Phil Pennington
Update as hīkoi closes in on Wellington
Thousands of people are marching towards Wellington on Tuesday as the hīkoi opposing the Treaty Principles Bill heads towards Parliament. Audio
Update from the road as hikoi heads towards Parliament
The hikoi is heading south towards Parliament after leaving Petone early on Tuesday morning. Audio
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti heads towards Parliament
After travelling the length of the country, tens of thousands of protesters opposing the Treaty Principles Bill are completing their hīkoi on Tuesday on the steps of Parliament. Audio
Police warned Minister over ditching extremist alert system
Briefings show police warned their Minister that ditching an extremist alert system risked leaving them and security agencies unable to prevent a terrorist act. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Network of speed safety cameras shrinks due to rising cost
The network of speed-safety cameras planned for highways has been slashed from 800 down to 250, but the cost per camera has doubled. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Rocket Lab threatens NZ academic with defamation
The American headquarters of Rocket Lab has threatened a New Zealand academic with defamation action over his comments claiming it helped the US military with nuclear weapons control. Phil Pennington… Audio
Privacy experts 'shocked' IRD had no idea it breached privacy
Privacy experts are shocked and astounded Inland Revenue had no idea it had breached the privacy of more than a quarter of a million taxpayers. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Senior mental health nurses quit over safety fears
Senior nurses with special powers for helping mental health patients have quit their quit their extra duties around that over safety fears. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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Papers show 'struggle' behind Dunedin hospital rebuild
Newly released papers show reviewers were calling the oversight of Dunedin's hospital rebuild a "struggle" and a "mess". This was at a critical time when costs were spiralling out of control. Phil… Audio
Courts clear way for police to access CCTV cameras
Courts have cleared the way for police to carry on accessing private cameras over 200,000 times a year for evidence. Phil Pennington has more on this. Audio
Funding pulled for research into violent extremism
The government has pulled funding from a flagship research centre into white supremacy and violent extremism. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
New Zealand spy agencies tight-lipped on US document leak
New Zealand spy agencies and the government are tight-lipped about being caught up in a leak of top secret documents that assess Israel's plans to attack Iran. In the US an investigation is underway… Audio
Health NZ spends thousands on catering
A Health NZ conference for 300 top health leaders spent tens of thousands of dollars on catering as the current financial crisis engulfing hospitals loomed. RNZ's Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Work on second plan to tackle family and sexual violence begin
Nine ministries are embarking on a second national plan to tackle family and sexual violence, after the first $70 million plus one delivered patchy results. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
IRD rushes privacy assessment into sharing details with FB
IRD rushed through a privacy assessment of its practice of sharing taxpayers' details with Facebook and other social media platforms, within days of telling the Revenue Minister it "continuously"… Audio
Indian nurses at Palmerston North Hospital told to stop using native language
A general manager at Palmerston North Hospital told almost a thousand people on a WhatsApp channel that Indian nurses needed to stop using their language in any public space at work. Phil Pennington… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 15 October 2024
On today's episode, Waikato hospital has told nurses to only speak English in clinical settings, Christopher Luxon reviews his year after the election, Team New Zealand are flying and just three wins… Audio
Waikato hospital nurses told to only speak English to patients
Waikato hospital has told nurses to only speak English in clinical settings. Audio
Govt facial recognition system cleared of bias
Testing has cleared the government's main facial recognition system of having any significant racial bias, paving the way for its mass rollout. It is the first time that bias in the biometric… Audio
Health NZ told to save $100 million from data and digital
Health New Zealand appears to have suffered a further blow to its plans to upgrade old and fragmented digital and data systems vital to how well hospitals run. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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