Stories by Phil Pennington

Top American generals have raised the threat of China's race for nuclear and space weapons superiority, while praising a network of New Zealand and other allies designed to counter it. Audio

The agency knew when it spent $2.3 billion on the four Poseidons that servicing their high-tech complexity was beyond it.

Analysis - Can New Zealand and other Five Eyes members trust the US any longer, after top Trump officials accidentally shared military plans on a messaging app that included a journalist? Audio

The top US commander in the Indo-Pacific has given a glimpse of a war with China playbook, as US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth heads around the Pacific after revealing actual war plans to a… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says it always intended to publish a punishing review that found grievous privacy breaches which caused people physical harm.

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has been warning Pacific partners that China's growing influence in the region presents foreign interference and espionage risks.

A Chinese tool capable of cutting the most fortified undersea cables is stoking fears. Audio

It was one of eight "grievous" breaches revealed in a document held by Oranga Tamariki for more than a year. Audio

Oranga Tamariki still has a "considerable amount" of work to do to improve privacy practices, the Privacy Commissioner says.

Outgoing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has reprimanded Health NZ and called the fines for Official Information Act breaches "laughable". Audio

"The NZ Army will observe and learn from our ally and partners."

The company taking over the country's mobile speed cameras is running tests in the UK on how to use the AI-powered cameras to do just that.

The Prime Minister is calling for new norms on how armies use artificial intelligence, but also says rules are "giving way to power". Video, Audio

New Zealand has joined military exercises in the Californian desert testing the world's most lethal drones, even as the Pentagon moves to fully embrace AI. Video, Audio

Police officers who have been getting hurt putting out road spikes to stop fleeing drivers have had to wait seven years for something to be done about it. Audio

军费支出占一个国家GDP的2%成为特朗普口中负责任国家的投资标准，新西兰会跟进吗？

Analysis: New Zealand is being urged to spend 2% of GDP on defence, but is that possible and would it make a difference?

A recurrent stench from a Lower Hutt sewage plant that is so bad it has sparked numerous complaints since 2023 has prompted new investigations. Audio

Police have warned if they do not replace their out-of-date fingerprinting system it could compromise public safety.

A New Zealand military attache has been taking part in talks in Paris about Ukraine peacekeeping, but a soldier who was deployed in Afghanistan says NZ would have to scramble to raise a single… Audio

Satellite companies could plug the gap left by Trump's abandonment of Ukraine. Audio

The report suggests the country might have been better off sticking with the previous 20 district health boards. Audio

The sums do not add up around the salvage of the navy vessel off Samoa.

It would not make New Zealand any safer if the government followed the UK in cutting international aid to boost defence spending in Budget 2025, says an aid researcher.

The number of searches by officers on automated number plate recognition systems rose from 64,000 in 2020 to almost 700,000 four years later.