1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,693 Speaker 1: from News Talks at. 3 00:00:11,653 --> 00:00:15,613 Speaker 2: B our Travel correspondent Mike Yardley is with us all 4 00:00:15,613 --> 00:00:16,093 Speaker 2: this morning. 5 00:00:16,133 --> 00:00:19,693 Speaker 3: Hey Mike, good morning Jack. Very nice to talk and 6 00:00:19,733 --> 00:00:22,413 Speaker 3: I thought we would kick off with a powder of 7 00:00:22,453 --> 00:00:25,733 Speaker 3: New Zealand you are intimately familiar with, given half of 8 00:00:25,773 --> 00:00:27,533 Speaker 3: the country's holidaying there at the moment. 9 00:00:27,853 --> 00:00:30,413 Speaker 2: Yes, there's true. Half the country is holidaying there at 10 00:00:30,413 --> 00:00:32,613 Speaker 2: the moment. I was fortunate enough to be holidaying there 11 00:00:32,653 --> 00:00:35,933 Speaker 2: with my family as well, which is always a pleasure. 12 00:00:35,973 --> 00:00:39,373 Speaker 2: We're talking about free roaming Tasman Bay, which is the 13 00:00:39,413 --> 00:00:41,213 Speaker 2: top of the South Island. So for anyone who's not 14 00:00:41,253 --> 00:00:43,493 Speaker 2: familiar with the geography here, if you divide the top 15 00:00:43,493 --> 00:00:45,893 Speaker 2: of the South into three parts, you've got Golden Bay 16 00:00:46,293 --> 00:00:49,133 Speaker 2: on the west side, You've got Tasman Bay in the middle, 17 00:00:49,173 --> 00:00:50,773 Speaker 2: and then you've got the Marlboro Sounds on the right 18 00:00:50,813 --> 00:00:53,613 Speaker 2: hand side. That's or of the easterly side way I 19 00:00:53,613 --> 00:00:58,253 Speaker 2: think about it day. So let's begin in Motorweka, which 20 00:00:58,293 --> 00:01:01,493 Speaker 2: is a sort of powerhouse of produce these days. 21 00:01:02,133 --> 00:01:04,093 Speaker 3: As sure as Jack as a cat. That was funny. 22 00:01:04,093 --> 00:01:06,373 Speaker 3: I was feeling very nostalgic when I was there last week. 23 00:01:06,453 --> 00:01:09,253 Speaker 3: I remember when I was a child, the landscape was 24 00:01:09,453 --> 00:01:13,133 Speaker 3: just tobacco, that was the staple crop. And of course 25 00:01:13,173 --> 00:01:16,653 Speaker 3: today that landscape it's kind of like a library of 26 00:01:16,693 --> 00:01:21,413 Speaker 3: the Yates Garden Guide. You've got hops, You've got apple trees, vineyards, 27 00:01:21,813 --> 00:01:25,133 Speaker 3: the full spectrum of stone fruit that you obviously have 28 00:01:25,173 --> 00:01:31,533 Speaker 3: been eating your well jenner. You've got berry's galore. You 29 00:01:31,573 --> 00:01:36,533 Speaker 3: can just eat yourself forever in the Motaweka area. And 30 00:01:36,573 --> 00:01:39,293 Speaker 3: then there's the ocean delights. I have never come across 31 00:01:39,293 --> 00:01:41,453 Speaker 3: this before, and I'm intrigued to know if you are 32 00:01:41,493 --> 00:01:44,693 Speaker 3: aware of this. In Motaweka, if you go down to 33 00:01:44,733 --> 00:01:48,333 Speaker 3: the port, which is dominated by Telly's because it's the 34 00:01:48,373 --> 00:01:55,573 Speaker 3: home base of Telly's, the Telly's Factory shop, y oh 35 00:01:55,573 --> 00:02:01,493 Speaker 3: my goodness. They this justifies a holiday to Mataweka in 36 00:02:01,533 --> 00:02:04,253 Speaker 3: its own right, because if you go to the Telly's 37 00:02:04,293 --> 00:02:09,173 Speaker 3: Factory shop, you get the rashist blue cod from that 38 00:02:09,333 --> 00:02:12,693 Speaker 3: job and you cock it up in your motel and 39 00:02:12,853 --> 00:02:15,493 Speaker 3: I'd have to say it would be the best tasting 40 00:02:16,293 --> 00:02:18,933 Speaker 3: bluecot I have devowed in a long time. And it's 41 00:02:19,053 --> 00:02:21,453 Speaker 3: so much stupor than what you would normally get. 42 00:02:21,493 --> 00:02:23,773 Speaker 2: It for Yeah, of course, Oh, how amazing. That's a 43 00:02:23,813 --> 00:02:25,733 Speaker 