Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Popular relocation series Moving Houses has returned for a third season, a former All Black behind the wheel. 

The show isn’t one you’d expect to be as gripping as it is, but it turns out there’s plenty of space for danger and suspense when you’re moving a house on the back of a truck. 

After a colourful rugby career, Andy Ellis has honed his craft as a landscape designer, and has now taken over as host for the show. 

He told Francesca Rudkin that he really enjoyed meeting all the people involved in the show, from the truck drivers to the people moving their homes.  

“Their stories are actually really fascinating.” 

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"In the heart of Orange County, Anaheim is a glittering hospitality hot spot, cultivating a red-hot reputation as a foodie destination, with all the Southern California feels. From fuss-free street snacks and quick bites to spectacular gourmet glories, you’re seriously spoilt for choice. Underscoring Anaheim’s epicurean stripes, the Anaheim area boasts over 30 Michelin-recommended eateries."

Read Mike's full article here.

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Coldplay’s Eden Park concerts have been a magical experience for many. 

The band is being praised for the spectacle of the show, with a riot of colour, fireworks, and fun technology contributing to the overall effect.  

Estelle Clifford celebrated her birthday at last night’s concert, and she says it was a magical night.  

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Marry Me in Italy by Nicky Pelegrino  

A dream wedding in Italy? It's the chance of a lifetime! Skye has been with Tim forever and the last thing she's thinking about is saying 'I do'. It's Tim that enters the dream wedding competition - he's longing to win an all-expenses-paid trip to romantic Montenello. An escape to a beautiful Italian hill town might be just what they need to find love again...

Ana definitely isn't interested in getting married - she doesn't need a man to make her happy. But when she loses her job at a glossy food magazine, she jumps at the chance of a new life, renovating a crumbling Italian farmhouse. Her handsome (and very distracting) neighbour definitely isn't part of the plan. One thing's for sure, this summer has surprises in store!  

No One Will Know by Rose Carlyle  

Eve Sylvester is young and broke and needs a job fast. After years of foster homes, backpacking and a sailing trip across the Pacific Ocean, she has lost contact with friends and family. She is alone, desperate-and pregnant. Then she meets Julia and Christopher Hygate, a charming and glamorous couple, who seem to have the perfect life: loads of money and a breathtakingly beautiful mansion on a remote Tasmanian island. They make her a lucrative offer. Eve can move into their empty summerhouse and take up a very easy job.

Eve thinks she's fallen on her feet-she has found a home, and her child will grow up in the aptly named Paradise Bay. But some things about the job don't add up. Why must Eve stay out of sight? Why have the Hygates employed an ex-con to run their yacht-charter business? And what about the mysterious boats sailing in and out of the Hygates' private marina? Has Eve made a deal with the devil? It's too late to ask questions. Eve is already in far too deep. Set against the stunning backdrop of a windswept island and its mysterious lighthouse, No One Will Know is a propulsive, seductive novel of suspense that reveals the terrible consequences of greed, staggering lies and fatal mistakes. 

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Kevin Milne decided to take this morning to pay tribute to two exceptional entertainers. 

He joined Francesca Rudkin to reminisce about renowned radio broadcaster Lindsay Yeo, who passed away earlier this week, and chat about Stephen Fry, who’s show he saw in Wellington on Wednesday.  

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While everyone knows about white noise, there are a few more colours of noise out there, each with a different sound and potential impact. Recent studies have found that pink and white noise improved concentration and memory for adolescents and young adults – but only those with ADHD.

Dr Dougal Sutherland joined Francesca Rudkin to run through green, brown, pink, and white noise, and the impacts they can have on people.

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On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 16 November 2024, former All Black Andy Ellis joins Francesca Rudkin to chat about turning his hand to hosting duties on the new season of Moving Houses. 

Francesca proposes that redress for abuse in state care is not something to do half-heartedly. 

Chris Schulz reviews the biggest film of the year, Gladiator II, and shares his hot take after attending Friday night's Coldplay concert. 

Estelle Clifford celebrated her birthday at the Coldplay show and gives a full rundown on the experience. 

Plus, Margo Flanagan of Two Raw Sisters shares the best way to brilliantly grill asparagus. 

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Isn’t it just wonderful to suddenly get wind of a perfect idea that makes soooo much sense?  

On my departure for Tauranga to do Nature Nerd stuff at the Bay of Plenty Garden and Arts Festival, I received a fabulous email from Laura, who runs the Envirohub Bay of Plenty.  

Space for Nature.  

This is the picture:  

Nature doesn’t just belong in our National Parks, our rural areas and wild, open spaces.   

If we use our spades and our plants, we can create a Biodiverse area around our homes as well. In cities and villages, in the centre of towns, all the way to the outskirts of those sterile new subdivisions.  

It’s a matter of creating the right kind of habitat which will attract lizards, insects, birds, and magnificent fungi in autumn.  

Your garden could become an important corridor of Native species nearby, allowing them to move deeper and further into your “hood”. 

Trapping pest species is another way to add to the Biodiversity of your Quarter Acre Paradise.  

Imagine becoming part of such a community that links us all together for the same generous reasons: creating a much better and enjoyable ecosystem, which will be making bird song a regular concert of the Neighbourhood.  

There are many ways you can go about creating your own little Paradise: join a restoration team in your area (planting, trapping, weed removal, etc) and learn what works well in your district to get Biodiversity back in the backyard. You can also go for a walk in your local forest and identify what native trees, shrub, and plant species do well – identification is pretty easy when you use iNaturalist (an app on your smart phone).  

You can also visit your local Botanic garden and learn from the professional Botanists!  

Envirohub Bay of Plenty came up with another grand idea: sign the pledge to make Space for Nature in your Backyard and you’ll receive advice and resources to help you in your journey – plus a sign for your gate or letterbox (“We’re Providing Space for Nature”). 

Plus, a Native Tree and a Trap to get rid of the unwanted critters  

Such a simple idea. 

Thank you Laura! You made my day. 

For more information, visit their website here. 

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Rentvesting. The ‘own here, live there’ method seems to be gaining popularity among potential homeowners. The practice refers to renting a home to live in in an area that suits your lifestyle, while buying an investment property in an area you can more easily afford. 

Ed McKnight joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss the practice – its pros, cons, and how to know if it’s the right option for you.  

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AI is in everything - and it's giving us a lot of stuff we don't need. 

Personally, I am sick to death of AI in everything, from phones and computers to TVs and fridges now.  

The problem isn't the helpful AI that you can choose to use like ChatGPT and Midjourney, it's the annoying ones that they're installing without asking on our technology, like Copilot on Microsoft, Gemini on Google, Meta AI on Facebook, Grok on Twitter, etc   

They're unavoidable and inconvenient and they're almost never fit for purpose. You can't actually rely on them to provide accurate info or do what you want them to. You can't delete Gemini from your Android smartphone so it's taking up space for nothing. I have a particular gripe about Facebook Meta AI, where the button is inconveniently positioned right next to the search button.  

Everyone wants to be on the cutting edge of tech and position themselves as thought leaders, and that means forcing AI into consumer technology that no one's asking for.  I don't think it reflects how normal tech consumers think or act - we don't want to automate our lives, we just want things to make sense, be as they were when we left them, and if you're launching new features, let us choose when and where we want to use them.  

We're in a tricky phase of AI adoption, where extensive and expensive investment has been made into the development of AI tools. Many big tech companies are now looking to justify that investment, by inserting the tools into just about everything there is.  

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