Stories by Phil Pennington

For years, police have been saying they need to replace fragmented, old technology systems to keep the public safe - but the update has again been put off.

Government documents show ACT leader David Seymour told the government he was "dissatisfied" with a cost-benefit analysis.

The hīkoi is a family affair, with tamariki everywhere; pēpi sleeping in carts and buggies or tugging their cousins' hair.

Sir Wira Gardiner made a claim in 2021 to have his brain tumour treated as a defence service-related condition.

The organisation was quietly lining up to buy two public hospital buildings under the previous National-led government.

Oranga Tamariki is hiring support services for children who have been victims of sexual violence, to help them through court cases.

Out of 15 services meant to be introduced or improved, only one was done.

The bill introduces new offences to criminalise covert, deceptive, corruptive or coercive activities on behalf of a foreign power to intentionally or recklessly harm the country.

Police warned their minister that ditching an extremist alert system risked leaving them and security agencies unable to prevent a terrorist act. Audio

New Zealand's largest operator of number-plate recognition software has raised over $80 million to expand.

It shows only the UK, Netherlands and Australia out of the 10 countries scored, were outperforming New Zealand.

The government told RNZ the 800-camera network had been unfunded. Audio

A retrofit of the four-decade-old ward block is one of two options the government has ordered the agency look at.

It comes after his comments claiming Rocket Lab helped the US military with nuclear weapons control. Audio

A first-ever test of facial recognition on New Zealanders' faces has found no bias against Māori, but the technology still needed improving on one front, new results show.

IRD discovered a breach of 268,000 people's details last month while reviewing its practice of sharing encrypted taxpayers' details with social media platforms.

IRD says it will still use social media for marketing but stop using targeted lists of customers - though it did not rule out that approach being reactivated in future. Audio

It follows 8000 taxpayers protesting to Inland Revenue about its practice of sharing their encrypted details to enable targeted ad campaigns.

There has been a lack of consultation with the workforce, a mental health worker says. Audio

The government is looking to tighten controls over exporting weapons or advanced technologies that could be misused in war.

Health NZ is scrambling to bring in new ways to cope with people in mental health distress from Monday.

There are "currently no plans to change" the existing limits, despite warnings the chemicals cause cancer, authorities say.

A risk review was done after the US disaster and the Auckland Harbour Bridge risk management plan was strengthened.

As early as June 2020, Treasury was warning the hospital project was "in doubt with major risks". Audio

Police have been given the legal clearance to continue tapping into private cameras more than 200,000 times a year for evidence. Audio