Phil Pennington

Just one month after the Privacy Commissioner warned police to do better when it comes to number-plate cameras and privacy, a detective pretended a car was stolen so they could track it.

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Health authorities have been told poor reporting of radiology scans throughout the lower half of the North Island is endangering people's lives.

A new internal report to Health NZ lists four frequent… Audio

The police have positioned themselves at the centre of a spreading web of surveillance cameras run by two private companies.

They can tap into footage from hundreds if not thousands of cameras that… Audio

Doctors desperate to improve public hospitals, are in despair over the state of radiology. Some believe things have become so bad, the only fix may be to privatise further. Phil Pennington reports. Audio

A tearful widow of a roadworker killed by a runaway truck has told a Wellington court you can't have a broken heart and harbour anger.

Fulton Hogan appeared in the district court yesterday for… Audio

Despite a damning investigation, the police have not been directed to stop taking photos of adults in public ad hoc.

An 18-month long official inquiry, triggered by RNZ reporting, has found police… Audio

A candid-camera style TV show from tech giant Amazon using doorbell footage is raising hackles in the US and eyebrows in New Zealand.

It is the latest twist on the Internet of Things - doorbells that… Audio

Major foreign tech companies with billions to spend on data centres have been strongly wooing the Government.

Seven of them, including global giants Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, sought… Audio

New Zealanders are paying over the odds for radiology scans compared to Australia, the UK and some other countries. An ACC review released for the first time to RNZ shows it is paying 40 percent more… Audio

A new report says measures in place to stop big tech companies spying on our schoolchildren appear far too weak.

Overseas, the multi-billion-dollar spread of online learning has triggered lawsuits… Audio

It's an extraordinary fight among highly paid medical specialists, with each side accusing the other of putting money ahead of patient welfare.

As investment pours into private radiology, a grouping… Audio

Doctors are heading to court to stop surgeons owning private radiology companies that do medical scans.

They argue there's a 'dangerous' conflict of interest that could see patients referred for… Audio

The Transport Agency expects new speed cameras to triple the number of drivers caught, from one million to three million offences a year.

It could have ramped things up still further but has pulled… Audio

Newer, smarter speed cameras could be on their way which can catch you by recording your average speed between two points.

Transport Agency documents show the new speed cameras can also detect if you… Audio

A Wellington cloud services company says Google's claim it will offer New Zealanders complete control over their own data is not true.

It questions why the Government has been so quick to weigh in… Audio

A data specialist is questioning where his sensitive personal data has ended up after he applied for a government job.

The company that ran a criminal history check on him says it is connected to… Audio

Chinese surveillance cameras remain in wide use in New Zealand despite renewed controversy about them overseas.

A new move has begun by 60 lawmakers in the UK to ban sales of world-leading Hikvision… Audio

Cancer specialists are warning the country is at a point of no return when it comes to investing in more workers and better treatment.

New forecasting tools revealed at a high-powered medical… Audio