Allyson Gofton is the face of wholesome, heartwarming Kiwi home cooking. 

She was the face of 'Food in a Minute', has written several cookbooks, and her recipes and advice have helped many households get food on the table. 

Her newest cookbook, 'Give', is on shelves now, and this one's not just designed to help Kiwis, but also raise money for Breast Cancer Cure research. 

The idea for the book came to Gofton when she was walking her dog one day, and came across a Dragon Boating competition, filled entirely with breast cancer survivors. 

"I looked at these women, and I was filled with joy ... I thought, surely the person that was Allyson Gofton, that girl that wrote all the cookbooks, who's had some time out, surely, I could do something to give back," Gofton told Jack Tame. 

"I thought, surely that girl that was supported by New Zealand women could do something to give back." 

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With Māori Language Week just over the horizon, Kevin Milne is thinking about just how far broadcasters have come. 

He took Jack Tame back to NZBC in 1971, his first year in radio, and the job he was assigned to compile the weekly radio news in te reo.  

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'Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger' charts the reunion of Liam and Noel Gallagher for their 2025 tour.  

It's filled with rare footage and untold stories, chronicling the band's journey from the streets of Manchester to global rock stardom.  

Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to share his thoughts on the documentary. 

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The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen  

Extrasensory perception. 
The Gift. 
A Sixth Sense. 
Or something else…. 

In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women mysteriously vanished and the program was erased from history. 

Decades later, Riley Bell, newly divorced and desperate for a fresh start, accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow named Betty. Riley steps into a home that is frozen in another era - no microwave, television, or cell phones, and Betty has never heard of the internet. 

Why has Betty lived in such profound isolation for so many years, and why does she need Riley now? As the story unfolds across two timelines - Betty’s 1960s era of 5 o’clock martinis and high-stakes experiments, and Riley’s quest to uncover the truth about the missing women - old secrets rise to the surface. And the only way to survive is to confront the mystery that has lingered for sixty years. 

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 1) by Beth Brower  

'I've arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.'  

The year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's.  

Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House. 

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"Straddling the US-Canadian border, crowned by the Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls is a striking destination, dishing up a heady mix of thundering natural wonder and vibrant parklands. Yes, there’s plenty of tourist tat clustered around both sides of the border, from faded casinos and wax museums to Hershey World and the Fudge Factory, but it’s nature that really holds court here. The Niagara River, and the entire Great Lakes Basin of which it is a part, is a legacy of the last Ice Age, connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. While some water is annually replenished from rainfall and snow melt, a significant proportion is “fossil water”, leftover from the melting ice sheets 10,000 years ago."

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Kate Hall joined Jack Tame to provide an update on how her Suburban Homestead Project has been coming along. 

What is the Suburban Homestead Project?  

We’re transforming our small suburban Auckland property using homesteading and permaculture principles, showing that you don’t need a rural lifestyle block to grow food, produce more yourself and work more closely with nature.  

What we've done:  

Hot water heat pump:  

We’ve recently replaced our old hot water system with a Reclaim CO₂ hot water heat pump. We’re already seeing a significant reduction in our hot water energy use/bill –  around 64% less electricity used!  

Turning an underused space into a productive garden:  

We’re repurposing old timber posts (from Repost) that previously had a life in vineyards to create new garden edging in a darker, previously underutilised part of our section. The goal is a productive space filled with things our children will enjoy, including fruit trees, and somewhere we'll eventually bury both babies’ placentas.  

Designing with nature, not against it:  

We’re working with Treeborn to understand what will actually thrive in that space, including documenting sunlight at different times of day. It’s a good example of permaculture thinking: observing light, wind, water, and conditions first, then choosing plants and designing around what nature is already doing.  

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What is earwax?  

• Earwax: a natural substance produced in the ear canal.  
• It contains oils, dead skin cells, and tiny particles.  
• Earwax protects the ear: traps dust, germs, and keeps the skin moist.  
• It's naturally self-cleaning: wax usually moves out on its own.  
• Earwax is normal – it does not mean your ears are dirty! 

Why does earwax sometimes cause problems?  

• When too much wax builds up, it can become hard and impact.  
• Some people are more prone due to narrow ear canals, excess hair, or hearing aids  
• Cotton buds push wax deeper into the ear and irritate and damage the ear canal – do not use them. 

How do we know if we have an earwax problem?  

