Mark Thomas
Report raises questions about quality of life in Auckland
A new report from the Committee for Auckland, examines, among other things, levels of happiness and prosperity, with the city ranked 72nd out of 250 on the global 2024 Happy City Index. Committee for… Audio
The Panel with Julia Hartley-Moore and Steve McCabe (Part 2)
Wallace Chapman and panellists Julia Hartley-Moore and Steve McCabe discuss a report that scored Auckland poorly on productivity, commitment to reducing emissions and cultural offerings compared to… Audio
UK company commissioned to deliver Auckland 'state of the city' report card
Sometimes it takes an outsider looking in, to give a full and fair critique - and a recently commissioned report by a UK firm on the state of Auckland, has given the city plenty to work on. The… Audio
Record Store Day 2023: 'More titles than I've ever had before'
Happy Record Store Day! Today on Music 101 we celebrate the record store! Audio
Good Question with Dr Mark Thomas
Dr Mark Thomas from Auckland University answers some follow-up questions to last week's topic of handwashing. Audio
Good Question - handwashing
Dr Mark Thomas from Auckland University explains the science behind good handwashing. Audio
Are we testing enough for COVID 19?
6000 thousand tests have been done in New Zealand for Covid 19 since the first case entered the country from Iran on February 28th.Yesterday 1200 laboratory tests were carried out.The test are being… Audio
Patients tested for HIV, hepatitis after sterilisation error
Children and the elderly are among the fifty-five patients who may have been exposed to surgical equipment that wasn't properly sterilised at Hawke's Bay Hospital. It was discovered on Monday that a… Audio
Antibiotic use in NZ three times higher than Norway
A large number of antibiotics prescribed in New Zealand are of no benefit according to University of Auckland research. The report's lead author Dr Mark Thomas talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio
New gonorrhoea superbug reaches Australia
An infectious diseases expert says a new gonorrhoea superbug that's reached Australia will eventually hit New Zealand too. Australian health experts say two men there have been diagnosed with… Audio
The truth about typhoid
Dr Mark Thomas explains what typhoid is and discusses whether the Auckland community is safe. Audio
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