Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Karl Urban has been on our screens for around 3 decades. He made history on New Zealand tv as Shortland Street’s first openly gay character.  And he was introduced to the world as a rider of Rohan in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings.  Karl’s varied acting career has taken him all around the globe and seen him work with some Hollywood legends.  In his latest film The Bluff, he teams up with Priyanka Chopra Jones for the 19th century action thriller following a former pirate who attempts to keep her family safe when her old captain seeks revenge.  He joined Jack to have a chat about his latest role, and his career so far.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baked gnocchi & pumpkin   A gorgeous dish which is one of the easiest ways to get a tasty meal on the table with minimum fuss and maximum flavour and it freezes well too.  Serves 2   Ingredients: ½ butternut pumpkin  1 red onion, sliced thinly  ½ red capsicum, sliced   2 tbsps olive oil   Salt & pepper to season  ½ cup crème fraiche ¾-1 cup vegetable stock 2 tbsps chopped fresh rosemary  250g store-bought gnocchi  Few big handfuls fresh spinach leaves 50g each blue cheese & grated cheddar   Method: Pre-heat oven to 200 C fan bake.   Cut butternut (or other pumpkin) into large bite sized chunks. Toss pumpkin, onions and capsicum in oil and season well with salt and pepper. Roast on a tray for 20-25 minutes or until softened.  In an oven proof dish, whisk together ½ cup sour cream or crème fraiche with ¾ cup liquid vegetable stock and rosemary. Tumble in gnocchi straight from the packet. Add a few handfuls of spinach leaves and

Holy Days - (in cinemas) Starring Miriam Margolyes. Accompanied by a young boy, three unconventional nuns embark on a wild and chaotic road trip across New Zealand to retrieve the deeds to their convent. When an unexpected snowstorm derails their journey, they soon find themselves confronting loss, mortality and the transformative power of love, forgiveness and connection.  How to Make a Killing – (in cinemas) Starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley. Disowned at birth by his wealthy family, Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne is off to a charity fish auction in Kapiti, which is raising money for the Mary Potter Hospice. He joined Jack to talk about the proceedings, and what to expect from a fish auction.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moana & the Tribe have long been acknowledged for pushing the boundaries of Māori music.   Led by Moana Maniapoto, the band has become one of New Zealand’s most successful Māori bands, creating a fusion of politically charged haka-funk-dub music and performing all over the world.   They’re bringing their global collaboration ‘ONO’ to Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, and to mark International Women’s Day.   But this performance is a little bigger than their usual band, Maniapoto telling Jack Tame that she got a bit carried away.   "There is a cast of thousands on stage,” she said.   ‘ONO’ showcases the voice, language, and cultures of six indigenous women from different places Moana & The Tribe has performed, and two of the artists are flying in for the performance – Hawai'i's Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole and Australia’s Shellie Morris.   “I’m really excited to have them come and join us.”  “It’s gonna be great, and its a celebration of like, mana wāhin

This weekend marks the end of an era for Splore Festival.  This instalment of the annual boutique music and arts festival at Auckland's Orere Point will be the last.  After nearly 30 years, ticket sales fell and it became too difficult for owner John Minty to fund alone.  Chris Schulz is attending this weekend’s festivities, and joined Jack Tame to chat about the festival’s tragic ending.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anti Hero: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz   Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn.  When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coast to meet Luke. While there, he learns of a young woman who was kidnapped off the New York City subway, clearly in danger and in need of aid. With no name and few clues, Evan and his team track down the missing woman, who was assaulted and abandoned. Evan offers his help―and sets out tracking down the young men responsible. But the woman insists that Evan abandon his usual methods―no vengeance and, in particular, no killing. Which will prove no easy feat given the mounting incoming threats from all sides. In a mission that takes Evan from coast to coast, from the poorest corners of society to the richest, Orphan X must

"There’s an unmistakeable spring in the step on the streets and laneways of Hamilton. Waikato’s powerhouse city boasts a growing arsenal of headline sights and experiences, spanning outdoorsy delights, a cranking hospitality scene and cultural riches." Read Mike's full article.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 21 February 2026, Moana Maniapoto of Moana and the Tribe joins Jack to discuss bringing musicians from around the world together for a special International Women's Day performance.  Jack reflects on that photo of former Prince Andrew.   Francesca Rudkin shares an adventurous documentary.  And Dougal Sutherland is Dr Love for the day, with advice for online dating.  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.

