Mark Knoff Thomas
Lifestyle of the (fake) rich
We're all pretending to be rich. Or at least we may be living the high live but we're also deep in debt. Stuff reports today on the rise of the "fake rich" - those kiwis who seem like they're doing… Audio
The world before the internet
A wonderful long read in the Guardian talks about the last generation to have grown up without the internet. These are people born in the late 70's and social scientists call them the "Last of the… Audio
Hotel minis: the next plastic waste to ban?
Mini shampoos, toothbrush and paste, soap and even sewing kits…all things you can happily nick from your hotel room. They're also all individually wrapped in plastic. Audio
Len Lye's door charge
Visitor numbers at the Len Lye Centre have plummeted since the introduction of a door charge for our of towners. The charge was decided by council to help pay for the annual running of the gallery. Audio
Digital technology: are schools ready?
The Education Review Office has slammed the way schools and the Education Ministry were preparing for the introduction of the new digital technologies curriculum in 2020. Audio
Ihumātao's police presence
Tensions were ratcheted up at Ihumātao last night, with an increased police presence blocking Quarry Road. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said police were concerned about a particular part of the site.
…The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore & Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)
The world before the internet; Question of the Day; Lifestyle of the (fake) rich; No parking with your campaign cars; Stop with the pies! Audio
The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore & Mark Knoof-Thomas (Part 1)
Ihumatao's police presence; Digital technology: are schools ready? Len Lye's door charge; Hotel minis: the next plastic waste to ban? Audio
I've been thinking for 6 August 2019
What the Panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Julia Hartley Moore have been thinking about. Audio
Three minutes max: Mark Knoff-Thomas
Three Minutes Max: Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Newmarket Business Association chief executive on why people need to pay for quality investigative… Audio
Sad Songs then and now
Pop music is becoming sadder and more negative according to two recent studies of thousands of US and UK hits from the last few decades have concluded that since the 80's emotions like sadness and… Audio
Alabama abortion decision
Alabama is the latest to restrict pregnancy terminations - abortions will be illegal in nearly all ciurcumstances. And sixteen other states are seeking to impose new restrictions on abortion. Those… Audio
Bring back Banksie
The former mayor of Auckland John Banks says the super city has been a great disappointment. He's not ruling out having another tilt at the job in the next local body elections. Audio
Jeremy Kyle show axed in NZ
TVNZ is axing the Jeremy Kyle Show. It comes after a 63 year-old grandfather was found dead from apparent suicide, shortly after his appearance on the UK show, where he failed a lie detector test over… Audio
MSD spying on beneficiaries
The Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has found the Ministry of Social Development has been systematically misusing its powers while pursuing people it suspects of benefit fraud. He says the Ministry… Audio
CHCH Call - what now?
A meeting overnight in Paris oversaw all the major tech companies sign-up to a first of its kind agreement, the Christchurch Call. The summit was initiated by the New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern and… Audio
The Panel with Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)
Question of the Day: What would you change about social media? The former mayor of Auckland John Banks says the super city has been a great disappointment. He's not ruling out having another tilt at… Audio