Phil Pennington

The Defence Ministry is years overdue for an audit of how the military's controls hazardous materials such as rocket fuel and old ammunition.

The audits are required by law and the ministry says they… Audio

Police don't know how much data they could lose if their IT systems are hacked.

An audit has shown police computer systems are ill-prepared to cope with major disruption.

Police say they are working… Audio

A major new study shows a gulf of disagreement over how to make supply chains, such as those that feed supermarkets, safer from vehicle-related risks.

That is despite agreement that commercial… Audio

Motorhomes and horse trucks are being forced off the road under rule changes brought in by Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency.

Owners say it is surprising, devastating and absurd - and costing them… Audio

Motorhomes and horsetrucks are being forced off the road, and owners are facing bills of $20,000 or more as a result of rule changes brought in by the Transport Agency.

Vehicles are being knocked… Audio

A deal to shut down and clean up at the Levin landfill near the tiny beach settlement of Hokio is now floundering.

It is one of the country's most controversial rubbish dumps, contaminating a stream… Audio

Is the country's supply of petrol, diesel and jet gas becoming more vulnerable to disruption?

The Government has had advice that goes both ways, just days ahead of a crucial decision on stopping all… Audio

The Government's first-ever plan for upgrading hundreds of unfit - and sometimes unsafe - hospital buildings is facing major delays.

The plan is an unprecedented attempt to properly coordinate… Audio

Crime fighting algorithms that sound like the stuff of a Hollywood sci-fi are in the sights of police.

A new stocktake out today shows they wanted to use one when pulling over drivers - but have now… Audio

The police have revealed how they use computer algorithms to compile a list of the Top 5 highest risk offenders each day, and the chances of a family violence perpetrator reoffending. This is detailed… Audio

Government agencies are expanding rapidly, raising fears the public sector is sucking workers away from private businesses with big money offers.

Updates from 18 departments and ministries reveal… Audio

Businesses are complaining an expanding public service is adding to their recruitment woes.

One example is the Ministry for the Environment, which is two thirds bigger than it was two years ago and… Audio

The country's District Health Boards are refusing to release reviews done of their cyber security systems weeks after Waikato DHB was struck by ransomware attackers.

They blanket refused Official… Audio

The Government offered to pay millions of dollars to Rio Tinto, just months after it promised no direct subsidies would be paid to the owner of the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter.

The deal, which was… Audio

Kawerau's paper mill shuts today amid questions about what contamination it leaves behind.

An iwi campaigner for a cleaner Tarawera River says the Norwegian operators are exiting, quickly, without… Audio

The SIS has been using an agreement set up under outdated laws to use CCTV cameras in Auckland to carry out surveillance of people of interest.

It's been going for four years but the Minister in… Audio

The country's only oil refinery expects to decontaminate and decommission its equipment, but is not required to have a clean-up plan in place yet for the polluted groundwater and land at Marsden… Audio

New coastal mapping shows the sea is rapidly gobbling up a beach in front of a mountain of toxic waste stored at Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter.

Locals say this shows how urgent it is for smelter owner… Audio

The Police have apologised to the Transport Agency over their account of what happened after a roadworker's death in Wellington.

Their original account showed police wanted an urgent ban on a type of… Audio

The police are using or trialling several tools to search social media networks during investigations, but they won't say what ones.

They say the tools are used to scan publicly accessible -… Audio