Phil Pennington

A further blow's been delivered to Auckland Harbour Bridge's Skypath, with the trust reeling from what it says is a "brutal" letter from transport officials. The project's failure could write off… Audio

New Zealand's Catholic bishops have been left to grapple with just how much more open to be about clerical sex crimes, in the wake of the Pope's abuse summit in Rome. The four-day summit has closed… Audio

A Wellington primary school has put out an alert to all parents after it found out a weekend music centre held at the school may have employed a paedophile. It says the tutors at the Saturday morning… Audio

Levels of firefighting foam contamination that exceed drinking water guidelines have been found at three more sites in Taranaki. At one of them, Motunui, the methanol producer Methanex has admitted… Audio

Earthquake-prone building owners are warning the axe still hovers over them despite the Government's offer of more money to help. The offer is good, but it's a first step only, according to the… Audio

Building product fears fuelled by the Grenfell Tower fire in London are taking a toll here. SkyCity is replacing panels similar to those used on Grenfell, at the international convention centre being… Audio

An investigation into dodgy warrants of fitness has revealed the true extent of bumbling by the Transport Agency. The report by top lawyer Kristy MacDonald shows a host of delays in closing down a… Audio

The Motor Trade Association says the cost of a warrant of fitness could rise as mechanics spooked by a clampdown move to get out of doing inspections. The association's chief exeuctive Craig Pomare… Audio

A court ruling against a fire-ravaged church has sparked fears of a precedent being set that will hasten the demise of other heritage buildings.The Environment Court wants the last parts of the St… Audio

Unsafe repairs of increasingly complex cars are going undetected. The extent of the threat to road safety is unclear but the industry consensus is the regulations are years out of date and poorly… Audio

The policing of building safety systems is being cut back nationwide. That's despite the Government knowing that many councils have been doing a poor job of auditing building warrants of fitness. Phil… Audio

The Transport Agency has known for at least for two years its truck and bus inspection system is being gamed to cover up risky operators but has not fixed the weaknesses. Newly released documents… Audio

An Aboriginal elder says a young man of her tribe will be cut off from his land and spirits if he's deported to New Zealand. Brendan Thoms, a 30 year old father of one, is in immigration detention in… Audio

A New Zealand citizen locked in detention has gone to Australia's highest court to break new legal ground that would protect Aborigines from deportation. The detainee's lawyers says on top of the jail… Audio

An Australian detainee, who has never lived in New Zealand and has an Aboriginal mother, is vowing to resist deportation here saying he cannot take his Aboriginal children away from their ancestral… Audio

There's concern buses and trucks are also caught up in the road safety crisis centred on dodgy warrants of fitness for cars. Transport industry players say truck and bus inspectors have also been… Audio

Two thirds of the cars rechecked so far amid the warrant of fitness crisis have failed their re-inspection. About 750 vehicles have been checked - 465 failed and needed repairs. One man who… Audio