Catherine Chidgey: Kiwi author on her new book 'The Starving Bride'

Catherine Chidgey is incredibly talented.  The Kiwi author is highly acclaimed, having won the Prize in Modern Letters, the Katherine Mansfield Award, the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, the Janet Frame Fiction Prize, and the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction twice.  A theme Chidgey explores…

Chris Schulz: Che Fu's 25th Anniversary Tour of 'The Navigator'

A pioneer in the Kiwi music scene is taking his largest tour around the country.  Che Fu is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his 2001 album 'The Navigator', touring New Zealand alongside his band The Kratez and a few special guests.  Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to discuss the tour.  LISTEN …

Kevin Milne: My annual pork chop

Thursday was a special day for Kevin Milne.  His wife Linda loves pigs and won't eat pork, which naturally means Kevin also doesn't eat pork at home.  But Linda was away on Thursday, which means Kevin cooked his annual pork chop.  LISTEN ABOVE 

Catherine Raynes: Tell Me Something True and The French Illusion

Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham   Arlo Hackett doesn’t expect mercy when he emerges from a twelve-year prison sentence and makes his way back to his home town, Yulara, a waypoint on Australia’s Great Southern Road. The last time Arlo was home, his brother Luke was charged with a terribl…

Full Show Podcast: 10 October 2026

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday October 10, 2026, Kiwi author Catherine Chidgey has a new novel on the shelves, so she joined us to tell us all about 'The Starving Bride'.  Jack recently found out a product he thought was left in the nineties has come back int…

Mike Yardley: Great Barrier Reef island escapes

"If you’re sizing up a great foray on Queensland’s holiday highway, the Pacific Coast Way, it’s not just the mainland that serves up so many temptations. On my recent road-trip between Cairns and Rockhampton, I mixed and matched some overnight stops in Mission Beach, Townsville, Cape Hillsborough, …

Kate Hall: When should you buy second-hand versus brand-new?

When people begin to make the shift to more sustainable choices, shopping second-hand becomes a default, but is it always the right option?  Kate Hall looks at the different factors involved in deciding whether or not you should buy something new, second-hand, or if you should buy it at all.  LIS…

Ruud Kleinpaste: The Australian two-spined spider

Spring and summer time is spider time.    If you take the time to look around your garden from now on, you'll find that these useful little helpers are everywhere, taking advantage of the abundance of prey that comes with the warmer days.   Some hunt on foot while others construct a web or a snar…

Ed McKnight: How much money do you need to be in the top 10% (for your age)?

As political parties consider various wealth taxes, it raises a question: who exactly is in the top 10%?  Ed McKnight runs through how much money you need to have to be considered within the top 10%, both for New Zealand in general, and for your specific age group.  LISTEN ABOVE 

Paul Stenhouse: Starlink makes moves to become full mobile provider, Anthropic bans abuse towards Clause, Apple announces 'Welcome Home' event

Starlink is making moves to be a full mobile provider   They've got two big pieces of their puzzle underway this week. The FCC has approved the launch of 15,000 satellites optimized for high-speed internet from space. And now they've announced they're going to acquire frequencies from a company th…