Phil Pennington

Thousands of people in emergency housing motels are without higher fire safety protections, despite Cabinet promises six months ago to set standards for the first time. The government - which was… Audio

Fire alarms subject to "malicious" tampering, smoke stop doors missing and trickling hoses for fighting fires. These are some of what fire inspections and investigations have been finding at… Audio

Bay of Plenty firefighters have not inspected any emergency housing for almost a year, after they asked for stabproof vests and didn't get them.

In that time a fire broke out at a lodge in Taupō that… Audio

The head of a Rotorua security firm says fire safety inspectors faced with having to go into risky motels were right to ask for stabproof vests.

They did not get them, and consequently no Bay of… Audio

Firefighters have been getting slower at getting to emergencies, so their bosses have moved the goalposts.

Where once Fire and Emergency had a target to get paid crews to 90 percent of structure… Audio

When a tramper fell through substandard safety netting on a swingbridge in 2020, the Conservation Department took action to replace the faulty netting nationwide.

But it kept this under wraps until… Audio

Did you know, that the Auckland Harbour Bridge wobbles when enough people walk on it?

But that's more than just a fun fact, the bridge wobbles so much that Waka Kotahi says it could cause "serious… Audio

Decision day is looming for hundreds of health managers and back office staff at the National Health Agency, with the axe believed to be hovering over the National Health Screening Unit.

Te Whatu Ora… Audio

Eight months before the Loafers Lodge fire, Wellington City Council was warned it wasn't completing enough fire safety checks.

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) found the… Audio

Papers show the government has been dragging its heels when it comes to making phone and internet networks more disaster proof.

At one stage it was told to survey vulnerable bridges, but within three… Audio

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Documents released to RNZ show the government turned down an offer by Spark to invest millions in network resilience.

The offer came in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle - when phone and internet… Audio

In the push to get more people living in higher density housing, have our fire and building regulations been left behind? Audio

A Wairarapa school has won its fight to not put sprinklers in a dormitory where 80 teenage boys sleep, with the help of a government ministry.

Rathkeale College argued the local council's requirement… Audio

Fire and Emergency says it needs significant investment to improve its fleet and equipment, but has a $900 million hole. 33 trucks from across Wellington responded to the fire, but only one with a… Audio

Investigations continue, including into the role played by Fire and Emergency in the rescue of five people off the roof. A truck with a 32-metre ladder was used, but a second long-ladder truck was not… Audio

In the wake of the Loafers Lodge fire, questions are being asked about the Fire Service's ability to fight fires in high rise buildings in the capital. On Monday night firefighters confronted… Audio

Artificial Intelligence is developing at such speed it can now fake just about anyone from the digital breadcrumbs we leave behind us. New Zealand tech players have been discussing how much choice you… Audio