2: great that's a great tip. And like you say, I 44 00:02:25,733 --> 00:02:28,213 Speaker 2: mean it's sort of an embarrassment of riches when it 45 00:02:28,213 --> 00:02:30,413 Speaker 2: comes to that. Yeah, you know, like all of the 46 00:02:30,493 --> 00:02:33,973 Speaker 2: different kind of farm gate stalls and stuff just selling 47 00:02:34,013 --> 00:02:38,133 Speaker 2: fresh berries and being a fresh produce. Yeah, and there's. 48 00:02:37,933 --> 00:02:40,933 Speaker 3: Still so many there's so many honesty boxes store op 49 00:02:41,013 --> 00:02:43,053 Speaker 3: racing that part of New Zealand, which I just love. 50 00:02:43,133 --> 00:02:44,653 Speaker 3: There is an innocence to the place. 51 00:02:44,893 --> 00:02:47,613 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, you're totally right. Hey is Noel Edmond's river 52 00:02:47,693 --> 00:02:48,773 Speaker 2: Haven with a visit. 53 00:02:49,493 --> 00:02:53,653 Speaker 3: It's really interesting. That's quite a quirky enterprise, gorgeous setting 54 00:02:53,653 --> 00:02:56,933 Speaker 3: in the motorwork of valley village of Natty Malty. But 55 00:02:57,213 --> 00:02:59,533 Speaker 3: as I'm sure people are aware, the former UK TV 56 00:02:59,613 --> 00:03:01,613 Speaker 3: star has caught him quite a bit of controversy in 57 00:03:01,693 --> 00:03:05,693 Speaker 3: recent years. He seemed to get very much in cahoots 58 00:03:05,693 --> 00:03:09,893 Speaker 3: with the anti X crowd during COVID and he bought 59 00:03:09,933 --> 00:03:12,893 Speaker 3: the property about five years ago, so it was previously 60 00:03:13,013 --> 00:03:17,853 Speaker 3: known as Dunbar Estates. Today his farm turns out river 61 00:03:17,893 --> 00:03:21,373 Speaker 3: Haven Peno Green, really good wine. But there's the cafe, 62 00:03:21,493 --> 00:03:24,773 Speaker 3: there's a restaurant and the pub all adjacent to the vineyard, 63 00:03:24,773 --> 00:03:28,213 Speaker 3: which you can stroll through. He's got a massive classic 64 00:03:28,253 --> 00:03:31,533 Speaker 3: car collection which is on public display. He loves his 65 00:03:31,613 --> 00:03:34,013 Speaker 3: old jags. But I reckon the big charmer is the 66 00:03:34,053 --> 00:03:37,613 Speaker 3: pub the bugger in It's like it's been keeleyported from 67 00:03:37,613 --> 00:03:42,253 Speaker 3: a sleepy English village. And the word is ITV has 68 00:03:42,333 --> 00:03:45,053 Speaker 3: done a deal with NOL to do a reality TV 69 00:03:45,133 --> 00:03:52,133 Speaker 3: show this year from River. Haven't a Clarkton farm. It's 70 00:03:52,213 --> 00:03:55,053 Speaker 3: going to be an old farm. No word Jack on 71 00:03:55,093 --> 00:03:57,133 Speaker 3: whether mister Blobby gets a looking. 72 00:03:58,973 --> 00:04:01,533 Speaker 2: Hey, how busy is Teddy? 73 00:04:02,373 --> 00:04:05,853 Speaker 3: Oh my goodness. I was there last week. By midday 74 00:04:06,013 --> 00:04:09,413 Speaker 3: you'd hardly see the sand on the main beach. It 75 00:04:09,573 --> 00:04:13,253 Speaker 3: was just this vast slab of flesh, a heaving swarm 76 00:04:13,293 --> 00:04:16,933 Speaker 3: of semi naked humanity. And I don't know. She consider 77 00:04:16,973 --> 00:04:19,613 Speaker 3: that to be a relaxing holiday, called me old peasant. 78 00:04:20,053 --> 00:04:22,213 Speaker 3: I mean, particularly if you're holidaying with kids, you know, 79 00:04:22,293 --> 00:04:26,453 Speaker 3: with all that traffic. Me I would just be stressed 80 00:04:26,453 --> 00:04:29,653 Speaker 3: out if I had young kids in Toe. So if 81 00:04:29,693 --> 00:04:33,413 Speaker 3: you can schedule some beach time for February, it's the 82 00:04:33,453 --> 00:04:36,613 Speaker 3: place to be because Cari Territory is the central brilliance, 83 00:04:36,733 --> 00:04:40,253 Speaker 3: is all the more pleasurable after that peak summer crush 84 00:04:40,293 --> 00:04:44,053 Speaker 3: has cleared out, that enabled arc of Golden Sands. Waking 85 00:04:44,133 --> 00:04:46,973 Speaker 3: up to that and that first crack of daybreak across 86 00:04:46,973 --> 00:04:49,413 Speaker 3: Testan Bay. That is one of life's great pleasures. 