Phil Pennington

WorkSafe did not prosecute the Waka Kotahi over a roadworker being killed despite an expert telling it to.

The only company or agency which was charged, Fulton Hogan, is not happy about that.

Phil… Audio

New Zealand's being warned it needs to wake up to the threat of online voter manipulation in  this year's election.

Experts say the country should consider Europe's move to ban microtargeting that… Audio

Old-fashioned AM radio was an information lifeline for many during Cyclone Gabrielle when other sources wilted without power. Now a little-known arrangement that puts proceedings of Parliament on the… Audio

The AM radio network that has been a lifeline during Cyclone Gabrielle faces losing most of the government funding that keeps it running.  

But its operator, RNZ, says the AM network must be kept… Audio

RNZ's reporters have been out and about with locals as they pick up the pieces in the wake of cyclone Gabrielle. Earlier this week, RNZ's Phil Pennington caught up with 75 year old Keith Gore. Audio

They're noisy, they spit fumes and are experiencing a huge surge in demand thanks to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Phil Pennington goes in search of generators.
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Rain fell overnight on already swamped areas of the East Coast. There are orange heavy rain warnings in place for both Hawke's Bay and Gisborne until Saturday with the heaviest falls are likely from… Audio

It may be the world's shortest lifeline, and it certainly is New Zealand's.

The 30 metre, 13 second boat ride across a once-flooded river inland of Napier is all that is keeping hundreds of… Audio

Tales of resilience and recovery, spirit and sweat continue to emerge from the slip-scarred valleys of Hawke's Bay.

Reporter Phil Pennington came across two, about a brewery-slash-winery - and about… Audio

The big job of repairing the roads comes with big decsions for local authorities - which ones get fixed first?

The work's not easy, and it's not clean. 

Phil Pennington joined major contractor… Audio

Work has been going on to clear mud-filled roads in rural Hawke's Bay.

RNZ reporter Phil Pennington has been out with road crews in Pakowhai - he told Māni Dunlop about the job ahead. Audio

Many petrol stations are still closed in cyclone-hit parts of the country in the face of growing demand from frustrated motorists and others needing fuel.

But there is progress in getting crucial… Audio

Authorities are looking at "exploring alternative options via sea or air" for fuel supplies in areas hard hit by the cyclone.

Service stations are only slowly reopening and parts of Hawke's Bay… Audio

Epidemioloigst Dr Michael Baker, who was a leading voice during New Zealand's Covid-19 reponse, is launching a new project aimed at strengthening communication between researchers and the wider… Audio

Almost 3000 of the country's most vulnerable children are not enrolled with a doctor -  and GPs say Oranga Tamariki has never asked them for help to fix that. 

They say inmates released from prison… Audio

A trial on Auckland buses has found drivers falling asleep at the wheel and an 'undeniable' risk of fatigue.

The company that ran the trial says it is seeing many more bus, truck and car drivers… Audio

Inspectors charged with making sure the aerospace industry is safe are so overworked it has been causing their own health and safety problems.

This comes from ministerial briefings by the regulators… Audio

Seven firetrucks were damaged and at least three are still out of action, after water was sucked into their engines during Auckland's floods.

Fire and Emergency was warned two years ago that air… Audio

Oranga Tamariki is warning children might be put in danger by changes to the Privacy Act.

The Government is moving to change the law in line with tighter data privacy regulations in the European… Audio