• A blocked or full feeling in the ear or hearing being muffled or reduced.  
• Sometimes it can cause ringing (tinnitus), dizziness, or slight discomfort.  
• Remember: a blocked ear isn't always wax, infection can cause similar symptoms.  

How do we treat earwax?  

• Talk to your doctor or nurse if your ear feels blocked, so they can examine the ear canal.  
• Ear drops can soften the wax, allowing it to come out naturally. Olive oil often used.    
• If it doesn't clear, your doctor or nurse can remove using ear suction or irrigation.  
• Make sure you see your doctor for severe pain, discharge, bleeding, sudden hearing loss, or persistent dizziness.

Remember: earwax is normal, it protects the ear, we can’t prevent it, and never use cotton buds in the ear! 

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On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday September 12th 2026, Food In A Minute legend Allyson Gofton joins the show to talk about her beautiful new cookbook, 'Give. 

Jack wonders if the world will eventually end at the hands of AI. 

Nadia Lim serves up a Rhubarb, Raspberry, and Ginger Strudel Braid that will impress your guests.  

We hear all about the new foldable Apple iPhone Duo from our techxpert Paul Stenhouse. 

And how can you maximise space at your suburban property? Sustainability expert Kate Hall has some great suggestions for your next home project. 

Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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A few weeks ago, we discussed the story of one of those beautiful centipedes captured by a young lady (Raine). A lovely 5 centimetre long body with long legs and fast movement – a beauty!  

I thought it might be prudent to tell the story of our native giant centipede, often found at night in the North Island. In Latin the name means “one hundred legs”, but they ain’t got that many!  

Usually, they have somewhere around 23 pairs of legs... or 21 pairs, or 25 pairs, or 27 pairs – always an odd number of pairs of legs (never an even number – why? Who knows!). 

The front pair of legs is modified into hollow fangs with which they bite and administer poison to subdue or kill prey.  

That poison also acts as a digestive juice: they inject it into prey, and it starts to dissolve the inner structure of the insect/prey so that after half an hour all the centipede needs to do is suck the dissolved innards of the prey up like a soup!  

So in reality, the centipede has an external stomach in the form of that poison that pre-digests the food in the prey’s own body!  

The poison is a nasty neurotoxin that really causes quite a bit of damage to humans too – I'd know! I’ve been bitten and it caused a 2.5-hour paralysis in my right arm and hand – I couldn’t write for a few hours! Then there was an itch for weeks and weeks and weeks. Some big centipedes can be really dangerous, but I don’t think there are any cases of fatalities…  

But it must have been close, every now and then…  

Centipedes are really fast hunters; they have amazing long rear legs that grab anything that annoys them – I can show you how to “stroke” a centipede and in which direction so you don’t end up caught in those hind legs, which means an almost certain bite!  

Each body segment has its own set of “brains” or neurological centre. That regulates the leg movement and coordinates the magical motion they display.  

They usually crawl into nice dark and moist places, because their skin is relatively thin and they dry out very quickly.  

When a mother has eggs, she is very dedicated and looks after them for weeks and weeks – almost like an incubating mother hen. She also licks the eggs constantly to keep them moist and clean of bacteria. There is evidence that her excretion has some very powerful anti-bacterial and anti-microbial compounds in it, that could be very useful for future human medicine! 

Even these scary centipedes need protection, because they may contribute to our future techniques in human medicine.  

Look after all these creatures on our (Animal) Planet! 

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Apple’s iPhone Duo has been revealed  

The Apple fan boys are fanboying. My X feed has been lit up with excitement. The dual app view has already turned into a meme. The magic opening and closing animation which seamlessly transitions between the open and closed views has already been recreated on Androids and laptops. The developers are nervous about the work ahead designing for all its new form factors. That animation and the smart way they’ve reconfigured the UI shows Apple has done the foldable better than any of the others in the market. But it’s funny because the actual folding screen is made by Samsung.   

It will be the hottest status symbol around. 

Some other Apple innovation caught my eye though...  

Apple has found a way to verify that a photo was taken on an iPhone. In the age of AI and misinformation, verification is going to be key. How do you know that photo was actually real? Apple will now take a copy of the photo, along with the sensor data and “sign” that as a reference image unable to be edited. They’re thinking of it like a digital negative. It’s a great addition and here’s hoping we get more of this type of thing from other phone and camera makers. 

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