Phil Pennington
Research begins into work-related fatalities involving vehicles
New research is beginning into why so many work-related fatalities involve vehicles.
Safety advocates say it's about time road crash investigations stopped ignoring the part that bad working… Audio
Research begins into work-related fatalities involving vehicles
New research is beginning into why so many work-related fatalities involve vehicles.
The government agency WorkSafe has put out a tender for a study into the business models and supply chain… Audio
Millions needed to replace NZTA IT system
The Transport Agency needs millions of dollars to update old and creaking IT systems that provide crucial road safety information.
The systems, for example, have been unable to match data to sound an… Audio
Questions raised over strength of skyscraper's basement
Fresh doubt has been cast on the strength and durability of the huge concrete basement at Auckland's highest skyscraper project.
An independent review also questions if the concrete walls around the… Audio
Kiwis in Australia called to join class action against federal laws
New Zealanders living in Australia are being called on to take legal action to get federal laws declared discriminatory.
A class action is being looked into amid despair that lobbying against hard… Audio
Waitemata DHB calls for urgent guidelines on informed consent
Waitemata DHB is calling for the urgent drawing up of national guidelines on how patients give their informed consent, amid a women's health controversy at North Shore Hospital.
Phil Pennington… Audio
Job applicants turned away as social work agency can't afford them
An under-staffed social work agency has been turning away applicants because it can't afford to pay them enough.
The struggles at Birthright Hawkes Bay and other agencies have intensified due to the… Audio
Speed limits for all e-scooters on footpaths proposed
Speed limits for all e-scooters on footpaths is in the wings.
Lobby groups for the disabled say officials are looking at a 10km/h limit - but they want that at least halved, or no scooters on paths… Audio
What information is being shared by intelligence agencies?
After the mosque attacks in Christchurch this year, many were asking which agencies should have been keeping New Zealanders safe from extremism.
Were there plans and strategies in place to identify… Audio
What are intelligence agencies doing to stop terrorism?
After the mosque attacks in Christchurch this year, many were asking which agencies should have been keeping New Zealanders safe from extremism. Were there plans and strategies in place to identify… Audio
Government spending on contractors jumps
The Government has failed to deliver on its promise to rein in spending on expensive contractors and consultants.
The total spending on this by a group of the biggest departments has jumped by 14… Audio
Christchurch council engineer involved in unstable building's design
Building plans signed off by the Christchurch City Council show one of its own structural engineers was involved in the design of a new multistorey building that is unstable.
The eight-storey office… Audio
Developer says they 'rejected' builder involved with earthquake prone building
A property developer says he rejected an approach from a company who went on to build a substandard multistorey building in Christchurch's central mall.
The building at 230 High Street is in limbo… Audio
Complaint lodged with HDC over gynaecological and obstetric procedures
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has lodged a complaint with the HDC over informed consent.
It alleges very junior doctors, midwives and paramedics are observing or participating in the patients'… Audio
Delayed apartment block allegedly had no independent investigation on concrete walls
Defective concrete surrounding the country's deepest basement is delaying construction of the tallest tower-block in Auckland.
It appears no independent investigation has been done into the severity… Audio
Education Ministry dismisses school bus safety complaints
The Education Ministry has dismissed safety concerns about school buses raised by a union.
The Ministry says in a letter to First union it is disappointed that parents across New Zealand have been… Audio
National transport ticketing system delayed
A national system of paying for public transport tickets virtually anywhere using cellphones, credit card or paywave is beset by delays and uncertainty.
The Transport Agency now says the rollout of… Audio
Union claims safety issues on school buses
The Government has delayed the awarding of tenders to run school buses that carry 40 million children a year after a union raised safety concerns.
Documents show these concerns being raised with… Audio
Report finds faults in company involved in fatal bus crash
Investigators reported finding many flaws in a major bus operator's safety systems after a bus careened down a hill killing three people near Gisborne in 2016.
But these findings were dropped by the… Audio
Two survivors quit Royal Commission advisory group
Two abuse survivors have quit a Royal Commission advisory group in fallout from being unknowingly exposed to a paedophile.
The two men accuse the new chair Judge Coral Shaw of spreading… Audio
