Phil Pennington

A document shows sensitive police video evidence was shuffled around between US tech companies without the police having any idea.

This has come to light in reports about the risks and costs of the… Audio

New Zealand is looking for "ways to participate" in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is going on into putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for military targeting.

What country was running a spying operation remotely out of the New Zealand intelligence gathering system for years without the government knowing?

Local spy bosses knew it was good at identifying… Audio

A foreign agency ran a spy operation out of New Zealand's main spy agency for years without the government knowing.

The Inspector General of Intelligence and Security has revealed this in an… Audio

Doctors who do medical checks on pilots are warning new software for recording their results is out of date, missing vital bits and unsafe.

They want the Civil Aviation Authority to backpedal on a… Audio

Private operators instead of police are poised to take over running mobile speed cameras on highways for the first time.

The transport agency says the private company will not be allowed to issue… Audio

Some licensed companies have been doing a bad job of removing asbestos at schools.

It has forced the Education Ministry to look at closer controls.

Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Experts say the cost of driving on a toll road needs to rise, even double, to make it worthwhile to open more.

Research shows the charges in place at just three highways are way lower than in other… Audio

WorkSafe is pulling out of funding safety programmes to the tune of up to $15 million a year, skittling one in the high-risk forestry industry.

But ACC, which gives WorkSafe the money, says putting a… Audio

Police papers say the country's 111 emergency call system is so outdated there is evidence it is causing deaths and injuries.

A host of glaring shortcomings in the 25-year-old system are revealed in… Audio

Projects to build well over a hundred classrooms, two teaching blocks and two school gyms are in doubt.

The Education Ministry admits it has pushed pause as it embarks on a nationwide cost-cutting… Audio

An Auckland cancer patient was forced to go to Australia for an urgent scan because the country's only producer of radioactive medical material had shut down for two weeks.

The man's whanau is asking… Audio

Documents show Defence officials have for months been promoting the benefits of joining the AUKUS military alliance.

Defence Minister Judith Collins meets her counterpart in Melbourne on Thursday… Audio

Fire safety checklists at several buildings, including schools, in Christchurch have been exposed as forgeries.

The case shows up the risks the system of building warrants of fitness can be gamed… Audio

A stop has been called to a $150 million government IT project because it has gone so badly off track.

The Department of Internal Affairs admitted to RNZ on Wednesday it has called a stop to the huge… Audio

The weapons race in space is heating up and the bills are going up, including for us.

New Zealand is in a group the US has asked to stump up more money for military satellites.

Phil Pennington spoke… Audio

Drivers are more likely to be fined for speeding, talking on their cellphones, or not wearing a seatbelt than ever before.

In last four years the number of infringement notices doled out by police… Audio

Private healthcare is pushing medical lab services to the brink in Auckland.

The escalating pressure is complicating what was already a very difficult rescue job at one of the country's busiest labs… Audio