"Savouring Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands is an adventure to relish. Swathed in lush jungle greens, pepper-potted with shapely hills and anchored by a gloriously soothing lake at its heart, the seduction is fast and sweet in the gateway city of Kandy. The very name Kandy conjures visions of splendour and mystique. It’s a city that proudly keeps its legends, traditions and folklore alive."

"Another huge highlight was visiting the storied Geragama Tea Factory. Located close to Kandy, this is one of your classic old-school tea factories, specialising in long leaf tea for over 120 years. They do a great job in chronicling the rise of Ceylon Tea and how the nation remains one of the world’s top five tea producers."

Read Mike's full article here.

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"Savouring Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands is an adventure to relish. Swathed in lush jungle greens, pepper-potted with shapely hills and anchored by a gloriously soothing lake at its heart, the seduction is fast and sweet in the gateway city of Kandy. The very name Kandy conjures visions of splendour and mystique. It’s a city that proudly keeps its legends, traditions and folklore alive."
"Another huge highlight was visiting the storied Geragama Tea Factory. Located close to Kandy, this is one of your classic old-school tea factories, specialising in long leaf tea for over 120 years. They do a great job in chronicling the rise of Ceylon Tea and how the nation remains one of the world’s top five tea producers."
Read Mike's full article <a href="https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/mike-yardley-hill-country-encounters-in-sri-lanka/">here</a>.
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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

Mike Yardley: Hill Country Adventures in Sri Lanka

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Michael Morpurgo is a literary treasure. 

The author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, he’s written around 150 books, loved particularly among children and young people. 

He’s returned with yet another novel, Cobweb following a little dog heading to London in the aftermath of Britain’s triumph at Waterloo. 

Morpurgo told Jack Tame that much like many of his stories, Cobweb was inspired by a friend of his who walked 250 miles from the West Coast of Wales to London on a drovers’ road.  

Drovers’ roads are the paths farmers would use to bring their livestock from their farms to the market, as back before vehicles and public transport became common, walking was the only way to reach the big cities.  

While researching drovers’ roads, Morpurgo realised that their stories, and the stories of drovers’ dogs in particular, aren’t well known. 

“And I thought, that's a story that mostly no one knows, so why don't you tell it? Tell that tale? So that's what I did.” 

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Michael Morpurgo is a literary treasure.&nbsp;
The author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, he’s written around 150 books, loved particularly among children and young people.&nbsp;
He’s returned with yet another novel, Cobweb following a little dog heading to London in the aftermath of Britain’s triumph at Waterloo.&nbsp;
Morpurgo told Jack Tame that much like many of his stories, Cobweb was inspired by a friend of his who walked 250 miles from the West Coast of Wales to London on a drovers’ road. &nbsp;
Drovers’ roads are the paths farmers would use to bring their livestock from their farms to the market, as back before vehicles and public transport became common, walking was the only way to reach the big cities. &nbsp;
While researching drovers’ roads, Morpurgo realised that their stories, and the stories of drovers’ dogs in particular, aren’t well known.&nbsp;
“And I thought, that's a story that mostly no one knows, so why don't you tell it? Tell that tale? So that's what I did.”&nbsp;
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Michael Morpurgo: Author discusses his newest book 'Cobweb'

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A painful form of arthritis, gout is the second most common form affecting New Zealanders.  

A major international study involving around 2.6 million people, has revealed that genetics are a major cause, not lifestyle choices.  

Dr Bryan Betty joined Jack Tame to run through the study, what gout looks like, and how it impacts people. 

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A painful form of arthritis, gout is the second most common form affecting New Zealanders. &nbsp;
A major international study involving around 2.6 million people, has revealed that genetics are a major cause, not lifestyle choices. &nbsp;
Dr Bryan Betty joined Jack Tame to run through the study, what gout looks like, and how it impacts people.&nbsp;
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Dr Bryan Betty: Gout and the study finding it's primarily caused by genetics

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Kiwi musical icon Kimbra is back with another album.  

Idols & Vices (Vol. 1) is a collaborative album, featuring the likes of BANKS, Dawn Richard, DRAM, Skrillex, and Sahtyre, and while Kimbra doesn’t stray too far from her experimental pop sound, there is more R&B and hiphop influences in this work. 

Music Reviewer Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the release. 

“It grows on me day by day, this album.” 

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Kiwi musical icon Kimbra is back with another album. &nbsp;
Idols &amp; Vices (Vol. 1) is a collaborative album, featuring the likes of BANKS, Dawn Richard, DRAM, Skrillex, and Sahtyre, and while Kimbra doesn’t stray too far from her experimental pop sound, there is more R&amp;B and hiphop influences in this work.&nbsp;
Music Reviewer Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the release.&nbsp;
“It grows on me day by day, this album.”&nbsp;
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Estelle Clifford: Kimbra - Idols & Vices (Vol. 1)

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Mike Yardley: Hill Country Adventures in Sri Lanka

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