Hot on the heels of Valentines Day, Dr Dougal Sutherland becomes Dr Love.  He joined Jack Tame to discuss some research about dating, both online and in person, and offer up some advice.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mid-summer in your garden is an important time for your “locals”. Normally you won’t see many birds apart from the common blackbird and thrushes, sparrows and starlings, grey warblers, tui and bellbirds.    It’s just a matter of having the right areas to forage for these birds, and extra food is usually not drastically needed to keep everybody in good condition – food aplenty all over the place!    Just one useful tip for gardeners, though: Silvereyes act a little differently.  Over the years I have noticed that if you feed them sugar water in summer, they will certainly come back to your garden to lick up all the sweet liquids.    EVERY DAY!!  The reason that’s important?     They quickly learn where you live and where to get free food! They’ll remember that well into the wintertime when nice food is hard to get. The regular visits to your garden are a benefit due to the free pest control that these birds deliver: silvereyes love to pick up aphids, caterpill

Finances aren’t everyone’s strength, and as such, they might decide to enlist a financial advisor.   But there are a few things you might not be aware of when it comes to the job, so Ed McKnight joined Jack Tame to reveal the truth about financial advisors in New Zealand.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social Media's impact on mental health is being examined in a landmark case    The trial, which centres on a 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles allegedly caused by Instagram and YouTube, will serve as a critical test for thousands of other lawsuits targeting social media companies.   Meta CEO Mark Zukerberg testified this week, taking questions for around six hours. At the centre of the case are documents that show the company had a goal to increase the time 10-year-olds spend on Instagram, despite the app being officially for 13 and above. Zuckerberg testified that while they want teens using their apps, they account for just 1% of the company’s revenue. He also talked about the challenge of identifying accounts of children, because they can simply lie about their age.       Another week, another new AI model    This time Anthropic —the company behind Claude— has released Sonnet 4.6, designed to be used for more general applications and is better than pre

Neighbors    Witness stories of absurd, outrageous, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a range of larger-than-life characters. Each episode introduces us to a new set of neighbours in the heat of their grievances (Neon).    Being Gordon Ramsay   Follow celeb chef Gordon Ramsay behind the scenes as he juggles family life, global empire and his biggest launch yet in this all-you-can-eat documentary (Netflix).     Married At First Sight Australia  Australia's most controversial social experiment returns in 2026 with an addictive mix of love and drama (ThreeNow).    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne let his fellow Wellingtonians down last week.  He and his wife Linda had managed to dodge the worst of the storms with a weekend trip to Auckland, and while they wanted to keep it discrete, there was no way to hide the evidence.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Deeper   A team of divers, led by Dr. Richard Harris, aims to set a record for the deepest descent as they explore New Zealand's Pearse Resurgence cave system.     No Other Choice   After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Late summer stone fruit —peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, even cherries— are just perfect for baking with. Serve this cake warm for dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of fruity olive oil, and a sprinkle of sea salt.    Makes one 20 cm cake      Ingredients   3-4 ripe peaches or nectarines or 4-5 apricots, chopped   200mls extra virgin olive oil    ½ cup + 2 tbsps extra caster sugar    2 large eggs   1 tbsp Greek yoghurt    1 1/3 cups plain flour    1 tsp baking powder   Big pinch baking soda      Method  Preheat the oven to 180C fan bake. Grease a 20cm cake tin and line with baking paper.    Toss nectarines with ¼ cup of the olive oil and 2 tbsps sugar. Leave to sit for 10 minutes.   In a bowl, whisk eggs with remaining ½ cup of sugar until pale and thickened. Whisk in remaining olive oil and yoghurt.   Sift in flour, baking powder and baking soda and stir unti

What. A. Photo.     What a stunning, extraordinary, scandal-defining, generation-defining photo.    A gaunt man. His eyes wide, somehow focusing on nothing and everything at once, as if haunted by a vision he cannot unsee. His face is haggard. His pale fingers clasped. The light of the photographer’s flash reflected in red in his pupil.  What is the position he’s in? Is he trying to hide? If so, he did a terrrrrible job. Is he willing the plush leather seats of his vehicle to swallow him whole? And what is that expression? Is it the humiliation of Police detention? The shock and embarrassment of being held against your will? Or is it the gravity of this moment, this realisation? Does Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor finally see that he, a man born into the most extreme privilege is now mired in the most profound shame. Charged? As of yet, no. Convicted? Certainly not. But surely irredeemable in his disgrace.  What a moment. What an extraordinary fall from grace. What a photo.  Onc

On my route home from work is a big arterial road with a whole line of different car dealerships. There’s a Toyota yard, a Ford dealership, a Mazda and a Volkswagon. A series of uber-fancy ones selling everything from Audis to McLarens to Lamborghinis. And as I made my one home one night a couple of weeks ago, a new sign caught my eye.  What the hell is Zeekr? I wondered.  Actually, truth be told I already had a pretty good hunch and a quick Google that evening confirmed my suspicion.   Zeekr is the latest premium Chinese EV company to hit the New Zealand market.   You can add it to Geely and Farizon, EV brands  owned by the same Chinese conglomerate. Add to those Xpeng, which has its first dealerships and sells a pretty smart-looking coupe SUV. Add to it Leapmotor, Dongfeng and old mate BYD, and if you’ve spent any time on the road in New Zealand of late, you’ve surely noticed we are in the midst of a bit of a revolution  with Chinese Evs.   It’s not just us, of course. It’

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 14 February, 2026, New Zealand music legends Six60 join Jack in studio to discuss recording their 5th album in live one-takes and to give a very special performance. Jack weighs up who the world leader in the manufacture of electric vehicles will be. Francesca Rudkin dishes on the hotly anticipated film adaptation of the classic novel, Wuthering Heights. Nici Wickes shares a recipe guaranteed to conjure a marriage proposal this Valentine's Day. 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.