Stories by Phil Pennington

Te Whatu Ora has proposed to cut its core IT staff from about 2400 positions to about half that number, with the goal of minimising waste. Video

A private prison operator has been paid millions for reoffending rates that are incredibly low, even by international standards.

The US President's suggestion, which sparked enormous debate globally, has been labelled as a threat, not a proposal, by the Federation of Islamic Associations.

Questions are being raised about the lifespan of the Five Eyes, now Donald Trump is at the presidential helm of the United States? Audio

Analysis: Fresh from his quickfire moves against other friends, will the US president's next target be New Zealand's low defence spending. Audio

Glyn Lewers has been talking to ministers about the possibility of introducing a congestion charge, although he has emphasised this would not apply to locals.

Police say they are checking how they use a system that identifies number plates and combats retail crime.

Analysis - Operation Olympic Defender aims to protect space from the likes of exploding satellites, but NZ is keeping quiet about its involvement.

The old road spikes have injured dozens of officers. Audio

A new plan has been hatched to try to resolve a years-long fight to protect native fish at Transmission Gully.

Analysis - Health authorities sat on information about the new Dunedin hospital for months as the project spiralled out of control, emails show.

The government says it is well ahead of its target to cut contractor and consultant spending.

Nationwide efforts to combat family and sexual violence are not getting results, with government agencies blamed for poor access to services. Audio

Two more units are facing major cuts, RNZ understands.

More than jobs are being cut by Health New Zealand's big data and digital cull, with the axing of more than 100 IT projects. Audio

The partnership "directly supports" America's defence strategy to boost "warfighting" capabilities. Audio

"I've never in all my life felt so powerless," Rotorua woman Te-Ani Solomon says. Audio

Hackers have been able to listen to telephone conversations and read text messages.

Lester Levy will seek an apology from former Health Minister Ayesha Verrall after she suggested at Parliament that he had "reputation for cooking the books".

"There's a lot of things we can't afford to to do at the moment." the Chief of Defence told MPs.

New Zealanders can now see for themselves if their nearest hospital has old fire detection or dodgy electrical systems. Audio

Te Whatu Ora has announced it's extending its cost cutting plan as it reports a $722m deficit.

More jobs are at risk as a union warns there's also dangers for national security. Audio

Analysis - RNZ's Phil Pennington digs into how a single costly project is a test case for what can go wrong in infrastructure project planning.

The Government has been handed a grim warning as it struggles with how to pay for billions of dollars worth of roads, hospitals, courthouses and water projects. Audio