Estelle Clifford: Jordan Rakei - The Loop

Yesterday saw the release of Jordan Rakei’s fifth studio album The Loop, an album he’s wanted to make since he was 19. He took his 35 acoustic demos and refined them down to 13 tracks, recorded over two “action-packed” weeks with an orchestra, choir, and band. Rakei says it’s his most ambitious …

Catherine Raynes: Five Bad Deeds and You Are Here

Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling nonstop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting to finally renovating her dream home, the Meadowhouse. Amidst the chaos, an ominous note arrives in the mail, People have to le…

Kate Hall: Bag essentials for reducing waste while out and about

Staying sustainable when out and about can be something of a challenge, but the key lies in what you bring with you on the go. Kate ‘Ethically Kate’ Hall has mastered the art of reducing waste while on the go, and joined Jack Tame to run through her essentials. LISTEN ABOVE

Andrew Nichol: Opes Property Managing Partner on the changes to mortgage rules

Mortgage rules are changing, but what does this mean? Will it be easier to get a mortgage? Harder? Andrew Nicol of Opes Property joined Jack Tame to discuss the changes that come with the updates to the Credits Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA). LISTEN ABOVE

Ruud Kleinpaste: Garlic Experiments - early planting

Allium Rust on garlic has become quite an issue of the past 10 years, not just in Canterbury, where I live, but in many places of New Zealand. Many people complain that this fungal disease strikes in late winter/early spring and the only thing that stops it from hammering the garlic plants is by re…

Mike Yardley: Forest-bathing on the West Coast

"Amid the treasury of winning attractions across the West Coast, sampling its spoil of historic pubs, steeped in character and heritage is an irrepressible draw. They are keepers of the past and bridges to the present, proudly speaking to our pioneering history, of heady gold and coal rushes, and t…

Tara Ward: Tattooist of Auschwitz, Dark Matter, Bodkin

Tattooist of Auschwitz Six-part series based on the international bestselling novel by Heather Morris, inspired by the real-life story of Holocaust prisoners Lali and Gita Sokolov (Neon). Dark Matter A man is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Amid the mind-bending landscape of li…

Full Show Podcast: 11 May 2024

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 11 May 2024, Jack spoke to kiwi filmmaker James Napier Robertson about his fascination for dysfunctional characters in real life stories and new film Joika. Research has revealed that manual cars will essentially be extinct in t…

James Napier Robertson: Kiwi filmmaker on the creation of his new film 'Joika'

A fascination for dysfunctional, outsider characters in real life stories has led James Napier Robertson across the stage, small screen, and big screen. The filmmaker has found huge success telling kiwi stories like The Dark Horse starring Cliff Curtis, and 2020's Dame Whina Cooper biopic. Napier…

Francesca Rudkin: The Idea of You and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

The Idea of You A 40-year-old single mum begins an unexpected romance with a 24-year-old boy band singer. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make cho…