Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

It’s Movember – that is Men’s Health Month in November, so our resident doctor Bryan Betty is talking about the prostate. Bryan Betty is a GP and medical director for the College of GPs. He’s also on the Covid-19 advisory committee. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the climate summit beginning this weekend, eco-man Malcolm Rands goes over the most important changes you can make to help our planet.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Larkins: Bradley Walsh (The Chase) stars in this reboot of The Darling Buds of May, about a working class English family living in Kent in the 1950s, led by Pop Larkin and his wife Ma (TVNZ 1, begins Sunday) The Unusual Suspects: An Australian drama about the theft of a multi-million-dollar necklace and the women from different walks of life who come together to ensure that justice is served (Rialto, from Friday). Woodstock 99: A fascinating HBO documentary that looks back on Woodstock 99, the infamous three day music festival that was marred by intense heat, overpricing, violence, sexual assault, looting, vandalism, and fires (Neon). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember 42 Below Vodka? It was one of New Zealand’s most successful alcohol brands that was sold to global giant Bacardi in 2006 for hundreds of millions. It’s founders, Geoff and Justine Ross, have since grown powerhouse brands such as Ecoya and Trilogy. But their latest venture is perhaps the most challenging yet. The pair swapped the boardroom for gumboots and bought Lake Hawea Station near Wanaka in 2018. The pair speak to Jack Tame about life on the farm.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New season strawberries have hit the shelves and they’re at last priced sensibly. Make this gorgeous slice and serve it warm with vanilla ice cream for a dessert that tastes of summer. Makes 12-16 squares 1 cup whole almonds 415g (about 3 ¼ cups) plain flour Decent pinch salt 250g cold butter 3-5 tablespoons cold water ¾ cup raw sugar 500g fresh strawberries (or use 250g each strawbs and chopped rhubarb) Grease and line a Swiss roll tin (23x33cm), leaving some of the baking paper hanging over the long sides. Rub/grate chilled butter into the flour and salt (or do it in a food processor). Toss the butter in the flour. Divide this mixture equally into two bowls. Into one, pour 3-5 tablespoons ofice coldwater, stirring first with a knife to a scraggy mess then add a bit more water before turning out to knead briefly so it comes together. Flatten to a disc, wrap and chill for 20 minutes. Blitz almonds in a food processor until it’s a coarse crumb. Add this crumb and the sugar to the other half of the flour/butter and mix to combine to a crumble. Roll chilled dough on a well-floured bench to fit your tin, big enough to come up the sides, and carefully transfer to your tin. Press into the corners and up the sides. Cover with chopped berries then spoon over crumble topping. Bake at 180 C fan bake for 50 minutes or until browned on top and juice from the fruit has started to bubble through. Cool in the tin until just warm then slice. Eat with scoops of ice cream. YUM!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching The Green Knight, Juniper and I'm Your Man. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne speaks to Jack Tame about how lucky we are to be born in a country with so much land and open spaces but it might not be long before we have to share it.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honestly, I did not expect Nanaia Mahuta to pull the trigger.Opposition to the Three Waters reforms has exploded in the last few months. That bit isn’t a major surprise. Anything that involves the future of water assets and the belief in some circles that Māori are getting a special deal is always going to stir people up. Upon reflection, the Government’s multimillion-dollar TV advertising campaign might have done more to galvanise opposition than to offset it.Facing widespread scorn and criticism, and pushback from mayors around Aotearoa (including those of Christchurch and Auckland, who just happen to be former Labour Ministers), I thought it most likely Nanaia Mahuta would gently back down from pursuing her agenda.But she didn’t. The Minister is planning to mandate. Can you think of any other time in the last four years that Jacinda Ardern’s Government has forged ahead with such an unpopular policy?At the end of the last term, the Government was criticised by its supporters as not having pursued a bold agenda. The Prime Minister talked a big game but wasn’t prepared to spend political capital. Polling ruled the policy.Three Waters is different. It’s one of several big reforms the Government’s handling at once and it’s comfortably the least popular. The plan to shift the management of water out of the hands of local councils will fundamentally alter the future management of our most precious resource.You can hate the policy all you like but you can’t say it isn’t bold.I’m open-minded about what ownership and governance structures will ultimately solve our water infrastructure problems. I can see some merit with Three Waters. I can see some potential issues. I’m yet to see detail behind credible alternatives.Above all though, I think much of the public debate so far has minimised the scale of the crisis. We have pipes bursting and sewage in the streets of our capital city. Every time there’s a storm in Auckland, beaches in the city’s fanciest suburbs are contaminated with sewage overflow. In Havelock North people died!And this is risky, but for all of those who say the Three Waters reforms are anti-democratic, it’s worth remembering it’s democracy that got us in this pickle in the first place. We elect our councils. For decades, many councils around New Zealand haven’t properly invested in water infrastructure because voters whinge and moan over the subsequent rates increases, even as homeowners watch their properties balloon in value. Do we elect politicians to make bold, difficult decisions? Or do we want them to be dictated to by the short-term whim of the polls?You don’t have to support Three Waters, but you can’t argue New Zealand doesn’t face a looming crisis. And if our leaders aren’t prepared to make some tough calls, one way or the other, soon enough we’ll all be in the shit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our music reviewer Estelle Clifford has been listening to Elton John's new album - The Lockdown Sessions.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our book reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (author of All The Light We Cannot See) and The Lincoln Towers by Amor Towles. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our resident relationship expert Steven Dromgool speaks to Jack Tame about strategies to deal with the vaccine sceptic in your life. He says to approach the vaccine-sceptics in your life with an open mind. "You don't have to lose your relationship with them."