Stories by Phil Pennington

The US company modifying the trucks to use green fuel has pulled out - but all is not lost.

A group advising the government about killer robots has been shut down due to a lack of resources.

Myles Dieming's ordeal began when he was at work the day of the rugby world cup final. Audio

Police have had to delay introducing vital new technology for handling evidence due to lack of money. Audio

Decontamination kits to guard firefighters from cancer are about to be issued, but their union says more needs to be done.

They have so many photos scattered about so widely, police need a new plan to deal with them.

If levies aren't hiked, the organisation says it will be out of cash reserves by 2026-27.

A deal to allow public agencies to more easily use facial recognition technology has had zero uptake.

The police use of cameras that identify car number plates to support criminal cases is being challenged in four different court cases. Audio

虽然该技术仍被许多人认为存在种族歧视风险，但业内人士表示这一技术正在日趋完善。

New Zealand's pared-back work safety regulator has had to reassure staff it will still be able to its core job.

Toxic "forever chemicals" are persisting in water around the Ohakea airforce base, with tests showing levels are rising in some cases.

Facial recognition is known for misidentifying people with darker skin, but that perception is outdated, experts say.

Hospitals across the central North Island are struggling to overhaul unstable medical scanning technology, with the number of faults rising from 30 a year to more than 800.

Analysis - The militaries of 30 countries, led by the US, are teaming up for a military exercise that marks new tensions in relations with China, Phil Pennington writes.

An 83-year-old fisherman wants to know if he is being given the heave-ho from his hut because a company wants to launch rockets nearby.

The government has quietly ushered in a new digital trust framework designed to be the answer to people's experiences with fraud, doubt and lack of trust online.

Analysis - The housing minister wants to "flood" the market with smaller dwellings. What does that look like in other countries? Phil Pennington investigates.

A meeting in an emergency communications centre got in the way of getting an ambulance to a fatal house fire.

The US says it needs access to launchpads in the Southern Hemisphere, but it's not known if that includes one at Kaitorete Spit.

A project to upgrade the transport technology network essential to highway safety and responding to crashes hit such big problems it had to be redesigned, rebuilt and has been delivered 18 months…

International commercial and military demand is growing for launch sites and Kaitorete Spit is a leading candidate.

Oranga Tamariki has admitted it does not know just how many children it holds the records of, who were once in the state's care, or all of their names.

The agency' social workers have "genuine fear and concern" around court - even though that is one of their core statutory roles.