87 00:04:49,533 --> 00:04:50,053 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is. 88 00:04:50,133 --> 00:04:55,373 Speaker 2: It is like the landscapes there, the vistas, ohgeous, Like 89 00:04:55,413 --> 00:04:59,253 Speaker 2: it just feels like something. Yeah, yeah, it's like you're 90 00:04:59,293 --> 00:05:02,293 Speaker 2: in the Caribbean or something in a way, you know. Yeah, 91 00:05:02,293 --> 00:05:04,213 Speaker 2: it's just it's been honest. You know that it is 92 00:05:04,493 --> 00:05:06,173 Speaker 2: the only place in New Zealand. You know that, I 93 00:05:06,253 --> 00:05:09,773 Speaker 2: like come diving and snorkeling and nothing in the water. 94 00:05:10,213 --> 00:05:12,293 Speaker 2: It's the only place in New Zealand where I have 95 00:05:12,413 --> 00:05:17,413 Speaker 2: ever seen a seahorse in the wild. Yeah, in of 96 00:05:17,413 --> 00:05:19,533 Speaker 2: all places. Yeah, so there you go. Yeah, it is. 97 00:05:19,693 --> 00:05:20,133 Speaker 3: It's cool. 98 00:05:20,293 --> 00:05:21,773 Speaker 2: Like you say, though, you probably want a time you 99 00:05:21,893 --> 00:05:24,413 Speaker 2: run or if you're going to go over the Christmas 100 00:05:24,493 --> 00:05:27,013 Speaker 2: or New Years period, you want to book very very early. Indeed, 101 00:05:27,693 --> 00:05:28,773 Speaker 2: what about daunting to. 102 00:05:28,773 --> 00:05:32,973 Speaker 3: Marpoor Yeah, I love Marpor And obviously over the years 103 00:05:33,013 --> 00:05:35,173 Speaker 3: a lot of people have seen that name is synonymous 104 00:05:35,173 --> 00:05:39,133 Speaker 3: with the Birthday Suits brigade. But it's actually quite interesting 105 00:05:39,213 --> 00:05:42,213 Speaker 3: that in terms of the clothing optional set up. It 106 00:05:42,253 --> 00:05:44,973 Speaker 3: only operates at the local holiday park and it only 107 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:49,973 Speaker 3: operates between the February and March, so don't let nudity 108 00:05:50,133 --> 00:05:54,093 Speaker 3: put you although its beach wale season, let's face it. 109 00:05:55,413 --> 00:05:57,293 Speaker 3: The other thing which I thought was really cool is 110 00:05:57,333 --> 00:06:00,773 Speaker 3: Marpua and Maldi means abundance or prolific, which is so 111 00:06:01,013 --> 00:06:04,413 Speaker 3: fitting when you go down to Marpo Wharf, which is 112 00:06:04,493 --> 00:06:07,253 Speaker 3: just such a leisure in pleasure zone and it's a 113 00:06:07,373 --> 00:06:11,493 Speaker 3: really easy hopscotch from the wharf across the Rabbit Island 114 00:06:11,933 --> 00:06:13,773 Speaker 3: with that theory that runs between the two. 115 00:06:13,973 --> 00:06:15,653 Speaker 2: Yeah, any standouts at the wharf for you? 116 00:06:16,653 --> 00:06:19,853 Speaker 3: Oh, it is just buzzing Mapul Wharf and it just 117 00:06:19,893 --> 00:06:22,853 Speaker 3: seems to grow from year to year in terms of 118 00:06:22,893 --> 00:06:28,213 Speaker 3: its offerings. So many great hospital spots. I love Golden Beer. 119 00:06:28,253 --> 00:06:31,853 Speaker 3: It is such a fabulous brew pub and man I 120 00:06:31,893 --> 00:06:34,773 Speaker 3: was chicking up their roster of live gigs over the 121 00:06:34,813 --> 00:06:37,973 Speaker 3: next four or five weeks. They had so many live 122 00:06:38,053 --> 00:06:42,613 Speaker 3: gigs at Golden Beer. I still love Hamish's ice Creams, 123 00:06:42,933 --> 00:06:47,093 Speaker 3: which is right across from Golden Beer. The real fruit 124 00:06:47,173 --> 00:06:50,333 Speaker 3: concoctions are just so good, just you know, tapping into 125 00:06:50,373 --> 00:06:55,773 Speaker 3: all that locally grown beery bizo