Stories by Phil Pennington

Analysis - NZ is increasingly active in the US military's Space Force, but how bold can it be when America's moves to ramp up space capabilities are encased in anti-China rhetoric?

US documents show Aotearoa is increasingly aligning itself with America's big push to bring allies into its defensive and offensive space plans.

The vast bulk of Transpower's electricity towers are over 35 years old, and few have been put up in the last three decades.

The monitoring is a "rich ... and potentially risky source of information" for combating crime and detecting fraud, a researher says.

Oranga Tamariki says it has changed its public sector cuts proposal so that fewer lawyers' jobs would be shed, so as not to put service delivery at risk.

Dozens of analysts at Oranga Tamariki have access to personal details about at-risk children, which they should not have.

The tech in hospitals throughout the country is "fragile and fragmented", with 1000 devices over a decade old.

Chris Bishop said on Thursday Simeon Brown had "already signalled that each of our new Roads of National Significance will be tolled". But will they?

The extent of WorkSafe's woes, and its deficit - and plans to cut 170 staff to plug it last year - have been revealed in a newly released Cabinet paper.

The United States unilaterally added New Zealand to its military-industrial base framework 18 months ago.

RNZ has learned Oranga Tamariki has begun asking non-government organisations for help.

Oranga Tamariki began a multi-million-dollar overhaul of vital information systems when it was not ready, documents show.

The proposed law change would introduce a way to obtain a drilling permit without having to tender for it.

The ministry initially tried to keep the Cobwebs deal, and why it was set up and then not renewed, secret.

Brian Barnes was struck by a speeding truck at a repair site on a state highway.

Ambulances were called to a fatal fire by phone last month after a 111-link between police, fire and ambulance failed.

Software for new anti-crime surveillance inside stores will be integrated with that used to recognise car number plates.

The government has slashed funding of research into terrorism and violent extremism, with the fledgling centre that carries out the research already having to cut back.

Official papers show ACC has struggled to extricate itself from the scheme it knew was falling short.

A life-saving disaster information system that would have been crucial during last year's devastating storms is still nowhere to be seen, despite being fast tracked six years ago.

The final bills are yet to land for Transmission Gully and the Pūhoi motorway, but they're likely to each be more than $1b.

The area was so super-slippery, it was in a "critical state of stability".

A slew of courthouses facing a $2 billion rescue bill have pushed officials to consider public-private partnerships to rebuild and repair them. The government wants more of the sometimes…

NZ supports a US defence strategy to get hold of commercial space tech in a conflict, according to briefing papers.

Analysis - Space is going off, and we're involved.