Stories by Phil Pennington

It has equipped 51 of NZ's busiest fire stations so far, but lacks funding for another 49. Audio

The New Zealand Defence Force is helping the United States to train the Japanese military to monitor satellites.

Police will not reconsider whether to put body-worn cameras on frontline officers for at least another 10 months.

It follows criticism from a security expect who says launches that support US military aims have not been questioned enough.

A briefing to ministers shows defence officials have been zeroing in on what joining pillar two might mean for New Zealand.

RNZ inquiries have revealed the ministry secretly used the fake profiles for years, before suspending the practice in 2021 when Parliament was asked about it.

The government has been warned its moves on youth crime could lead to teenagers glorifying the "young serious offender" category it is setting up. Audio

The rundown NZDF housing estate needs billions spent on it, but the main project has not secured any government funding despite plans dating back to 2017.

A payroll emergency took precedence over the long-term fix for the digital and data system.

The first of several test flights is set for November from the new runway in Kaitorete Spit.

The fledgling national aerospace centre is in strife after failing to attract investors, underspending its budget and not making enough return on investment. Audio

A staffing shortage forced a hospital scanning department to shut down for two and a half hours just a day before the Minister of Health turned up at it, to announce faster scanning.

It says there must be a delay between gathering the footage and analysing it, as the risks of live facial recognition "outweigh the potential benefits". Audio

Newly released documents show Transport Ministry officials travelling to Australia, Ireland and Denmark for ideas.

A plan to transform healthcare through fewer specialist hospitals, more ambulances to link them and more community care is in limbo.

"Significant" investment is needed to help military families suffering from black mould, damp and draughts. Audio

Too many initiatives were included in the plan, so "determining any change" was difficult, report shows.

Almost $70m has been spent fixing hole-riddled hot water pipes at Wellington Regional Hospital but "considerable risk of failure" remains.

The tech has been described as putting so much pressure on MSD staff, they have less time to support clients to find work. (File image)

The Ministry of Education has flip-flopped for a decade between repair or rebuilding of a 15-year-old school that leaked from the start.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell has been unable to provide any communications or evidence for his assertions the Defence Force would help on the front line at boot camps.

Roadworker Joji Bilo was killed by a runaway truck with an extremely sensitive parking brake near Wellington in early 2019.

Cyclone Gabrielle quickly overwhelmed police and they are not properly prepared for the next such disaster, a newly released report shows.

Ministry of Education staff faced questions from whānau, students and teachers of Wellington Girls' College at a highly charged meeting. Audio

The school closed a block after it failed an earthquake assessment, and wants to pull the building down and start from scratch. Audio