Phil Pennington

A multimillion-dollar investigation into truck safety inspections has uncovered some shockingly bad welding and other dangers signed off by specialist engineers.

The highly controversial inquiry was… Audio

The escalating costs of building materials are jeopardising a first home buyer's $20,000 Kiwisaver grant.

The speed with which costs are rising is pressuring builders to invoke escalation clauses… Audio

The Government is dismissing calls for more protection of personal information in the Covid-19 contact tracing system.

As of midnight last night, it is mandatory for most businesses and event… Audio

Builders are refusing to offer fixed prices on jobs because of escalating prices and a critical shortages of materials.

Mortgage brokers says banks favour fixed price builds, so getting finance could… Audio

Thousands of construction sites are re-opening today amid predictions that common building products could run out in just three days.

The construction sector says the Government's failed to… Audio

Firefighters are warning that the country's largest fire trucks are showing dangerous signs of wear and tear.

The International Convention Centre fire in Auckland two years ago exposed the lack of… Audio

Workers at Veterans' Affairs have lodged official complaints that bullying is so bad it's severely affecting their mental health.

At least five complaints have gone to the Crown agency Worksafe since… Audio

Devonport tops a list of the most polluted Defence Force bases in the country.

Trentham in Upper Hutt, which like Devonport has a lot of housing nearby, ranks among the top five most expensive bases… Audio

"The pipis taste like petrol."

That's how a Northland kuia sums up the tainted benefits from the oil refinery at Marsden Pt, benefits that the Iwi says are now evaporating.

Phil Pennington reports.

An investigation has found tow trucks have been working unsafely on Auckland motorways for years, and police let it happen. The Independent Police Conduct Authority report out today says when concerns… Audio

Contractors working for the Government on pandemic programmes are making millions of dollars from some agencies.

Recruiters talk of a sector that is pumped-up and "feel-good" like never before.

Phil… Audio

The oil refinery in Northland has run banned training exercises using thousands of litres of firefighting foam containing chemicals linked to cancers.

Its fire crews used 60,000 litres of the foam in… Audio

An Australian analyst warns New Zealand is being naive about the dangers of shutting down its only oil refinery.

A researcher in Christchurch says this country is failing to properly weigh the risks… Audio

The Defence Ministry is years overdue for an audit of how the military's controls hazardous materials such as rocket fuel and old ammunition.

The audits are required by law and the ministry says they… Audio

Police don't know how much data they could lose if their IT systems are hacked.

An audit has shown police computer systems are ill-prepared to cope with major disruption.

Police say they are working… Audio

A major new study shows a gulf of disagreement over how to make supply chains, such as those that feed supermarkets, safer from vehicle-related risks.

That is despite agreement that commercial… Audio

Motorhomes and horse trucks are being forced off the road under rule changes brought in by Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency.

Owners say it is surprising, devastating and absurd - and costing them… Audio

Motorhomes and horsetrucks are being forced off the road, and owners are facing bills of $20,000 or more as a result of rule changes brought in by the Transport Agency.

Vehicles are being knocked… Audio

A deal to shut down and clean up at the Levin landfill near the tiny beach settlement of Hokio is now floundering.

It is one of the country's most controversial rubbish dumps, contaminating a stream… Audio

Is the country's supply of petrol, diesel and jet gas becoming more vulnerable to disruption?

The Government has had advice that goes both ways, just days ahead of a crucial decision on stopping all… Audio