Mark Thomas
Campaign: Auckland (Part 5)
Campaign: Auckland 2016 is a weekly series in which Todd Niall takes you behind the scenes of the Auckland mayoral race. In episode five, it's the last night of the mayoral proms - their final public… Audio
Final Auckland mayoral debate gets a bit ribald
Expletives were flying in the last debate in the Auckland mayoralty contest. Todd Niall was there. Audio
National supporters paid tens of thousands for loopy rules report
A taksforce investigating "loopy" or unnecessary government rules and regulations finds that most of the rules people complain about don't actually exist. Audio
Mayoral candidates back dedicated Māori seats
Three leading mayoral candidates have backed the idea of dedicated Auckland Council seats for Māori.
Campaign: Auckland EXTRA
Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas turned the race on its head this morning by announcing his opponent Phil Goff had it in the bag and telling RNZ the rest of the field were "rounding errors"… Audio
Thomas asked to withdraw from Akld mayoralty but stays on
Auckland mayoral candidate Mark Thomas says he been approached to withdraw from the mayoralty race but he's not going to do so. He's going to battle on even though he has described himself as a… Audio
No 'Family Feud'-style quiz for Akl mayoral candidates
A segment on the TV show Story in the style of Family Feud featuring Auckland's mayoral candidates has been canned after they couldn't agree on a date.
Auckland mayoral candidates don't want house prices to fall
Four of Auckland's leading mayoral candidates acknowledge the city has a housing crisis, but none want house prices to fall, an RNZ debate has revealed. Video
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Quick Questions
Quick Fire Questions for all the candidates. Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - how did the candidates do?
Todd Niall (RNZ's Auckland Correspondent), Stellar Muller (a south Auckland entrepreneur) and Simon Wilson (Metro magazine's editor-at-large) discuss the how successful the candidates were at making… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Fiscal Management
Is there fiscal flab that can be trimmed from the council budget, or are the candidates making budgetary promises they are unlikely to deliver on? Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Transport
How will the candidates work with central government to keep Auckland moving? Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Maori sites, Southern Initiative
A third of New Zealand's population live in Auckland, over the next 30 years Auckland is expected to get 500 new residents a week, or 26,000 people a year. How will the council ensure the city can… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Immigration & Population
A third of New Zealand's population live in Auckland, over the next 30 years Auckland is expected to get 500 new residents a week, or 26,000 people a year. How will the council ensure the city can… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Housing
As the average house price in Auckland tops a million dollars, how do the mayoral candidates plan to house Auckland's ever-growing population? Video, Audio
Auckland Mayoralty Debate - Introduction
Mayoral candidates Phil Goff, Vic Crone, John Palino and Mark Thomas join Guyon Espiner to discuss the issues facing Auckland, and how they hope to lead New Zealand's largest city. Video, Audio
Insight: The Contest to be Auckland's Next Mayor
Todd Niall explores what solutions are on offer for Auckland in the upcoming local elections and if many people will bother to vote. Audio
Akld mayoral candidates on revised Unitary Plan
While PM John Key calls Auckland's new Unitary Plan 'reasonable', three of the city's mayoral candidates are divided on its efficacy - and whether it takes too hard a line. Audio
How local bids to ban begging made national news headlines
The national media usually have little interest in local election issues, but it was a different story with banning beggars from big city streets recently. Mediawatch looks at how it hit the headlines… Video, Audio
How local bids to ban begging made national news headlines
The national media usually have little interest in local election issues, but it was a different story with banning beggars from big city streets recently. Mediawatch looks at how it hit the headlines…
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