family farm. He assumes even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comté cheese made in the western part of the French Alps.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I make no bones about it – I'm a bit of an Apple yuppy.    I was hooked at a critical time. Travelling across the US as a one-man tv-news-making band, I often found myself in seat 32B on a cut-price red-eye flight, totally dependent on a laptop with sufficient grunt to edit HD video for hours at a time, and sufficient durability so that when it got knocked about in the overhead locker, the casing would remain in one piece.   And the way these companies work is that the moment you rely on them for one thing, they get their claws out and squeeze you ever closer. I went from being a MacBook user, to an iPhone user, to an iPad user, to an AirPod user, to an iCloud subscriber, too. I’m more or less trapped within the system now. Locked into paying Apple every month until I leave this mortal world.  But finally, I think I’m drawing the line.  Apple has just released its latest Apple Watch and finally caught up to much of the smart device competition by giving users a daily sleep score.