Phil Pennington
Coronavirus: Marist College parent spent nine days trying to get tested
An Auckland woman has spoken out about the nine days it took for her to get a Covid-19 test despite being sick and having a daughter who goes to Marist College - the centre of the country's biggest… Audio
Coronavirus: Millions of masks on the way
More than 40 million masks are on the way to help protect frontline health workers after weeks of confusion and fear about the supply of Covid-19 equipment.
On top of that, up to 11 planes full of… Audio
Coronavirus: Nurses tipped to run ventilators feeling stressed
A doctor given the task of scouring overheated global markets to find desperately needed ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic is now feeling relieved and happy.
Dr Andrew Stapleton says New… Audio
Coronavirus: Government secures new ventilators
New Zealand's desperate hunt for more life-saving ventilators to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic has come up trumps, against the odds.
A doctor who is helping lead the foray into a world market gone mad… Audio
Coronavirus: Ministry of Health says it can triple ICU capacity
The Ministry of Health has surveyed intensive care units and says it can more than triple their capacity immediately.
However, the units themselves report widespread understaffing and workers have… Audio
Doctors at Whangarei hospital worried by state of buildings
Doctors at Whangarei Hospital are worried about the safety of some patients due to the poor state of the buildings.
Documents shared with Insight reveal all of Northland's public hospitals are in an… Audio
Cramped, rotting and risky - the scale of the hospital fix-up revealed
Insight - The state of many of the country's public hospital buildings is compromising medical care. For the first time there's been a national stocktake. Phil Pennington looks at what's wrong, and… Video, Audio
Kiwi stuck at Heathrow says information is lacking
A New Zealander stuck at London's Heathrow airport amid the virus crisis, says bewildered passengers have been crying, getting angry and pushing their way into queues Haydn Read of Whakatane was in a… Audio
Trucking operator claims vendetta led to NZTA action
Northland's biggest trucking operator has accused the New Zealand Transport Agency of letting an employee wage a personal vendetta against him that's cost him millions of dollars.
Stan Semenoff says… Audio
Trucking operator claims victory over NZTA
Northland's biggest trucking operator is claiming a triumph over the New Zealand Transport Agency and is accusing it of allowing a personal campaign to be waged against him.
The NZTA has dropped its… Audio
Auckland Council pushing back on govt prefab plan
The Auckland Council is pushing back at the Government's plans to get thousands of prefab homes built here to tackle the housing crisis.
It has sent government officials a video link to disastrous… Audio
Purpose-built rig set on fire for wall cladding tests
Fire tests of cladding on multistorey buildings are being run in New Zealand for the first time in response to the Grenfell Tower disaster in London three years ago.
A purpose-built rig near Porirua… Audio
WorkSafe promises to crack down on 'hidden' deaths
The government agency WorkSafe is promising to clamp down over 'hidden' deaths that have sent the tally of work-place fatalities rocketing.
The official count made in 2018 was 42 deaths.
That more… Audio
Kainga Ora accused of poaching council staff
An immensely powerful new housing and development agency is already allegedly causing ructions, accused of poaching key staff from local councils.
Kainga Ora will combine the state house aims of the… Audio
Research begins into work-related fatalities involving vehicles
New research is beginning into why so many work-related fatalities involve vehicles.
Safety advocates say it's about time road crash investigations stopped ignoring the part that bad working… Audio
Research begins into work-related fatalities involving vehicles
New research is beginning into why so many work-related fatalities involve vehicles.
The government agency WorkSafe has put out a tender for a study into the business models and supply chain… Audio
Millions needed to replace NZTA IT system
The Transport Agency needs millions of dollars to update old and creaking IT systems that provide crucial road safety information.
The systems, for example, have been unable to match data to sound an… Audio
Questions raised over strength of skyscraper's basement
Fresh doubt has been cast on the strength and durability of the huge concrete basement at Auckland's highest skyscraper project.
An independent review also questions if the concrete walls around the… Audio
Kiwis in Australia called to join class action against federal laws
New Zealanders living in Australia are being called on to take legal action to get federal laws declared discriminatory.
A class action is being looked into amid despair that lobbying against hard… Audio
Waitemata DHB calls for urgent guidelines on informed consent
Waitemata DHB is calling for the urgent drawing up of national guidelines on how patients give their informed consent, amid a women's health controversy at North Shore Hospital.
Phil Pennington… Audio
