Stories by Phil Pennington

An abuse survivor molested at a Catholic college says when he alerted the school, he was given five days to leave or be expelled.

What started as the issuing of two truck safety alerts has expanded into New Zealand's largest ever road safety investigation with thousands of vehicles nationwide that may have received faulty…

The Transport Agency's own top staff talked about having had "another close call" over truck safety, newly released emails show.

"The Australian Passport Office routinely issued Australian passports to person who were not Australian citizens in error," the Home Affairs Department told Eddie McHugh in May. Audio

A family in mourning is accusing Oranga Tamariki of serious failings after a young mother died while looking after her baby.

A west Auckland garage suspended from issuing warrants of fitness was warned over car repairs it charged for but never completed.

The re-testing of bus and truck brakes on Waiheke Island has not found any that are sub-standard.

More survivors of clerical sex abuse are coming forward after Catholic school Old Boys formed an online support network as the Church continues stonewalling over the extent of sexual predation.

The NZ Transport Agency has "failed everyone" over dodgy warrants of fitness exposed by a fatal car crash, according to the chairperson of its own board.

A Kāpiti town is struggling with four suspected suicides and a rise in the use of methamphetamine, according to locals.

Victim Support is looking into whether it responded properly to a spate of deaths in Ōtaki.

The way the imported vehicle system is working is a "potential risk to safety", New Zealand Transport Agency says. Video

Government figures show some departments are spending up to 50 percent more on consultants this year than last.

There is no way of knowing if email interceptions interfered with democractic processes in Horowhenua, says the Chief Ombudsman.

A victim of abuse by a Marist Brother says the expanded Royal Commission is the chance for him and many other Catholic old boys to speak up. Audio

Government-backed endorsements that made unsubstantiated fire safety claims about high-rise building cladding have been chopped entirely.

A Wellington Catholic college says it has no records of sex abuse committed by a priest against boys.

The New Zealand Transport Agency is signalling it will take a tough line against a major business that both imports used cars and tests if they are safe.

The latest round of tests outside two airbases has confirmed the extent of contamination by firefighting foam chemicals.

The mother of one of four victims in a suspected suicide cluster in Ōtaki has spoken of her desperate wait to get proper help.

Laboratory tests have found taps with 70 percent more lead leaching into drinking water than what is allowed. Audio

A mental health expert is calling health authorities' response woeful as Porirua and Ōtaki grapple with a spate of sudden deaths.

Investigators are looking urgently at whether to re-inspect vehicles signed off as if they were repaired by a suspended Auckland certifier.

A New Zealand family in Brisbane face paying $NZ70,000 a year to send their three-year-old daughter to preschool.

Bureaucrats are still spending massive sums on contractors and consultants despite the government's orders to cut it back.