Mark Knoff Thomas
What the panellists have been thinking about
What panellists Jo McCarroll and Mark Knoff-Thomas have been thinking. Audio
3MM: Mark Knoff-Thomas on celebrating NZ's small business heroes
Here's Newmarket Business Association chief executive Mark Knoff-Thomas on the importance of small business and supporting our local businesses as New Zealand's economy looks to recover post-Covid-19.
…Are shorts appropriate at work?
Do you ever wear shorts to work? That's the debate between stylists in a piece on the ABC. It begins with a quote from fashion designer Tom Ford - "A man should never wear shorts in the city, shorts… Audio
Home ownership at lowest level since 1951
Home ownership levels are at the lowest level since 1951. According the the 2018 census 64.5 percent of New Zealanders own their own home compared with nearly 74 percent in the early 90s. Audio
National MP says benefit cuts could be good for Māori
National MP Joanne Hayes reckons benefit cuts could be good for Māori. She says cutting benefits could strengthen whānau - if they're resourceful. Her comments have been condemned by the Māori… Audio
The Question of the Day for 11 November 2019
The Berlin Wall came down officially on November 9, thirty years ago. What world/local event do you recall exactly where you were at the time? E.g Berlin Wall Audio
Singles' Day: why it's becoming more popular here
Have you ever heard of Singles' Day? It's the biggest global shopping event - in 2018 it made $46 billion sales in one day. But it's generally unknown to Kiwis. Audio
Fear over new armed police teams
Residents and politicians fear new armed police teams are being used for lower risk responses and "preventative patrolling" after an arrest in suburban Hamilton over the weekend. Audio
Is there a need for the new sustainable party?
A new political party launched yesterday, called Sustainable NZ. The party's leader Vernon Tava said that the party would be pro environment, science and business. Audio
Australian fires level "catastrophic" threat
Australia is burning and residents have been warned the threat to areas around Sydney is "catastrophic". At least three people are dead and thousands have been displaced in the fires. Audio
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Mihingarangi Forbes
On 4 November 1989 a million people flooded onto the streets bearing lit candles to protest against a repressive East German regime that days later would yield power to people and raise the toll bars… Audio
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Mihingarangi Forbes (Part 1)
Australia is burning and residents have been warned the threat to areas around Sydney is "catastrophic". At least thre epeople are dead and thousands have been displaced in the fires which have been… Audio
I've been thinking for 11 November 2019
What the panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Mihingarangi Forbes have been thinking about. Audio
Stop with the all pies
We need to stop with this national obsession with pies, an opinion piece argues. Like most of the food that we love as part of kiwi culture - fish and chups, tomato sauce, L&P - the pie is a… Audio
No parking with your campaign cars
A Mayoral candidate has criticised the Hastings District Council ban on councillors' campaign cars being parked in council carparks. Audio
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
