Weddings are often The Event of a Lifetime, with the happy couple going all out to ensure they get the day of their dreams. 

But this means weddings are often expensive and can be quite wasteful, with food, decor, and flowers often going to waste once the event is over. 

So this wedding season, Kate Hall has a few tips on how you can make your special day a bit more sustainable. 

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Weddings are often The Event of a Lifetime, with the happy couple going all out to ensure they get the day of their dreams.&nbsp;
But this means weddings are often expensive and can be quite wasteful, with food, decor, and flowers often going to waste once the event is over.&nbsp;
So this wedding season, Kate Hall has a few tips on how you can make your special day a bit more sustainable.&nbsp;
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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?

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Kate Hall: How to make your wedding more sustainable

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Stonecroft Gewürztraminer 2025, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay.  

RRP from $29.00  

Gewürztraminer: Backwards, this grape reveals its origins in three words: er= from; tramin (Italy) = the original home; gewurz = herbaceous or spicy. 

The wine:  

An elegant bouquet of white fleshed fruits from pear to apple, quince to white apricot. As the wine touches the palate, the textures of satin and crème fraîche are contrasted by the acid line – fine fruit tannins with a gentle push of phenolics. Core fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet are persistent and ripe. Delicious and fresh, a subtle-elegant expression.  

 

The food:  

Because this is a drier style it works surprisingly well with most fish dishes, pastas with a touch of cream, and seafood like salmon. Think creamy or oily food – satin-cream textured wine. Also good with semi-hard to hard cheeses.  

Definitively not good with spicy foods – this wine is not sweet enough for that. 

 

The season:  

The 2025 harvest in Hawke’s Bay is one to remember because of its warm, dry spring, excellent flowering overall, and an early start to the growing season. While summer was a bit cooler than a traditional Kiwi summer, the fruit developed well and evenly overall. It also led to one of the earliest harvests for some. The quality of the grapes ranges from very good to outstanding. 

 

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Stonecroft Gewürztraminer 2025, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay. &nbsp;
RRP from $29.00 &nbsp;
Gewürztraminer: Backwards, this grape reveals its origins in three words: er= from; tramin (Italy) = the original home; gewurz = herbaceous or spicy.&nbsp;
The wine: &nbsp;
An elegant bouquet of white fleshed fruits from pear to apple, quince to white apricot. As the wine touches the palate, the textures of satin and crème fraîche are contrasted by the acid line – fine fruit tannins with a gentle push of phenolics. Core fruit flavours that reflect the bouquet are persistent and ripe. Delicious and fresh, a subtle-elegant expression. &nbsp;
&nbsp;
The food: &nbsp;
Because this is a drier style it works surprisingly well with most fish dishes, pastas with a touch of cream, and seafood like salmon. Think creamy or oily food – satin-cream textured wine. Also good with semi-hard to hard cheeses. &nbsp;
Definitively not good with spicy foods – this wine is not sweet enough for that.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
The season: &nbsp;
The 2025 harvest in Hawke’s Bay is one to remember because of its warm, dry spring, excellent flowering overall, and an early start to the growing season. While summer was a bit cooler than a traditional Kiwi summer, the fruit developed well and evenly overall. It also led to one of the earliest harvests for some. The quality of the grapes ranges from very good to outstanding.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;&nbsp;

Cameron Douglas: Stonecroft Gewürztraminer 2025

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Don't think the weather forecast is accurate? Google says it's given it an upgrade  

Google's DeepMind has released their latest weather forecast model that has been improved thanks to AI.   

Using more real-time data than traditional forecasts (and their own previous models), WeatherNext 3 uses hourly satellite data to makes its predictions. They can create these hourly forecasts now at a 5-kilometer resolution and take into account the local landscape... so if you're in a valley, up a mountain, etc. This new model is five times more detailed than WeatherNext 2, which also only updated four times a day. They claim forecasts are up to 50% more accurate.  

To explore their full capabilities, search for "google weather lab" – there is a global rain radar, wind, and temperature maps. They're doing 15 day weather forecasts, broken down hour by hour. Or just use Google to search for the weather where you are – it's already been added globally to Google Search, Gemini, and more.  

  

The new era of Apple is here  

September 1st saw John Ternus take over as CEO. The geeks are excited because John is a hardware guy, so they think there'll be a lot more focus on innovation. The things released next week at the 'Surprise and Shine' event will be things his team has designed and developed (but under Tim Cook) and according to reporting at Bloomberg, they were a key reason why Cook stepped away ahead of the launch – to give him the best foot forward.  

We're expecting a folding iPhone (possibly called the iPhone Ultra - I personally hope they give it a new name like iFold to create something totally new, but who knows) but don't expect it to be cheap, as it's believed to start at US$2,000, and a touch screen MacBook.  

And on Thursday NZT, we'll see it revealed in a live Apple event, rather than the pre-recorded ones that started during the pandemic.   

 

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Don't think the weather forecast is accurate? Google says it's given it an upgrade &nbsp;
Google's DeepMind has released their latest weather forecast model that has been improved thanks to AI. &nbsp;&nbsp;
Using more real-time data than traditional forecasts (and their own previous models), WeatherNext 3 uses hourly satellite data to makes its predictions. They can create these hourly forecasts now at a 5-kilometer resolution and take into account the local landscape... so if you're in a valley, up a mountain, etc. This new model is five times more detailed than WeatherNext 2, which also only updated four times a day. They claim forecasts are up to 50% more accurate. &nbsp;
To explore their full capabilities, search for "google weather lab" – there is a global rain radar, wind, and temperature maps. They're doing 15 day weather forecasts, broken down hour by hour. Or just use Google to search for the weather where you are – it's already been added globally to Google Search, Gemini, and more. &nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;
The new era of Apple is here &nbsp;
September 1st saw John Ternus take over as CEO. The geeks are excited because John is a hardware guy, so they think there'll be a lot more focus on innovation. The things released next week at the 'Surprise and Shine' event will be things his team has designed and developed (but under Tim Cook) and according to reporting at Bloomberg, they were a key reason why Cook stepped away ahead of the launch – to give him the best foot forward. &nbsp;
We're expecting a folding iPhone (possibly called the iPhone Ultra - I personally hope they give it a new name like iFold to create something totally new, but who knows) but don't expect it to be cheap, as it's believed to start at US$2,000, and a touch screen MacBook. &nbsp;
And on Thursday NZT, we'll see it revealed in a live Apple event, rather than the pre-recorded ones that started during the pandemic. &nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;&nbsp;

Paul Stenhouse: Google releases upgraded weather forecast model, Apple begins new era

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Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly 

From Australian academic to global meme, breakdancer "Raygun" recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage — and the infamy that followed (Netflix). 

  

Urzila   

Drop into the comedic chaos of Urzila Carlson as she ricochets between live stand-up and bombastic sketches. The whole thing crackles with a mischief that's bold, boisterous, and unmistakably Urzila (Neon). 

 

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Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly&nbsp;
From Australian academic to global meme, breakdancer "Raygun" recounts her offbeat path to the Olympic stage — and the infamy that followed (Netflix).&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Urzila &nbsp;&nbsp;
Drop into the comedic chaos of Urzila Carlson as she ricochets between live stand-up and bombastic sketches. The whole thing crackles with a mischief that's bold, boisterous, and unmistakably Urzila (Neon).&nbsp;
&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE &nbsp;&nbsp;

Karl Puschmann: Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly and Urzila

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Kate Hall: How to make your wedding more sustainable

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