Stories by Phil Pennington

Any launchpad would be for small test rockets initially, and take several years to scale up to the real thing. Audio

The Defence Minister has outlined an unprecedented half a billion dollars for space operations, as part of a new high-tech military push. Audio

The system would allow commuters to easily tag onto public transport anywhere in the country - but there are concerns it just won't work.

Accident investigators have asked a government agency to review 111 after risks and delays in a fatal boat capsize that claimed five lives.

Judith Collins has given the NZ military permission to acquire the drones but with conditions attached.

Wellington's public transport operator is preparing public transport in the Hutt Valley for changes ahead of September's RiverLink programme works.

Shortcomings in the current 111 and secondary systems were highlighted by a 2022 Kaikōura boating accident.

The transport committee is pushing for changes to a parliamentary bill

Health New Zealand has admitted it marked an upgrade to faulty pipes at Auckland City Hospital as complete when in fact it was not.

A watchdog has found the 111 system caused 'unnecessary delays' while people were trapped under the hull. Audio

Some projects marked as 'completed' by Health NZ still need more fixes.

The agency has stopped or delayed 136 initiatives, including a much-lauded patient information system. Audio

Top American generals have raised the threat of China's race for nuclear and space weapons superiority, while praising a network of New Zealand and other allies designed to counter it. Audio

The agency knew when it spent $2.3 billion on the four Poseidons that servicing their high-tech complexity was beyond it.

Analysis - Can New Zealand and other Five Eyes members trust the US any longer, after top Trump officials accidentally shared military plans on a messaging app that included a journalist? Audio

The top US commander in the Indo-Pacific has given a glimpse of a war with China playbook, as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth heads around the Pacific after revealing actual war plans to a… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says it always intended to publish a punishing review that found grievous privacy breaches which caused people physical harm.

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has been warning Pacific partners that China's growing influence in the region presents foreign interference and espionage risks.

A Chinese tool capable of cutting the most fortified undersea cables is stoking fears. Audio

It was one of eight "grievous" breaches revealed in a document held by Oranga Tamariki for more than a year. Audio

Oranga Tamariki still has a "considerable amount" of work to do to improve privacy practices, the Privacy Commissioner says.

Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has reprimanded Health NZ and called the fines for Official Information Act breaches "laughable". Audio

"The NZ Army will observe and learn from our ally and partners."

The company taking over the country's mobile speed cameras is running tests in the UK on how to use the AI-powered cameras to do just that.

The Prime Minister is calling for new norms on how armies use artificial intelligence, but also says rules are "giving way to power". Video, Audio