Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

New Zealand singer/songwriter Kimbra is about to drop her new album and has just taken part in a new book celebrating the views and experiences of 200 diverse women called 200 Women (who will change the way you see the world).
She talks to Newstalk ZB's Kate Hawkesby from New York.
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Kate Hawkesby was in for Jack Tame this week and opened the show with her take on the eventual election result and the process it took to get one.
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New Zealand singer/songwriter Kimbra is about to drop her new album and has just taken part in a new book celebrating the views and experiences of 200 diverse women called 200 Women (who will change the way you see the world).
She talks to Newstalk ZB's Kate Hawkesby from New York.
LISTEN ABOVE TO THE FULL INTERVIEW

If we are to preserve our country’s biodiversity, we’ll need to work together on many fronts. The problem caused by introduced pests (rats, stoats, possums, ferrets, hedgehogs, feral cats etc) are well-known. Our hideous weeds are taking over the native landscape and make it so much more difficult to replant our wetlands and forests.
Predator-Free Crofton Downs (started by Kelvin Hastie) took advantage of the “halo” caused by Zealandia;
It inspired predator-free Miramar and now Predator-Free Wellington.
Imagine each back yard with a rat trap, a mouse trap and a possum trap (or two, three, four)
It’s proven to take hardly any time at all for the native birds and lizards to return.
Even if only every fourth garden has a trap, the results are noticeable!
 Predator-proof fences have been popping up in various places – however, these safe reserves (Orokonui, Brook Waimarama, Rotokare, Maungatautari, Omaha Spit, etc) are expensive to build, so it would pay to look for alternative methods of suppressing or eliminating predator pests; trapping by land-owners in rural areas and householders in urban areas seem to be the way to go.
 But some partnerships go a lot further;
“Cape to City” is a huge 26,000 hectare landscape-scale project aiming to get rid of all those pests in an area, roughly between Cape Kidnappers and the Cities of Napier, Hastings and Havelock North. (the Cape Sanctuary has two kiwi species, Tuatara, Takahe, rare skinks, kakariki and kaka, as well as katipo spiders, saddleback and tree weta)
Partners are Hawkes Bay Regional Council, DOC, Landcare research, Iwi, the National Science Challenge, Aotearoa Foundation and the land owners.
But the most important partners are the community around the footprint of the Cape to City Project and the schools, teachers and kids. (Education)
Now they’ve organised a really interesting Conference – we can all learn from what’s been achieved:
Transforming Biodiversity – Challenging the Boundaries 14 – 16 November 2017, Napier
http://capetocity.co.nz/conference/registrations/

This fantastic and heartwarmingly personal book isn’t the only thing Dawn has to celebrate this October, as marks her 60th birthday. This milestone is present in Dawn’s writing, as she talks about age and life as she sees it, through the seasons and the months, and adds places for the reader to join along in some fun and some thinking.
LISTEN ABOVE AS DAWN FRENCH TALKS TO JACK TAME

If we are to preserve our country’s biodiversity, we’ll need to work together on many fronts. The problem caused by introduced pests (rats, stoats, possums, ferrets, hedgehogs, feral cats etc) are well-known. Our hideous weeds are taking over the native landscape and make it so much more difficult to replant our wetlands and forests.
Predator-Free Crofton Downs (started by Kelvin Hastie) took advantage of the “halo” caused by Zealandia;
It inspired predator-free Miramar and now Predator-Free Wellington.
Imagine each back yard with a rat trap, a mouse trap and a possum trap (or two, three, four)
It’s proven to take hardly any time at all for the native birds and lizards to return.
Even if only every fourth garden has a trap, the results are noticeable!
 Predator-proof fences have been popping up in various places – however, these safe reserves (Orokonui, Brook Waimarama, Rotokare, Maungatautari, Omaha Spit, etc) are expensive to build, so it would pay to look for alternative methods of suppressing or eliminating predator pests; trapping by land-owners in rural areas and householders in urban areas seem to be the way to go.
 But some partnerships go a lot further;
“Cape to City” is a huge 26,000 hectare landscape-scale project aiming to get rid of all those pests in an area, roughly between Cape Kidnappers and the Cities of Napier, Hastings and Havelock North. (the Cape Sanctuary has two kiwi species, Tuatara, Takahe, rare skinks, kakariki and kaka, as well as katipo spiders, saddleback and tree weta)
Partners are Hawkes Bay Regional Council, DOC, Landcare research, Iwi, the National Science Challenge, Aotearoa Foundation and the land owners.
But the most important partners are the community around the footprint of the Cape to City Project and the schools, teachers and kids. (Education)
Now they’ve organised a really interesting Conference – we can all learn from what’s been achieved:
Transforming Biodiversity – Challenging the Boundaries 14 – 16 November 2017, Napier
http://capetocity.co.nz/conference/registrations/

NZ Herald reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about some of the new releases.

The Mountain Between Us starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet,

Francesca’s verdict: 2.5 out of 5

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11931024

Mountain narrated by Willem Dafoe with the Australian Chamber Orchestra

This documentary examines the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.

Francesca’s verdict: 4 out of 5

This fantastic and heartwarmingly personal book isn’t the only thing Dawn has to celebrate this October, as marks her 60th birthday. This milestone is present in Dawn’s writing, as she talks about age and life as she sees it, through the seasons and the months, and adds places for the reader to join along in some fun and some thinking.
LISTEN ABOVE AS DAWN FRENCH TALKS TO JACK TAME

NZ Herald reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about some of the new releases.
 Blade Runner 2029 - Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Jared Leto and Dave Bautista
Francesca's verdict: 4 out of 5
 And a Stanley Tucci film - Final Portrait starring Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer
In 1964, American writer James Lord is asked to sit for a portrait by artist Alberto Giacometti.
Francesca’s verdict: 3.5 out of 5
Read Francesca's NZ Herald review of the movie here.
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Yoghurt Cleanser – mix 3 tablespoons natural yoghurt, 1 tablespoon honey (pref manuka), 1 tsp lemon juice
Coconut coffee exfoliant – mix 3 tablespoons coconut oil, 1 tablespoon coffee grinds
Avocado honey face mask – mix  to a smooth paste 1/4 avocado, squeeze lemon juice (optional), 1 tsp honey 
 Method: 

Dampen face then rub cleanser all over as you would face wash. Rinse off.
Exfoliate the face using the coconut oil/coffee mix. Rinse. 
Apply face mask, avoiding eye area, and in a thin even layer, leave on for 20 minutes before rinsing off. 
Optional: Your skin should feel plump and delicious. If you wish, apply an oil or serum to finish. 

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