Phil Pennington

South Auckland health chiefs were warned almost two decades ago that an earthquake-prone building shouldn't have patients in it. But it still does. They were also warned five years ago that… Audio

The Counties Manukau District Health Board has written off more than eight-million-dollars on an IT system that was meant to revolutionise the running of the organisation. The write off was a major… Audio

Growing uncertainty about the fire safety of cladding on high-rise buildings is beginning to bite on the construction sector. The Auckland Council is warning of delays in dealing with consents for… Audio

Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as… Audio

A second engineer has been suspended amid safety investigations over broken and cracked towing connections on truck-trailers.Phil Pennington has been following this story and has the latest. Audio

The Defence Force has changed tack just three days after saying it had stopped using potentially damaging firefighting foam for training at all its bases in 2016. It turns out the military did not… Audio

Auckland and Wellington city councils have been quick to reassure people that its safe to live and work in dozens of buildings with similar cladding to that of the deadly Grenfell Tower. Tomorrow is… Audio

A controversial audit that found fault with New Zealand's building controls after the fatal Grenfell Tower fire is now ringing alarm bells across the Tasman. One of Australia's top fire engineers says… Audio

The Corrections department is making no apologies for a five fold increase in its use of handcuffs on prisoners. They were used almost a thousand times in the 2016/17 year compared to just 183 times… Audio

A major steel failure on the Waikato Expressway has come to light in emails the Transport Agency fought for two years to keep secret. In 2016 RNZ News learned bridge piles for the expressway failed to… Audio

The ministry in charge of construction standards has launched a review of building product quality controls - two years after its previous review resulted in no action whatsoever. That previous review… Audio

The Defence Force has failed to give vital information to a regional council needs to do an urgent investigation into toxic firefighting foam contamination. At the same time, the Environment Ministry… Audio

A Wellington couple building their dream waterfront home say they're living a nightmare after they were sold an incorrectly marked grade of steel. Video, Audio

The shortcomings of a rushed safety report by Oranga Tamariki about a young girl have been revealed in the Masterton Family Court. A social worker reported to a judge in February the girl was safe… Audio

Court papers show Middlemore Hospital failed to pursue millions of dollars in a leaky building claim against construction firm Hawkins. They also show the Counties-Manukau DHB drastically cut back its… Audio

Officials are being accused of allowing unsafe cladding to be used on high-rise buildings. Leading Melbourne fire engineer, Tony Enright, is speaking out after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and… Audio

Auckland Council is facing a big job policing 10,000 tonnes of Chinese steel going into the country's tallest residential skyscraper. A quality control expert is questioning whether its new rules… Audio

Newly released documents show multiple serious failings by senior officials at Middlemore Hopsital who pushed ahead with building a big lecture theatre instead of more operating theatres. They also… Audio