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just looking at how nature operates, we can find quite a few ‘do-s’ and ‘don’ts' when it comes to designing a garden or operating such a space. Here are my top tips – some of which are also reflecting my personal loves and hates: Go with the Flow - curved lines in landscapes! In nature there are very few straight lines (if any!). The old French and Dutch Gardens (17th century etc) look spectacular but remember, they were designed to show off the wealth of the landowners, especially those that were driving the economy…economists have never been able to work with nature. Minimise the amount of hard surfaces on the ground. Water that falls from the sky habitually has a tendency to soak into the soil where it benefits invertebrates, fungi, plants, trees and shrubs, as well as algae, bacteria and soil critters. The moment you create hard surfaces, you’ll create flooding down the line somewhere...which is why I think we need to de-seal our roads in suburbs where we can. Create wildflower areas. I have never understood the use of lawns. Monocultural deserts of green nothingness and with very little biodiversity. Petrol-driven lawnmowers are noisy and time consuming. In a wild-flower meadow all you may need to do, from time-to-time, is cut some ‘pathways’ in between the meadow full of flowers. Besides, how cool would it be for the All Blacks to play their matches in a wildflower field? Practice pest control with organic technology. Life-friendly chemistry is a heck of a lot healthier for the applicator, the garden and the planet. Allow predators, parasites and pathogens to do the balancing job for you! You’ll never eradicate a problem critter or fungus – nature often operates on a control system, whereby balances are restored naturally. Be nice to your birds, insects and fungi. Not every bug you find is automatically a pest. In fact, most of them are very useful indeed. Biodiversity is not just a few species that linger in your garden – it’s a massive number of organisms that form a complex ecosystem. That system grows your plants, it cleans the air and the water, nurtures the soil and feeds you through the vegetables you grow. Look after your soil. It’s what grows everything! Use compost to add organic matter - don’t use PEAT! That stuff will make clay a lot more friable and better draining. It also allows sand soils to hold water more efficiently. That black organic matter also gives nutrients for the plants a place to ‘sit on’, so they can be released slowly. Avoid plastic if you can…pots, tags, plant ties and tray. Plastic has slowly become the material that will never go away from our natural areas. As it erodes it becomes smaller and smaller and smaller and those particles finally become molecular in size – invisible, but still present. There are stories of molecular plastic in the oceans, eaten by fish – and eaten by us. The molecular plastic often has positive and negative ions that link up with viruses and other disease-like organisms – imagine: plastics being the carriers of our pathogens! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google's Pixel 6 will debut the Google made chipJust like Apple, Google's flagship phone will now have a chip made to blend the software and hardware in a full Google experience. They say it's designed to be 80% faster than the Google Pixel 5, offers more accurate speech to text, and better image processing. They've got a three camera array on the back of the device in a horizontal strip, offering a 4x optical zoom.But to me, the coolest thing about the release is their features for calling customer service lines.They'll be able to tell you how long a call to the bank, or an airline is going to take before you even dial. They're using data from others users, like on Google Maps, to help provide these insights. Didn't quite catch what option you're meant to press for a new account? They'll display the options on your screen.Facebook to change its nameThe corporate company will be named something different to Facebook, which will still be the name of the 'big blue' app. Google did something similar when they created a parent organization called Alphabet.Apple's Macbook Pro will now have a notchJust like the iPhone, the laptop's will now have a camera that drops down into the screen. Apple did that on the phone to offer FaceID, but that won't be on the laptops - which is kind of confusing. TouchID will remain, even though the touch bar is (finally) being ditched. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are Tara Ward's picks for the week:RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service: The beloved Australian drama from the 1980s is back for 2021. Based on remarkable real-life stories, RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service is a gripping new Australian action-drama that portrays the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Stephen Peacocke (Home and Away) (TVNZ1 and TVNZ OnDemand, from Monday). Invasion: Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos around them. (Apple TV+) Good with Wood: It’s like the Great British Bake Off, but for…woodworkers? Sure, why not. (TVNZ1 Fridays, and OnDemand). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Icelandic film Lamb and the documentary A Glitch in the Matrix. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne recently won a competition for the Dominion Post to be delivered to the door for a month. He speaks to Jack Tame about how it's reminded him and his wife of the joys of a daily newspaper. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is providing up to $940 million per fortnight to support businesses through the challenging Delta outbreak, particularly those in Auckland.Enable Me's Hannah McQueen told Jack Tame the Government's announcement yesterday was a dogs breakfast."There is a misunderstanding around what small businesses need at the moment."She said the business support package is "too little too late".Hannah McQueen is available at www.enable.me LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Dawson is the definition of an adrenaline junkie. Not only is he a former Olympian and New Zealand's best in the canoe slalom, he's also an extreme kayaker.He speaks to Jack Tame about his award-winning documentary of his treacherous trip down Africa's Kwanza River - facing crocodiles, landmines and stand-offs with police. Watch Mike’s award winning documentary Kwanza - The Drowning Diamond of Angola.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the long weekend and you feel like pizza but you really can’t be bothered with the whole rise the dough phase or making a tomato base sauce. No problem – this easy mushroom pizza is an absolute doddle to whip up in under 30 minutes. Get to it! Makes one large pizza Base dough 150g self-raising flour 80mls water ½ teaspoon sea salt Topping 2 cups sliced mushrooms 1 tablespoon butter or oil 1 tablespoon each fresh thyme & rosemary ½ cup creme fraiche ¼ cup grated parmesan Pinch salt and decent grind black pepper Heat oven to 240 C fan bake. Mix all the dough ingredients together in a bowl until it forms a soft dough ball. Turn out and knead for 2 minutes only, then leave it to relax. Fry the mushrooms butter or oil and herbs for 5 minutes or so. Mix creme fraiche, cheese, salt and pepper together. Roll dough out to about 20-25cm circle and transfer to a lightly oiled tray. Spoon over creme fraiche mixture and spread evenly. Tumble over mushrooms. Drizzle over some oil. Place on the very bottom of your oven and bake for 10 minutes or until crispy and golden.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vaccine certificates are about to become a big part of our lives. In much the same way we use the Covid-19 Tracer App to scan-in at different premises, we’ll be scanning the QR codes on our vaccine certificates almost everywhere we go. Under the government’s new traffic light plan, hospitality and retail businesses have massive incentives to demand proof of vaccination from all of their customers. Personally, the certificates make a lot of sense. They’ll make it safer for people to gather in groups and they’ll incentivise some vaccine hesitant people to go and get the jab. But when will they actually be ready? A month ago, when Grant Robertson first confirmed the government was planning to use certificates, he said they’d aim to introduce them at the start of November. Two weeks later, Dr Ashley Bloomfield had a different date in mind. The vaccine certificates, he said, should be ready in ‘late November.’ Yesterday, the timeline appeared to change again. ‘From mid-December, everyone in New Zealand should be able to access a digital vaccination certificate,’ said the official Covid-19 website. After the discrepancy in dates was questioned, the wording on the Covid-19 website was promptly changed. ‘From later this year, everyone in New Zealand should be able to access a digital vaccination certificate,’ it said. Then, late last night the website changed again, this time to ‘the end of November.’ So, is it mid-November, late-November, or mid-December that vaccine certificates in New Zealand will be downloadable and fully-functional, where an individual’s QR code can be scanned and cross-checked against a national database while protecting their private medical information? I might be accused of splitting hairs except for a couple of reasons. If we take the latest of those different dates and vaccine certificates aren’t fully functional until mid-December, there’s a chance Auckland’s DHBs will reach the golden 90% vaccination threshold before the certificates are ready to go. But fundamentally, if you think I shouldn’t be quibbling over four or six weeks, you’re right! It’s astonishing New Zealand doesn’t have a fully-functional vaccine passport system already developed and tested. Almost every developed country has a system in place. Israel launched its vaccine passport system in February. New York introduced vaccine passports in March. As National’s Chris Bishop pointed out yesterday, Cuba has a vaccine passport system. Burkina Faso has a vaccine passport system! But as recently as the start of August, in an interview with The Herald’s Claire Trevett, Jacinda Ardern ruled out using vaccine passports in New Zealand. This was at a time when New South Wales was already recording hundreds of new infections a day. Naivety or hubris? Why wouldn’t New Zealand need vaccine passports when everyone else did? What makes us so special? At the very least, the delay points to complacency. The development of a domestic vaccine passport system should have been a priority from the moment we placed our order with Pfizer, even if it later proved New Zealand never needed to use it. That vaccine certificates aren’t already functional tells us officials did not sufficiently prepare for a scenario in which New Zealand couldn’t eliminate the virus. We’ve been caught flat-footed with vaccine certificates because we thought we were different to everyone else. We thought we were better. We were wrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to discuss the latest in television and streaming series'.Here are her picks for this week:Succession: At last, season three of the award-winning drama about an American global-media family comes to Neon. The Roy children rich, they’re powerful and they’re powerfully dysfunctional, and they’re all fighting for control of their father’s media empire amid his declining health (Neon, from 18 October). Angela Black: Joanne Froggatt stars in this dark British thriller about a woman - who on the outside appears to have it all - but is hiding a life of domestic abuse and decides to fight back (TVNZ OnDemand). Bad Sport: True crime and sports intersect in this Netflix docu-series that examines global sporting controversies and scandals with firsthand accounts from those involved.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our music reviewer Estelle Clifford has been listening to rocker's Shihad and their new album.She joins Jack Tame to discuss the Kiwi band's latest work.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin speaks to Jack Tame about a pair of films, one in the cinemas in The Alpinist, and one available on streaming services in The Donut King.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the prospect of international travel remaining a hopeful but still distant aspiration, and much of the country straight-jacketed by Covid-19 alert travel restrictions, satisfying your wanderlust can feel rather problematic at present. But whether you’re itching for some great escapism in prose, or staking out some travel-related Christmas gift ideas, here’s a round-up of some excellent new release books that will satisfy and stimulate your travel cravings.Gone Bush is Paul Kilgour’s first-hand account of life in the New Zealand backcountry and beyond. It’s the inspiring story of a wanderer, long-distance tramper and hut-bagging legend. Paul Kilgour was bitten by the tramping bug early. He began going on epic trips as a young boy, beyond the North West Auckland farm and out along the coast.During these wanderings, he met old folk living simply in tiny huts out the back of farms and on clifftops, and swaggers walking in remote and beautiful locations. Even at that early age, deep inside Paul stirred the spirit of adventure and a longing to go further. And further he went.Gone Bush is about a lifetime of walking the backcountry – Paul has clocked up 50 years of it. He tells stories of the eccentric characters he met along the way, some of the 1200 huts he’s visited and his most unforgettable journeys. In 2007 and 2008, Kilgour walked the length of the South Island – his long walk home – an epic 1550-kilometre tramp from Fiordland to Golden Bay via backcountry huts and off-track routes. Gone Bush is a charming, meandering read – like setting off on a serene tramp in the mountains, a heavy frost underfoot and the sun on your back.The Wild Twins is the real-life story of Amber and Serena Shine on strength, survival and a lifetime seeking adventure. From their first steps, the twins set out from their family farm in rural Waiuku with the bush and mountains in sight. Together they've run the world's highest marathon on Mount Everest, walked jaguars in the Amazon, sailed treacherous seas from Hawai'i to San Francisco, navigated ice falls while climbing Mount Cook, raced 322 kilometres on a dogsled, and survived naked in the African wilderness for twenty-one days on the hit Discovery show Naked and Afraid.In The Wild Twins, Amber and Serena share their most extreme achievements, the secrets behind their strength and endurance, and advice on living life to its fullest. With go-getter attitudes, perseverance and fearlessness, these inspiring sisters are all about getting outdoors and reaching your potential - returning home covered in mud and with a story to tell.Amber and Serena Shine were born and raised in a small rural town in the North Island of New Zealand. Together and apart, they have lived, explored and adventured abroad while juggling careers, from the New Zealand Army to Australian mining, Alaskan dog sledding and much more. Their love of the outdoors keeps them constantly adventuring – they have taken on mountains, sailed across the Pacific and survived in the wilderness, to name a few. They are passionate about inspiring others through their experiences, adventures and life philosophies. This is their first book.The Spirit of Cardrona is a stirring business story about a young woman who pursued her unlikely dream of setting up a world-class distillery in Cardrona. It is the story of Desiree Reid-Whitaker’s upbringing, of her persistence and resilience, of overcoming life’s trials, tribulations and natural shyness, to succeed on a path-less-travelled. Desiree spent two and half years visiting the world’s greatest whisky distilleries and learning from some of the world’s great masters before risking all she had to make her dream a reality. Her quest to produce a single-malt whisky that would compete with the best whiskies in the world is a classic story of Kiwi persistence, self-sacrifice and dedication to excellence.The Spirit of Cardrona. (Photo / Harper...