Phil Pennington

A newly released survey of high-rise buildings in Auckland and Wellington shows nearly all of them fail key earthquake standards. It shows 89 percent of ceilings are not secured well enough to… Audio

Many Civil Defence headquarters around the country may not be safe in an earthquake. This, despite a requirement they're able to be worked in straight after any big quake. Audio

Children fathered by a Catholic priest in New Zealand have revealed their story to an international support group. They're among the more than 13,000 people worldwide who've been in touch with the… Audio

Children secretly fathered by a Catholic priest are about to reveal their identity to their bishop. They're among the more than 13,000 people worldwide who've been in touch with a group that supports… Audio

Australian police are calling for a softer line against minor offenders who are ending up facing deportation to New Zealand. Their national union, the Police Federation of Australia, told a… Audio

An immigration investigation has begun into a large private Auckland tertiary institution following claims it issued receipts to international students overstating how much they paid in tuition fees… Audio

Evidence is emerging that Australia has dusted off a draconian old law to begin a fresh mop-up of people it doesn't want, including scores of New Zealanders. An immigration professor in Queensland… Audio

Car companies fed up with inaction over faulty airbags that can kill people are pressuring authorities to take thousands of vehicles off the road because the owners can't be bothered getting them… Audio

Autotalk car magazine writer, Richard Edwards, is surprised that there are thousands of vehicle owners who haven't had their faulty airbags replaced for free. A car magazine writer is surprised there… Audio

Horowhenua District Council chief executive David Clapperton, who was recently revealed to intercept staff emails, says there was nothing anti-democratic about it as he was protecting staff from… Audio

Newly released emails have called into question the way the Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy dismissed a report into cameras on fishing boats. The Minister said in June scientists told him the… Audio

Leaky home owners are struggling to challenge the escalating cost of repair jobs that are adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to their debts. Audio

John and Graham Sanderson and younger brother Nigel have blasted the Government for abandoning their family in the struggle to keep their 86-year-old father from losing his leaky Auckland home. They… Audio

John and Graham Sanderson and younger brother Nigel have blasted the Government for abandoning their family in the struggle to keep their 86-year-old father from losing his leaky Auckland home. They… Audio

Auckland businessmen say the government has turned a deaf ear to leaky home owners. Some of the worst cases include a single mother who faces being bankrupted, and a man in his 80s whose four sons… Audio

A south Auckland mother-of-four who faces being forced out of home ownership for good by her leaky house is calling on the Government to do more. Audio

Advances in the cars we drive is expected to slash the number of road deaths and serious injuries in years to come. But improvements in what we drive on will also reduce the road toll. Audio

It's been revealed that not a single one of New Zealand's 315 police buildings constructed before 2011 have had a full earthquake safety check. Canterbury's district health buildings and a central… Audio