Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

NZ Herald film reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Kate Hawkesby to discuss three movies this week, in order of preference: Hampstead, 47 Metres Down and Big Time.
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Newstalk ZB's political editor Barry Soper asks what the results of a new poll on voters concerns says about society. He also asks whether politicians are barking up the wrong tree in terms of the issues they're addressing.
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MORE: New poll shows voters' biggest concerns

On the eve of his daughter's birthday, Kevin Milne checks to see what the law lets 16-year-olds do, finding some interesting rules, including some he wished would be changed.
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In for Jack Tame this morning, Kate Hawkesby says it's nice to have some normality back after the demanding school holidays. She reflects on a special trip she took with her kids: taking her kids to LA and Disneyland.
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Bob Campbell, vice president of the Circle of Wine Writers and director of Wine Searcher -the world's largest wine website spoke to Jack Tame about vintage charts to tell a good vintage wine from the bad.
Campbell's own NZ vintage chart from 2001 to 2016 by region and main wine types is below: 
 
NEW ZEALAND VINTAGE CHART - WHITE WINE




 

2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011


2010


2009


2008


2007


2006


2005


2004


2003


2002


2001




Auckland - Chardonnay


7


8


10


10


7


6


10


8


8


8


9


7


8


6


8


6




Gisborne - Chardonnay


7


8


9


10


4


5


8


7


7


9


7


8


8


6


9


6




Hawke’s Bay - Chardonnay


7


8


8+


9


3


5


9


7


5


8


7


7


8


4


9


5




Martinborough - Chardonnay


8


9


9+


9+


8


8


10


9


8


8


8+


8+


6


8+


6


9




Nelson - Chardonnay


8


9


8+


8


9


8


9


8


7


8


8


10


8


9


8


9




Marlborough – Sauv. Blanc


9


10


4-9


9


7


8


9


8


5


9


10


7


8


8


6


10




Marlborough - Chardonnay


8


9


9


8


8


8


9


7


7


8


9


7


7


8


7


9




Canterbury - Chardonnay


8


8


6


10


8+


8


8


8


7


7


8


6


7


8


7


9




Otago - Riesling


9


9


9


9


8


6


8


8


7


8


7


6


5


8


9


8




 
 

Bob Campbell, vice president of the Circle of Wine Writers and director of Wine Searcher -the world's largest wine website spoke to Jack Tame about vintage charts to tell a good vintage wine from the bad.
Campbell's own NZ vintage chart from 2001 to 2016 by region and main wine types is below: 
 
NEW ZEALAND VINTAGE CHART - WHITE WINE




 

2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011


2010


2009


2008


2007


2006


2005


2004


2003


2002


2001




Auckland - Chardonnay


7


8


10


10


7


6


10


8


8


8


9


7


8


6


8


6




Gisborne - Chardonnay


7


8


9


10


4


5


8


7


7


9


7


8


8


6


9


6




Hawke’s Bay - Chardonnay


7


8


8+


9


3


5


9


7


5


8


7


7


8


4


9


5




Martinborough - Chardonnay


8


9


9+


9+


8


8


10


9


8


8


8+


8+


6


8+


6


9




Nelson - Chardonnay


8


9


8+


8


9


8


9


8


7


8


8


10


8


9


8


9




Marlborough – Sauv. Blanc


9


10


4-9


9


7


8


9


8


5


9


10


7


8


8


6


10




Marlborough - Chardonnay


8


9


9


8


8


8


9


7


7


8


9


7


7


8


7


9




Canterbury - Chardonnay


8


8


6


10


8+


8


8


8


7


7


8


6


7


8


7


9




Otago - Riesling


9


9


9


9


8


6


8


8


7


8


7


6


5


8


9


8




 
 

Best known for her role as Denny Miller on Home and Away, Jessica Grace Smith actually hails from Dannevirke in Tararua. 
Jess has since turned her hand to film-making, writing and producing - creating the short film Everyone Else is Taken, which won the Youth Jury Award at the Oscar-qualifying Palm Springs International ShortFest ahead of 300-plus entrants. It's quite a big deal!
The film is about a young girl who doesn't let her gender define her and the production also involved fellow Kiwi, Danielle Cormack.
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This week, the NZ Herald's film reviewer Francesca Rudkin talks to Jack Tame about Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk and Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, both in cinemas now.
Francesca also talks about a documentary, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, screening as part of the  New Zealand International Film Festival.
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Kevin Milne has been thinking about life expectancy this week.
With the increasing standards of living, availability of medicines and health technology - how long can we all expect to live?
The Stats NZ website has an online calculator which can give you an idea of how long you might live for, taking into account known statistical information. 
Kevin Milne joined Jack Tame to talk it all through.
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Best known for her role as Denny Miller on Home and Away, Jessica Grace Smith actually hails from Dannevirke in Tararua. 
Jess has since turned her hand to film-making, writing and producing - creating the short film Everyone Else is Taken, which won the Youth Jury Award at the Oscar-qualifying Palm Springs International ShortFest ahead of 300-plus entrants. It's quite a big deal!
The film is about a young girl who doesn't let her gender define her and the production also involved fellow Kiwi, Danielle Cormack.
LISTEN ABOVE TO THE FULL INTERVIEW