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Slugs and snails are a real pest in the garden at this time of the year - moisture and new plant growth encourages them, while egg shell barriers don’t work at all. Control measures that work: Weed control will expose them to predators such as thrushes. Give your local song thrush an ‘anvil’ to smack the shells of snails on - a large flat (decorative!) rock is perfect. Using bait pellets in a pottle dug into soil. Try a take-away container with the lid on and bait inside. Cut holes in the side of the container to let slugs and snails in but prevent dogs and cats from getting at the bait. An alternative version is to use some off-cuts of plastic waste-pipe - 15-30 cm long and a diameter of 50 to 75 mm. This allows access for slugs and snails but not to birds. Put some bait in the pipes and anchor them down with a heavy brick. They also love to hide in half grapefruit skins (upside-down). Encourage Carabid Beetles (ground beetles) - they often feed on slugs, snail juveniles and eggs. (Photo / Ruud Kleinpaste)‘Hunt-and-kill evening’ with the kids (at full moon?) – always a good excursion after dinner. Grab a headlight and a bucket to collect them in…night sleuthing! Remember: these hermaphrodites can produce a few hundred eggs each! Reducing populations now makes good sense. Trapping – under cloth, planks and other artificial cover. Slugs and snails love that cover as it increases relative humidity and stops them from drying out. Around the wooden outside of raised beds place a strip of copper foil, almost all the way around, plus a sizeable six-volt battery providing power to both ends of the copper strip. This creates a nice current that they are reluctant to cross and it protects your vegies/seedlings. In France the brown garden snail (originally from North Africa) is the second-preferred species of escargot for human consumption. Collect the fattest ones and eat them! That will make you an INVASIVORE. Escargot - pourquoi pas? Cantareus aspersus is, to us, an exotic species of snail. It is commonly accepted that it was introduced to New Zealand by the French around the early 1860s. The reason for this is really simple - the brown garden snail is highly prized as escargot in the Mediterranean region. In fact, it has always been the preferred back-up for the slightly larger but closely related vineyard snail (Helix Pomatia). Recently I read that European populations of Cantareus have become depleted as a result of non-sustainable over-harvesting of wild specimens. These days the species is the subject of heliciculture, the captive rearing of these delicacies, also known as snail farming. I suppose there may be a few people out there who can set aside the horrific idea of eating invertebrates (quelle horreur!) and who would like to be part of the latest ecological craze of harvesting a truly wonderful resource that yields fat-free, cholesterol-free protein from the comfort of your own back yard. I have tried this recipe many times and demonstrated it on live television with consenting adults (Good Morning Show) and absolutely wildly enthusiastic kids (What Now?). Snail control á la Gourmet involves collecting the finest, fittest and fattest garden snails from the threatened garden areas. Put them in big jars and "starve" them for four to five days on old white bread. This ‘starving’ is an important procedure. As you will undoubtedly remember from experiments carried out at your primary school's nature table, the snails have a habit of excreting dark stringy poopy-plops. I think it's time to inform you of the fact that these dark stringy...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand author Sonya Wilson has released a teenage fiction book called Spark Hunter - an epic Kiwi adventure-fantasy and story of survival in Fiordland, one of the world’s last great wildernesses.Sonya has been speaking to Jack Tame about her first novel.(Photo / Supplied)LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne updates Jack Tame on a story he told him last year about a man with mental health issues, who had been sent to jail for seven years under the three strikes law for kissing a stranger on Cuba St, Wellington.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yotam Ottolenghi is the trailblazing Israeli-born, British chef whose name has become a cooking style of its own.He spoke to Jack Tame about his new cookbook, Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love and raiding the kitchen cupboards to cook with what's on hand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nici Wickes joins Jack Tame, bringing to the table her recipe for a delicious chocolate and plum ripple cake.LISTEN ABOVEA little cake for a big celebration.Layer cakes don’t have to be just for large groups of people. This small celebration cake is perfect for 2-4 people but it still screams ‘show stopper’! Serves 2-4 2/3 cups self-raising flour 2 tablespoon cocoa ¼ teaspoon baking soda Pinch salt 50mls neutral cooking oil, I use grapeseed oil 50mls natural yoghurt 1 small egg 1/3 cup white sugar 1 heaped tablespoon brown sugar 75mls strong coffee or hot water Filling 300mls cream 1 tablespoon icing sugar 4 tablespoons plum puree (I used tinned Black Doris plums, pureed) 70g white chocolate Preheat oven to 170 C fan bake. Grease and line a two 10cm springform tins. Place all the ingredients up until the coffee or hot water in a bowl beat to just combined. Add the coffee/hot water and beat for one minute. Scrape into the prepared tin. It’s quiteliquidybut don’t worry. Reduce oven temperature to 160 C and bake for 25-35 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Once cooked, allow cake to settle for 5 minutes in the tins before removing and allowing to cool completely. If the cakes have domed up (most likely) cut to a flat top and then halve each cake through the middles so you have 4 layers in total. Finely chop or use a food processor to break down the chocolate to a crumb. Whip the cream with icing sugar to stiff peak stage. Gently fold in the plum puree and 2 tablespoons of the white chocolate crumb, so it’s marbled throughout the cream. The trick to getting the swirls is not to overmix it. To assemble: Layer cake with plenty of cream and finish with a shower of chocolate crumb. Chill for an hour or longer to setLISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’ll be frank.If you’re due for one of your vaccination shots and you PAY for a coffee today...well, sorry, but you’re an idiot. Because no matter where you are, in what corner of this wonderful country of ours, I can pretty much guarantee you that a vaccination centre near your place is giving away free coffees to everyone who gets the jab today.Call it double shots for double shots! I’ve gone through the plans in every single DHB in the entire country and my main takeaway for Super Saturday is that we are in for some serious caffeine crashes.If you need something to compliment your Java Jive on this most Kiwi of occasions, the good news is New Zealand has the smorgasboard to match.Cromwell Pharmacy has home baking. Life Pharmacy on Manners Street has free donuts. Newton School has Halal sausages and in Rotorua they’ve cooked up hangi. Get the pfizer, see a geyser!Actually, one of the things I enjoyed while researching all of the Super Saturday events was playing ‘match the free food to the DHB'.Guess where you’d find the vaccination centre offering a free ‘big block’ of Whittakers chocolate. And be advised, they actually go out of their way on the District Health Board website to clarify it’s definitely a big block of Whittakers. That’s in Lower Hutt.Where would you get delicious bacon and egg fry bread? Moturoa in Taranaki.What Rotary Club is putting on coffee and a slice? No word if it’s ginger or caramel or tan, but you know it’s gonna be delicious coming from the fine bakers in Whanganui.Free icecream? Greymouth, baby.Here you go... guess this one: Where can you get a vaccine and a free glass of refreshing, lightly-carbonated, gut-friendly kombucha? That’s at Wellworks Pharmacy in Wellington, of course.You get vaccinated on an Air New Zealand jet. There are competitions galore. If you’re in Hawkes Bay you can win an iPhone. If you’re in up North in Whananaki you can win a stay at a fancy resort. If you’re in Richmond you can get free tickets to the speedway. In Dunedin if you get vaccinated, you can win a wax treatment. Increased viral resistance AND a pubic spruce! Two birds with one stone.It’s easy to be facetious about all of this stuff. It’s easy to mock Super Saturday and the Vaxathon. Maybe it feels a bit silly to you. I must admit, the pragmatist in me wonders how many people who haven’t had a jab yet are going to be won over by a vaxathon. And after all, it’s the first jabs that matter most in the battle for vaccination.But today, on Day-whatever-it-is of lockdown in Auckland, I’ve made a conscious decision to be positive. Super Saturday is about more than just jabs. It’s bigger than that. It’s an occasion to unite us a bit. A common cause at an extremely stressful time.And fundamentally, I think we should do whatever it takes to get as many people vaccinated as possible. Whatever it takes. If that means a few thousand coffees and chocolate bars and Mr Whippy soft serves, good! If someone is incentivised to be vaccinated by a chance to rip some unwanted hair off their nether regions, a sack-back-crack-wax-and-vax, great! If it means watching Ashley Bloomfield get dunked in a vat of congealing gunge, fantastic!And if all of that stuff still isn’t enough to incentivise you to get vaccinated, maybe the less silly stuff will get you or someone you know over the line.In most cases, one vaccine dose will keep you alive. Two vaccine doses will keep you out of hospital. They’ll help to keep your family safe. Your friends. Little kids who can’t be vaccinated. It’s the safe thing to do. It’s the civic-minded thing to do. It’s the Kiwi thing to do. And whether we’re vaccinated or not... the virus is coming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our music reviewer Estelle Clifford has been listening to US rocker Melissa Etheridge's album One Way Out.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Stenhouse joins Jack Tame to talk about the major Facebook outage on Monday that left many unable to access the social media giant, along with Instagram and WhatsApp.Monday's Facebook outage showed just how big Facebook's footprint is Monday's outage, which disconnected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApps's servers from the internet, showed just how reliant we are on this private service. Families couldn't text each other, news couldn't get out, businesses lost revenue, others couldn't sign into their smart TVs because they used Facebook's login system. It was pretty extensive. This outage was caused by a single engineer making an error. Frances Haugen - the Facebook whistleblower who was testifying on Capitol Hill - would say that the country had never been safer. The questions have popped up again this week... Should all these services, which are now basically digital infrastructure, be more regulated? Should they all be allowed to be supported by the same data centres? The biggest question - should Facebook be allowed to be one company? Snapchat wants to get young people running for office They've created a series of mini-apps inside Snapchat to showcase positions in local government which match your interests, such as the environment, or education. They connect you with an organisation to help you get the resources you need. The app also lets you suggest positions to friends, then when you decide to run, of course let you help engage your network to get to the polls. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Relationship expert Steven Dromgool joins Jack Tame, and has some tips on how men can build more love into their relationships.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest in television and streaming series'.Maid: An American drama about single mother Alex, who turns to housecleaning to make ends meet as she escapes an abusive relationship and overcomes homelessness to create a better life for her daughter, Maddy (Netflix). Murder at the Cottage: A true crime docuseries that examine the murder of French TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork, Ireland in 1996. Discovered brutally murdered at her holiday cottage, the murder rocked the quiet Irish town and 25 years later the case remains a mystery (Neon). Great Kiwi Bake Off: In cheerier news, the feel-good baking show is back for a new season, this time on TVNZ1. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our resident doctor Bryan Betty has been talking to Jack Tame about osteoarthritis which affects 10% of the population.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hankering for a blissed-out wilderness escape to blow out the cobwebs in the Mackenzie and savour wide open spaces? The year-round beauty, glorious topography and sweet seclusion of the Mackenzie powers its magnetic appeal. Here’s a recommended line-up of tried and tested signature wilderness stays to stimulate your senses and leave you feeling refreshed and revived. Just four hours’ drive south-west of Christchurch, Aoraki/Mt. Cook is permanently cloaked in a glistening snow coat – even in the height of summer, so the promise of postcard scenery is all part of the package. In fact, much of the Mackenzie region, which enjoys an altitude over 700 metres above sea level, boasts snow-draped landscapes deep into spring.Proudly New Zealand & family owned, the Hermitage Hotel, Aoraki/Mount Cook is a hotel legend with a stirring history spanning 137 years. The first Hermitage was built in 1884, under the direction of Frank Huddleston, who was appointed ranger for the Mount Cook area because of fears that local vegetation would be destroyed by grazing and burning. This initial accommodation house was set near the base of the Mueller Glacier, beside White Horse Hill. Successive building took shape to cater to the swelling demand, with the latest addition being the spectacular high-rise Aoraki wing, that took shape 20 years ago. The present Hermitage looks out past White Horse Hill to the Hooker Valley and Mount Cook.Exterior of the Hermitage Hotel. (Photo / Hermitage)The Hermitage is an unrivalled base to intimately explore the natural wonders of the national park, with a variety of accommodation, dining and activity options. The on-site Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre comprises a museum and