Phil Pennington

Police staff have had unauthorised access to a controversial online facial recognition website described by its critics as "stalkerware by design". Phil Pennington reports. Audio

Councils are warning building consents could cost more as a result of a software upgrade being run by the Australian company which dominates the local market for the processing of consents. Phil… Audio

A big health IT project that has swallowed nearly a 100 million dollars is in trouble. RNZ reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Wellington motorists face having their number plates identified by camera for the first time by a private consortium. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Just one person at the National Emergency Management Agency is working on short-term fixes to the big gaps in the disaster coordination system. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The IRD has backtracked on a controversial safety techique that is used to anonymise people's personal details. The organisation had been relying on a technique called "hashing" when it handed over… Audio

On today's episode, The IRD is giving the encrypted details of up to half a million taxpayers to Facebook and other social media platforms, multiple times a month for marketing campaigns, The Dean of… Audio

The IRD is giving the encrypted details of up to half a million taxpayers to Facebook and other social media platforms, multiple times a month for marketing campaigns. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid… Audio

Fire and Emergency has run out of money to give firefighters more lifesaving gas monitors with the project only half done. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has decided to permanently ban staff from using fake social media profiles to spy on beneficiaries in fraud investigations. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Official documents reveal Oranga Tamariki warned the government that its youth crime measures could lead to teenagers glorifying the young serious offender category. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin… Audio

Work on setting up an international spaceport at country's best site for launching rockets, is in strife. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The first-ever police policy for using facial recognition on the public is strict in some ways, loose in others. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

A police debrief on Cyclone Gabrielle uses the word "overwhelmed" five times in eight pages Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

A newly released report says the Education Ministry has a 'moral' duty to intervene over asbestos contamination in the face of schoolchildren drawing on damaged asbestos panels. Phil Pennington spoke… Audio

New Zealand has quietly agreed to help the U-S expand weapons manufacturing in the Indopacific. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has used fake social media accounts in investigations for years, up to 30 times on average a month back in 2021 to impersonate someone to catch out… Audio

The Defence Force has joined the US military in exercises using artificial intelligence-boosted weapons to speed up what they call "kill chains". Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Documents show officials have tried multiple times to build a life-saving disaster coordination system, only to end up virtually back at square one. Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss Audio

The axe hangs over Health NZ in a round of new reforms that those in the firing line are calling "brutally fast". Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio