Nadia Lim is a chef with a finger in every pie.

She’s a MasterChef New Zealand champion, cookbook author, TV personality, dietitian, entrepreneur, and an inspiration for many in the kitchen.

Her recipes and passion have shaped the way many approach food, the release of her cookbook Easy Weeknight Meals inspiring plenty of people to take up utensils.

To mark the 10th anniversary of that very cookbook, a special edition is being released, complete with 16 bonus My Food Bag recipes.

Easy Weeknight Meals 10th Anniversary Edition, published by Allen & Unwin NZ, RRP $39.99.

She told Jack Tame that ten years has gone by fast – time moving faster the older you get.

“I’m 40 this year and I started this journey out when I was like, 25, and gosh, the time’s just flown by,” Lim said.

“I’ve never been a great person at kind of, looking back in the past, but when anniversaries like this come around, it’s a good time to kind of look back and stop, pause, and reflect.”

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A significant milestone happened in Kevin Milnes life recently – or shall we say a Milnestone.

Wednesday marked 50 years since he and his wife Linda went on their first date, and he joined Jack Tame for a chat about marriage, relationships, and anniversaries.

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Britpop legends Pulp are back after 24 years.

They released their 8th album, More, which was recorded over the span of three weeks, starting in November of 2024.

In the Bandcamp description for the album, Jarvis Cocker writes:

“We hope you enjoy the music. It was written & performed by four human beings from the North of England, aided & abetted by five other human beings from various locations in the British Isles. No A.I. was involved during the process. This album is dedicated to Steve Mackey. This is the best that we can do. Thanks for listening.”

Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on the album.

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The Surf House by Lucy Clarke

Wish you were here? Think again... High on the wave-pounded cliffs, far from the bustling souks of Marrakesh, sits The Surf House. A hidden gem on Morocco's shores, the house is a sanctuary for the surfers, travellers and dreamers who wash in. But the idyll is built on something rotten. And when Bea arrives, relieved to find refuge after a dangerous encounter in a Marrakesh alleyway, she soon gets caught in the swell of a deep, dark mystery. Because another young woman went missing one year ago - and the last place she was sighted was The Surf House.

The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder

Paul Brightman is a man on the run, living under an assumed name in a small New England town with a million-dollar bounty on his head. When his security is breached, Paul is forced to flee into the New Hampshire wilderness to evade Russian operatives who can seemingly predict his every move.

Six years ago, Paul was a rising star on Wall Street who fell in love with a beautiful photographer named Tatyana—unaware that her father was a Russian oligarch and the object of considerable interest from several US intelligence agencies. Now, to save his own life, Paul must unravel a decades-old conspiracy that extends to the highest reaches of the government.

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"Nestled on the western flank of the Andes, three hours northwest of Quito, I was swathed in the finery of the Chocó rainforest. Mashpi Lodge is an eco-tourism jewel, a five-star oasis within the wider Mashpi Reserve that serves up a resplendent rainforest encounter with the mighty Chocó. Truth be told, because the reserve traverses a wide altitude range, from 550 metres to 1400m, there’s the rainforest and the cloud forest. There’s a high level of endemism here, by the separation through the Andes. The forests on the western side of the Andes evolved entirely differently to the Amazon rainforest on the eastern side. To really make my head spin, geological history testifies that prior to the seismic uplift of the Andes, this was all one sprawling forest."

Read Mike's full article here.

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At some point in their life, most women will experience menopause.

It generally impacts women between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age New Zealand women will begin to experience menopause being 52.

At menopause, the ovaries stop releasing eggs and menstrual periods stop. In most cases, if someone hasn’t had a period for 12 months in a row, they are considered post-menopausal.

Significant symptoms are experienced by approximately 70% of those experiencing menopause – common ones including anxiety, low mood/depression, hot flushes, brain fog, nausea, and fatigue.

Dr Dougal Sutherland joined Jack Tame to discuss menopause, why awareness should be raised around it, and how to support someone dealing with it in the workplace.

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On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 7 June 2025, Nadia Lim celebrates the 10th anniversary of her bestselling cookbook, Easy Weeknight Meals.

Jack considers who will come out on top in the battle between Trump and Musk.

Nici Wickes drops a delicious cookie recipe – with a secret ingredient to keep you satiated.

Mike Yardley has a crush on Ecuador, and joins Jack to discuss savouring the country's Cloud Forests.

And Britpop legends Pulp are back with their first album in 24 years – Estelle Clifford shares her thoughts and favourite tracks.

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

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There’s been a lot of discussion and concerns about the long-term effects of vaping of late, especially regarding young people. New research has started to uncover potential long-term problems with vaping.

What is the problem with vaping?

• It was introduced as a “quit smoking” tool and was accepted to be less harmful than smoking.
• Useful as a quit smoking tool, as a substitute for cigarettes .
• However, the growing issue in NZ is young people taking up vaping who would otherwise not smoke.
• Surveys indicate that 26.5% of 18–24-year-olds and 10% of 14–18-year-olds vape daily.
• Concerns if there would be long-term effects on these young people.

Is it addictive?

• Many vapes have nicotine which is highly addictive.
• Increasing reports of people not being able to get off vapes.
• We know nicotine can cause concerns over brain development, increased risk of anxiety, raise blood pressure, and increased heartrates.
• Vapes can irritate the lungs, causing coughs and even some concerns over increased risk of collapsed lungs.

A new study has started to shed light

• A new study out of Oxford University has identified long term harm from vaping alone.
• It followed nearly 250,000 individuals who vaped, over four years.
• Major finding: vapers are 2.29 times more likely to develop Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease – COPD.
• COPD is often referred to as emphysema: lungs stiffen, lots of mucous, recurrent infections, and reduced ability to get oxygen into the blood stream due to lung damage. Permanent damage.
• Among 30-70-year-olds, they’re 1.39 times more likely to have high blood pressure.

Implications of this?

• Obviously, it’s an issue for the number of young teenagers taking up vaping and an emerging health issue overall.
• We need to think hard about our approach to vaping – Australia has made vaping prescription only.
• Restrictions have been put in place in New Zealand.

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