theatre, lustily showcasing the colourful history of Aoraki/Mount Cook, our most famous adventurer and the backstory of this illustrious hotel. Hillary was involved in the development of the centre before his death and don’t miss the statue of Hillary permanently gazing towards Aoraki/Mount Cook, one of his favourite peaks, stands outside the hotel. The ascent of Mount Cook’s difficult south face in 1948 was Hillary’s first great mountaineering achievement, and also became the training ground for his Everest triumph five years later and subsequent Antarctic expeditions. Enjoy some cinematic alpine thrills in the custom-designed theatre, which also includes a Digital Dome Planetarium. Dine in style in the Panorama Room, for an a la carte dinner experience, where locally-sourced New Zealand cuisine is paired with premium views of Aoraki.You can’t go wrong with the Mt Cook Alpine Salmon Chowder or Mount River Farms Venison Loin. Book a Premium Plus room, on the 9th and 10th levels of the Aoraki Wing, for an elevated and unobstructed perspective on the mountain magic. Even the chronically lazy can feel at one with the scenic splendour from this pampered perch.Routinely decorated as New Zealand’s greatest day walk, the Hooker Valley Track is a gentle 3 hour jaunt. Leading up the valley with unbelievably good viewpoints like Alpine Memorial, you’ll traverse golden tussocks, swing bridges, get up close with the Mueller and Hooker Glacier, and be rewarded with celestial views of Mt. Cook and the Southern Alps. In summer, the added spectacle of wildflowers like the famed Mount Cook buttercup, heighten the spectacle.Interior of the Hermitage Hotel. (Photo / Hermitage)I also love the Kea Point Track, which starts from The Hermitage, and can be easily knocked off within 2 hours. It’s also a relatively flat walk, emblazoned in golden tussock and subalpine grasslands, leading you to the Mueller Glacier moraine wall. The walk culminates with a close-up panorama of Mt. Sefton, The Footstool, Aoraki and the Mueller Glacier lake. As I experienced, the monastic silence is only pierced by the thunderous booms of calving ice, breaking away from the glacier at its terminal.Another must-do walk is in the...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Codling moth caterpillars in apples are a real nuisance: the young caterpillars tunnel straight into the developing tiny apple (known in old English language as a “codling”) and consume the growing fruit and seeds that form inside. It’s not nice to bite into one of those caterpillars! To keep the caterpillars out of your crop there are a few tricky things you can do. The first thing is to employ a codling moth pheromone trap. This often triangular contraption has a sticky base and a small rubber cap full of artificial pheromone, that leaks a good dose of sex-attractant for the local male population. The guys will get very excited about this smell and literally race towards the trap, while preparing for the mating sequence in mid-flight. Of course, it all ends in tears for the poor blokes as they may find themselves stuck with their Family Benefit on the sticky surface. The technical term for this is "mating disruption". But it also allows us to precisely time the peak mating flight period of the first generation – about now to late October! Approximately 10 days after peak flight the resulting eggs will hatch and it’s time to put a spray on your apple trees. Traditionally it was the organophosphates (maldison) and carbamates (carbaryl); these days (without those insecticides) it could be Yates Success or Btk (Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki - a bacterial gut disease of caterpillars). They’ll work to stop the caterpillars in their tracks, but they are not always 100 percent effective in preventing the caterpillar to start the tunnelling, still causing some damage and rots. These days there's a codling moth granulosis virus that will affect the small brutes before they enter the apple. The name of that virus-in-a-spray is MADEX 2. It is now available for home gardeners and not just for commercial growers. Have a look at your local garden centre or PGG Wrightson and Mitre 10 to see if they stock it. Last season I sprayed my apples with Madex from late-October until the end of February every two to three weeks and had no codling moth inside the hundreds of kilos of apples I harvested. Previous years – before using this technique - were an absolute disaster. Just be aware that crab apples and walnuts are also among the codling moths' favourite hosts so spray them as well with Madex 2. In the myth department: note that cardboard bands and grease traps around the apple trunk are an absolute waste of time. Just keep on monitoring those pheromone traps... and keep grinning! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On August 1 in 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed Heathrow for Kuala Lumpur but it never made it. The flight stopped in Kuwait to refuel - the very same day Saddam Hussein invaded.The nearly 400 passengers and crew, including two Kiwis, were trapped by Iraqi soldiers and used as human shields.(Photo / Supplied)An explosive new book on Flight 149 called OPERATION TROJAN HORSE has been written by Kiwi journalist Stephen Davis. He’s uncovered proof that Margaret Thatcher authorised a team of intelligence officers to travel into Kuwait on 149 while all other flights were rerouted.Stephen Davis speaks to Jack Tame about his investigation. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nici Wickes joins Jack Tame to talk about a delicious recipe for a picnic tar, which she describes as a favourite and best served at room temperature, making it perfect for taking on a picnic.A PICNIC TARTThis tart is a favourite of mine and it’s good served at room temperature so perfect for taking on a picnic. Serves 6-8 2 sheets short crust pastry 3 eggs, beaten with a fork 200g cream cheese or crème fraiche, room temperature 1 cup roughly chopped herbs – any or all of parsley, coriander, basil ½ tsp sea salt + ground black pepper 1-2 zucchini, or use asparagus or broccoli, sliced thinly 75 g parmesan, grated Chutney to serve Preheat oven to 180 C and place an oven tray in to heat. Grease a 26x34cm shallow roasting dish or tart tin. Press pastry into tin, moistening the joins and pressing firmly to seal. Trim edges. Whisk together eggs, cream cheese and seasoning. Add herbs. Pour into pastry case. Lay vegetable slices on top and sprinkle over parmesan. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until set and pastry crust is crisp. Cool in tin. Wrap in a tea towel and take to the picnic!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin speaks to Jack Tame about the Show Me Short Film Festival, Netflix's The Guilty starring Jake Gyllenhaal and French film The Rose Maker.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest pictures of Mars, taken by Perseverance.Images captured by the rover have allowed scientists to peer back in time at what Mars was like billions of years ago.Jezero Crater, the rover's exploration site on Mars, was a quiet lake 3.7 billion years ago. A small river fed into the lake, sometimes leading to flash flooding that was so energetic, it could carry large boulders from miles upstream and drop them into the lake. The massive rocks are still there today.These findings, which were published Thursday in the journal Science, come from the first scientific analysis of rover images that show outcrops of rocks inside the crater.The new information shows the importance of sending rovers to explore the surface of Mars. Previous images captured by orbiters had shown that this outcrop resembled the kind of fan-shaped river deltas we have on Earth. Perseverance's images show definitive proof of the river delta's existence.