and the ques. I 126 00:06:55,853 --> 00:06:58,773 Speaker 3: reckon that if you lined up Ferg Burger queues to 127 00:06:58,853 --> 00:07:02,893 Speaker 3: Hamish's ice cream queue might get the nod at this 128 00:07:02,973 --> 00:07:06,133 Speaker 3: time of the year. Just the seaside. And if you 129 00:07:06,173 --> 00:07:09,133 Speaker 3: look for a bit of art, Jack I would definitely 130 00:07:09,493 --> 00:07:12,053 Speaker 3: suggest people check out coll Store Gallery. It's one of 131 00:07:12,093 --> 00:07:16,533 Speaker 3: the Wharf's originals and it's just a legendary destination for 132 00:07:16,653 --> 00:07:21,853 Speaker 3: in the no art. It's just amazing paintings, jewelry, sculptures. Yeah, 133 00:07:21,893 --> 00:07:23,413 Speaker 3: coll Store is super cool. 134 00:07:23,613 --> 00:07:26,413 Speaker 2: Where does the Great Taste Trail take you to? 135 00:07:27,653 --> 00:07:31,173 Speaker 3: It can take you so many places, the places you 136 00:07:31,213 --> 00:07:33,933 Speaker 3: will ride to, so it's two hundred kilometers long. It 137 00:07:34,013 --> 00:07:36,493 Speaker 3: is a whopper of a trail. It truly is one 138 00:07:36,533 --> 00:07:39,333 Speaker 3: of New Zealand's great rights. So over two thirds of 139 00:07:39,373 --> 00:07:41,893 Speaker 3: it is off road, but it can take you up 140 00:07:41,933 --> 00:07:44,813 Speaker 3: to Ka Territory, through the Motowika Valley. It goes all 141 00:07:44,853 --> 00:07:48,773 Speaker 3: the way now to Nelson Richmond. But I want to 142 00:07:48,853 --> 00:07:52,173 Speaker 3: love about it. It's sort of tastily arranged into bite 143 00:07:52,173 --> 00:07:55,813 Speaker 3: sized chunks. So I've done the Richmond to Marpos section right, 144 00:07:55,853 --> 00:07:58,773 Speaker 3: that's a really easy twenty k ride for it does 145 00:07:58,773 --> 00:08:01,573 Speaker 3: a pancake pretty much around the water's edge. It does 146 00:08:01,613 --> 00:08:03,933 Speaker 3: go through rabbit Islands as well, and then you just 147 00:08:04,013 --> 00:08:08,333 Speaker 3: jump on the furry across to Martha. Rides are really good, 148 00:08:08,533 --> 00:08:10,333 Speaker 3: likes uf you want to add in a few vineyards 149 00:08:10,493 --> 00:08:16,333 Speaker 3: like Neudolf or MOTOI Hills Vineyard, take the rural routes 150 00:08:16,533 --> 00:08:20,333 Speaker 3: and it's just adding a bit of solitude to your 151 00:08:20,413 --> 00:08:21,053 Speaker 3: ride as well. 152 00:08:21,173 --> 00:08:24,013 Speaker 2: Yeah. Nice. And it even goes right outside the front 153 00:08:24,013 --> 00:08:26,493 Speaker 2: door of my sister and brother in law's place, so 154 00:08:26,533 --> 00:08:29,533 Speaker 2: you might see my nephews and niece's running around as 155 00:08:29,573 --> 00:08:30,693 Speaker 2: well through bright water. 156 00:08:31,133 --> 00:08:33,813 Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, exactly. 157 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:35,613 Speaker 2: Don't be afraid to bang on the door and demand 158 00:08:35,653 --> 00:08:38,853 Speaker 2: some refreshments. Hey, thank you, Mike. Yeah, like you say, 159 00:08:38,893 --> 00:08:40,813 Speaker 2: it is a gorgeous part of the country, one I 160 00:08:40,893 --> 00:08:43,053 Speaker 2: absolutely love and I know many of our listeners do too. 161 00:08:43,093 --> 00:08:45,573 Speaker 2: We'll put all of Mike's tips for making your way 162 00:08:45,613 --> 00:08:48,293 Speaker 2: through Tasman Bay up on the News Talks. He'd be 163 00:08:48,453 --> 00:08:52,173 Speaker 2: website alongside everything from our show for more. 164 00:08:52,053 --> 00:08:55,173 Speaker 1: From Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. Listen live to News 165 00:08:55,173 --> 00:08:58,053 Speaker 1: Talks he'd be from nine am Saturday, or follow the 166 00:08:58,093 --> 00:08:59,573 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.