A new season of Below Deck has set sail on our screens.

The reality show has been running for over a decade, chronicling the high pressure, high stakes world of super yachts.

Captain Kerry is the man at the helm of this season’s superyacht, sailing the St David in Below Deck Adventure.

Though many reality TV shows are hammed up for entertainment, Kerry told Jack Tame that on Below Deck, it’s all “fair dinkum”.

He says that everything is real, it’s just a much more intense environment than a regular yacht season.

“A season would be three or four months, we’re doing it in six weeks,” Kerry revealed.

“Where a lot of the stress comes into the job is turning the boat over – so when the guests leave, turning it over, getting it ready for the next trip, that’s so much pressure.”

When Kerry runs a yacht off TV, he says he’ll give it three or four days between charters, and each charter is about a week, but on the show, they’re doing nearly three charters a week.

“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, for six weeks.”

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Last week Kevin Milne was questioning if New Zealand companies were running out of original ideas when it came to film and television. This week, he’s happy to be proven wrong.

Kevin Milne recently watched ‘Diary of a Junior Doctor’, a local docuseries from Storymaker, and has nothing but praise.

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Estelle Clifford is doing things a little bit differently this long weekend. Instead of reviewing a single album, she’s put together a playlist of songs to celebrate some of Aotearoa’s incredible musicians for Matariki.

1. Matariki Hunga Nui - Kaylee Bell, Troy Kingi & Rob Ruha
2. Wonderful Life, Georgia Lines
3. AIE - Fly My Pretties & TAWAZ
4. Running Amuck - Byllie-jean
5. The Nine Stars of Matariki - Miss Nicky Says
6. Ko Wai Koe? - Mokotron
7. Hiwa I Te Rangi - Loopy Tunes
8. Purea Nei - Anika Moa
9. The Way We Love - 1Drop Nation
10. Kātuarehe - Anna Coddington

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"After revelling in my 4-night cruise in the Galapagos Islands with Viva Expeditions, my dreamscape experience aboard La Pinta concluded with one final port call at Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island. Viva Expeditions highly recommends you combine a dreamy cruise with a land-based stay and Santa Cruz Island is the incomparable choice."

Read Mike's full article here.

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Are kids spending too much time looking at screens? Dougal Sutherland is dipping into the debate over kids’ use of social media and online spaces, and the impact it has on them.

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The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb

Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart.

Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders, including a tender hearted cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother's enduring faith in him, Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement, sustained by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be forgiven by those he loves?

The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner

Fame comes at a price…

The Griffin Sisters had the world at their feet, catapulted to stardom in the early 00’s before they become one of rock music’s greatest mysteries:

Zoe, effortlessly gorgeous, who loved the fans and the fame, dancing under the lights while her sister’s voice rang out across stadiums.

Cassie, never comfortable with the crowds or the attention, but with the voice of a generation, rich, haunting, touched with heartbreak.

It’s two decades since The Griffin Sisters broke up. Zoe’s a wife and mother, living in suburbia, occasionally recognised by a nostalgic fan. No one knows where Cassie is. The sisters haven’t spoken in years.

Now, despite her mum’s warnings, Zoe’s teenage daughter, Cherry, is determined to break into the music business and to discover the truth about what happened to the band all those years ago.

But as secrets emerge, Cassie and Zoe must face the consequences of their choices: the ones they made and the ones the music industry made for them. Can they forgive each other – and themselves? And will the Griffin Sisters ever make music again?

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On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 21 June 2025, Captain Kerry of the hit tv show Below Deck joins Jack to discuss antics aboard the St David superyacht and his three decades in the boating industry.

Jack travels with a baby for the first time...

Mike Yardley continues his adventures in the Galapagos Islands.

And Estelle Clifford shares her Matariki playlist picks for the long weekend.

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

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Wine: Tiki Single Vineyard Pinot Gris 2024, North Canterbury, $23.00

In recognition of Matariki and to highlight we have a growing number of Māori wine producers in NZ (Tiki, Tarras, Steve Bird, te PA, Tohu).

A crisp, dry style Pinot Gris with aromas and flavours of green pear and apple, some citrus highlights and a touch of quince. Just dry on the palate with an immediate bite of acidity and phenolics for texture and mouthfeel. There’s a fine less quality adding complexity and breadth across the palate. Best drinking from late 2024 through 2027.

The Food: A wine that is delicious with all sorts of hangi fare – especially kumara and pork belly. If you prefer seafood, then poached salmon with lemon is a great match. Vegetarians will like this wine with cashew nut dusted tofu burger with red beet and tasty cheese.

The season: 2024 was an excellent year for most growers in NZ.

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