(Photo / CNN)"It helps us understand so much more about the water cycle on Mars," said Amy Williams, study coauthor and University of Florida astrobiologist, in a statement. "From orbital images, we knew it had to be water that formed the delta, but having these images is like reading a book instead of just looking at the cover. This is the closest I will ever get to going to Mars and doing this work in person. Seeing these rocks as I would in real life, looking up at them, is really staggering and really beautiful."When Perseverance landed at Jezero Crater on February 18, it was just over a mile away from the delta. Before the rover's wheels ever started rolling, it immediately began taking pictures and sending them back to Perseverance's science team on Earth -- like Martian postcards with high scientific value.The images showed tilted layers of sediment that were likely created by flowing water, rather than flat, even layers that would have been due to wind or other processes.The top layers of the delta outcrop include large boulders, some as wide as 3.2 feet (1 meter) across that likely weighed several tons. Given their location on the top layer of sediment, they had to have originated from outside the crater. The scientists believe they originated from bedrock on the crater rim -- otherwise, they came from 40 or more miles upstream of the lake.But flash flooding, flowing at a rate as high as 29.5 feet (9 meters) per second, could have carried them down."You need energetic flood conditions to carry rocks that big and heavy," said Benjamin Weiss, study author and professor of planetary sciences in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a statement. "It's a special thing that may be indicative of a fundamental change in the local hydrology or perhaps the regional climate on Mars."The fact that the large boulders sit on fine layers of tilted sediment also illustrates that the lake was largely calm until it was hit with flash flooding events before drying up. Then, billions of years of wind eroded away at the dry lake bed and delta."The most surprising thing that's come out of these images is the potential opportunity to catch the time when this crater transitioned from an Earth-like habitable environment, to this desolate landscape wasteland we see now," Weiss said. "These boulder beds may be records of this transition, and we haven't seen this in other places on Mars."While the cause of this shift in climate remains unknown, the rocks could tell the tale -- part of a larger story about why the Martian climate changed from warm and wet to cold and dry."If you look at these images, you're basically staring at this epic desert landscape. It's the most forlorn place you could ever visit," Weiss said. "There's not a drop of water anywhere, and yet, here we have evidence of a very different past....See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It couldn’t have been simpler.I logged into the new ‘My Covid Record’ website. A big banner up the top warned me the website is still under development and might have a few hiccups, but it was seamless for me. I entered my identification details and soon the confirmation stared me back in the face.Jack Renfrey Tame. As of Thursday October 7th, 2021, officially doubled vaccinated for Covid-19. I could show my name and a little QR code. My NHI number. Proof of vaccination. Easy as that.The development of a vaccine passport (or whatever you want to call it) is another little milestone in our response to Covid. In my opinion, it’s taken far too long to get to this point. The passport system should have been under development as soon as we ordered vaccines, if only as an insurance policy. Despite similar systems being used in countries all over the World. as recently as August Jacinda Ardern was ruling out a requiring a vaccine passport in New Zealand. But Delta and the drop-off in our vaccination rates has changed all that. At the very least, you’ll need confirmation of your vaccination status to attend big events over summer.Personally, I think we should go even further. With a few exceptions, all businesses and organisations should have the right to deny access to people who have chosen not to be vaccinated. We should allow legitimate medical exemptions. And regardless of their vaccination status, Kiwis should be able to access essential services. Everyone should be able to go to the supermarket or the doctor. But any discretionary venue – restaurants, cafes, theatres, libraries, retail shops, – should be allowed to demand proof of vaccination before letting someone inside.This is already the setup overseas. Two weeks ago, Brazil’s President staged a photo-op in New York, for which he ate pizza while standing on the sidewalk. As an unvaccinated person, he wasn’t allowed inside. But that was his choice. Good riddance, as far as I’m concerned.It’s important to note a vaccine passport system is quite different to a flat-out nationwide vaccine mandate. We won’t be forcing everyone to be vaccinated. You can still choose not to get the jab. But there will be consequences for the choice.The way I look at it, refusing a vaccine is a bit like smoking. As far as I’m concerned, you can choose to smoke a cigarette. The health impacts are well-documented, but that’s on you. However, the moment your choice impacts upon my health, the moment I’m sucking in second-hand smoke, we have a problem.Your freedom to smoke a cigarette in a restaurant impacts my freedom not to get lung cancer.The primary reason someone should get vaccinated is because the science is clear – vaccinations protect our health.But a person’s choice not to get vaccinated impacts us all. If someone’s not prepared to contribute to the greater good of society, why should they benefit from a society’s collective rewards?LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Released Friday, New Zealand alternative folk artist, Reb Fountain’s 2021 record IRIS is the award-winning artist’s second release with Flying Nun Records. The perfect extension of her 2020 self-titled record, IRIS elevates Reb Fountain’s music to new heights. Reb effortlessly combines pop elements with her trademark noir folk-punk sound; weaving authentic and anthemic tunes that create an instant and indelible impression. Reb also has released the visual counterpart to this week's lead single, and title-track 'Iris'; the video directed and filmed by Lola Fountain-Best. IRIS is out now via Flying Nun Records on both black and turquoise vinyl, CD and digitally. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley has been taking a road trip to find New Zealand's best pie and pastry stop.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three Sisters, Heather Morris The breath-taking new novel from the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey, based on a powerful true story of hope and survival. ‘I want you to make a promise to me that you will always take care of your sisters. That you will always be there for one another. That you will not allow anyone to take you away from each other, ever. Do you understand?’ When they are little girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father – that they will stay together, no matter what. Years later, at just 15, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and follows Livia, determined to protect her sister, or die with her. Together, they fight to survive through unimaginable cruelty and hardship. Magda, only 17, stays with her mother and grandfather, hiding out in a neighbour’s attic or in the forest when the Nazi militia come to round up friends, neighbours and family. She escapes for a time, but eventually she too is captured and transported to the death camp. In Auschwitz-Birkenau the three sisters are reunited and, remembering their father, they make a new promise, this time to each other: That they will survive. From Heather Morris, the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey, which together have sold eight million copies worldwide, comes an astonishing new story that will break your heart, but leave you amazed and uplifted by the courage and fierce love of three sisters, whose promise to each other kept them alive in a place without hope. Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Julian Sancton In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache’s plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. De Gerlache sailed on, and soon the Belgica was stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea. When the sun set on the magnificent polar landscape one last time, the ship’s occupants were condemned to months of endless night. In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness and besieged by monotony, they descended into madness. In Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Julian Sancton unfolds an epic story of adventure and horror for the ages. Drawing on the diaries and journals of the Belgica’s crew and with exclusive access to the ship’s logbook, Sancton brings novelistic flair to a story of human extremes, one so remarkable that even today NASA studies it for research on isolation for future missions to Mars. Equal parts maritime thriller and gothic horror, Madhouse at the End of the Earth is an unforgettable journey into the deep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My vege garden awaits the species that germinate from seeds…sowing is what you do right now. Peppers comprise the capsicum group. They go from the colourful reds, yellows, orange to the green “Bell” Peppers. My standard colour to a salad. The hotter members of the family are the chilli peppers. These plants require quite a good, high temperature to germinate, so there’s little point in sowing them outside while we still encounter cool nights. If you can give them more than 20 degrees Celsius you’re ahead of the game. Sow in pots or seed trays and don’t bury the seeds deeper than a centimetre. Seed-raising mix Not Too Wet! I often “mist” them with a water bottle, rather than “gluk-gluk- gluk” them with a watering can. All are relatively easy to grow and don’t require a lot of space. They’ll take at least 7 weeks before you can transplant them into a glasshouse, tunnelhouse or out in a frost-free environment outside. Staking is a good idea… let them “grow up”! They are Gross Feeders that would appreciate regular liquid fertiliser treatments when on their way. There are many varieties of Bell Peppers (check Kings Seeds catalogue!) some have a surprising range of colour mixes and keep an eye out for the smaller variety Jingle Belles. Chillies are very similar in horticultural treatment and they totally vary in “hotness”. They can even have flavours other than “oh-My-God”! If you’re not sure about their strength, get one of the macho male grandkids to pre-taste a little bit … That leads us nicely to YANG When you’ve been “done” by peppers or chillies or sambal (my parents schooled me in hot Indonesian food!) don’t drink water (or beer), but use yogurt or cucumber (or “ketimun”) to balance the fire attack in your mouth. Now’s a good moment to sow the seeds of cucumbers and we have a great range of choices here: Some great varieties on the market: My fave: Iznik F1 (see catalogue Kings Seeds) nice and small – just 10 cm long – easy in lunch boxes and you simply use the whole thing in one salad – no wrapping of remnants in the fridge. Lebanese are always useful as you eat them skin and all; spacemaster is a great producer. Diva F1 is another smaller variety and rather resistant to powdery mildew Green apple is a round cucumber; something different! And the gherkin-like Home-made Pickles is used to pickle them when still small Transplant in mid-November: Plant them in free-draining and fertile soil; keep them well- watered. My trick is to mulch the root-zone with at least 5 cm (pref: 10 cm!) of decent mulch – it keeps the subterranean roots nice and cool and stops too much evaporation To save space: plant them under a sturdy “trellis” in which they can climb up – help them along, from time to time by tying them up the structure. If you let them flop all over the ground they require a lot more room. I liquid fertilise them (like my tomatoes) every week or two: water and fertiliser at the same time! Selamat MakaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finally, some clarity emerging about the changing rules on property investment taxation – given the Government this week released the draft legislation that will bring the rules into force. The Governmentt originally announced that there would be changes about six months ago, but so much about them was unclear because it hadn’t actually been worked through (until now) – so it left a lot of people in a flap. It’s particularly relevant now, given that from tomorrow it will start costing most property investors more to own their properties, as the rules start to change in a phase out from October 1st. Enable Me now called ‘enable.me – financial strategy & coachingWebsite: www.enable.me LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was controversial since it was first announced, but now with Facebook's internal research on the harm Instagram is having on teens, a dedicated kids version is on hold. The app, with its photo filters and daily popularity contest, is a source of body image issues and depression. Instagram is in a tough spot because it knows kids under 13 are using the app, so wanted to create a dedicated version for 8-12 year olds that had more protections built in. But that then promotes the usage of the app for that age group. It certainly doesn't help that trust of Facebook seems to be at an all time low. Republicans and Democrats ripped into a Facebook executive testifying on Capitol Hill for not doing more to combat mental health issues in teens caused by its app, especially when its own research had highlighted the problem.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jack Tame has been speaking to a designer and entrepreneur worth around a reported $30 billion. His name, Sir James Dyson, is the giveaway. He’s the man behind the vacuum cleaner empire. He’s just released an autobiography called Invention: A LifeLISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pact of Silence: A new British thriller about the unexplained death of a young brewery boss and five friends bound together by a secret that will change their lives forever. What really happened that night in the woods? (TVNZ OnDemand) Back to Life: a second season of the British comedy about Miri Matteson, a woman who returns to life in her quiet hometown after 18 years in prison. In season 2, Miri is optimistic about her future, but can she survive a further descent into small-town madness? (TVNZ OnDemand) Diana: The Musical: Just when you thought they’d made all the TV shows they could about Diana, along comes the Broadway musical (Netflix). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.