Phil Pennington

Two firefighters wearing the wrong gear suffered sulphuric acid burns in a botched callout to a damaging spill near Napier. People think Fire and Emergency are the experts on hazardous substances -… Audio

The US is making power moves in space at the same time China is projecting naval power int he Tasman Sea. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

In today's episode, the Defence Minister says New Zealand must contribute more to global defence alliances and can no longer lean as heavily on the US, teacher shortages are so dire that principals… Audio

The Defence Minister says New Zealand must contribute more to global defence alliances, and can no longer lean as heavily on the US. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio

Health New Zealand is scrambling to fix contracts that gave it no power to check if people have been misusing sensitive health data or not. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

There's a call for a Trump taskforce to be set up here to advise the government on any potential policy ambushes. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Two years on from Cyclone Gabrielle, what is the state of the backup power supply at all the cellphone towers that went dark that night? Phil Pennington reports. Audio

A private prison operator has been paid millions as a reward for reoffending rates that are incredibly low even by international standards. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

Does Donald Trump's presidency mean it's 'time-up" for the world's most powerful and far reaching spy group, Five Eyes? New Zealand needs to start asking that question, say experts, since it is the… Audio

Fresh from his quickfire moves on trade tariffs, will American President Trump's next target be defence? Phil Pennington reports. Audio

A recent shoplifting allegation put the spotlight on crime-fighting platform Auror, but concerns about the app have been bubbling away for some time Audio

Police have backtracked on replacing their old road spikes - despite injuries and despite testing new ones that are safer. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

A report into risks from cutting hospital IT staff reveals a slew of worrying failures that have already happened behind closed doors. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

In today's episode, hundreds more jobs are set to go at Health New Zealand under proposals to be laid out to staff on Friday, a manhunt is still underway in Lower Hutt for the suspect in a fatal gang… Audio

Hundreds more jobs are set to go at Health New Zealand under proposals to be laid out to staff on Friday. Phil Pennington spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Nationwide efforts to combat family and sexual violence are falling well short and government agencies are copping blame. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The process in which Health New Zealand was able to find 1100 IT jobs to cut has now become clearer. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

New Zealand has signed up to a new US-led group to boost "warfighting" capabilities in the Indo-Pacific - and that directly backs America's National Defence Industrial Strategy. Phil Pennington spoke… Audio

Do you want to know if the nearest big hospital to you has had or still has dodgy fire, water, electrical or medical gas systems? RNZ has unearthed the main report into all the vital systems. Phil… Audio

The Defence Force faces an operating deficit in danger of hitting $360 million next year, putting more jobs at risk. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio