2024 was a bit of a rough year, with job losses, hard economic times, and low business confidence. The new year offers a chance to reset. 

Dr Dougal Sutherland offers his top tips for starting 2025 off with some oomph: 
If you have a job, count your blessings! Lots of people lost theirs last year and so it’s important to remember that even though it may not be the best job in the world, at least you’re in paid employment!  
Plan out your holidays for the year as best you can. Have a look for the public holidays that are happening in 2025, can you make any of these into longer weekends (e.g. four days instead of three) and give yourself that extra time to rest and recover? Looking ahead I can see there is quite a gap of public holidays between Matariki and Labour Day – can you plan for some leave then? Four months is a long time to go without a break, especially in winter. 
Make a daily ‘Have to, Hope to, Love to list’ – “Have to” are things you must do today; “Hope to” are things that you can do if you have time; “Love to” is at least 1 thing per day that fills your cup – make sure to give this as much priority as “Have to”. 
Take some time to reflect on 2024 – what did you learn from the year? What went well and you would like to keep doing? Anything that you would like to avoid doing again that you did last year?  
Think about the people in your life – are there some who you would like to see more of? Can you plan ahead to make time for them? On the other hand, is there anyone who it may be better off not to have in your life? Are there some (polite) ways that you ease off these relationships? 

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2024 was a bit of a rough year, with job losses, hard economic times, and low business confidence. The new year offers a chance to reset.&nbsp;
Dr Dougal Sutherland offers his top tips for starting 2025 off with some oomph:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>If you have a job, count your blessings! Lots of people lost theirs last year and so it’s important to remember that even though it may not be the best job in the world, at least you’re in paid employment! &nbsp;</li>
<li>Plan out your holidays for the year as best you can. Have a look for the public holidays that are happening in 2025, can you make any of these into longer weekends (e.g. four days instead of three) and give yourself that extra time to rest and recover? Looking ahead I can see there is quite a gap of public holidays between Matariki and Labour Day – can you plan for some leave then? Four months is a long time to go without a break, especially in winter.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Make a daily ‘Have to, Hope to, Love to list’ – “Have to” are things you must do today; “Hope to” are things that you can do if you have time; “Love to” is at least 1 thing per day that fills your cup – make sure to give this as much priority as “Have to”.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Take some time to reflect on 2024 – what did you learn from the year? What went well and you would like to keep doing? Anything that you would like to avoid doing again that you did last year? &nbsp;</li>
<li>Think about the people in your life – are there some who you would like to see more of? Can you plan ahead to make time for them? On the other hand, is there anyone who it may be better off not to have in your life? Are there some (polite) ways that you ease off these relationships?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.

News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB. News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Dr Dougal Sutherland: Starting 2025 with some oomph

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/a78166fc-1f64-4c04-9cc0-b2690001b721/transcript

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 wāhine and mana reo.” 

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Moana &amp; the Tribe have long been acknowledged for pushing the boundaries of Māori music. &nbsp;
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. &nbsp;
They’re bringing their global collaboration ‘ONO’ to Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, and to mark International Women’s Day. &nbsp;
But this performance is a little bigger than their usual band, Maniapoto telling Jack Tame that she got a bit carried away. &nbsp;
"There is a cast of thousands on stage,” she said. &nbsp;
‘ONO’ showcases the voice, language, and cultures of six indigenous women from different places Moana &amp; 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. &nbsp;
“I’m really excited to have them come and join us.”&nbsp;
“It’s gonna be great, and its a celebration of like, mana wāhine and mana reo.”&nbsp;
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Moana Maniapoto: Moana & The Tribe leader on the International Women's Day performance of 'ONO', politics and music

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/acd2c438-3b3e-4610-a4c8-b3f800053d51/transcript

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. 

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/52637194-2616-4e0b-8516-b3f701877ef6/transcript

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 figure out a way to protect the innocent, avenge the victimized, and balance justice, with a measure of mercy. 

  

The Dead Speak: My Life In Forensics by Thomas Coyle  

In this empathetic and darkly funny memoir, Thomas Coyle – one of New Zealand's most seasoned forensic investigators – pulls back the police tape and walks us straight into the crime scenes. 

With sharp detail, he reveals how the tiniest fragment of evidence can expose a suspect, prove a motive or confirm an identity. Sometimes, all at once. 

But crime scenes are only part of his story. The Dead Speak also plunges us into the world of disaster victim identification – a discipline where time, science and compassion collide. Where forensic experts are flung into a race against time to identify bodies in makeshift morgues as desperate families wait for news of their loved ones. 

Taking us from meticulous casework at New Scotland Yard to the chaos of the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and the devastation of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, The Dead Speak is both a gripping insider's account of forensic investigation and an unflinching portrait of humanity at its best and worst. Fair warning, though: it's not for the faint-hearted. 

 

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Anti Hero: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz &nbsp;
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.&nbsp; &nbsp; 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 figure out a way to protect the innocent, avenge the victimized, and balance justice, with a measure of mercy.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Dead Speak: My Life In Forensics by Thomas Coyle &nbsp;
In this empathetic and darkly funny memoir, Thomas Coyle – one of New Zealand's most seasoned forensic investigators – pulls back the police tape and walks us straight into the crime scenes.&nbsp;
With sharp detail, he reveals how the tiniest fragment of evidence can expose a suspect, prove a motive or confirm an identity. Sometimes, all at once.&nbsp;
But crime scenes are only part of his story. The Dead Speak also plunges us into the world of disaster victim identification – a discipline where time, science and compassion collide. Where forensic experts are flung into a race against time to identify bodies in makeshift morgues as desperate families wait for news of their loved ones.&nbsp;
Taking us from meticulous casework at New Scotland Yard to the chaos of the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and the devastation of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, The Dead Speak is both a gripping insider's account of forensic investigation and an unflinching portrait of humanity at its best and worst. Fair warning, though: it's not for the faint-hearted.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
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Catherine Raynes: Anti Hero and The Dead Speak

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/6b3045de-88b4-4474-86ab-b3f701857aea/transcript

Dr Dougal Sutherland: Starting 2025 with some oomph

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