Stories by Phil Pennington

The agency, first floated after the Christchurch mosque attacks, is under "active consideration".

Big roster gaps have forced Health NZ to virtually double the rate it paid per shift.

The extra beds would take longer than the four-years covered in this week's budget announcement to deliver, the Corrections Minister told RNZ.

Aviation officials have found big problems with software they tried to impose on doctors doing medical check-ups on pilots and air traffic controllers.

AT could introduce charges for using strategic roads from early 2026.

The Government Communications Security Bureau denies hosting a foreign spying capability flagged by the watchdog, differentiating it from the system recently criticised.

The Education Ministry is promising to do more about asbestos problems in schools, with tighter controls over detection and removal.

Police say the numbers of staff working directly in intelligence roles has grown by almost a quarter in the last seven years, and that their core tech is old but still functioning.

Analysis - The United States has unveiled plans to boost the weapons trade with Australia and the UK, on the same day that Winston Peters is expected to sketch NZ's position on AUKUS.

An Auckland school's efforts to get rid of asbestos has been so tough its principal thought of quitting the job.

Internal Affairs is running tests to figure out how to track the escalating costs to taxpayers of cloud computing - but is tightlipped about what it has found so far.

"I was stunned at the state of things," a Canterbury man who has been bumped down the list says.

Christchurch Hospital has apologised after families said it was removing meals for parents and caregivers on its children's cancer ward.

The systems essential to frontline crime fighting are in bad shape and need a bigger overhaul than expected, papers show.

It says several districts have gone over budget in the past three months - and adds it is "reducing the overspend, not making cuts".

新西兰卫生局要求各医院削减超8000万纽元支出，各地区指标有区别。

The central health agency is asking hospitals to save more than $80m by July as part of a nationwide cost-cutting drive, according to figures sourced by RNZ.

A government office that set aside millions for lapel pins for pandemic workers is now looking to cut back on spending.

The spy agency is refusing to release a copy of its deal with a foreign agency to run a secret operation out of this country.

The country's emergency response is besieged by inquiries, despite years of reviews and efforts to make laws that deliver.

Simeon Brown is being encouraged to look at charging for existing roads to relieve pressure on transport funding.

TVNZ says it must press ahead with big spending on new technology, while also cutting news jobs and programmes.

Health NZ has ordered an end to double shifts and imposed new limitations on replacing sick staff in wards during the day to save money.

The public sector cuts are poised to take out a big chunk of expertise at the country's building regulator.

The Transport Agency paid out $2800 on five claims for bad roads damaging vehicles, including potholes, in 2022-23.