Mark Knoff Thomas

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 world before the internet; Question of the Day; Lifestyle of the (fake) rich; No parking with your campaign cars; Stop with the pies! Audio

Ihumatao's police presence; Digital technology: are schools ready? Len Lye's door charge; Hotel minis: the next plastic waste to ban? Audio

What the Panellists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Julia Hartley Moore have been thinking about. Audio

Hacks to be more productive. Audio

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

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 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

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

What would you change about social media? Audio

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

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

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

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

What the Panelists Lizzie Marvelly and Mark Knoff-Thomas have been thinking about. Audio

Have you seen the Spice Girls movie "Spice World"... Well, the Union Jack-painted double-decker bus that featured in that 1997 film has been converted into an Air bnb by a mega-fan! It's parked at… Audio

Mark Knoff-Thomas, New Market Business Association CEO, speaks to Jim about a survey showing how many people shop while under the influence. Audio

Lime Scooters could soon be in Dunedin, while the situation in Auckland and Christchurch is being monitored to see if there are any issues to be ironed out. But not all are looking forward to the… Audio

Dunkin' Donuts changed its name to Dunkin'. Weight Watchers is now WW, Telecom swapped to Spark and Kentucky Fried Chicken is simply KFC. Why do companies change their names to meaningless words or… Audio