Stories by Phil Pennington

A general manager at Palmerston North Hospital told a thousand people on a WhatsApp channel that Indian nurses must stop using their language in any public space at work. Audio

At the same time as forecasting the capital spend, it is trying to make $2b in operational savings.

有医生评价这种要求专门针对移民护士，称这些本应是英雄的同事们却变成了受害者。

Heavier double-decker and electric buses are damaging roads more than the usual diesel buses, requiring higher-strength repairs, according to NZTA Waka Kotahi.

A memo sent to all nursing staff in Waikato was clearly aimed at Indian, Filipino and Pasifika nurses, a doctor says, while nurses say it "reeks of systemic racism". Audio

The news has paved the way for the Identity Check system's mass rollout.

Documents show how masses of road cones inhabited part of a highway for most of the past decade.

Health New Zealand has suffered a further blow to its plans to upgrade old and fragmented digital and data systems, which are vital to keep hospitals running well.

Analysis - A single page from the 450 released on Tuesday provides cut-through on what has gone wrong.

Health New Zealand wants to reduce the number of chief medical officers from 18 to 14 while also promising not to cut front-line medical roles. Audio

Leaders are admitting to a breakdown in internal controls that led to it hiring many more nurses than budgeted for.

Te Whatu Ora will continue to lose about $147 million a month if nothing changes, a select committee briefing paper says.

The aim is to boost advertising on TVNZ's linear and on-demand platforms.

Changes to the 111 emergency callout system were given the thumbs up in a trial carried out last year, but critics say police are putting much greater emphasis on saving officers' time than keeping… Audio

美国国会众议院已就"海外版拼多多"Temu的安全性提出质疑，然而新西兰本地的监管机构并没有给出实质性解答。

Health NZ had an elaborate system of checks and balances, but they had not worked properly since 2022, documents showed.

New Zealanders should "be cautious about the privacy and security implications when installing any application".

A major audiology chain of clinics kept an Auckland man's personal details for over six years, then lost them to criminal hackers.

The hacked data may include bank account details, patient records and insurance information.

Analysis - That was up until last week's bombshell that cost blow-outs are forcing a rethink.

There are "critical" internal health and safety risks at WorkSafe, with very high staff turnover and a stalled restructure.

Immigration investigators have broken the rules on using fake online profiles to spy on people's social media, and been ordered to shape up.

Firefighters want an inquiry into a fatal house fire in Ōtaki to determine whether the fastest, best-equipped fire truck went and if there is a wider problem.

Government ministers earlier said the scheme was crucial, but the Ministry of Health now says privacy and ethical concerns outweigh its value. Audio

The Crown safety watchdog has been asked to "think seriously about how it might improve its prosecution function".